MTV Video Music Awards 2015 Nominee List

MTV Video Music Awards 2015 Nominee List:

 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

 Beyoncé – “7/11?Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” BEST MALE VIDEO 

Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”The Weeknd – “Earned It”Nick Jonas – “Chains” BEST FEMALE VIDEO Beyoncé – “7/11?Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”Sia – “Elastic Heart”Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do” 

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO Fetty Wap – 

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Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”Big Sean ft. E-40 – “IDFWU”

 BEST POP VIDEO

 Beyoncé – “7/11”Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”Maroon 5 – “Sugar” BEST ROCK VIDEO Hozier – “Take Me To Church”Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”Florence + the Machine – “Ship To Wreck”Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”Arctic Monkeys – “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

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– “Trap Queen”Vance Joy – “Riptide”George Ezra – “Budapest”James Bay – “Hold Back The River”FKA Twigs – “Pendulum” 

BEST COLLABORATION 

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “BangBang” 

VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE 

Jennifer Hudson – “I Still Love You”Colbie Caillat – “Try”Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”Rihanna – “American Oxygen”Wale – “The White Shoes” 

BEST ART DIRECTION 

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante)Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (Jason Fijal)Jack White – “Would You Fight For My Love”(Jeff Peterson)The Chemical Brothers – “Go” (Michel Gondry)Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer) BEST CHOREOGRAPHY 

Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)OK Go – “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)Chet Faker – “Gold” (Ryan Heffington)Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Nappy Tabs)Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid) 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple)Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl)Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst)FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown)Alt-J – “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson) 

BEST DIRECTION 

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn)Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy)Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost) Childish Gambino – “Sober” (Hiro Murai)

 BEST EDITING

 Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Jacquelyn London)Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)A$AP Rocky – “L$D” (Dexter Navy)Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer). 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS. 

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios)FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)Childish Gambino – “Telegraph Ave.” (GloriaFX) Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)Tyler, The Creator – “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX).