Country United States Date 7 September 2000 | Other ceremonies 1999, 2001 | |
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Official website mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/2000 Hosts Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans |
The 2000 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7, 2000, honoring the best music videos from June 12, 1999, to June 9, 2000. The show was hosted by Marlon and Shawn Wayans at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Contents
- Nominations
- Video of the Year
- Best Male Video
- Best Female Video
- Best Group Video
- Best New Artist in a Video
- Best Pop Video
- Best Rock Video
- Best RB Video
- Best Rap Video
- Best Hip Hop Video
- Best Dance Video
- Best Video from a Film
- Breakthrough Video
- Best Direction in a Video
- Best Choreography in a Video
- Best Special Effects in a Video
- Best Art Direction in a Video
- Best Editing in a Video
- Best Cinematography in a Video
- Viewers Choice
- MTV Brasil
- MTV India Hindi film category
- MTV India Hindi pop category
- MTV Korea
- MTV Latin America North
- MTV Latin America South
- MTV Mandarin
- MTV Russia
- MTV Southeast Asia
- Video Vanguard Award
- Pre show
- Main show
- References
The 2000 show is best remembered for Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine climbing a piece of set scaffolding and refusing to come down after his band lost the award for Best Rock Video to Limp Bizkit. The show went to commercial while security removed Commerford, who was later arrested and forced to spend a night in jail.

Britney Spears performed her hit single "Oops!...I Did It Again" which went on to become one of the VMA's most iconic and controversial performances. However, she received some criticism over her skin-colored performance attire. 'N Sync also performed their hit single "Bye Bye Bye". Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst later joined Christina Aguilera onstage as a surprise guest during her performance of "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)".

For the second year in a row DMX did not show up for his scheduled performance; as a result, Nelly's performance, originally scheduled for the pre-show, was promoted to the main event. Other highlights included Eminem performing amidst an army of "Slim Shady" lookalikes and a humorous montage dedicated to past VMA winners who had failed to repeat their previous success.
This was Aaliyah's last appearance at the VMA awards before her death a year later in August 2001 in a plane crash in the Bahamas. She won her two and only VMA awards that night, for Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film for "Try Again".

Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
Video of the Year
Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady"

Best Male Video
Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady"
Best Female Video
Aaliyah – "Try Again"

Best Group Video
Blink-182 – "All the Small Things"
Best New Artist in a Video
Macy Gray – "I Try"
Best Pop Video
'N Sync – "Bye Bye Bye"
Best Rock Video
Limp Bizkit – "Break Stuff"
Best R&B Video
Destiny's Child – "Say My Name"
Best Rap Video
Dr. Dre (featuring Eminem) – "Forgot About Dre"
Best Hip-Hop Video
Sisqó – "Thong Song"
Best Dance Video
Jennifer Lopez – "Waiting for Tonight"
Best Video from a Film
Aaliyah – "Try Again" (from Romeo Must Die)
Breakthrough Video
Björk – "All Is Full of Love"
Best Direction in a Video
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Californication" (Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris)
Best Choreography in a Video
'N Sync – "Bye Bye Bye" (Choreographer: Darrin Henson)
Best Special Effects in a Video
Björk – "All Is Full of Love" (Special Effects: Glassworks)
Best Art Direction in a Video
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Californication" (Art Director: Colin Strause)
Best Editing in a Video
Aimee Mann – "Save Me" (Editor: Dylan Tichenor)
Best Cinematography in a Video
Macy Gray – "Do Something" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth)
Viewer's Choice
'N Sync – "Bye Bye Bye"
MTV Brasil
O Rappa – "A Minha Alma (A Paz Que Eu Não Quero)"
MTV India (Hindi film category)
Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik – "Kaho Na Pyar Hai"
MTV India (Hindi pop category)
Falguni Pathak – "Maine Payal Hai Chhankai"
MTV Korea
Clon – "The First Love"
MTV Latin America (North)
Shakira – "Ojos Así"
MTV Latin America (South)
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – "La Vida"
MTV Mandarin
David Tao – "Find Myself"
MTV Russia
Detsl – "Vecherinka"
MTV Southeast Asia
Ahmad Dhani and Andra Ramadhan – "Kuldesak"
Video Vanguard Award
Red Hot Chili Peppers