| 2003 MTV Video Music Awards | ||||
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| Date | Thursday, August 28, 2003 | |||
| Location | Radio City Music Hall, New York, New York | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Hosted by | Chris Rock | |||
| Most awards | Beyoncé, Coldplay & Justin Timberlake (3 each) | |||
| Most nominations | Missy Elliott (8) | |||
| Website | http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/2003/  | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | MTV | |||
| Produced by | Alex Coletti Salli Frattini Dave Sirulnick | |||
| Directed by | Beth McCarthy-Miller | |||
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The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 28, 2003, honoring the best music videos from June 1, 2002, to June 9, 2003. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Radio City Music HallinNew York City. The ceremony is best remembered for Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during the show's opening performance.
MTV announced on June 25 that the 2003 Video Music Awards would be held on August 28 at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Chris Rock.[1] Nominees were announced on July 24.[2] The ceremony broadcast was preceded by the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards Opening Act. Hosted by Kurt Loder and SuChin Pak with reports from John Norris, Iann Robinson, Sway, and Gideon Yago, the broadcast featured red carpet interviews, pre-taped features on the career of Johnny Cash and a comparison between Eminem and 50 Cent, and performances from Sean Paul and Black Eyed Peas.
This was the final year to present International Viewers' Choice Awards representing MTV's international affiliates.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| Pre-show | |
| Sean Paul | "Like Glue" "Get Busy" "Gimme the Light" |
| Black Eyed Peas | "Where Is the Love?" |
| Main show | |
| Madonna Britney Spears Christina Aguilera Missy Elliott |
"Like a Virgin" (Spears and Aguilera only) "Hollywood" "Work It" (featuring Missy Elliott) |
| Good Charlotte | "The Anthem" |
| Christina Aguilera Redman Dave Navarro |
"Dirrty" (Aguilera and Redman) "Fighter" (Aguilera and Navarro) |
| 50 Cent Snoop Dogg |
"P.I.M.P." |
| Mary J. Blige Method Man 50 Cent |
"All I Need" (Blige only) "Love @ 1st Sight" (Blige and Method Man) "Ooh!" (Blige and 50 Cent) "Family Affair" (Blige only) |
| Coldplay | "The Scientist" |
| Beyoncé Jay-Z |
"Baby Boy" (Beyoncé only) "Crazy in Love" |
| Metallica | VMA 20th Anniversary Medley "Frantic" |
Nominees were selected by a group of approximately 5,000 viewers and members of the music industry.[3] Winners in general and professional categories were selected by a group of 500 members of the music industry.[4] Winners of the Viewer's Choice award 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.
Winners are in bold text.
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Key: ✯ Have special significance and are not necessarily awarded annually | |
