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Coldplay win, but snog steals all the headlines.(News)

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| September 06, 2003 | Williams, Paul | COPYRIGHT 2003 UBM Information Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Coldplay crowned their year of highlights in the US by picking up three awards at last Thursday's 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in New York.

The UK act's video The Scientist scooped the honours in the categories for best group, best breakthrough video and best direction in a video. The night's other big British winner was director Jake Nava, whose promo for Beyonce's Crazy In Love, won three awards, best female video, R&B video and choreography.

Only Justin Timberlake's Cry Me A River also won three awards at the awards--which saw Britney Spears, Madonna and Christina Aguilera gather the most headlines for their onstage snog--for best male video, pop video and dance video.

Other British winners on the night included Shynola, who directed Queen Of The Stone Age's Go With The Flow which won the best special effects award, and Chris Hopewell, who directed Radiohead's Hail To The Thief promo which scored an award for best art ...

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