Foo Fighter “Walk” Wins MTV Video Award!

Congrats to the Foo Fighters for winning the MTV Video Award for "Best Rock Video". That is perhaps the only notable thing about these awards as far as us rockers go. I'm posting a list of all the winners below, just for the hell of it. Compare this year's list to the list of winner's from the first MTV Video Awards and it might make you a little queasy seeing the direction MTV has taken since they were cool back in the day. I've also posted that award winning Foo Fighters video for your enjoyment!

Here's the list of 2011 winners

Best Video With a Message

Lady Gaga, ‘Born This Way’ – WINNER

Best Pop Video

Britney Spears, ‘Till the World Ends’ – WINNER

Best Hip-Hop Video

Nicki Minaj, ‘Super Bass’ – WINNER

Best Rock Video

Foo Fighters, ‘Walk’
 – WINNER

Best Collaboration

Katy Perry, ‘E.T.’ feat. Kanye West
 – WINNER

Best Male Video

Justin Bieber, ‘U Smile’ – WINNER

Best New Artist

Tyler, The Ceator, ‘Yonkers’ – WINNER

Best Female Video

Lady Gaga, ‘Born This Way’
 – WINNER

Video of the Year

Katy Perry, ‘Firework’
 – WINNER

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Winners from the first VMA's in 1984

Video of the Year

The Cars — "You Might Think"

Best Male Video

David Bowie — "China Girl"

 Best Female Video Cyndi Lauper — "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"

Best Group Video

ZZ Top — "Legs"

Best New Artist in a Video

Eurythmics — "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

Best Stage Performance in a Video

Van Halen — "Jump"

Best Direction in a Video

ZZ Top — "Sharp Dressed Man"