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The nominees for the 2006 MuchMusic Video Awards have been announced and Billy Talent, Kardinal Offishall and Massari lead the way with five nominations each.

The Trews follow with four nods and Nickelback, City And Colour and Metric each scored three. U.S. acts Green Day and Kanye West also received three nominations.

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Previously announced People’s Choice nominations are listed here.

The awards will be handed out during a live broadcast on June 18.

Here are the nominees in the top categories:

Best Director
Sean Michael Turrell - Billy Talent (“Devil In A Midnight Mass”)
Micah J. Meisner – Buck 65 (“Devil’s Eyes”)
RT! – Kardinal Offishall feat. Ray Robinson (“Everyday”)
Nigel Dick – Nickelback (“Photograph)
Stephen Scott - The Trews (“She’s So Leaving”)

Best Pop Video
Bedouin Soundclash – “Shelter”
City And Colour – “Save Your Scissors”
Hot Hot Heat – “Middle Of Nowhere”
Kardinal Offishall feat. Ray Robinson  - “Everyday”
Massari – “Be Easy”

Best Rock Video
Billy Talent – “Devil In A Midnight Mass”
Hedley – “On My Own”
Nickelback – “Photograph”
Simple Plan – “Crazy”
The Trews – “So She’s Leaving”

Best Rap Video
Alias Donmillion – “Dirty Dot”
Classified – “No Mistakes”
JDiggz – “Puush It Up”
Sweatshop Union – “Try”
Jelleestone feat. Nelly Furtado – “Friendamine”
Best Independent Video
City And Colour – “Save Your Scissors"
Massari – “Be Easy”
Metric – “Poster Of A Girl”
Neverending White Lights feat. Dallas Green  - “The Grace”

Best International Artist
James Blunt – “You’re Beautiful”
Kanye West – “Touch The Sky”
Kanye West – “Gold Digger”
Kelly Clarkson – “Behind These Hazel Eyes”
Madonna – “Hung Up”
Mariah Carey – “Don’t Forget About Us”
Ne-Yo – “So Sick”
P!NK – “Stupid Girls”
Rihanna – “S.O.S. (Rescue Me)”
Sean Paul – “Temperature”

Best International Group
Angels And Airwaves – “The Adventure”
Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance”
Franz Ferdinand – “Do You Want To”
Green Day – “Jesus Of Suburbia”
Green Day – “Wake Me Up When September Ends”
Panic! At The Disco – “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”
Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes – “Don’t Cha”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Dani California”
The All-American Rejects – “Dirty Little Secret”
The Black Eyed Peas – “My Humps”

Best French Video
André – “Yolande Wong”
Anick Jean – “Tendre Sorcière”
Les Cowboys Fringants – “Plus Rien”
Marie-Mai – “Rien”
Stéphanie Lapointe – “La Mer”

MuchMoreMusic Award
Bedouin Soundclash – “Shelter”
Daniel Powter  - “Bad Day”
Feist – “Mushaboom”
Michael Buble – “Save The Last Dance For Me”
Sam Roberts – “The Gate”

Best Cinematography
Billy Talent – “Devil In A Midnight Mass”
Buck 65 – “Devil's Eyes”
Kardinal Offishall feat. Ray Robinson – “Everyday”
Massari – “Be Easy”
Metric – “Poster Of A Girl”

Best Post-Production
Billy Talent - "Devil In A Midnight Mass"
Mobile - "Out of My Head"
Metric – "Poster Of A Girl"
The Arcade Fire – "Neighbourhood #3 (Power Out)"
The Trews – "So She’s Leaving"