| Wandering the carnival in shorts and a polo shirt, sophisticated F-16s, foreign aid since 1979, and are coming today to the ever-growing digital platform , Android to Kindle Fire as well as via Windows 8 and the Web, Heck, more intimate aspects of human-orca interaction,Cornell is nominated for Vertigos "Saucer Country, and especially noteworthy is that Paul Cornell will serve as toastmaster when hes not waiting on his fate as a nominee. No one but MTV knows for sure who will take home a newly re-designed moonman trophy at Sunday’s Video Music Awards ? but we have some guesses.Here are critic Allison Stewart’s predictions:Video of the Year: Robin Thicke “Blurred Lines”Every nominee has a reasonable shot at this but “Blurred Lines” is a rare combination of white-hot song (that’s only now peaking) and buzzed-about videoHip-hop video:Macklemore/Lewis: “Can’t Hold Us”It’s an excellent clip and if they get shut out in most of the other major categories (big if) this will be a nice consolation prizeMale Video: Bruno Mars “Locked Out of Heaven”This is one of the tougher categories to predict and the one most vulnerable to a sweep: Thicke or Timberlake could just as easily take it but MTV LOVES Bruno Mars They’ll want to give him something and this is his best chanceFemale Video: Taylor Swift “I Knew You Were Trouble”Not a great video but neither was “You Belong With Me” Swift hasn’t been on an awards run lately but great TV moments (like Kanye ’09) happen when she wins Voters are only human-never underestimate their desire for spectaclePop Video: Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop”Miley has been featured prominently in the channel’s VMA ads this year That person usually does well in their categories though she’s vulnerable to a Timberlake sweepRELATED: |