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Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
August 28, 2011
The 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards, honoring the best music
videos over the last year, is all set on Sunday, August 28, 2011 and
will be aired live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California for
the second consecutive year.
2011 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees
Video of the Year - Adele "Rolling in the Deep" • Beastie Boys "Make
Some Noise" • Bruno Mars "Grenade" • Katy Perry "Firework" • Tyler, the
Creator "Yonkers"
Best Male Video - Justin Bieber "U Smile" • Eminem (featuring
Rihanna) "Love the Way You Lie" • Cee-Lo Green "Fuck You!" • Bruno Mars
"Grenade" • Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) "All of the
Lights"
Best Female Video - Adele "Rolling in the Deep" • Beyoncé "Run the
World (Girls)" • Lady Gaga "Born This Way" • Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" •
Katy Perry "Firework"
Best New Artist - Big Sean (featuring Chris Brown) "My Last" • Foster
the People "Pumped Up Kicks" • Kreayshawn "Gucci Gucci" • Tyler, the
Creator "Yonkers" • Wiz Khalifa "Black and Yellow"
Best Pop Video - Adele "Rolling in the Deep" • Bruno Mars "Grenade" •
Katy Perry "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" • Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo,
Nayer and Afrojack) "Give Me Everything" • Britney Spears "Till the
World Ends"
Best Rock Video - The Black Keys "Howlin' for You" • Cage the
Elephant "Shake Me Down" • Foo Fighters "Walk" • Foster the People
"Pumped Up Kicks" • Mumford & Sons "The Cave"
Best Hip-Hop Video - Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta
Rhymes) "Look at Me Now" • Lupe Fiasco "The Show Goes On" • Lil Wayne
(featuring Cory Gunz) "6 Foot 7 Foot" • Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" • Kanye
West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) "All of the Lights"
Best Collaboration - Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta
Rhymes) "Look at Me Now" • Nicki Minaj (featuring Drake) "Moment 4 Life"
• Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) "E.T." • Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo,
Nayer and Afrojack) "Give Me Everything" • Kanye West (featuring Rihanna
and Kid Cudi) "All of the Lights"
Best Direction in a Video - 30 Seconds to Mars "Hurricane" (Director:
Bartholomew Cubbins) • Adele "Rolling in the Deep" (Director: Sam Brown)
• Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise" (Director: Adam Yauch) •
Eminem (featuring Rihanna) "Love the Way You Lie" (Director: Joseph
Kahn) • Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) "E.T." (Director: Floria
Sigismondi)
Best Choreography in a Video - Beyoncé "Run the World (Girls)"
(Choreographer: Frank Gatson) • Lady Gaga "Judas" (Chroeographer:
Laurieann Gibson) • LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) "Party
Rock Anthem" (Choreographer: Hokuto Konishi) • Bruno Mars "The Lazy
Song" (Choreographers: Bruno Mars and Poreotics) • Britney Spears "Till
the World Ends" (Choreographer: Brian Friedman)
Best Special Effects in a Video - Chromeo "Don't Turn the Lights On"
(Special Effects: The Mill) • Linkin Park "Waiting for the End" (Special
Effects: Ghost Town Media) • Manchester Orchestra "Simple Math" (Special
Effects: Daniels) • Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) "E.T." (Special
Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects) • Kanye West (featuring Dwele)
"Power" (Special Effects: Nice Shoes and ArtJail)
Best Art Direction in a Video - Adele "Rolling in the Deep" (Art
Director: Nathan Parker) • Death Cab for Cutie "You Are a Tourist" (Art
Directors: Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi and Anthony Maitz) • Lady Gaga
"Judas" (Art Director: Amy Danger) • Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West)
"E.T." (Art Director: Jason Fijal) •
Kanye West (featuring Dwele) "Power" (Art Director: Babak Radboy)
Best Editing in a Video - 30 Seconds to Mars "Hurricane" (Editors:
Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser and Daniel
Carberry) • Adele "Rolling in the Deep" (Editor: Art Jones at Work) •
Manchester Orchestra "Simple Math" (Editor: Daniels) • Katy Perry
(featuring Kanye West) "E.T." (Editor: Jarrett Fijal) • Kanye West
(featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) "All of the Lights" (Editor: Hadaya
Turner)
Best Cinematography in a Video - 30 Seconds to Mars "Hurricane"
(Directors of Photography: Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel
Carberry) • Adele "Rolling in the Deep" (Director of Photography: Tom
Townend) • Beyoncé "Run the World (Girls)" (Director of Photography:
Jeffrey Kimball) • Eminem (featuring Rihanna) "Love the Way You Lie"
(Director of Photography: Christopher Probst) • Katy Perry "Teenage
Dream" (Director of Photography: Paul Laufer)
Best Latin Artist - Don Omar • Enrique Iglesias • Maná • Prince Royce
• Wisin & Yandel
2011 MTV Video Music Awards Performers
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