2016 MTV VMA Nominees

Full 2016 MTV VMA Nominations are below. Visit mtv.com/vma for more info and to vote.

MTV VMA NOMINEES

Video of the Year

• Adele "Hello" (Xavier Dolan, dir.)
• Beyonce "Formation" (Melina Matsoukas, dir.)
• Drake "Hotline Bling" (Director X, dir.)
• Justin Bieber "Sorry" (Parris Goebel, dir.)
• Kanye West "Famous" (Kanye West, dir.)

Best Female Video

• Adele "Hello" (Xavier Dolan, dir.)
• Ariana Grande "Into You" (Hannah Lux Davis, dir.)
• Beyoncé “Hold Up" (Jonas Akerlund, Beyonce Knowles Carter, dir.)
• Rihanna f/ Drake "Work" (Director X, dir.)
• Sia "Cheap Thrills" (Sia, Daniel Askill, dir.)

Best Male Video

• Bryson Tiller "Don't" (Cris, dir.)
• Calvin Harris f/ Rihanna "This Is What You Came For" (Emil Nava, dir.)
• Drake "Hotline Bling" (Director X, dir.)
• Kanye West "Famous" (Kanye West, dir.)
• The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face" (Grant Singer, dir.)

Best Hip Hop Video

• 2 Chainz "Watch Out" (Motion Family, dir.)
• Bryson Tiller "Don't" (Cris, dir.)
• Chance The Rapper "Angels" (Austin Vesely, dir.)
• Desiigner "Panda" (Paul Geusebroek, dir.)
• Drake "Hotline Bling" (Director X, dir.)

Best Pop Video

• Adele "Hello" (Xavier Dolan, dir.)
• Alessia Cara "Wild Things" (Aaron A, dir.)
• Ariana Grande "Into You" (Hannah Lux Davis, dir.)
• Beyonce "Formation" (Melina Matsoukas, dir.)
• Justin Bieber "Sorry" (Parris Goebel, dir.)

Best Rock Video

• All Time Low "Missing You" (Patrick Tracy, dir.)
• Coldplay "Adventure Of A Lifetime" (Mat Whitecross, dir.)
• Fall Out Boy "Irresistable" (Wayne Isham, dir.)
• Panic At The Disco "Victorious" (Brandon Dermer, dir.)
• Twenty One Pilots "Heathens" (Andrew Donoho, dir.)

Best New Artist

• Bryson Tiller
• Desiigner
• DNCE
• Lukas Graham
• Zara Larsson

Best Electronic Video

• 99 Souls f/ Destiny's Child & Brandy "The Girl Is Mine" (Ludovic Zuili, Simon Bouisson, dir.)
• Afrojack "Summerthing!" (Sam Sneed, dir.)
• Calvin Harris & Disciples "How Deep Is Your Love" (Emil Nava, dir.)
• Mike Posner "I Took A Pill In Ibiza" (Jon Jon Augustavo, dir.)
• The Chainsmokers f/ Daya "Don't Let Me Down" (Marcus Kuhne, dir.) 

Best Collaboration Video

• Ariana Grande f/ Lil Wayne "Let Me Love You" (Grant Singer, dir.)
• Beyonce f/ Kendrick Lamar "Freedom" (Beyonce Knowles Carter, Khalil Joseph, dir.)
• Calvin Harris f/ Rihanna "This Is What You Came For" (Emil Nava, dir.)
• Fifth Harmony f/ Ty Dolla $ign "Work From Home" (Director X, dir.)
• Rihanna f/ Drake "Work" (Director X, dir.)

Breakthrough Long Form Video

• Beyonce "Lemonade"
• Chris Brown "Royalty"
• Florence + The Machine "The Odyssey"
• Justin Bieber "The Movement"
• Troye Sivan "Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy"

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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.