Missy Elliott, Johnny Cash Top MTV 2003 Video Music Award Nominations

Viewers expecting the upcoming 20th annual MTV Video Music Awards to be dominated by the usual youthful pop acts and current hitmakers have some surprises in store. When MTV recently announced the nominees, country music legend Johnny Cash was given an astounding six nominations for his video for “Hurt,” a remake of the Nine Inch Nails song that appeared on Cash’s album American Recordings IV: The Man Comes Around.

“I am overwhelmed by this great honor,” Cash told MTV. “I thank you all for thinking of me. It’s been 48 years since I cut my first record, and it’s nice that people are still digging them up.”

Ahead of Cash on the nomination list were Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, who landed eight nominations for her music video “Work It,” and Justin Timberlake, who followed with seven nominations (five for “Cry Me a River” and two for “Rock Your Body”).

Comedian Chris Rock will host the awards show, which will be broadcast live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Thursday, August 28 at 8 P.M. (live ET/tape delayed PT). Christina Aguilera and Coldplay are scheduled to perform.

NOMINEES:
BEST VIDEO OF THE YEAR
50 CENT, “In Da Club”
EMINEM, “Lose Yourself”
JOHNNY CASH, “Hurt”
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Cry Me a River”
MISSY “MISDEMEANOR” ELLIOTT, “Work It”

BEST RAP VIDEO
2PAC F/NAS, “Thugz Mansion—Acoustic”
50 CENT, “In Da Club”
EMINEM, “Lose Yourself”
LUDACRIS F/MYSTIKAL & I-20, “Move”
NAS, “I Can”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
EVANESCENCE F/PAUL McCOY OF 12 STONES, “Bring Me to Life”
GOOD CHARLOTTE, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”
LINKIN PARK, “Somewhere I Belong”
METALLICA, “St. Anger”
THE WHITE STRIPES, “Seven Nation Army”

BEST POP VIDEO
AVRIL LAVIGNE, “I’m With You”
CHRISTINA AGUILERA F/REDMAN, “Dirrty”
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Cry Me a River”
KELLY CLARKSON, “Miss Independent”
NO DOUBT F/LADY SHAW, “Underneath It All”

BEST NEW ARTIST IN A VIDEO
50 CENT, “In Da Club”
ALL AMERICAN REJECTS, “Wing Swing”
EVANESCENCE F/PAUL McCOY OF 12 STONES, “Bring Me to Life”
KELLY CLARKSON, “Miss Independent”
SEAN PAUL, “Get Busy”
SIMPLE PLAN, “Addicted”

VIEWER’S CHOICE
50 CENT, “In Da Club”
BEYONCÉ F/JAY-Z, “Crazy in Love”
EMINEM, “Lose Yourself”
GOOD CHARLOTTE, “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Cry Me a River”
KELLY CLARKSON, “Miss Independent”

MTV2 AWARD
AFI, “Girl’s Not Grey”
COMMON F/MARY J. BLIGE, “Come Close”
INTERPOL, “PDA”
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, “No One Knows”
THE ROOTS F/CODY CHESTNUTT, “The Seed 2.0”

BEST DIRECTION IN A VIDEO
COLDPLAY, “The Scientist” (Director: Jamie Thraves)
JOHNNY CASH, “Hurt” (Director: Mark Romanek)
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, “Cry Me a River” (Director: Francis Lawrence)
MISSY “MISDEMEANOR” ELLIOTT, “Work It” (Director: Dave Meyers)
SUM 41, “The Hell Song” (Director: Marc Klasfeld)