MTV Video Music Awards 2001
Die MTV Video Music Awards 2001 fanden am 6. September 2001 im Metropolitan Opera House (Lincoln Center) in New York City statt. Moderator war Jamie Foxx.

Höhepunkte der Show war der Auftritt von Michael Jackson zusammen mit *NSYNC sowie der Auftritt der Sängerin Britney Spears, die ihren Hit I’m a Slave 4 U sang, mit einer lebenden Schlange. Des Weiteren gedachten Missy Elliott, Timberland und Janet Jackson in einer Ansprache der kurz zuvor verstorbenen Soulsängerin Aaliyah.

Gewinner der Abends war Fatboy Slim mit insgesamt sechs Moonman für sein Video Weapon of Choice, in dem der Schauspieler Christopher Walken tanzte. *NSYNC gewannen für ihr Video Pop insgesamt fünf Moonman.

Musik-Auftritte und Präsentatoren

Pre-show 
 Alien Ant Farm — Smooth Criminal
 City High (featuring Eve) — What Would You Do?/Caramel

Main show 
 Jennifer Lopez (featuring Ja Rule) — Love Don’t Cost a Thing/I'm Real (Murder Remix)
 Linkin Park and The X-Ecutioners — One Step Closer
 Alicia Keys — Für Elise/Fallin’
 *NSYNC (featuring Michael Jackson) — Pop
 Daphne Aguilera — Naughty Baby Did a No-No (joke performance)
 Jay-Z — Izzo (H.O.V.A.)
 Staind — Fade
 Missy Elliott (featuring Nelly Furtado, Ludacris and Trina) — One Minute Man/Get Ur Freak On (remix)
 U2 — Elevation/Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
 Britney Spears — I’m a Slave 4 U

Präsentatoren

Gewinner und Nominierte

Video of the Year 
 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink — Lady Marmalade
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On
 Eminem (featuring Dido) — Stan
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice
 Janet Jackson — All for You
 U2 — Beautiful Day

Best Male Video 
 Moby (featuring Gwen Stefani) — South Side
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Eminem (featuring Dido) — Stan
 Lenny Kravitz — Again
 Nelly — Ride wit Me
 Robbie Williams — Rock DJ

Best Female Video 
 Eve (featuring Gwen Stefani) — Let Me Blow Ya Mind
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Dido — Thank You
 Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On
 Janet Jackson — All for You
 Jennifer Lopez — Love Don’t Cost a Thing
 Madonna — Don’t Tell Me

Best Group Video 
 *NSYNC — Pop
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Dave Matthews Band — I Did It
 Destiny’s Child — Survivor
 Incubus — Drive
 U2 — Elevation (Tomb Raider Remix)

Best New Artist 
 Alicia Keys — Fallin’
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Coldplay — Yellow
 Nikka Costa — Like a Feather
 David Gray — Babylon
 Sum 41 — Fat Lip

Best Pop Video 
 *NSYNC — Pop
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink — Lady Marmalade
 Backstreet Boys — The Call
 Destiny’s Child — Survivor
 Britney Spears — Stronger

Best Rock Video 
 Limp Bizkit — Rollin’ (Air Raid Vehicle)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Aerosmith — Jaded
 Linkin Park — Crawling
 Staind — It's Been Awhile
 Weezer — Hash Pipe

Best R&B Video 
 Destiny’s Child — Survivor
 nominiert waren außerdem
 112 — Peaches & Cream
 Sunshine Anderson — Heard It All Before
 R. Kelly — I Wish
 Jill Scott — Gettin’ in the Way

Best Rap Video 
 Nelly — Ride wit Me
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Eminem (featuring Dido) — Stan
 Ja Rule (featuring Lil’ Mo and Vita) — Put It on Me
 Jay-Z — I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)
 Snoop Dogg (featuring Master P, Nate Dogg, Butch Cassidy and Tha Eastsidaz) — Lay Low

Best Hip-Hop Video 
 OutKast — Ms. Jackson
 nominiert waren außerdem
 The Black Eyed Peas (featuring Macy Gray) — Request + Line
 City High — What Would You Do?
 Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On
 Eve (featuring Gwen Stefani) — Let Me Blow Ya Mind

Best Dance Video 
 *NSYNC — Pop
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink — Lady Marmalade
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice
 Janet Jackson — All for You
 Jennifer Lopez — Love Don’t Cost a Thing

Best Video From a Film 
 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink — Lady Marmalade (from Moulin Rouge!)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Destiny’s Child — Independent Women Part I (from 3 Engel für Charlie)
 DMX — No Sunshine (from Exit Wounds)
 K-Ci & JoJo — Crazy (from Save the Last Dance)
 U2 — Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) (from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider)

Breakthrough Video 
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Common (featuring Macy Gray) — Geto Heaven (remix)
 Gorillaz — Clint Eastwood
 *NSYNC — Pop
 R.E.M. — Imitation of Life
 Robbie Williams — Rock DJ

Best Direction in a Video 
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice (Directors: Spike Jonze)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Eminem (featuring Dido) — Stan (Directors: Dr. Dre and Phillip Atwell)
 Linkin Park — Crawling (Directors: Brothers Strause)
 OutKast — Ms. Jackson (Director: F. Gary Gray)
 R.E.M. — Imitation of Life (Director: Garth Jennings)

Best Choreography in a Video 
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice (Choreographers: Michael Rooney, Spike Jonze and Christopher Walken)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink — Lady Marmalade (Choreographer: Tina Landon)
 Janet Jackson — All for You (Choreographers: Shawnette Heard, Marty Kudelka and Roger Lee)
 Madonna — Don’t Tell Me (Choreographer: Jamie King)

Best Special Effects in a Video 
 Robbie Williams — Rock DJ (Special Effects: Carter White FX, Audio Motion and Clear Post Production)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On (Special Effects: Glenn Bennett)
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice (Special Effects: Ben Gibbs)
 U2 — Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) (Special Effects: Pixel Envy and Chris Watts)

Best Art Direction in a Video 
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice (Art Director: Val Wilt)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Aerosmith — Jaded (Art Director: Laura Fox)
 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mýa and Pink — Lady Marmalade (Art Director: Bernadette Dus)
 Gorillaz — Clint Eastwood (Art Directors: Pete Candeland and Jamie Hewlett)

Best Editing in a Video 
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice (Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On (Editor: Scott Richter)
 *NSYNC — Pop (Editor: Chrome)
 U2 — Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) (Editor: Joseph Kahn)

Best Cinematography in a Video 
 Fatboy Slim — Weapon of Choice (Director of Photography: Lance Acord)
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Aerosmith — Jaded (Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss)
 Missy Elliott — Get Ur Freak On (Director of Photography: James Hawkinson)
 Eminem (featuring Dido) — Stan (Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski)

MTV2 Award 
 Mudvayne — Dig
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Craig David — Fill Me In
 Gorillaz — Clint Eastwood
 India.Arie — Video
 Jurassic 5 — Quality Control
 Alicia Keys — Fallin’

Viewer’s Choice 
 *NSYNC — Pop
 nominiert waren außerdem
 Backstreet Boys — The Call
 Destiny’s Child — Independent Women Part I
 Eve (featuring Gwen Stefani) — Let Me Blow Ya Mind
 Limp Bizkit — My Way
 Nelly — Ride wit Me

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award 
 U2

Weblinks 
 Offizielle Website (englisch)

2001
Preisverleihung 2001
Musikalische Veranstaltung 2001
Musikveranstaltung in New York City
Medien (New York City)
Veranstaltung in Manhattan
Preisverleihung in New York City