MTV VMAs 2015: Nominations

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Video of the Year
Beyoncé – '7/11'
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood'
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright'

Best Male Video
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud'
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright'
The Weeknd – 'Earned It'
Nick Jonas – 'Chains'

Best Female Video
Beyoncé – '7/11'
Taylor Swift – 'Blank Space'
Nicki Minaj – 'Anaconda'
Sia – 'Elastic Heart'
Ellie Goulding – 'Love Me Like You Do'

Best Hip-Hop Video
Fetty Wap – 'Trap Queen'
Nicki Minaj – 'Anaconda'
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright'
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – 'See You Again'
Big Sean ft. E-40 – 'IDFWU'

Best Pop Video
Beyoncé – '7/11'
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud'
Taylor Swift – 'Blank Space'
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Maroon 5 – 'Sugar'

Best Rock Video
Hozier – 'Take Me To Church'
Fall Out Boy – 'Uma Thurman'
Florence + the Machine – 'Ship To Wreck'
Walk the Moon – 'Shut Up and Dance'
Arctic Monkeys – 'Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?'

Artist to Watch
Fetty Wap – 'Trap Queen'
Vance Joy – 'Riptide'
George Ezra – 'Budapest'
James Bay – 'Hold Back The River'
FKA Twigs – 'Pendulum'

Best Collaboration
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood'
Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk'
Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth – 'See You Again'
Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – 'Love Me Harder'
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – 'Bang Bang'

Video with a Social Message
Jennifer Hudson – 'I Still Love You'
Colbie Caillat – 'Try'
Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend – 'One Man Can Change the World'
Rihanna – 'American Oxygen'
Wale – 'The White Shoes'

Best Art Direction
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Charles Infante)
Snoop Dogg – 'So Many Pros' (Jason Fijal)
Jack White – 'Would You Fight For My Love' (Jeff Peterson)
The Chemical Brothers – 'Go' (Michel Gondry)
Skrillex & Diplo – 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

Best Choreography
Beyoncé – '7/11' (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
OK Go – 'I Won't Let You Down' (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
Chet Faker – 'Gold' (Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran – 'Don't' (Nappy Tabs)
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – 'Never Catch Me' (Keone and Mari Madrid)

Best Cinematography
Flying Lotus featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Never Catch Me' (Larkin Sieple)
Ed Sheeran – 'Thinking Out Loud' (Daniel Pearl)
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Christopher Probst)
FKA twigs – 'Two Weeks' (Justin Brown)
alt-J – 'Left Hand Free' (Mike Simpson)

Best Direction
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Joseph Kahn)
Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars – 'Uptown Funk' (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy)
Kendrick Lamar – 'Alright' (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
Hozier – 'Take Me To Church' (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
Childish Gambino – 'Sober' (Hiro Murai)

Best Editing
Beyoncé – '7/11' (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran – 'Don't' (Jacquelyn London)
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
A$AP Rocky – 'L$D' (Dexter Navy)
Skrillex & Diplo – 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

Best Visual Effects
Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar – 'Bad Blood' (Ingenuity Studios)
FKA twigs – 'Two Weeks' (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
Childish Gambino – 'Telegraph Ave.' (Gloria FX)
Skrillex & Diplo – 'Where Are U Now' with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
Tyler, The Creator – 'F****** Young/Death Camp' (Gloria FX)

[Jordan]

How on EARTH can 7/11 be nominated for video of the year? They just NEED Beyonce for the ratings. For a farce.

[Roo.]

I hope Thinking Out Loud gets a couple of wins.