 Despite the criticism , the video was a number @-@ one video on MTV 's series Total Request Live ( TRL ) in October 2002 . " Dirrty " was picked as the fifth greatest music video throughout TRL history in the final countdown on November 16 , 2008 . LA Weekly selected it as the fourth greatest music video on TRL , writing : " Ass @-@ less chaps : An underutilized pop star accessory . " The video was nominated for Best Female Video , Best Dance Video , Best Pop Video , and Best Choreography at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards . It also earned six nominations at the 2003 Music Video Production Association Awards , and won two : Best Styling and Best Make @-@ Up . The video ranked at number 100 on Slant Magazine 's list of " The 100 Greatest Music Videos of All Time " in 2003 . In late 2008 , the video was voted the ninth " Sexiest Music Video of All Time " by over a quarter of a million FHM readers in a poll the magazine ran worldwide . It also appeared at number two on VH1 list of " <unk> Sexy Music Videos " in 2013 . The music video is credited as the origin of the <unk> dance move , which would later become popular among contemporary female artists , such as the Pussycat Dolls and Beyoncé . 
