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

1. Video of the Year

Video of the Year

Adele – “Hello,”

Beyoncé – “Formation,”

Drake – “Hotline Bling,”

Justin Bieber – “Sorry,”

Kanye West – “Famous,”

2. Best Female Video

Best Female Video

Adele – “Hello,”

Beyoncé – “Hold Up,”

Sia – “Cheap Thrills,”

Ariana Grande – “Into You,”

Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (short version)

3. Best Collaboration

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)

4. Best Hip-Hop Video

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)

5. Best New Artist

Best New Artist

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Bryson Tiller

Desiigner

Zara Larsson

Lukas Graham

DNCE

6. Breakthrough Long Form Video

Breakthrough Long Form Video

Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey,

Beyoncé – Lemonade,

Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement,

Chris Brown – Royalty,

Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

7. Best Art Direction

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)

8. Best Choreography

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)

9. Best Direction

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)

10. Best Cinematography

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)

11. Best Visual Effects

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)