 The music video received mixed reviews from critics , with some arguing that Spears ' body was digitally altered . The Daily Telegraph commented " Britney – presumably with the help of some serious digital remastering – has turned back the clock , looking every part the young starlet that gave us ' Oops ' " . Dose said " shockingly , it 's not that bad . Well , not that bad for everyone 's favourite panty protesting , deposition skipping , weave wearing pop @-@ <unk> " . On August 17 , 2008 , it was announced that the video was nominated for Best Female Video , Best Pop Video and Video of the Year at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards . The ceremony was held on September 7 , 2008 , and Spears won all three categories . On October 18 , 2008 , during a live interview with New York 's Z100 , she explained that she was shocked when she won , saying , " It 's a cool video , but I think by far I 've done videos that are way better , so I was really shocked that it got [ Video of the Year ] . It was just inspiring , though , because now , going forward with the videos that I 'm doing now , I can really go there and do something crazy and see what happens " . 
