 Margeaux Watson of Entertainment Weekly said the video " looks promising . [ ... ] The dancing is stiff and minimal , a disappointment since her moves are her strong suit . But this is a welcome return to the Britney we love – gorgeous , gyrating , greased up , and gamely playing the vamp " . OK ! commented that " in addition to seeing Brit in three different sexy getups , the video [ ... ] features an oiled @-@ up Britney writhing around in nothing but a smile " . Rolling Stone said the video was " a cross between ' Toxic ' and The Office " and added , " she ’ s dancing [ and ] looking like the old Britney " . Courtney <unk> of msnbc.com claimed " When Spears isn ’ t shown naked and writhing in a steam room , she ’ s fired up " . TV Guide writer Adam Bryant said that " the music video features some of the most strategically placed hands in music @-@ video history [ ... ] [ The ] video is quite a return to form for the troubled pop star " . The music video for " Womanizer " became a worldwide success right after it premiered on the Internet , gaining seven million viewers in less than 48 hours . The music video was listed as the best video of 2008 in polls by MTV and Fuse TV . It won Music Video of the Year at the 2009 NRJ Music Awards . The video was also nominated for Best Pop Video and Video of the Year at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards . It lost the latter category to Beyoncé 's " Single Ladies " , but won Best Pop Video . Womanizer is already <unk> after reach 100 million views on YouTube . 
