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The 2020 MVPA Awards Nominations have been announced, celebrating a wide array of music videos in categories ranging from Genre Awards to Professional Awards, plus a special Lockdown category recognizing work made during the COVID-19 quarantine.

An in-person event is obviously dependent upon Pandemic restrictions, but winners will be announced in the coming weeks, with various roundtables and other activations planned.

Read More for the official press release, with details on the voting process, and the full slate of nominations.

The UK Music Video Awards held a "lockdown" virtual ceremony this year, celebrating some of the best music video work both in the UK and internationally. Director Sam Pilling's video for DJ Shadow’s "Rocket Fuel" stood out on the night,  winning Video Of The Year and three more awards, while fellow director Anton Tammi — who helmed four videos for The Weeknd — won Best Director award, and also Best Pop Video International for "Blinding Lights."

Read more for a full list of the MVA Award winners...

Revolutionary guitar player Eddie Van Halen has reportedly lost his long battle with cancer, passing away at the age of 65.

His group Van Halen was responsible for many iconic music videos, especially for the 1984 album, which boasted "Panama," "Hot For Teacher" and "Jump."

Shortlists have been released for this year's UK Music Video Awards, which will be a virtual event. Please read more for all the contenders... Leading the charge is Dua Lipa, who has eight nods for three different videoi, followed by The Weekend who has five noms for three videos, and Michael Kiwanuka and DJ Shadow who each also have give nominations.

Nominations for the 2020 MTV VMA Awards have been announced, with public voting available for the general categories. See below for the Professional Categories and Read More for the General Slate. And visit www.mtv.com/vma/vote/ to vote.

VMAs will be held live on Sunday, August 30 from Brooklyn, NY.

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

BEST DIRECTION

• Billie Eilish "xanny" Directed by Billie Eilish
• Doja Cat "Say So" Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
• Dua Lipa "Don't Start Now" Directed by Nabil
• Harry Styles "Adore You" Directed by Dave Meyers
• Taylor Swift "The Man" Directed by Taylor Swift
• The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Directed by Anton Tammi

BEST ART DIRECTION

• A$AP Rocky "Babushka Boi" Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
• Dua Lipa "Physical" Art Direction by Anna Colomeì Nogu
• Harry Styles "Adore You" Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
• Miley Cyrus "Mother’s Daughter" Art Direction by Christian Stone
• Selena Gomez "Boyfriend" Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
• Taylor Swift "Lover" Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• BTS "On" Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
• CNCO & Natti Natasha "Honey Boo" Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
• DaBaby "BOP" Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
• Dua Lipa "Physical" Choreography by Charm La'Donna
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande "Rain On Me" Choreography by Richy Jackson
• Normani "Motivation" Choreography by Sean Bankhead

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• 5 Seconds of Summer "Old Me" Cinematography by Kieran Fowler
• Billie Eilish "all the good girls go to hell" Cinematography by Christopher Probst
• Camila Cabello f/ DaBaby "My Oh My" Cinematography by Dave Meyers
• Katy Perry "Harleys In Hawaii" Cinematography by Arnau Valls
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande "Rain On Me" Cinematography by Thomas Kloss
• The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Cinematography by Oliver Millar

BEST EDITING

• Halsey "Graveyard" Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
• James Blake "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" Edited by Frank Lebon
• Lizzo "Good As Hell" Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan
• Miley Cyrus "Mother’s Daughter" Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico
• ROSALIìA "A Palé" Edited by Andre Jones
• The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Billie Eilish "all the good girls go to hell" Visual Effects by Drive Studios
• Demi Lovato "I Love Me" Visual Effects by Hoody FX
• Dua Lipa "Physical" Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
• Harry Styles "Adore You" Visual Effects by Mathematic
• Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande "Rain On Me" Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
• Travis Scott "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios

The Music Video Production Association (MVPA) has announced a return to action, including the return of its MVPA Awards celebration. Formed over 30 years ago, the MVPA stands as the official organization representing music video creators, serving as a community for the industry as a whole.

The MVPA has also announced a partnership with the UK Music Video Awards, wherein any videos by U.S. directors, production companies or artists that are entered into the UKMVAs this year will automatically qualify and be entered for the MVPA Awards in that same category. The UKMVAs are already accepting submissions for eligible work completed between August 1, 2019 and July 31, 2020 at their website www.ukmva.com, with an August 3rd deadline for entries. The MVPA Awards is being planned as an intimate sit-down dinner and show in Los Angeles this November.

Read More for the full Press Release announcing the return of the MVPA and the MVPA Awards.