After the VMAs' innaugural performance by Rihanna (as predicted, Spears did not sing), Spears scored the first award of the evening -- and her first ever VMA, after 16 nominations -- best female video for "Piece of Me." Her acceptance speech, in which she dedicated the award to her fans, was as short and saccharine as her opening of the show.
Later in the evening, Spears scored two more awards: Best pop video and video of the year, both for "Piece of Me."
"Wow, thank you, I'm shocked right now, I was not expecting this," she said, accepting the video of the year "Moonman."
Besides Spears, noteworthy VMA moments included host Russell Brand's brand of British humor, which elicited chuckles and a few looks of shock from the VMA crowd. Attempting to appeal to his first major American audience, he cracked on the current president (He called George Bush a "retard and cowboy fella" and added, "In England, George Bush won't be trusted with a pair of scissors") and Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's pregnant teenage daughter.
He went on to make fun of the Jonas Brothers, the boy band of the moment, calling their promise rings and pledge to stay virgins until marriage ungrateful, considering the legions of teen fans they could bed.
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