2016 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations

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)