MTV Video Music Awards 2016 – Full List of Nominees

Drake and Ariana Granda’s year got rewarded with 5 nominations each. Kanye West’s highly controversial video for Famous was nominated for Video of The Year with Adele with Beyonce and Adele also appearing in the same category.

The award ceremony takes places August 28th in Madison Square Garden, New York. See full nominations below


VIDEO OF THE YEAR
 Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Kanye West – “Famous”


BEST MALE VIDEO
 Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Kanye West – “Famous”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO
 Adele – “Hello”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”
Sia – “Cheap Thrills”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
 2 Chainz – “Watch Out”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Chance the Rapper feat. Saba – “Angels”
Desiigner – “Panda”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”

BEST POP VIDEO
 Adele – “Hello”
Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
 All Time Low – “Missing You”
Coldplay – “Adventure of a Lifetime”
Fall Out Boy feat. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible”
Panic! at the Disco – “Victorious”
Twenty One Pilots – “Heathens”

BEST NEW ARTIST
 Bryson Tiller
 Desiigner
 Zara Larsson
 Lukas Graham
 DNCE

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
 Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love”
99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”
Mike Posner – “I Took A Pill In Ibiza”
Afrojack – “SummerThing!”
The Chainsmokers feat. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”

BEST COLLABORATION
 Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”
Ariana Grande feat. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You”
Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna feat. Drake – “Work”

BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO
 Florence + The Machine – “The Odyssey”
Beyoncé – “Lemonade”
Justin Bieber – “PURPOSE: The Movement”
Chris Brown – “Royalty”
Troye Sivan – “Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy”

BEST ART DIRECTION
 Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $”
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
David Bowie – “Blackstar”
Adele – “Hello”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
 Beyoncé – “Formation” (Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, and Dana Foglia)
 Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)” (Hi-Hat)
 Beyoncé – “Sorry” (Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, and Beyoncé Knowles Carter)
 FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (FKA Twigs)
 Florence + The Machine – “Delilah” (Holly Blakey)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
 Beyoncé – “Formation” (Malik Sayeed)
 Adele – “Hello” (André Turpin)
 David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Crille Forsberg)
 Alesso – “I Wanna Know” (Corey Jennings)
 Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Paul Laufer)

BEST DIRECTION
 Beyoncé – “Formation” (Melina Matsoukas)
 Coldplay – “Up&Up” (Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia)
 Adele – “Hello” (Xavier Dolan)
 David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Johan Renck)
 Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better” (Canada)

BEST EDITING
 Beyoncé – “Formation” (Jeff Selis)
 Adele – “Hello” (Xavier Dolan)
 Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $” (Vinnie Hobbs)
 David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Johan Söderberg)
 Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Hannah Lux Davis)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
 Coldplay – “Up&Up” (Vania Heymann, Gloria FX and VFX House)
 FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (Lewis Saunders and Jihoon Yoo)
 Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (Sam Sneade)
 The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” (Brewster Parsons and Bryan Smaller)
 Zayn – “PILLOWTALK” (Studio Private, David Smith)

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