Veteran punk-rockers Green Day [ tickets ] are vying for eight MTV Video Music Awards this year, two more than any other nominee.

Gwen Stefani [ tickets ] and Missy Elliott [ tickets ] are up for six awards each, while U2 [ tickets ] is in the running for five "Moonman" trophies.

Other acts nominated for multiple awards include Coldplay [ tickets ], Jennifer Lopez, The Killers, My Chemical Romance, Ciara, John Legend, Kanye West, The White Stripes, 50 Cent, Amerie, Destiny's Child, Eminem, Foo Fighters, The Game, Gorillaz, Kelly Clarkson, Ludacris, Mariah Carey, Shakira, Simple Plan, Snoop Dogg and Usher.

MTV announced the nominees Monday (7/25) in Miami, the city that will host the 22nd annual edition of the VMAs on Aug. 28.

Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has been tapped to host the ceremony, and the first batch of announced performers includes Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson and Green Day. For the first time, the VMAs will be scored with original music, to be composed by Lil Jon and Linkin Park producer Mike Shinoda.

According to a press release issued by MTV, the "underlying theme" of this year's show will be water. The same production company that erected the fountain in front of Las Vegas' Bellagio Hotel will engineer elaborate water effects inside the arena.

As they did last year, celebrities will arrive at the ceremony via yachts and in their "personally owned tricked out cars staging the first ever car show extravaganza on the red carpet."

Live performances will take place on five performance stages built in the center of the arena, and additional performances will take place at remote locations "to showcase key locales around Miami," according to MTV.

The VMA nominees in most categories were determined by the votes of a 500-member group that included viewers, record-label representatives, music journalists and video producers.

A complete list of nominees for the "2005 MTV Video Music Awards" follows:

GENERAL CATEGORIES

Video of the Year:
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (Producer: Arif McGarry)
Kanye West, "Jesus Walks" (Producer: Gina Leonard)
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Producer: Tim Lynch)
Snoop Dogg f/ Pharrell, "Drop It Like It's Hot" (Producer: Rubin Mendoza)
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl" (Producer: Rubin Mendoza)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best Pop Video:
Ashlee Simpson, "Pieces of Me"
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Lindsay Lohan, "Rumors"
Jesse McCartney, "Beautiful Soul"

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

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

Breakthrough Video:
Eminem, "Mosh" (Director: Ian Inaba)
Sarah McLachlan, "World On Fire" (Director: Sophie Muller)
Gorillaz, "Feel Good INC." (Director: Jamie Hewlett/ Pete Candeland)
U2, "Vertigo" (Director: Alex & Martin)
Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control" (Director: Dave Meyers/Missy Elliott)

Best Video Game Soundtrack:
"Def Jam: Fight for NY" (Electronic Arts)
"Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition" (Rockstar Games)
"Dance Dance Revolution Extreme" (Konami)
"Tony Hawk's Underground 2" (Activision)
"Madden 2005" (Electronic Arts)

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

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

Best Chroeography in a Video:
Amerie, "1 Thing" (Choreographer: Jamaica Scott)
Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control" (Choreographer: Hi Hat)
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl" (Choreographer: Kishaya Dudley)
My Chemical Romance, "Helena" (Choreographer: Michael Rooney)
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right" (Choreographer: Richmond Talauega, Anthony Talauega)

Best Special Effects in a Video:
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (Special Effects: A52)
The Mars Volta, "The Widow" (Special Effects: Artificial Army)
Gorillaz, "Feel Good INC." (Special Effects: Passion Pictures)
Missy Elliott f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop, "Lose Control" (Special Effects: Radium)
Ludacris, "Number One Spot" (Special Effects: 20Twenty)
U2, "Vertigo" (Special Effects: Jam Abelenet)

Best Art Direction in a Video:
Green Day, "American Idiot" (Art Director: Jan Roelfs)
System of a Down, "B.Y.O.B." (Art Director: Jeremy Reed)
Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?" (Art Director: Zach Matthewes)
The White Stripes, "Blue Orchid" (Art Director: Sue Tebbutt)
The Killers, "Mr. Brightside" (Art Director: Laura Fox)

Best Editing in a Video:
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (Editor: Adam Pertofsky)
Gwen Stefani, "What You Waiting For?" (Editor: Dustin Robertson)
Foo Fighters, "Best of You" (Editor: Nathan Cox)
Jennifer Lopez, "Get Right" (Editor: Dustin Robertson)
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Editor: Tim Royes)
Simple Plan, "Untitled" (Editor: Richard Alarcron)

Best Cinematography in a Video:
Coldplay, "Speed of Sound" (Cinematographer: Harris Savides)
Simple Plan, "Untitled" (Cinematographer: Michael Bernard)
Green Day, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Cinematographer: Samuel Bayer)
U2, "Vertigo" (Cinematographer: Omer Ganai)
Modest Mouse, "Ocean Breathes Salty" (Cinematographer: Danny Hiele)
The White Stripes, "Blue Orchid" (Cinematographer: Chris Soos)