The 2011 VMA Winners, starting with the "professional" categories...
Acceptance speeches, video links and more at: mtv.com/ontv/vma/2011...
BEST DIRECTION
Adam Yauch, director
Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Tom Townend, DP
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
BEST EDITING
Art Jones @ Work, editor
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Jeff Dotson @ Dot & Effects, vfx
Katy Perry f/ Kanye West "ET"
BEST ART DIRECTION
Nathan Parker, art director
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
BEST CHOREGRAPHY
Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami & Jeffrey Page, choregraphers
Beyonce "Run The World Girls"
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Katy Perry "Firework"
Dave Meyers, director | Robert Bray, Danny Lockwood, producers | Radical Media, production co.
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Nick Knight, Haus of Gaga, directors | Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson, producers | Factory Films, production co.
BEST MALE VIDEO
Justin Bieber "U Smile"
Colin Tilley, director | Andrew Listermann, producer | Riveting Entertainment, production co.
BEST NEW ARTIST VIDEO
Tyler, The Creator "Yonkers"
Wolf Haley (aka Tyler, The Creator), director | Tara Razavi, producer | Happy Place, production co.
BEST COLLABORATION
Katy Perry f/ Kanye West "ET"
Floria Sigismondi, director | Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood, producer | Symphony 19, production co.
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Sanaa Hamri, director | Kimberly S. Stuckwisch, Michelle Larkin & Keith "KB" Brown, producers | Michelle My Belle, production co.
BEST POP VIDEO
Britney Spears "Till The World Ends"
Ray Kay, director | Clark Jackson, producer | Rockhard Films, production co.
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Foo Fighters "Walk"
Sam Jones, director | Jil Hardin, producer | Black Dog Films, production co.
BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Lady Gaga "Born This Way"
Nick Knight, Haus of Gaga, directors | Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson, producers | Factory Films, production co.
