FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MUCHMUSIC NEWS ADVISORY
MUCHMUSIC CANCELS 2001 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
(TORONTO, September 13th, 2001) MuchMusic Vice President David Kines today announced that The 2001 MuchMusic Video Awards - slated to air LIVE on September 23rd - will be cancelled in the wake of Tuesday's terrorist action in the U.S. "It is a time of uncertainty, a time to mourn, and to collect our thoughts and prayers. Out of respect for the victims and their families, MuchMusic has chosen to cancel this, the 12th edition of the annual event - and return in September 2002," said Kines.
Contact: Sandra Puglielli Director Of Publicity MuchMusic / MuchMoreMusic
 

From: www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva2001/

The event was cancelled, the awards were not!

To honour the recipients of this year's MuchMusic Video Awards, the MMVA 2001 Wrap Up highlighted many of the categories and handed out the awards that music fans want to know about!

Best Video - Our Lady Peace - In Repair
Best Pop Video - Snow - The Plumb Song
Best Rock Video - SUM 41 - Makes No Difference
Best Dance Video - Sky - You
Best Rap Video - Baby Blue Soundcrew f/ Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul & Jully Black - Money Jane
Best Independent Video - Swollen Members - Lady Venom
MuchMoreMusic Award - Nelly Furtado - I'm Like A Bird
Best French Video - Projet orange - La pomme
Best Director - Our Lady Peace - In Repair - Director: Oli Goldsmith
Best Post-Production - Our Lady Peace - In Repair - Animator/Compositor/Editor: Oli Goldsmith
Best Cinematography - Big Wreck - Inhale - D.O.P.: Marcus Elliott
Best International Video - Artist - Eminem f/ Dido - Stan
Best International Video - Group - OutKast - Ms. JacksonPEOPLE'S CHOICE:
Favourite Canadian Artist - Nelly Furtado - I'm Like A Bird
Favourite Canadian Group - SUM 41 - Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure
Favourite International Artist - Nelly f/ The St. Lunatics - Ride Wit Me
Favourite International Group - Backstreet Boys - The Call
Favourite Video By A Canadian - SUM 41 - Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure - Director: Marc Klasfled - Producer: Charlotte Inman - Production Company: Rock Hard Films
2001 Much Music Video Awards - Nominations
Sunday, September 23rd - Red Carpet Pre-Show 7- 8pm ET - Awards Broadcast 8-11pm ET
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BEST VIDEO
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Baby Blue Soundcrew (f/ Choclair & Mr. Mims Love 'Em All (Universal) Kevin Defreitas Harve Sherman Maxx Films
Baby Blue Soundcrew (f/ Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul & Jully Black) Money Jane (Universal) Kevin Defreitas Kevin Defreitas Eclipse Films
Bran Van 3000 (f/ Curtis Mayfield) Astounded (Virgin/EMI) Paul Street Fergus Brown Soma-Tic Productions
Our Lady Peace In Repair (Columbia/Sony) Oli Goldsmith Nathon Gunn Bitcasters Inc.
Snow The Plumb Song (Virgin/EMI) Stephen Scott Erin Berry Black Walk
BEST POP VIDEO
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
b4-4 Go-Go (Columbia/Sony)
Ulf Buddensieck
Tracy Peters
Revolver Film
Bran Van 3000 featuring Curtis Mayfield Astounded (Virgin/EMI)
Paul Street
Fergus Brown
Soma-Tic Productions
Snow The Plumb Song (Virgin/EMI)
Stephen Scott
Erin Berry
Black Walk
Sugar Jones How Much Longer (Universal)
Noble Jones
Mark Hesselink
Revolver Film
Wave California (Warner)
Noble Jones
Cherie Sinclair / John Corser
Revolver Film Company
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Big Wreck Inhale (Atlantic/Warner) Ulf Buddensieck Link York Players Film
Gob I Hear You Calling (Nettwerk) Josh Levy David Dean Black Walk
Our Lady Peace In Repair (Columbia/Sony) Oli Goldsmith Nathon Gunn Bitcasters
Sum 41 Makes No Difference (Aquarius/EMI) B-Rad Richard Cureton Players Film
treble charger Brand New Low (ViK/BMG) B-Rad Richard Cureton

Players Film

BEST DANCE VIDEO
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Delerium featuring Leigh Nash Innocente (Falling In Love) (Nettwerk) Tryan George Rachel Kohm / Mark Hesselink Revolver Film Company
Jet Fuel featuring Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock Take This Party Higher (Killer Beach Cow / Universal) Carl Armstrong Carl Armstrong Blonde Aussie
K-Rec Turn My Back (Independent) Stephano Barberis Gabriel Napora / Ryan De Carlonis Triton Films
Sky You (EMI) Jef Renfroe Link York Revolver Film
The Underdog Project Tonight (Popular) Oliver Sommer Patric Ullaeus

Ava

BEST RAP VIDEO
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Choclair & Mr. Mims Love 'Em All (Universal) Kevin Defreitas Harve Sherman Maxx Films
Baby Blue Soundcrew featuring Kardinal Offishall, Sean Paul & Jully Black Money Jane (Universal) Kevin Defreitas Kevin Defreitas Eclipse Films
Kardinal Offishall Bakardi Slang (MCA/Universal) Kevin Defreitas Mihkel Harilaid / Erin Berry Black Walk Productions
Mastermind featuring Choclair & Mr. Roam Bump! (Virgin/EMI) Craig Bernard Dave Taylor The Players Film Company
Swollen Members Lady Venom (Battleaxe / Caroline) Trevor Cornish Trevor Cornish / Gabriel Napora

357 Productions / Triton FilmS

BEST INDEPENDENT VIDEO
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Buck65 Pants On Fire (Anticon) Micah J. Meisner Gina Below / Craig Coleman Sundog Films
Butta Babees Understand Yourself (Bandit/Universal) Jean François Pilon Paul Barbeau / Stéphane Raymond Nu Films Inc.
King Cobb Steelie Below The Stars (Rykodisc) Christopher Mills Rachel Kohm Revolver Film Company
K-Rec Turn My Back (Independent) Stephano Barberis Gabriel Napora / Ryan De Carlonis Triton Films
Swollen Members - Lady Venom (Battleaxe/Caroline) Trevor Cornish Trevor Cornish / Gabriel Napora

357 Productions / Triton Films

MuchMoreMusic Award
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Barenaked Ladies Pinch Me (Reprise/ Warner) Phil Harder Rick Fuller A Band Apart / Harder Fuller FIlms
Chantal Kreviazuk Far Away (Columbia /Sony) Phil Harder Rick Fuller / Lewis Weinstein A Band Apart / Hoodoo Films Inc.
Nelly Furtado I'm Like A Bird (Dreamworks / Universal) Francis Lawrence Rebecca Morley DNA Inc.
Sarah Harmer Basement Apartment (Cold Snap/ Universal) Ante Kovac Cherie Sinclair Revolver Film Company
Snow Everybody Wants To Be Like You (Virgin/EMI) Noble Jones Link York

Revolver Film Company

BEST FRENCH VIDEO
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Daniel Boucher La desise (GSI/ Musicor) François Blouin François Blouin GSI Musique
Lili Fatale Depuis que tu es parti (Sony) Patrick Gaze Michèle Grondin Radar Films
Loco locass Sheila, ch'us la (Audiogram / Select) François Peloquin Michèle Grondin Radar Films
Projet orange La pomme (BMG) Bernard Nadeau Paul Barbeau / Stéphane Raymond Nu Films
Stefie Shock Rébarbatives (Multipass /Dep) Bernard Nadeau Stéphane Raymond / Paul Barbeau

Nu Films

BEST DIRECTOR
Noble Jones for Default "Wasting My Time" (TVT/Universal)
Alex Boothby for Edwin "Rush" (Epic/Sony)
Sean Michael Turrell for Hawksley Workman "Jealous Of Your Cigarette" (Isadora/Universal)
Oli Goldsmith for Our Lady Peace "In Repair" (Columbia/Sony)
Stephen Scott for Snow "The Plumb Song" (Virgin/EMI)
BEST POST-PRODUCTION
Visual effects supervisor

Artist

Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Simon Lacey Big Wreck - "Inhale" (Atlantic/ Warner) Ulf Buddensieck tba Players Film Company
Alex Boothby Edwin - "Rush" (Epic/Sony) Alex Boothby

Catherine Frisk

Hoodoo Films
Oli Goldsmith Our Lady Peace - "In Repair" (Columbia /Sony) Oli Goldsmith

Nathon Gunn

Bitcasters
Patrick Coffey / Lee Towndrow Our Lady Peace - "Life" (Columbia /Sony) Raine Maida / Micha Dahan

Vicki Gryspeerdt

Oz Media Group
Mr. X Sugar Jones - "How Much Longer" (Universal) Noble Jones Mark Hesselink

Revolver Film Company

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Marcus Elliott for Big Wreck - "Inhale" (Atlantic/Warner)
Noble Jones for Default - "Wasting My Time" (TVT/Universal)
Jeremy Benning for Edwin - "Rush" (Epic/Sony)
Micha Dahan for Our Lady Peace - "Life" (Columbia/Sony)
Noble Jones for Sugar Jones - "How Much Longer" (Universal)
BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO - SOLO ARTIST
Artist Song Director Producer Prod. Comp.
Dido "Thank You" (Arista/BMG) Dave Meyers Ron Mohrhoff ~ FM Rocks
Eminem featuring Dido "Stan" (Interscope/Universal) Philip G. Atwell / Dr. Dre Chris Palladino Geronimo Film Productions
Fatboy Slim "Weapon Of Choice" (Virgin/EMI) Spike Jonze Vincent Landay / Deannie O'Neil Satellite Films
Janet Jackson "All For You" (Virgin/EMI) Dave Meyers Ron Mohrhoff FM Rocks
Madonna "Music" (Warner) Jonas Akerlund Nicola Doring

HSI

Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On" (Elektra/Warner) Dave Meyers Tom Fanning FM Rocks
Nelly f. The St. Lunatics "Ride Wit Me" Marc Klasfeld Charlotte Inman Rockhard Films
Nelly Furtado "I'm Like A Bird" (Dreamworks /Universal) Francis Lawrence Rebecca Morley DNA Inc.
P. Diddy f. Black Rob & Mark Curry "Bad Boy For Life" (BadBoy/BMG) Chris Robinson Dawn Rose Squeak Pictures
Robbie Williams "Rock DJ" (EMI) Vaughan Arnell Jo Godman

Godman Ltd.

BEST INTERNATIONAL VIDEO - GROUP
blink -182 "The Rock Show" (MCA/ Universal) The Malloys Danielle Lovet Propaganda Films
Cake "Short Skirt/Long Jacket"(Columbia /Sony) John McCrea Lori Turncrantz Skymouth Productions
Coldplay "Yellow" (EMI) James and Alex Kate Collier The Artists Company
Incubus "Drive" (Epic/Sony) Phil Harder Rick Fuller Harder Fuller Films
*NSYNC "Pop" (Jive/Zomba) Wayne Isham Dana Marshall / John Thorpe

A Band Apart

OutKast "Ms. Jackson" (Arista /BMG) F. Gary Gray Meredith Frattellilo FM Rocks
Staind "It's Been Awhile" (Elektra/ Warner) Fred Durst Douglas Friedman DNA Inc.
Sum 41 "Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure" (Aquarius /EMI) Marc Klasfeld Charlotte Inman Rockhard Films
U2 "Beautiful Day" (Universal) Jonas Akerlund Nicola Doring Pettersson Akerlund
People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Artist
David Usher - "Alone In The Universe" (EMI)
Kardinal Offishall - "Bakardi Slang" (MCA/Universal)
Nelly Furtado - "I'm Like A Bird" (Dreamworks/Universal)
Sarah Harmer - "Basement Apartment" (Cold Snap/Universal)
Snow - "The Plumb Song" (Virgin/EMI)
People's Choice: Favourite Canadian Group
Baby Blue Soundcrew - "Money Jane" (Universal)
Barenaked Ladies - "Too Little Too Late" (Reprise/Warner)
Our Lady Peace - "In Repair" (Columbia/Sony)
soulDecision - "Let's Do It Right" (Universal)
Sum 41 - "Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure" (Aquarius/EMI)
People's Choice: Favourite Video By A Canadian
Barenaked Ladies - "Too Little Too Late" (Reprise/Warner)
Our Lady Peace - "In Repair" (Columbia/Sony)
Nelly Furtado - "I'm Like A Bird" (Dreamworks/Universal)
Sugar Jones - "Days Like That" (Universal)
Sum 41 - "Fat Lip/Pain For Pleasure" (Aquarius/EMI)
People's Choice: Favourite International Artist
Britney Spears - "Stronger" (Jive/Zomba)
Eminem featuring Dido - "Stan" (Interscope/Universal)
Janet Jackson - "All For You" (Virgin/EMI)
Nelly featuring The St. Lunatics - "Ride Wit Me" (Universal)
Shaggy - "It Wasn't Me" (MCA/Universal)
People's Choice: Favourite International Group
Backstreet Boys - "The Call" (Jive/Zomba)
blink -182 - "The Rock Show" (MCA/Universal)
Destiny's Child - "Survivor" (Columbia/Sony)
Limp Bizkit - "Rollin'" (Interscope/Universal)
*NSYNC - "Pop" (Jive/Zomba)
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