Nominees were unveiled in Miami on Monday morning (July 25), where it was also revealed that de facto Miami mayor P. Diddy will serve as host when the VMAs return to the city on Sunday, August 28.

Green Day will also be performing at the 22nd annual VMAs, along with 2004 fave Kanye West (who will perform a cut from his forthcoming Late Registration album) and Kelly Clarkson, whose "Since U Been Gone" scored nominations for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video.

For the first time, the live broadcast of the VMAs will be scored with original music, composed by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and the king of crunk himself, Lil Jon. Viewers will then have the opportunity to download the music as ringtones exclusively on *MTV on their Virgin Mobile phones.

Green Day head into the awards show with the most nominations, earning eight in all, including nods for Video of the Year, Best Group Video and Viewer's Choice (the dust has yet to clear in the online voting for this year's Viewer's Choice nominees, but Green Day have already secured a spot there in the early rounds of voting). The bulk of the group's nods, including the night's top honor, came for their "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" clip, while their "American Idiot" is in the running for Best Art Direction.

The group will face off against Coldplay ("Speed of Sound"), Kanye West ("Jesus Walks"), Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell ("Drop It Like It's Hot") and Gwen Stefani ("Hollaback Girl") for Video of the Year. Stefani's "Hollaback" clip will also vie for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Best Choreography, while her video for "What You Waiting For?" is up for Best Art Direction and Best Editing, earning the No Doubt frontwoman six nominations in all.

Missy Elliott's latest oddball offering, "Lose Control," also turned up six noms, including Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Dance Video and Breakthrough Video. U2 also found themselves near the front of the pack with five nominations, while Coldplay, Jennifer Lopez, the Killers and My Chemical Romance each earned four. Ciara, John Legend, Kanye, the White Stripes, 50 Cent, Amerie, Destiny's Child, Eminem, Foo Fighters, Game, Gorillaz, Kelly Clarkson, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Simple Plan, Snoop and Usher all also earned multiple nominations.

But the night's surprising nomination magnet may well be Eric Roberts. The veteran actor ("Star 80," "The Pope of Greenwich Village") can claim at least a little piece of six nominations thanks to his work in the Killers' "Mr. Brightside" and Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together."

The night's hottest undercard bout could well be for Best New Artist in a Video, where brand-new heavyweights Ciara ("1,2 Step"), Game ("Dreams"), John Legend ("Ordinary People"), the Killers ("Mr. Brightside") and My Chemical Romance ("Helena") will duke it out.

the 2005 mtv video music awards nominees
Video Of The Year
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
Snoop Dogg w/Pharrell, "Drop It Like It's Hot"

Best Male Video
50 Cent, "Candy Shop"
Beck, "E-Pro"
John Legend, "Ordinary People"
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
Usher, "Caught Up"

Best Female Video
Amerie, "1 Thing"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Shakira w/Alejandro Sanz, "La Tortura"

Best Group Video
Black Eyed Peas, "Don't Phunk With My Heart"
Destiny's Child w/T.I & Lil' Wayne, "Soldier"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
U2, "Vertigo"

Best Rap Video
Eminem, "Just Lose It"
The Game & 50 Cent, "Hate It or Love It"
Ludacris, "Number One Spot"
T.I., "You Don't Know Me"
Ying Tang Twins, "Wait (The Whisper Song)"

Best R&B Video
Alicia Keys, "Karma"
Ciara w/Ludacris, "Oh"
John Legend, "Ordinary People"
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Usher w/Alicia Keys, "My Boo"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Common, "Go"
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
Nas w/ Olu Dara, "Bridging the Gap"
Snoop Dogg w/Pharrell, "Drop It Like It's Hot"

Best Dance Video
Ciara, "1, 2 Step"
Destiny's Child, "Lose My Breath"
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
Shakira w/Alejandro Sanz, "La Tortura"

Best Rock Video
Foo Fighters, "Best of You"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"
Weezer, "Beverly Hills"

Best Pop Video
Ashlee Simpson, "Pieces of Me"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Jesse McCartney, "Beautiful Soul"
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
Lindsay Lohan, "Rumors"

Best New Artist In A Video
Ciara, "1, 2 Step"
The Game, "Dreams"
John Legend, "Ordinary People"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"

MTV2 Award
Akon w/Styles P, "Locked Up"
The Bravery, "An Honest Mistake"
Daddy Yankee, "Gasolina"
Fall Out Boy, "Sugar, We're Going Down"
Mike Jomes w/Slim Thug & Paul Wall, "Still Tippin'"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"

Breakthrough Video
Eminem, "Mosh"
Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc."
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
Sarah McLachlan, "World on Fire"
U2, "Vertigo"

Best Choreography In A Video
Amerie, "1 Thing"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
My Chemical Romance, "Helena"

Best Direction In A Video
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Director: Samuel Bayer)
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right" (Director: Francis Lawrence/Diane Martel)
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control" (Director: Dave Meyers/Missy Elliott)
White Stripes, "Blue Orchid" (Director: Floria Sigismondi)
U2, "Vertigo" (Director: Alex & Martin)

Best Special Effects In A Video
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc."
Ludacris, "Number One Spot"
The Mars Volta, "The Widow"
Missy Elliott w/Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"
U2, "Vertigo"

Best Art Direction In A Video
Green Day, "American Idiot"
Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?"
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"
System of a Down, "B.Y.O.B"
White Stripes, "Blue Orchid"

Best Editing In A Video
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Foo Fighters, "Best of You"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?"
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right"
Simple Plan, "Untitled"

Best Cinematography In A Video
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Modest Mouse, "The Ocean Breathes Salty"
Simple Plan, "Untitled"
U2, "Vertigo"
White Stripes, "Blue Orchid"

Best Soundtrack From A Video Game
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme
Madden 2005
Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition
Tony Hawk’s Underground 2

The complete list of VMA winners is as follows:

Video Of The Year
Coldplay, "Speed Of Sound"

Best Male Video
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"

Best Female Video
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"

Best Group Video
Green Day, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

Best Rap Video
Ludacris, "Number One Spot"

Best R&B Video
Alicia Keys, "Karma"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Missy Elliott with Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"

Best Dance Video
Missy Elliott with Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control"

Best Rock Video
Green Day, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

Best Pop Video
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"

Best New Artist In A Video
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside"

MTV2 Award
Fall Out Boy, "Sugar, We're Going Down"

Breakthrough Video
Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc."

Best Choreography In A Video
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"

Best Director
Samuel Bayer (Green Day's "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams")

Best Special Effects In A Video
Gorillaz, "Feel Good Inc."

Best Art Direction In A Video
Green Day, "American Idiot"

Best Editing In A Video
Green Day, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

Viewer's Choice
Green Day

Best Cinematography In A Video
Green Day, "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams"

Get ready to watch the stars find even bigger boats this year: The MTV Video Music Awards are returning to Miami.

The 2005 VMAs will take place on Sunday, August 28 at the beach town's American Airlines Arena, the channel announced Tuesday

Last year's ceremony, which marked the first time the show had been broadcast from a city other than New York or Los Angeles, featured big wins for Outkast and Jay-Z, who walked away with four Moonmen each. It was also the most-watched telecast on cable in 2004 for those between the ages of 12 and 34.

"I am ecstatic that MTV is returning to Miami for 2005," Miami Mayor Manny Diaz said. "Last year's VMAs raised our summer heat to a new level of intensity, proving that the world's hottest city and entertainment's steamiest awards show are a perfect match. As soon as the first VIP boat arrived at the American Airlines Arena last year, we knew we wanted them back."

Carlos Alvarez, mayor of Miami-Dade county, gave his approval as well, noting that the event is important to the region, since it promotes their beaches, hotels, restaurants, shopping, attractions, sports, and recreation to a worldwide audience, and "brings together artists and celebrities from around the globe."

At the 2005 Video Music Awards (held Sunday, August 28), leading the victories was Green Day whose "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" won in seven categories, including Video Of The Year. Kelly Clarkson, Missy Elliott, Gorillaz, and Gwen Stefani each won two awards.

Highlights of the 22nd Annual VMAs, which took place at Miami's American Airlines Arena with the newly re-christened Diddy as host, included performances by Green Day, 50 Cent, Ludacris, R. Kelly, Shakira and a surprise set from MC Hammer.