Beyonce Leads Packs Of VMA Nominees With 11 Nominations was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
1. Video of the Year
Adele – “Hello,”
Beyoncé – “Formation,”
Drake – “Hotline Bling,”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry,”
Kanye West – “Famous,”
2. Best Female Video
Adele – “Hello,”
Beyoncé – “Hold Up,”
Sia – “Cheap Thrills,”
Ariana Grande – “Into You,”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)
3. Best Male Video
Drake – “Hotline Bling,”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t,”
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For,”
Kanye West – “Famous,”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
4. Best Collaboration
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom,”
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home,”
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You,”
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)
5. Best Hip-Hop Video
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom,”
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home,”
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You,”
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For,”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)
6. Best Pop Video
Adele – “Hello,”
Beyoncé – “Formation,”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry,”
Alessia Cara – “Wild Things,”
Ariana Grande – “Into You,”
7. Best New Artist
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Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE
8. Breakthrough Long Form Video
Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey,
Beyoncé – Lemonade,
Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement,
Chris Brown – Royalty,
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy
9. Best Art Direction
Beyoncé – “Hold Up” (Production Designer: Jason Hougaard),
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $” (Production Designer: Alexander Delgado),
Drake – “Hotline Bling” (Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane),
David Bowie – “Blackstar” (Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue),
Adele – “Hello” (Production Designer: Colombe Raby)
10. Best Choreography
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia),
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)” (Choreographer: Hi-Hat),
Beyoncé – “Sorry” (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé Knowles Carter),
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (Choreographer: FKA Twigs),
Florence + The Machine – “Delilah” (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)
11. Best Direction
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Director: Melina Matsoukas),
Coldplay – “Up&Up” (Director: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia),
Adele – “Hello” (Director: Xavier Dolan),
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Director: Johan Renck),
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better” (Director: Canada)
12. Best Cinematography
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Cinematographer: Malik Sayeed),
Adele – “Hello” (Cinematographer: André Turpin),
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Cinematographer: Crille Forsberg),
Alesso – “I Wanna Know” (Cinematographer: Corey Jennings),
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Cinematographer: Paul Laufer)
13. Best Visual Effects
Coldplay – “Up&Up” (VFX Editor: Vania Heymann),
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (VFX Editor: Lewis Saunders, Jihoon Yoo),
Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (VFX Editor: Sam Sneade),
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” (VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller),
Zayn – “PILLOWTALK” (VFX Editor: David Smith)
