The little monsters (and by little I mean the actual literal little ones, like 14-15 years old) are "surprised" because Gaga has been a VMA force every single year since she's been out. I don't think any of the monsters with some sense were expecting Gaga to get many, if any nods. It just isn't her year
Karma is Beyonce using her dad and husband to take out Kelly, Michelle, Aaliyah, Ashanti, Keri only to have her dad leaving her to 4lop and her husband signing the biggest black female in the world.
It’s easy to get lost in the lyrical world of MVOTC, but to do so would be missing what really makes this record great: it’s one of the most ambitious, marvelous, and truly unique-sounding pop records that anyone has made recently.