Davil Balls of Digital Spy described the music video as being " cheeky , seductive and more than a little bit ridiculous " and said that Spears " delivers some killer dance routines " . Tim Stack of '' Entertainment Weekly '' compared the dance in the chair with the music video of " Stronger " and added that " best of all , she actually looks animated in this video and appears to be having fun " . James Montgomery of MTV said that after watching the video " you are overcome with the sudden urge to go to the Big Apple Circus . Or pick up some Curious perfume . Or you know , possibly both " . The music video won the category of Best Moves at the MTV Australia Awards 2009 . It was also nominated for four VMAs at the 2009 awards in the categories of Best Art Direction , Best Choreography , Best Cinematography and Best Editing . It was also nominated for Best Video in the MTV Europe Music Awards 2009 , but lost to Beyoncé 's " Single Ladies " . The video won Best Video of 2009 in Fuse TV , making Spears the only artist to win two years in a row
MTV Australia Awards 2009
MTV Australia Awards 2009
Circus (song)