
MTV VMA Nominations roll out today, but Videostatic again has the exclusive first look at the Professional Categories.
Congrats to all the nominees. See below for details. Stay tuned for more!
MTV VMA PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
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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
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
The 2016 MTV VMAs are Sunday, August 28 at NYC's legendary Madison Square Garden.