The MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 was broadcast live from Acer Arena on 29 April 2007 on MTV Australia. It was then repeated on the Ten Network on 6 May 2007.
The hosts for the awards were Fergie, along with Good Charlotte, while Sophie Monk who hosted the red carpet show and stars such as Pink and Thirty Seconds to Mars and special guest Kristin Cavallari from Laguna Beach also appeared. Also, the cast from the MTV series Dirty Sanchez presented.
In the awards new categories were added such as "Best Hook Up Video", "Download of the Year" and New Zealand Viewers Choice and "Sexiest Video" has been re-introduced to the categories after its absence from the 2006 show. Also, the "Video Vanguard" award was introduced to the Australian Awards for the first time which honoured Australian band Silverchair.
Performers
Thirty Seconds to Mars — "The Kill" Good Charlotte — "Dance Floor Anthem"/"Keep Your Hands off My Girl" Pink — "U + Ur Hand"/"Sweet Dreams"/"Get the Party Started" Teddy Geiger — "These Walls" Damien Leith — "Night of My Life" Eskimo Joe — "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" Evermore — "Light Surrounding You" Sneaky Sound System — "UFO" Silverchair — "Straight Lines" Stephanie McIntosh — "So Do I Say Sorry First?" Fergie — "Glamorous" TV Rock and Dukes of Windsor — "The Others" Billy Talent — "Fallen Leaves" Juke Kartel — "Throw It Away"
Nominees and winners
The winners are in bold.
Video of the Year
Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man" Wolfmother — "Joker and the Thief" Thirty Seconds to Mars — "The Kill" My Chemical Romance — "Welcome to the Black Parade" Justin Timberlake — "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Silverchair — "Straight Lines" Beyoncé — "Irreplaceable"
Album of the Year
Pink — I'm Not Dead
Eskimo Joe — Black Fingernails, Red Wine
Justin Timberlake — FutureSex/LoveSounds
Red Hot Chili Peppers — Stadium Arcadium
The Killers — Sam's Town
Evanescence — The Open Door
Best Male Artist
Justin Timberlake — "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around
Shannon Noll — "Lonely" Jay-Z — "Show Me What You Got" Damien Leith — "Night of My Life" Robbie Williams — "Lovelight" Akon — "Smack That"
Best Female Artist
Pink — "U + Ur Hand" Fergie — "Fergalicious" Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man" Beyoncé — "Irreplaceable" Nelly Furtado — "Promiscuous" Gwen Stefani — "Wind It Up"
Best Group
Wolfmother — "Joker and the Thief" Good Charlotte — "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" Eskimo Joe — "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Dani California" Silverchair — "Straight Lines" Panic! at the Disco — "Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off"
Spankin' New Artist
Stephanie McIntosh — "Mistake" Lily Allen — "Smile" Damien Leith — "Night of My Life" Teddy Geiger — "For You I Will (Confidence)" The Lost Gospel — "Secret Agent" Ne-Yo — "So Sick"
Best Rock Video
Eskimo Joe — "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" Thirty Seconds to Mars — "The Kill" Jet — "Rip It Up" Good Charlotte — "Keep Your Hands off My Girl" Wolfmother — "Joker and the Thief" My Chemical Romance — "Welcome to the Black Parade"
Best Pop Video
Christina Aguilera — "Ain't No Other Man" Guy Sebastian — "Elevator Love" Gwen Stefani — "Wind It Up" Justin Timberlake — "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around Interlude" The Veronicas — "Revolution" Pink — "U + Ur Hand"
Best Dance Video
David Guetta vs The Egg — "Love Don't Let Me Go (Walking Away)" Rogue Traders — "In Love Again" Bob Sinclar — "Rock This Party (Everybody Dance Now)" Sneaky Sound System — "Pictures" Bodyrox — "Yeah Yeah" Fedde le Grand — "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"
Best Hip Hop Video
Hilltop Hoods — "The Hard Road" Lupe Fiasco — "Kick, Push" Snoop Dogg feat. R. Kelly — "That's That" Chamillionaire — "Ridin'" Akon feat. Eminem — "Smack That" Fergie — "London Bridge"
Sexiest Video
Fergie — "Fergalicious" Justin Timberlake — "SexyBack" Nelly Furtado — "Maneater" The Pussycat Dolls — "I Don't Need a Man" Fedde le Grand — "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z — "Déjà Vu"
Best Hook Up
Justin Timberlake feat. Timbaland — "SexyBack" Diddy and Christina Aguilera — "Tell Me" Akon feat. Eminem — "Smack That" The Pussycat Dolls feat. Snoop Dogg — "Buttons" U2 and Green Day — "The Saints Are Coming" Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z — "Déjà Vu"
Download of the Year
Pink — "Who Knew" Youth Group — "Forever Young" AFI — "Miss Murder" Eskimo Joe — "Black Fingernails, Red Wine" Rihanna — "SOS" Snow Patrol — "Chasing Cars"