2016 VMA Nominations
Beyoncé Leads Packs Of VMA Nominees With 11 Nominations
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
Presented by Taco Bell® 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)
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