Ranking the Riskiness of MTV VMA Nominees: By Category
| Category | Song | Risky Results* |
| Rap Video | Yung Joc f/ Nitty - It's Goin' Down | 70.0% |
| Female Video | Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man | 60.0% |
| Pop Video | Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man | 60.0% |
| Hip-Hop Video | Common - Testify Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly |
60.0% |
| Choreography | Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man | 60.0% |
| Video of the Year | Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man | 60.0% |
| Art Direction | Common - Testify Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California |
60.0% |
| Dance Video | Sean Paul - Temperature | 54.6% |
| Special Effects | Missy Elliott - We Run This | 50.0% |
| R&B Video | Mary J. Blige - Be Without You | 50.0% |
| Male Video | Busta Rhymes - Touch It Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me TI - What You Know |
40.0% |
| New Artist | Avenged Sevenfold - Bat Country Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana - Run It |
40.0% |
| Viewer's Choice | Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana - Run It Kelly Clarkson - Because of You |
40.0% |
| Cinematography | Ashlee Simpson - Invisible | 36.4% |
| Direction | Gnarls Barkley - Crazy Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California |
30.0% |
| Editing | Gnarls Barkley - Crazy | 30.0% |
| Group Video | Fall Out Boy - Dance, Dance Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California |
30.0% |
* Percentage of first page Google search results rated red or yellow by McAfee SiteAdvisor.
