2016 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

The nominations for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards were announced yesterday. And the nominees are...

Video of the Year

Adele, "Hello"

Beyoncé, "Formation"

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

Justin Bieber, "Sorry"

Kanye West, "Famous"

Best Female Video

Adele, "Hello"

Beyoncé, "Hold Up"

Sia, "Cheap Thrills"

Ariana Grande, "Into You"

Rihanna feat. Drake, "Work"

Best Male Video

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

Bryson Tiller, "Don't"

Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For"

Kanye West, "Famous"

The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"

Best Collaboration

Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar, "Freedom"

Fifth Harmony feat. Ty Dolla $ign, "Work From Home"

Ariana Grande feat. Lil Wayne, "Let Me Love You"

Calvin Harris feat. Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For"

Rihanna feat. Drake, "Work"

Best Hip Hop Video

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

Desiigner, "Panda"

Bryson Tiller, "Don't"

Chance The Rapper feat. Saba, "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 feat. 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 feat. 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"

Fergie, "M.I.L.F. $"

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

David Bowie, "Blackstar"

Adele, "Hello"

Best Choreography

Beyoncé, "Formation" (Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, and Dana Foglia)

Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell, "WTF (Where They From)" (Hi-Hat)

Beyoncé, "Sorry" (Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, and Beyoncé Knowles Carter)

FKA Twigs, "M3LL155X" (FKA Twigs)

Florence + The Machine, "Delilah" (Holly Blakey)

Best Direction

Beyoncé, "Formation" (Melina Matsoukas)

Coldplay, "Up&Up" (Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia)

Adele, "Hello" (Xavier Dolan)

David Bowie, "Lazarus" (Johan Renck)

Tame Impala, "The Less I Know The Better" (Canada)

Best Cinematography

Beyoncé, "Formation" (Malik Sayeed)

Adele, "Hello" (André Turpin)

David Bowie, "Lazarus" (Crille Forsberg)

Alesso, "I Wanna Know" (Corey Jennings)

Ariana Grande, "Into You" (Paul Laufer)

Best Editing

Beyoncé, "Formation" (Jeff Selis)

Adele, "Hello" (Xavier Dolan)

Fergie, "M.I.L.F. $" (Vinnie Hobbs)

David Bowie, "Lazarus" (Johan Söderberg)

Ariana Grande, "Into You" (Hannah Lux Davis)

Best Visual Effects

Coldplay, "Up&Up" (Vania Heymann, Gloria FX and VFX House)

FKA Twigs, "M3LL155X" (Lewis Saunders and Jihoon Yoo)

Adele, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (Sam Sneade)

The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face" (Brewster Parsons and Bryan Smaller)

Zayn, "PILLOWTALK" (Studio Private, David Smith) 

The 2016 Video Music Awards will air live from Madison Square Garden on Sunday August 28th.