12 Eylül Pazar günü Los Angeles‘da gerçekleştirilecek olan MTV Video Müzik Ödülleri‘nin adayları açıklandı. Sıradışı tarzıyla dikkatleri üzerine çeken Lady Gaga, 13 dalda aday gösterilerek bir ilke imza attı. MTV tarihinde bu güne kadar bir yıl içerisinde 13 dalda aday gösterilen başka bir sanatçı yok. İşte tüm kategoriler ve aday sanatçılar;
En iyi yeni sanatçı
Broken Bells, ‘The Ghost Inside’
Jason Derulo, ‘In My Head’
Justin Bieber feat Ludacris, ‘Baby’
Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’
Nicki Minaj feat Sean Garrett, ‘Massive Attack’
En iyi düet
B.o.B feat Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’
Beyoncé feat Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
3OH!3 feat Ke$ha, ‘My First Kiss’
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’
Yılın videosu
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Florence + The Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’
30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Lady Gaga feat Beyoncé, ‘Telephone’
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
B.o.B feat Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’
En iyi çıkış yapan video
Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’
Gorillaz feat Bobby Womack and Mos Def, ‘Stylo’
Coldplay, ‘Strawberry Swing’
The Black Keys, ‘Tighten Up’
En iyi video (Kadın sanatçı)
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’
Katy Perry feat Snoop Dogg, ‘California Gurls’
Beyoncé feat Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
Taylor Swift, ‘Fifteen’
En iyi video (Erkek sanatçı)
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Usher feat Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’
B.o.B feat Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’
Drake, ‘Find Your Love’
Jason Derulo, ‘In My Head’
En iyi dans müziği video
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Enrique Iglesias feat Pitbull, ‘I Like It’
Cascada, ‘Evacuate The Dancefloor’
David Guetta feat Akon, ‘Sexy Chick’
Usher feat Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’
En iyi Hip-Hop video
B.o.B. feat Hayley Williams, ‘Airplanes’
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem, ‘Forever’
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats, ‘On To The Next One’
Kid Cudi feat MGMT and Ratatat, ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’
En iyi Pop müzik video
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Katy Perry feat Snoop Dogg, ‘California Gurls’
Ke$ha, ‘Tik Tok’
Beyoncé feat Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
B.o.B feat Bruno Mars, ‘Nothing on You’
En iyi Rock müzik video
30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Muse, ‘Uprising’
Paramore, ‘Ignorance’
Florence + the Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’
MGMT, ‘Flash Delirium’
En iyi sanat yönetmeni
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Florence + The Machine, ‘Dogs Days Are Over’
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Beyoncé feat Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
En iyi koreografi
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Lady Gaga feat Beyonce, ‘Telephone’
Beyonce feat Lady Gaga, ‘Video Phone (Extended Remix)’
Usher feat Will.I.Am, ‘OMG’
Janelle Monáe feat Big Boi, ‘Tightrope’
En iyi sinematografi
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Mumford and Sons, ‘Little Lion Man’
Florence + The Machine, ‘Dog Days Are Over’
En iyi video yönetmeni
Bartholomew Cubbins: 30 Seconds To Mars, ‘Kings and Queens’
Hype Williams: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, ‘Empire State of Mind’
Rich Lee: Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Francis Lawrence: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Dave Meyers: P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
En iyi montaj
Jarrett Fijal: Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Ken Mowe: Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Clark Eddy: Rihanna, ‘Rude Boy’
Chris Davis: P!nk, ‘Funhouse’
Frank Macias: Miike Snow, ‘Animal’
En iyi özel efekt
Lady Gaga, ‘Bad Romance’
Eminem, ‘Not Afraid’
Muse, ‘Uprising’
Green Day, ’21st Century Breakdown’
Dan Black, ‘Symphonies’