List of nominees. Winners are highlighted.
The show was held at the Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles, on May 12, 2005.
Show host(s): Paul F. Tompkins & Mr. Show

Category	Artist	Video	Director
Director of the year	John Mellencamp	Walk tall	Chris Milk
	Kanye West	Jesus walks [version 2]	Chris Milk
	Modest Mouse	Ocean breathes salty	Chris Milk
	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for? [winner]	Francis Lawrence
	Black Eyed Peas	Let's get it started [winner]	Francis Lawrence
	Janet Jackson	All nite (don't stop) [winner]	Francis Lawrence
	Eminem	Like toy soldiers	the Saline Project
	the Cure	alt.end	the Saline Project
	the Hives	Two-timing touch and broken bones	the Saline Project
	Sarah McLachlan	World on fire [version 1]	Sophie Muller
	Maroon 5	She will be loved [version 1]	Sophie Muller
	the Killers	Mr. Brightside [version 2]	Sophie Muller
Directorial debut	Kanye West	All falls down [winner]	Chris Milk
	Interpol	Evil	Charlie White
	Fatboy Slim	Wonderful night	Jon Watts
	Hoobastank	The reason	Brett Simon
	Devendra Banhart	A ribbon	Lauri Faggioni & Michel Gondry
Best video produced for under $25,000	Devendra Banhart	A ribbon	Lauri Faggioni & Michel Gondry
	Beck	Black tamborine	Associates in Science
	Gift of Gab	Rat race [winner]	Shafei & Levitz
	Death Cab for Cutie	The sound of settling	Tomorrow's Brightest Minds
	8bit	I deez	Stoney Sharp & Tim Ford
Adult contemporary	Switchfoot	Dare you to move [version 2]	Marc Webb
	Loretta Lynn	Portland, Oregon [version 2]	Sophie Muller
	Norah Jones	Sunrise	James Frost
	John Mellencamp	Walk tall [winner]	Chris Milk
	Wax Poetic	Angels	Major Lightner
Pop	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for? [winner]	Francis Lawrence
	Fatboy Slim	The joker	Jon Watts
	George Michael	Flawless (go to the city)	Jake Scott
	Alanis Morissette	Eight easy steps	Liz Friedlander
	Gwen Stefani	Rich girl	David LaChapelle
Alternative	Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Y control [winner]	Spike Jonze
	My Chemical Romance	I'm not okay (I promise)	Marc Webb
	Beck	E-pro	Shynola
	the Cure	The end of the world	Floria Sigismondi
	Bjork	Oceania	LynnFox
Hip-hop	Jay-Z	99 problems [winner]	Mark Romanek
	Kanye West	Jesus walks [version 2]	Chris Milk
	Black Eyed Peas	Let's get it started	Francis Lawrence
	Ludacris	Get back	Spike Jonze
	Nas	Bridging the gap	Diane Martel
R&B	Alicia Keys	If I ain't got you	Diane Martel
	Beyonce	Naughty girl [version 1]	Jake Nava
	Usher	Yeah! [winner]	X
	John Legend	Ordinary people	Kanye West
	Prince	Call my name	Sanaa Hamri
Rock	Green Day	Boulevard of broken dreams [winner]	Samuel Bayer
	the Strokes	Reptilia	Jake Scott
	Courtney Love	Mono	Chris Milk
	the Vines	Ride	Michel Gondry & Olivier Gondry
	the Donnas	Fall behind me	Tomorrow's Brightest Minds
Electronic music	Fatboy Slim	Don't let the man get you down [winner]	Brian Beletic
	Faithless	Mass destruction	Dom & Nic
	LCD Soundsystem	Daft Punk is playing at my house [version 1]	Chris Cairns
	Zero 7	Home	Barney Clay
	Felix da Housecat	Felix da Housecat	Logan
Cross promotion	Will Ferrell	Afternoon delight [winner]	Adam McKay & the Malloys
	Sarah McLachlan	World on fire [version 1]	Sophie Muller
	Dashboard Confessional	Vindicated	Nigel Dick
	the Shins	New slang [version 2]	the Malloys
	Mick Jagger & Dave Stewart	Old habits die hard	Philipp Stolzl
International	Bjork	Triumph of a heart	Spike Jonze
	the Zutons	Confusion	Chris Hopewell
	Soulwax	E's talking	Evan Bernard
	the Streets	Dry your eyes [winner]	Johan Renck
	Jakalope	Pretty life	Lisa Mann & Vincent Marcone
Animated	Beck	E-pro	Shynola
	Devendra Banhart	A ribbon [winner]	Lauri Faggioni & Michel Gondry
	Felix da Housecat	Felix da Housecat	Logan
	Fefe Dobson	Don't go (girls & boys)	Rainbows & Vampires
	Instruction	Breakdown	Molly & Mariah
Direction of a male artist	Jay-Z	99 problems [winner]	Mark Romanek
	Ludacris	Get back	Spike Jonze
	George Michael	Flawless (go to the city)	Jake Scott
	Kanye West	All falls down	Chris Milk
	Beck	E-pro	Shynola
Direction of a female artist	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for? [winner]	Francis Lawrence
	Janet Jackson	All nite (don't stop)	Francis Lawrence
	Beyonce	Naughty girl [version 1]	Jake Nava
	Mindy Smith	Come to Jesus	Sophie Muller
	Courtney Love	Mono	Chris Milk
Direction of a new artist	My Chemical Romance	I'm not okay (I promise) [winner]	Marc Webb
	the Killers	Somebody told me	Brett Simon
	the Secret Machines	Nowhere again	Patrick Daughters
	Ee-De	Let's get to it	R. Malcolm Jones
	the Zutons	Pressure point	Charles Jensen
Art direction	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for? [winner]	Francis Lawrence
	Sum 41	Pieces	Brett Simon
	Incubus	Talk shows on mute	Floria Sigismondi
	the Cure	The end of the world	Floria Sigismondi
	Jay-Z	99 problems	Mark Romanek
Cinematography	Modest Mouse	Ocean breathes salty	Chris Milk
	Green Day	Boulevard of broken dreams [winner]	Samuel Bayer
	Kanye West	Jesus walks [version 2]	Chris Milk
	Butterfly Boucher	Another white dash	Alex DeRakoff
	Marilyn Manson	Personal Jesus	Nathan Cox
Choreography	Gary Jules & Michael Andrews	Mad world [version 2] [winner]	Michel Gondry & Lauri Faggioni [uncredited]
	Beyonce	Naughty girl [version 1]	Jake Nava
	Jennifer Lopez	Get right [version 1]	Francis Lawrence [uncredited] & Diane Martel [uncredited]
	Janet Jackson	All nite (don't stop)	Francis Lawrence
	Black Eyed Peas	Hey mama	Fatima Robinson
Colorist / telecine	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for?	Francis Lawrence
	Modest Mouse	Ocean breathes salty [winner]	Chris Milk
	Sum 41	Pieces	Brett Simon
	Marilyn Manson	Personal Jesus	Nathan Cox
	Lindsay Lohan	Rumors	Jake Nava
Editing	Black Eyed Peas	Let's get it started	Francis Lawrence
	Counting Crows	Accidentally in love	Meiert Avis
	Kanye West	Jesus walks [version 2]	Chris Milk
	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for?	Francis Lawrence
	Blink 182	Always [winner]	Joseph Kahn
Special effects	U2	Vertigo	Alex & Martin
	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for?	Francis Lawrence
	Alanis Morissette	Eight easy steps	Liz Friedlander
	Franz Ferdinand	This fffire	StyleWar
	Muse	Hysteria [version 2] [winner]	Brand New School
Styling	the Killers	Mr. Brightside [version 2] [winner]	Sophie Muller
	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for?	Francis Lawrence
	Jennifer Lopez	Get right [version 1]	Francis Lawrence [uncredited] & Diane Martel [uncredited]
	Incubus	Talk shows on mute	Floria Sigismondi
	Outkast	Roses	Bryan Barber
Hair	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for?	Francis Lawrence
	the Killers	Mr. Brightside [version 2]	Sophie Muller
	Nelly Furtado	Try	Sophie Muller
	Beyonce	Naughty girl [version 1]	Jake Nava
	Gwen Stefani	Rich girl [winner]	David LaChapelle
Make-up	Gwen Stefani	What you waiting for?	Francis Lawrence
	the Killers	Mr. Brightside [version 2] [winner]	Sophie Muller
	Jennifer Lopez	Get right [version 1]	Francis Lawrence [uncredited] & Diane Martel [uncredited]
	Lindsay Lohan	Rumors	Jake Nava
	Beyonce	Naughty girl [version 1]	Jake Nava
Video of the year	Jay-Z	99 problems [winner]	Mark Romanek
Hall of Fame Video Award	R.E.M.	Everybody hurts [winner]	Jake Scott