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2010 mtv video music awards diadakan pada 12 september, 2010 di nokia theatre di los angeles, memberi penghargaan pada video musik terbaik tahun sebelumnya.
chelsea handler menjadi host acara, perempuan pertama yang melakukan ini semenjak 1994 mtv video music awards.
keseluruhan, acara menangkan 11,4 juta penonton  penonton terbanyak sejak 2002
pemenang ditandai dengan teks tebal
video of the year
30 seconds to mars  "kings and queens"
b.o.b (featuring hayley williams)  "airplanes"
eminem  "not afraid"
florence and the machine  "dog days are over"
lady gaga  "bad romance"
lady gaga (featuring beyonce)  "telephone"
best male video
b.o.b (featuring hayley williams)  "airplanes"
jason derlo  "in my head"
drake  "find your love"
eminem  "not afraid"
usher (featuring will.i.am)  "omg"
best female video
beyonc (featuring lady gaga)  "video phone (extended remix)"
kesha  "tik tok"
lady gaga  "bad romance"
katy perry (featuring snoop dogg)  "california gurls"
taylor swift  "fifteen"
best new artist
justin bieber (featuring ludacris)  "baby"
broken bells  "the ghost inside"
jason derlo  "in my head"
kesha  "tik tok"
nicki minaj (featuring sean garrett)  "massive attack"
best pop video
b.o.b (featuring bruno mars)  "nothin' on you"
beyonc (featuring lady gaga)  "video phone (extended remix)"
kesha  "tik tok"
lady gaga  "bad romance"
katy perry (featuring snoop dogg)  "california gurls"
best rock video
30 seconds to mars  "kings and queens"
florence and the machine  "dog days are over"
mgmt  "flash delirium"
muse  "uprising"
paramore  "ignorance"
best hip-hop video
b.o.b (featuring hayley williams)  "airplanes"
drake (featuring kanye west, lil wayne and eminem)  "forever"
eminem  "not afraid"
jay-z (featuring swizz beatz)  "on to the next one"
kid cudi (featuring mgmt and ratatat)  "pursuit of happiness"
best dance music video
cascada  "evacuate the dancefloor"
david guetta (featuring akon)  "sexy chick"
enrique iglesias (featuring pitbull)  "i like it" (jersey shore version)
lady gaga  "bad romance"
usher (featuring will.i.am)  "omg"
3oh!3 (featuring kesha)  "my first kiss"
beyonc (featuring lady gaga)  "video phone (extended remix)"
b.o.b (featuring hayley williams)  "airplanes"
jay-z and alicia keys  "empire state of mind"
lady gaga (featuring beyonc)  "telephone"
dan black  "symphonies"
the black keys  "tighten up"
coldplay  "strawberry swing"
gorillaz (featuring bobby womack and mos def)  "stylo"
best direction in a video
30 seconds to mars  "kings and queens" (director: bartholomew cubbins)
eminem  "not afraid" (director: rich lee)
jay-z and alicia keys  "empire state of mind" (director: hype williams)
lady gaga  "bad romance" (director: francis lawrence)
pink  "funhouse" (director: dave meyers)
best choreography in a video
beyonc (featuring lady gaga)  "video phone (extended remix)" (choreographers: frank gatson jr., phlex and bryan tanaka)
lady gaga  "bad romance" (choreographer: laurie ann gibson)
lady gaga (featuring beyonc)  "telephone" (choreographer: laurie ann gibson)
janelle mone (featuring big boi)  "tightrope" (choreographers: janelle mone and the memphis jookin community)
usher (featuring will.i.am)  "omg" (choreographer: aakomon aj jones)
best special effects in a video
dan black  "symphonies" (special effects: corinne bance and axel dharcourt)
eminem  "not afraid" (special effects: animaholics-vfx)
green day  "21st century breakdown" (special effects: laundry)
lady gaga  "bad romance" (special effects: skulley effects vfx)
muse  "uprising" (special effects: humble tv and sam stephens)
best art direction in a video
30 seconds to mars  "kings and queens" (art director: marc benacerraf)
beyonc (featuring lady gaga)  "video phone (extended remix)" (art director: lenny tso)
eminem  "not afraid" (art director: ethan tobman)
florence and the machine  "dog days are over" (art directors: louise corcoran and aldene johnson)
lady gaga  "bad romance" (art director: charles infante)
best editing in a video
eminem  "not afraid" (editor: ken mowe)
lady gaga  "bad romance" (editor: jarrett fijal)
miike snow  "animal" (editor: frank macias)
pink  "funhouse" (editor: chris davis)
rihanna  "rude boy" (editor: clark eddy)
best cinematography in a video
eminem  "not afraid" (director of photography: chris probst)
florence and the machine  "dog days are over" (director of photography: adam frisch)
jay-z and alicia keys  "empire state of mind" (director of photography: john perez)
lady gaga  "bad romance" (director of photography: thomas kloss)
sons  "little lion man" (director of photography: ben magahy)
tr3s latino artist of the year
20px daddy yankee
20px wisin &
nicki minaj (featuring will.i.am)  "your love" (intro) / "check it out"
eminem (featuring rihanna)  "not afraid" / "love the way you lie"
justin bieber  "u smile" (intro) / "baby" / "somebody to love"
usher  "dj got us fallin' in love" / "omg"
florence and the machine  "dog days are over"
taylor swift  "innocent"
drake (featuring mary j. blige and swizz beatz)  "fancy"
b.o.b and paramore (featuring bruno mars)  "nothin' on you" (intro) / "airplanes" / "the only exception"
linkin park  "the catalyst"
kanye west (featuring pusha t)  "runaway"
the house artist was deadmau5.
the following performed along with him:
travie mccoy  "billionaire"
jason derlo  "ridin' solo"
robyn  "dancing on my own"
outside in the parking lot there were the following performances:source: performers
lindsay lohan, rick ross, flo rida and lil jon  appeared in the opening sketch
ellen degeneres  presented best female video
kim kardashian  introduced justin bieber
the cast of jackass 3d  presented best rock video
kesha and trey songz  introduced usher
katy perry and nicki minaj  presented best male video
jared leto and ashley greene  introduced florence and the machine
cory monteith, chris colfer, amber riley and jane lynch  presented best pop video
rosario dawson and chris pine  introduced taylor swift
jesse eisenberg, andrew garfield and justin timberlake  introduced drake, mary j.
blige and swizz beatz
joe manganiello and evan rachel wood  introduced the winners of the professional categories
the cast of jersey shore  appeared in an on-stage skit with host
sofa vergara  presented best hip-hop video
selena gomez and ne-yo  introduced b.o.b, bruno mars and paramore
romeo and victoria justice  presented best new artist
emma stone and penn badgley  introduced linkin park
cher  presented video of the year
aziz ansari  introduced kanye west
official vma 2010 site
mtv video music awards