 t for the 2The 2010 MTV Video Music Awards took place on September 12, 2010 at
Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Chelsea Handler, the first female in 16
years, hosted the event
On August 3, the nominees were announced.
Lady Gaga received the most nominations, being nominated for 13 awards
(18 including nominations for her collaboration with Beyoncé for "Video
Phone"). By being nominated for 13 awards, she became the
most-nominated artist in VMA history for a single year, and
subsequently became the first female solo artist to receive two
nominations for Video of the Year when both "Bad Romance" and
"Telephone" were nominated for the award. Eminem follows in second with
8 nominations for "Not Afraid" and 1 nomination shared with Drake for
"Forever". Beyoncé trails with 5 nominations of her own and shares 3
with Lady Gaga for "Telephone", B.o.B. for 5, while 30 Seconds to Mars,
Kesha and Florence and the Machine are both up for 4 each, making 30
Seconds to Mars the most-nominated rock ac010 VMAs. Lady
Gaga made history by winning most awards by a female performer in a
single night.
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