Jared Leto has said that he was "completely blown away" to discover that his band 30 Seconds to Mars had been nominated for MTV Video Music Awards this year.
Speaking to MTV, the singer and actor said: "I was in Auckland, and I woke up after a long slumber, looked over to my BlackBerry, and noticed that the red light seemed to be flashing with an added urgency."
"So I reached over and quickly found out that this was a day that would go down in history for this little band of ours."
"I was completely blown away. It was so unexpected… We had no idea this was the way these things worked. It was the furthest thing from our minds."
"And then someone sent me the list of artists we're nominated with, and we couldn't believe that either. It really is exciting."
The group's video for 'Kings and Queens' (which you can watch here, by clicking on the link beneath the picture) has been nominated for Best Rock Video and Video of the Year.
30 Seconds to Mars have been nominated for four VMAs in total.
