This year’s MTV Video Music Awards will take place on Sunday live on MTV from Madison Square Garden in New York. The nominees have been announced. Thanks to the album Lemonade, Beyoncé is in the lead with 11 nominations and Adele follows second place with eight.
Contenders for the prized Video of the Year Award include Brit popstar’s Adele “Hello,” (which tallied seven nominations alone), Beyoncé’s “Formation,” Drake’s “Hotline Bling,” Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” and Kanye West’s infamous “Famous” music video are all in the running.
Read through the full nominees list below, and start placing your votes on mtv.com.
Video of the Year
- Adele, “Hello”
- Beyoncé, “Formation”
- Drake, “Hotline Bling”
- Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
- Kanye West, “Famous”
Best Female Video
- Adele, “Hello”
- Beyonce, “Hold Up”
- Sia, “Cheap Thrills”
- Ariana Grande, “Into You”
- Rihanna ft. Drake, “Work”
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”
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”
Best Hip Hop Video
- Drake, “Hotline Bling”
- Desiigner, “Panda”
- Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”
- Chance The Rapper, “Angels”
- 2 Chainz, “Watch Out”
Best Pop Video
- Adele, “Hello”
- Beyoncé, “Formation”
- Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
- Alessia Cara, “Wild Things”
- Ariana Grande, “Into You”
Best Rock Video
- All Time Low, “Missing You”
- Coldplay, “Adventure Of A Lifetime”
- Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato, “Irresistible”
- twenty one pilots, “Heathens”
- Panic! At The Disco, “Victorious”
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 ft. Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
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 New Artist
- Bryson Tiller
- Desiigner
- Zara Larsson
- Lukas Graham
- DNCE
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” (Art Production Designer: Colombe Raby)
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)
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)
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)
Best Editing
- Beyoncé, “Formation” (Editor: Jeff Selis)
- Adele, “Hello” (Editor: Xavier Dolan)
- Fergie, “M.I.L.F. $” (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
- David Bowie, “Lazarus” (Editor: Johan Söderberg)
- Ariana Grande, “Into You” (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)
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)
