2016 VMA Nominations
Beyonce 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)
Beyonce Leads Packs Of VMA Nominees With 11 Nominations was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
