Ranking the Riskiness of MTV VMA Nominees: By Nominee
| Nominee | Category | Risky Results* |
| Yung Joc f/ Nitty - It's Goin' Down | Best Rap Video | 70.0% |
| Christina Aguilera - Ain't No Other Man | Video of the Year Best Female Video Best Pop Video Best Choreography |
60.0% |
| Common - Testify | Best Hip-Hop Video Best Direction Best Art Direction |
60.0% |
| Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly | Best Hip-Hop Video | 60.0% |
| Black Eyed Peas - My Humps | Best Hip-Hop Video | 58.3% |
| Sean Paul - Temperature | Best Dance Video Best Choreography |
54.6% |
| Beck - Hell Yes | Best Special Effects | 50.0% |
| Mary J. Blige - Be Without You | Best R&B Video | 50.0% |
| Missy Elliott - We Run This | Best Special Effects | 50.0% |
| Pink - Stupid Girls | Best Pop Video | 50.0% |
| Avenged Sevenfold Bat Country |
Best New Artist | 40.0% |
| Busta Rhymes Touch It |
Best Male Video Best Rap Video |
40.0% |
| Chamillionaire Ridin' |
Best Rap Video | 40.0% |
| Chris Brown f/ Juelz Santana Run It |
Best New Artist Viewer's Choice |
40.0% |
| Daddy Yankee Rompe |
Best Hip-Hop Video | 40.0% |
| Kelly Clarkson Because of You |
Best Female Video Viewer's Choice |
40.0% |
| Nick Lachey What's Left of Me |
Best Male Video | 40.0% |
| Shakira f/ Wyclef Jean Hips Don't Lie |
Video of the Year Best Female Video Best Dance Video Best Pop Video Viewer's Choice Best Choreography Best Art Direction |
40.0% |
| T.I. What You Know |
Best Male Video Best Rap Video |
40.0% |
| 50 Cent - Window Shopper | Best Rap Video | 36.4% |
| Ashlee Simpson Invisible |
Best Cinematography | 36.4% |
| Chris Brown Yo! (Excuse Me Miss) |
Best R&B Video | 36.4% |
| 30 Seconds to Mars The Kill |
Best Rock Video | 30.0% |
| Fall Out Boy Dance, Dance |
Best Group Video Viewer's Choice |
30.0% |
| Gnarls Barkley Crazy |
Best Group Video Best Direction Best Editing |
30.0% |
| James Blunt You're Beautiful |
Best Male Video Best New Artist Best Cinematography |
30.0% |
| Jamie Foxx f/ Ludacris Unpredictable |
Best R&B Video | 30.0% |
| Madonna Hung Up |
Video of the Year Best Female Video Best Dance Video Best Pop Video Best Choreography |
30.0% |
| Mariah Carey Shake It Off |
Best R&B Video | 30.0% |
| Nelly Furtado f/ Timbaland Promiscuous |
Best Female Video Best Dance Video Best Pop Video |
30.0% |
| Pussycat Dolls f/ Snoop Dogg Buttons |
Best Choreography | 30.0% |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers Dani California |
Video of the Year Best Group Video Best Rock Video Best Direction Best Art Direction Best Editing Best Cinematography |
30.0% |
| A.F.I. Miss Murder |
Best Rock Video Best Cinematography |
27.3% |
| 10 Years Wasteland | Best Direction Best Art Direction |
20.0% |
| Angels & Airwaves The Adventure |
Best Special Effects Best Editing |
20.0% |
| Beyonce f/ Slim Thug Check On It |
Best R&B Video | 20.0% |
| Kanye West f/ Jamie Foxx Gold Digger |
Best Male Video Best Hip-Hop Video |
20.0% |
| Panic! At The Disco I Write Sins Not Tragedies |
Video of the Year Best Group Video Best Rock Video Best New Artist Best Art Direction |
20.0% |
| Pearl Jam Life Wasted |
Best Special Effects | 20.0% |
| Prince Black Sweat |
Best Cinematography | 20.0% |
| Rihanna S.O.S. |
Best New Artist Viewer's Choice |
20.0% |
| The All American Rejects Move Along |
Best Group Video Best Editing |
20.0% |
| U2 Original of the Species |
Best Special Effects Best Editing |
20.0% |
| Green Day Wake Me Up When September Ends |
Best Rock Video | 10.0% |
* Percentage of first page Google search results rated red or yellow by McAfee SiteAdvisor.
