MUMBAI: The musical countdown has begun. MTV has positioned its lights and camera and music and has announced the nominees for its first ever music awards - the MTV Immies
 
 
While the list includes likes of AR Rehman, Udit Narayan, Shahrukh Khan, Alka Yagnik, Aishwarya Rai, Javed Akhtar, Adnan Sami, Sonu Nigam, Hema Sardesai, and Falguni Pathak, the hosts of the evening will are Saif Ali Khan and MTV VJ, Cyrus Broacha. If the recenltly conducted Style Awards was an indication then the event held at Goregaon Sports Club, Mumbai, on 12 December 2003 should be rip-roaring.

Presented by AirTel, brought in association with LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd, Kinetic Zing and Maruti - for the brand Alto, along with J W Marriott as the hospitality partner, MTV Immies will bring together a galaxy of local and International stars.

The debut edition is instituted to honor artistes in 23 categories across all genres of music - from film to spiritual music; indipop to devotional; ghazal to international and an Inspiration/Special Recognition Award for outstanding contribution to music over the years.

While the nominees of the popular categories are already being aired on the channel, MTV has invited viewers to vote via mtvindia.com, SMS on 8888 or through on-ground polling booths at MTV hangouts such as Music World, Planet M, Rhythm House and INOX multiplexes, for the 'Viewers Choice Vote', says a company release.

Constituted to celebrate the 100 year of the Indian recording industry, the Immies will be filmed before a live audience and broadcast to over 23.5 million homes on MTV and 32 million homes on Sony Entertainment Television on 14 December 2003. 

Here is the list of the nominees in the popular category

Hindi film nominations
Category
Name
Song
Movie
Best Performance In A Song - Male
Shahrukh Khan

Tauba Tumhare Ishare
Chalte Chalte
Salman Khan
Lagan lagi
Tere Naam
Vivek Oberoi 

Dum
Dum
Tusshar Kapoor 
Pyar Mange
Jeena Sirf Mere Liye
Shahrukh Khan
Kal ho na ho
Kal ho na ho
Best performance in a song - female
Aishwarya Rai 

Daiyaa Daiyaa
Dil Ka Rishta
Rani Mukherjee 
Tauba Tumhare Ishare
Chalte Chalte
Kareena Kapoor 
Tu Hain Sola
Jeena Sirf Merre Liye
Yana Gupta 
Babuji
Dum
Lara Dutta
Saiyyan
Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost
Best composer
A R Rahman 

Saathiya
Saathiya
Rajesh Roshan 
Koi Mil Gaya
Koi Mil Gaya
Aadesh Shrivastava
Suno Na Suno Na
Chalte Chalte
Nadeem Shravan 
Daiyya Daiyya
Dil Ka Rishta
Jatin Lalit
Tauba Tumhare Ishare
Chalte Chalte
Best lyrics
Gulzar

Saathiya
Saathiya
Javed Akhtar
Chalte Chalte
Chalte Chalte
Sameer
Oodhni
Tere Naam
Sameer
Jeena Sirf Merre Liye
Jeena Sirf Merre Liye
Sameer
Dil Ka Rishta
Dil Ka Rishta
Best male singer
Sonu nigam 
Saathiya
Saathiya
Udit Narayan 

Idhar Chala
Koi Mil Gaya
Udit Narayan
Tere Naam
Tere Naam
Abhijeet Bhattacharya
Tauba Tumhare
Chalte Chalte

Sonu Nigam
Kal Ho Na Ho
Kal Ho Na Ho
Best female singer
Alka yagnik 

Daiyya Daiyya
Dil Ka Rishta
Chitra
Koi Mil Gaya 
Koi Mil Gaya 
Alka Yagnik 
Jeena Sirf Mere Liye
Jeena Sirf Mere Liye
Hema Sardesai 
Qayamat
Qayamat
Alka Yagnik
Ishq Kameena
Shakti - the power
Best film album

Filmkraft
Koi Mil gaya
Karan Johar/Yash Johar 
Kal Ho Na Ho
Aziz Mirza/
Dreamz Unlimited /UTV
Chalte chalte
Satish kaushik /Mukesh Talreja/
Sunil Manchanda

Tere Naam
Naresh Malhotra/
Ramesh Taurani/
Kumar taurani

Dil Ka Rishta
Best choreographer
Farah Khan
Idhar chala
Koi Mil gaya
Raju Khan 
Daiyaa Daiyaa
Dil Ka Rishta
Piyush Panchal 
Saathiya
Saathiya
Ganesh Hegde 
It's magic
Koi Mil gaya
Remo
Chori pe Chori
Saathiya
Best new film music talent
Sonu Kakar
Babuji
Dum
Priya and Prachi 
Love love tum karo
Ishk Vishk
Altaf Raja
Market
Market
Hindi pop nominations
Best male pop act
Adnan Sami 
Tera Chehra
Tera Chehra
Abhijeet Bhattacharya 
Tere Bina
Tere Bina
Bombay Vikings
Hawa Mein Udati Jaye
Hawa Mein Udati Jaye
Daler Mehndi 
Mojaan Laen do shaman paiyan
Mojaan Laen do shaman paiyan
Altaf raja
Ek dard sabhi ko hota hai
Ek dard sabhi ko hota hai
Best female pop act
Falguni Pathak 
Yeh Kisne Jadoo Kiya
Yeh Kisne Jadoo
Rekha Bhardwaj 
Ishqa Iishqa
Tere ishq mein
Shweta Shetty 
Saajna
Dil naa laage
Vaishali Samant
Aika dajiba
Aika dajiba
Viva
Viva reloaded
Chori chori
Best pop album
Adnan Sami

Tera chehra
Abhijeet Bhattacharya 
Tere bina
Bombay Vikings
Hawa mein udati jaye
Vishal Bhardwaj 
Ishqa ishqa
Daler Mehndi
Mojaan laen do
Best video
Bela Segal

Tera chehra
Tera chehra
Ganesh Hegde 

Kabhi nahin
Tera chehra
Rahul S Sud
Hawa mein udati jaye
Hawa mein udati jaye
Anupam Sinha
Kabhi mausam
Tere bina
Jagdish Ali/Shareen Mantri
Aika dajiba
Aika dajiba
Best new non film talent
Rekha Bhardwaj

Tere ishq mein
Ishqa ishqa
Babul supriyo
Sochta Hun
Sochta Hun
Jaswant singh
Duniya badi kharab hai
Duniya badi kharab hai
Xenia
Ishk
Meri adaa
Preety Bhalla
Saango naka 
Mera yeh man
Best remix video song
harry anand/rao & 
Sapru films

Kaanta laga dj doll remix
Farhad Wadia/ 
merzin/Huzefa/Prakash

Daiyya daiyya
Daiyya daiyya
Harry anand/Rahul Sud
Saiyaan dil mein
UMI 10/ Vol IV
Hardip Sidhu & Prempal Hans
Mere naseeb
Mere naseebthe baby H remix
DJ Aqeel/Corner Pocket Films
Kehdo tumhe
Return of daddy mix