MTV Video Music Awards Nominees 2015

MTV Video Music Awards 2015 will be held on August 30, 2015.
The Nominees Are

Video of the Year

Best Male Video

Nick Jonas	Chains
Kendrick Lamar	Alright
Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)	Uptown Funk
Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud
The Weeknd	Earned It

Best Female Video

Beyonce	7/11
Ellie Goulding	Love Me like You Do
Nicki Minaj	Anaconda
Sia	Elastic Heart
Taylor Swift	Blank Space

Artist to Watch

James Bay	Hold Back the River
George Ezra	Budapest
Fetty Wap	Trap Queen
FKA Twigs	Pendulum
Vance Joy	Riptide

Best Pop Video

Beyonce	7/11
Maroon 5	Sugar
Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)	Uptown Funk
Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift	Blank Space

Best Rock Video

Arctic Monkeys	Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
Fall Out Boy	Uma Thurman
Florence  the Machine	Ship to Wreck
Hozier	Take Me to Church
Walk the Moon	Shut Up and Dance

Best Hip-Hop Video

Big Sean (featuring E-40)	I Don't F**k with You
Fetty Wap	Trap Queen
Kendrick Lamar	Alright
Nicki Minaj	Anaconda
Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth)	See You Again

Best Collaboration

Ariana Grande and The Weeknd	Love Me Harder
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj	Bang Bang
Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)	Uptown Funk
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Bad Blood
Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth)	See You Again

Best Direction

Childish Gambino	Sober – Director : Hiro Murai
Hozier	Take Me to Church – Directors : Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson
Kendrick Lamar	Alright – Directors : Colin Tilley and the Little Homies
Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars)	Uptown Funk – Directors : Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Bad Blood – Director : Joseph Kahn

Best Choreography

Beyonce	7/11 – Choreographers : Beyonce, Chris Grant and Gabriel Valenciano
Chet Faker	Gold – Choreographer : Ryan Heffington
Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Never Catch Me – Choreographers : Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid
OK Go	I Won't Let You Down – Choreographer : OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano
Ed Sheeran	Don't – Choreographers : Nappytabs

Best Visual Effects

Childish Gambino	Telegraph Ave - Visual Effects : Gloria FX
FKA Twigs	Two Weeks - Visual Effects : Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy
Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber)	Where Are U Now - Visual Effects : Brewer
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Bad Blood - Visual Effects : Ingenuity Studios
Tyler, The Creator	F**king Young/Death Camp - Visual Effects : Gloria FX

Best Art Direction

The Chemical Brothers	Go - Art Director : Michel Gondry
Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber)	Where Are U Now - Art Director : Brewer
Snoop Dogg	So Many Pros - Art Director : Jason Fijal
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Bad Blood - Art Director : Charles Infante
Jack White	Would You Fight for My Love - Art Director : Jeff Peterson

Best Editing

A$AP Rocky	L$D – Editor : Dexter Navy
Beyonce	7/11 – Editors : Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Jonathan Wing
Ed Sheeran	Don't – Editor : Jacquelyn London
Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber)	Where Are U Now – Editor : Brewer
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Bad Blood – Editor : Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street

Best Cinematography

Alt-J	Left Hand Free - Director of Photography : Mike Simpson
FKA Twigs	Two Weeks - Director of Photography : Justin Brown
Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Never Catch Me - Director of Photography : Larkin Sieple
Ed Sheeran	Thinking Out Loud - Director of Photography : Daniel Pearl
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar)	Bad Blood - Director of Photography : Christopher Probst

Best Video with a Social Message

Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend)	One Man Can Change the World
Colbie Caillat	Try
Jennifer Hudson	I Still Love You
Rihanna	American Oxygen
Wale	The White Shoes