Big artists showdown in 2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Fifteen categories with this year’s new category, the Best Video Message Award. Check out the complete list of nominees for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards IBTimes has prepared for you.

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Categories

  • Best New Artist Nominees
  • Best Pop Video Nominees
  • Best New Artist Nominees
  • Best Pop Video Nominees
  • Best Rock Video Nominees
  • Best Hip-Hop Video Nominees
  • Best Female Video Nominees
  • Best Male Video Nominees
  • Best Collaboration Nominees
  • Video Of The Year Nominees
  • Best Video With A Message
  • Best Art Direction Nominees
  • Best Choreography Nominees
  • Best Cinematography Nominees
  • Best Direction Nominees
  • Best Editing Nominees
  • Best Special Effects Nominees

The Nominees

Best Video With A Message

  • Eminem f/ Rihanna
    "Love the Way You Lie"
    Directed by Joseph Kahn
  • Katy Perry
    "Firework"
  • Lady Gaga
    "Born This Way"
  • P!nk
    "F****** Perfect"
  • Rise Against
    "Make it Stop (September's Children)"
    Directed by Marc Klasfeld
  • Taylor Swift
    "Mean"
    Directed by Declan Whitebloom

Best Art Direction Nominees

  • Adele
    "Rolling in the Deep"
  • Death Cab For Cutie
    "You Are A Tourist"
  • Kanye West f/ Dwele
    "Power"
  • Katy Perry f/ Kanye West
    "E.T."
  • Lady Gaga
    "Judas"

Best Choreography Nominees

  • Beyoncé
    "Run the World (Girls)"
  • Britney Spears
    "Till the World Ends"
  • Bruno Mars
    "The Lazy Song"
  • Lady Gaga
    "Judas"
  • LMFAO f/ Lauren Bennett & Goon
    "Party Rock Anthem"

Best Cinematography Nominees

  • Thirty Seconds To Mars
  • "Hurricane"
  • Cinematography by Benoit Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt & Daniel Carberry
  • Adele
    "Rolling in the Deep"
    Cinematography by Tom Townend
  • Beyoncé
    "Run the World (Girls)"
    Cinematography by Jeffrey Kimball
  • Eminem f/ Rihanna
    "Love the Way You Lie"
    Cinematography by Christopher Probst
  • Katy Perry
    "Teenage Dream"
    Cinematography by Paul Laufer

Best Direction Nominees

  • Thirty Seconds To Mars
    "Hurricane"
    Directed by Bartholomew Cubbins
  • Adele
    "Rolling in the Deep"
    Directed by Sam Brown
  • Beastie Boys
    "Make Some Noise"
    Directed by Adam MCA Yauch
  • Eminem f/ Rihanna
    "Love the Way You Lie"
    Directed by Joseph Kahn
  • Katy Perry f/ Kanye West
    "E.T."
    Directed by Floria Sigismondi

Best Editing Nominees

  • Thirty Seconds To Mars
    "Hurricane"
    Editing by Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser & Daniel Carberry
  • Adele
    "Rolling in the Deep"
    Editing by Art Jones at Work
  • Kanye West f/ Rihanna and Kid Cudi
    "All Of The Lights"
    Editing by Hadaya Turner
  • Katy Perry f/ Kanye West
    "E.T."
    Editing by Jarrett Fijal
  • Manchester Orchestra
    "Simple Math"
    Editing by Daniels

Best Special Effects Nominees

  • Chromeo
    "Don't Turn The Lights On"
    Special Effects by The Mill
  • Kanye West f/ Dwele
    "Power"
    Special Effects by Nice Shoes &
    ArtJail
  • Katy Perry f/ Kanye West
    "E.T."
    Special Effects by Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects
  • Linkin Park
    "Waiting For The End"
    Special Effects by Ghost Town Media
  • Manchester Orchestra
    "Simple Math"
    Special Effects by Daniels

Best Pop Video Nominees

  • Adele
    "Rolling in the Deep"
    Directed by Sam Brown
  • Britney Spears
    "Till the World Ends"
    Directed by Ray Kay
  • Bruno Mars
    "Grenade"
    Directed by Nabil Elderkin
  • Katy Perry
    "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
    Directed by Marc Klasfeld & Danny
    Pitbull f/ Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack
  • "Give Me Everything"
    Directed by David Rousseau

Best Rock Video Nominees

  • Cage The Elephant
    "Shake Me Down"
    Directed by Isaac Rentz
  • Foo Fighters
    "Walk"
    Directed by Sam Jones
  • Foster the People
    "Pumped Up Kicks"
    Directed by Josef Geiger
  • Mumford & Sons
    "The Cave"
    Directed by Fred & Nick
  • The Black Keys
    "Howlin' For You"
    Directed by Chris Marrs Piliero

Best Hip-Hop Video Nominees

  • Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
    "Look At Me Now"
    Directed by Colin Tilley
  • Kanye West f/ Rihanna and Kid Cudi
    "All Of The Lights"
    Directed by Hype Williams
  • Lil Wayne
    "6 Foot, 7 Foot"
    Directed by Hype Williams
  • Lupe Fiasco
    "The Show Goes On"
    Directed by Hiro Murai
  • Nicki Minaj
    "Super Bass"
    Directed by Sanaa Hamri

Best New Artist Nominees

  • Big Sean f/ Chris Brown
    "My Last"
    Directed by Taj
  • Foster The People
    "Pumped Up Kicks"
    Directed by Josef Geiger
  • Kreayshawn
    "Gucci Gucci"
    Directed by Joseph Zentil
  • Tyler, The Creator
    "Yonkers"
    Directed by Wolf Haley
  • Wiz Khalifa
    "Black and Yellow"
    Directed by Bill Paladino

Best Female Video Nominees

  • Adele
    "Rolling in the Deep"
    Directed by Sam Brown
  • Beyoncé
    "Run the World (Girls)"
    Directed by Francis Lawrence
  • Katy Perry
    "Firework"
    Directed by Dave Meyers
  • Lady Gaga
    "Born This Way"
    Directed by Nick Knight & Haus of
    Nicki Minaj
    "Super Bass"
    Directed by Sanaa Hamri

Best Male Video Nominees

  • Bruno Mars
    "Grenade"
    Directed by Nabil Elderkin
  • Cee Lo Green
    "F*** You"
    Directed by Matt Stawski
  • Eminem f/ Rihanna
    "Love the Way You Lie"
    Directed by Joseph Kahn
  • Justin Bieber
    "U Smile"
    Directed by Colin Tilley
  • Kanye West f/ Rihanna and Kid Cudi
    "All Of The Lights"
    Directed by Hype Williams

Best Collaboration Nominees

  • Chris Brown f/ Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes
    "Look At Me Now"
  • Kanye West f/ Rihanna and Kid Cudi
    "All Of The Lights"
    Directed by Hype Williams
  • Katy Perry f/ Kanye West
    "E.T."
    Directed by Floria Sigismondi
  • Nicki Minaj
    "Moment 4 Life"
    Directed by Chris Robinson
  • Pitbull f/ Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack
    "Give Me Everything"
  • Directed by David Rousseau
    Pitbull teams up with R&B songster

Video Of The Year Nominees

  • Adele
    "Rolling in the Deep"
    Directed by Sam Brown
  • Beastie Boys
    "Make Some Noise"
    Directed by Adam MCA Yauch
  • Bruno Mars
    "Grenade"
    Directed by Nabil Elderkin
  • Katy Perry
    "Firework"
    Directed by Dave Meyers
  • Tyler, The Creator
    "Yonkers"
    Directed by Wolf Haley