2001 MTV Video Music Awards
2001 MTV Video Music Awards | |
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Date | Thursday, September 6, 2001 |
Location | Metropolitan Opera House, New York City |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Jamie Foxx |
Most awards | Fatboy Slim (6) |
Most nominations | Fatboy Slim (9) |
Website | http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/2001/ |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | MTV |
Produced by | Alex Coletti Salli Frattini Dave Sirulnick |
Directed by | Beth McCarthy-Miller |
The 2001
Highlights of the show included a surprise appearance by
The World Trade Center towers that featured in Limp Bizkit's winning rock video were destroyed in the September 11 attacks five days later.
Background
MTV announced on July 23 that the 2001 Video Music Awards would be held on September 6 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
Performances
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Pre-show | |
Alien Ant Farm | "Smooth Criminal" |
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"What Would You Do?" "Caramel" |
Main show | |
Jennifer Lopez (featuring Ja Rule) | "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (Lopez only) "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" |
Linkin Park and The X-Ecutioners | "One Step Closer" |
Alicia Keys | "Für Elise" "Fallin'" |
NSYNC (featuring Michael Jackson) | "Pop" |
Jay-Z | "Izzo (H.O.V.A.)" |
Staind | "Fade" |
Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott | "Get Ur Freak On (remix)" (featuring Nelly Furtado) "One Minute Man" (featuring Ludacris and Trina) |
U2 | "Elevation" "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of" |
Britney Spears | "I'm a Slave 4 U" |
Presenters
Pre-show
- Chris Connelly and Gideon Yago – announced the winners of the professional categories and Breakthrough Video
Main show
- Bond– performed during the intermissions
- Backstreet Boys – presented Best Hip-Hop Video
- Will Ferrell – parodied the Tim Commerford incident from the 2000 VMAs
- Destiny's Child – presented Best Direction in a Video
- Janet Jackson – introduced a tribute to Aaliyah
- Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Ginuwine and Rashad Haughton – paid tribute to Aaliyah
- Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore and Dream – presented Best Dance Video
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. – introduced Linkin Park
- Julia Stiles and Chris Kattan – performed an "interpretive dance" to the Viewer's Choice Award nominees
- Mýa and Pink– presented Best Male Video
- Will Smith – presented Best Female Video
- Nelly, Macy Gray and Mary J. Blige – presented Best New Artist in a Video
- 'N Sync
- Eve and Gwen Stefani– presented the MTV2 Award
- Andy Dick (as "Daphne Aguilera") – performed a snippet of "Naughty Baby Did a No-No" (Viewer's Choice Award vignette)
- Tenacious D – presented Best Group Video
- Usher and Estella Warren– presented Best R&B Video
- DMX and introduced Staindwith him
- P. Diddy and Ben Stiller – presented Best Rap Video
- Triumph the Insult Comic Dog – appeared in a vignette about the Viewer's Choice Award
- Nikka Costa and Sheryl Crow – presented Best Pop Video
- Shakira and Busta Rhymes – introduced Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Ludacris, Nelly Furtado and Trina
- Jon Bon Jovi and Jewel – presented Best Video from a Film
- Carson Daly – presented the Video Vanguard Award
- Ramones (Johnny, Marky and C.J.) – received a tribute from U2 during their Video Vanguard acceptance speech
- Johnny Knoxville and Snoop Dogg – presented Best Rock Video
- Ananda Lewis – presented Viewer's Choice with the winners of MTV's "Last Fans Standing" contest
- OutKast – introduced Britney Spears
- Kid Rock and Mick Jagger – presented Video of the Year
Winners and nominees
Nominees were selected by approximately 500 members of the music industry and MTV viewers.[6] Winners in general categories, except for the Viewer's Choice awards and MTV2 Award, were selected by members of the music industry and MTV viewers.[6] Winners in professional categories were selected by members of the music industry. Winners of the Viewer's Choice awards and the MTV2 Award were selected by viewers. Voting for the MTV2 Award and Viewer's Choice award was conducted on MTV's website and, in the case of the latter award, through phone voting that continued through the ceremony broadcast. MTV announced after the broadcast that over five million votes were cast for the Viewer's Choice award and nearly one million votes were cast for the MTV2 Award.[7]
Winners are in bold text.
See also
References
- ^ a b Mancini, Rob (July 23, 2001). "Video Music Awards nominations: Fatboy Slim, Missy Elliott, 'NSYNC, 'Lady Marmalade' lead the pack". MTV News.
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (July 26, 2001). "Alicia Keys, Gorillaz, Mudvayne Up For MTV2 Award". MTV News. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ Oei, Lily (August 7, 2001). "Foxx set to host MTV's 18th Video Music Awards". Variety. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c Wilkes, Neil (August 21, 2001). "MTV VMAs: 'Opening Act' performers announced". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Fiasco, Lance (July 23, 2001). "Fatboy Slim Tops List Of 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees With Nine Nominations". idobi. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ "MTV's 18th annual VMA's earn boffo ratings". Hits Daily Double. September 7, 2001. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
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