News // VMA 2011 Winners

This last VMA - MTV Video Music Awards - was full of surprises: Kanye West and Jay-Z had surprised performances, Beyoncé announced she is expecting a baby, both Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse had a memorable tribute.
The nice Selena Gomez was the host of VMA pre-show where she interviewed several artists already on the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, including her boyfriend Justin Bieber.

The nominees for this year's awards and the winners in bold.

Video Of The Year:

• Adele - Rolling In The Deep
• Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise
• Bruno Mars - Grenade
• Katy Perry - Firework
• Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers

Best Male Video:

• Justin Bieber - U Smile
• Eminem (feat. Rihanna) - Love The Way You Lie
• Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
• Bruno Mars - Grenade
• Kanye West (feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) - All Of The Lights

Best Female Video:

• Adele - Rolling In The Deep
• Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls)
• Lady Gaga - Born This Way
• Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
• Katy Perry - Firework

Best New Artist:

• Big Sean (feat. Chris Brown) - My Last
• Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
• Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci
• Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
• Wiz Khalifa - Black & Yellow

Best Pop Video:

• Adele - Rolling In The Deep
• Bruno Mars - Grenade
• Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
• Pitbull (feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack) - Give Me Everything
• Britney Spears - 'Till The World Ends

Best Rock Video:

• The Black Keys - Howlin' For You
• Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down
• Foo Fighters - Walk
• Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
• Mumford & Sons - The Cave

Best Hip-Hop Video:

• Chris Brown (feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) - Look At Me Now
• Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
• Lil Wayne (feat. Cory Gunz) - 6 Foot 7 Foot
• Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
• Kanye West (feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) - All Of The Lights

Best Collaboration:

• Chris Brown (feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes) - Look At Me Now
• Nicki Minaj (feat. Drake) - Moment 4 Life
• Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) - E.T.
• Pitbull (feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack) - Give Me Everything
• Kanye West (feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi) - All Of The Lights

Best Direction In A Video:

• 30 Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Director: Bartholomew Cubbins)
• Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Director: Sam Brown)
• Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise (Director: Adam Yauch)
• Eminem (feat. Rihanna) - Love The Way You Lie (Director: Joseph Kahn)
• Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) - E.T. (Director: Floria Sigismondi)

Best Choreography In A Video:

• Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls) (Choreographer: Frank Gatson)
• Lady Gaga — Judas (Chroeographer: Laurieann Gibson)
• LMFAO (feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — Party Rock Anthem (Choreographer: Hokuto Konishi)
• Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song (Choreographers: Bruno Mars and Poreotics)
• Britney Spears — Till the World Ends (Choreographer: Brian Friedman)

Best Special Effect In A Video:

• Chromeo — Don’t Turn the Lights On (Special Effects: The Mill)
• Linkin Park — Waiting for the End (Special Effects: Ghost Town Media)
• Manchester Orchestra — Simple Math (Special Effects: DANIELS)
• Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) — E.T. (Special Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects)
• Kanye West (feat. Dwele) — Power (Special Effects: Nice Shoes and ArtJail)

Best Art Direction In A Video:

• Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Art Director: Nathan Parker)
• Death Cab for Cutie — You Are a Tourist (Art Directors: Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi and Anthony Maitz)
• Lady Gaga — Judas (Art Director: Amy Danger)
• Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) — E.T. (Art Director: Jason Fijal)
• Kanye West (feat. Dwele) — Power (Art Director: Babak Radboy)

Best Editing In A Video:

• 30 Seconds to Mars — Hurricane (Editors: Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser and Daniel Carberry)
• Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Editor: Art Jones at Work)
• Manchester Orchestra — Simple Math (Editor: DANIELS)
• Katy Perry (feat. Kanye West) — E.T. (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
• Kanye West (feat. Rihanna and Kid Cudi) — All of the Lights (Editor: Hadaya Turner)

Best Cinematography In A Video:

• 30 Seconds to Mars — Hurricane (Directors of Photography: Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel Carberry)
• Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Director of Photography: Tom Townend)
• Beyoncé — Run the World (Girls) (Director of Photography: Jeffrey Kimball)
• Eminem (feat. Rihanna) — Love the Way You Lie (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
• Katy Perry — Teenage Dream (Director of Photography: Paul Laufer)

Best Video With A Message:

• Eminem (feat. Rihanna) — Love the Way You Lie
• Lady Gaga — Born This Way
• Katy Perry — Firework
• Pink — Fuckin’ Perfect
• Rise Against — Make It Stop (September’s Children)
• Taylor Swift — Mean

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