mtvU 2012 Woodies Nominees Announce + Plans For a Daylong SXSW Party

MTV’s collegiate spinoff mtvU have announced the 2012 Woodie Awards nominees along with plans to return to SXSW for a daylong festival before the March 18 award ceremony. Check out a full list of nominees after the jump.

The Woodie Awards recognizes the choices of college students across the country, and voting is now open for this year’s choices. Click here to cast your vote, and stay tuned for additional announcements about this year’s Woodie performances.

This year, Kanye West, Jay-Z, and The Black Keys lead the nomination field. The Black Keys have been nominated for Woodie of the Year alongside newcomers Foster the People, Frank Ocean, and others. The Keys will also go toe-to-toe with Kanye and Jay-Z for this year’s Performing Woodie.

The show will take place in Austin on March 18, the day of the SXSW music events kickoff. For more information on this year’s SXSW festivities, stay tuned to the festival’s official site.

For the majority who won’t be lucky enough to attend this year’s festival, highlights from the awards ceremony will be aired on March 18, 8pm ET on MTV and mtvU, though fans should have no trouble staying remotely informed with MTV, mtvU, and MTV.com kick off Woodie Awards Week on March 11.

The 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards nominees are:

Woodie of the Year
» The Black Keys
» Foster the People
» Frank Ocean
» Mac Miller
» J. Cole
» Skrillex

Performing Woodie
» Alabama Shakes
» The Black Keys
» Kanye West and Jay-Z (The Throne)
» Mac Miller
» Skrillex
» Swedish House Mafia

Best Video
» Battles, “My Machines”
» Best Coast, “Our Deal”
» Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
» Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
» M83, “Midnight City”
» Major Lazer, “Original Don”

EDM Effect Woodie
» Chris Brown and Benny Benassi, “Beautiful People”
» Flo Rida and Avicii, “Good Feeling”
» Flux Pavilion and the Throne, “Who Gon Stop Me”
» Martin Solveig featuring Kele, “Ready 2 Go”
» Laidback Luke and Steve Aoki, “Turbulence”
» Rihanna and Calvin Harris, “We Found Love”

Breaking Woodie
» A$AP Rocky
» Azealia Banks
» Charli XCX
» Childish Gambino
» Cloud Nothings
» Cults
» Electric Guest
» Fake Problems
» Fun.
» Future
» Iggy Azalea
» Kendrick Lamar
» Lana Del Rey
» Meek Mill
» Porter Robinson
» Machine Gun Kelly
» Sleeper Agent
» T. Mills
» Tune-Yards
» Walk the Moon
» Wallpaper
» The Weeknd

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