MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD: Kanye West ,VIDEO OF THE YEAR ,Beyoncé — “7/11” ,Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud” , Taylor Swiftft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” , Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk” ,Kendrick Lamar — “Alright” ,BEST MALE VIDEO ,Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud” ,Mark Ronson ft. 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 ft. 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” ,VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE ,Jennifer Hudson — “I Still Love You” ,Colbie Caillat — “Try” ,Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend — “One Man Can Change the World” ,Rihanna — “American Oxygen” ,Wale — “The White Shoes” ,BEST COLLABORATION ,Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” ,Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk” ,Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth — “See You Again” ,Ariana Grande & The Weeknd — “Love Me Harder” ,Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj — “Bang Bang” ,BEST ART DIRECTION ,Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (François Rousselet, Jason Fijal) ,Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante) ,Jack White – “Would You Fight For My Love” (Jack White, 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 ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple) ,Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl) ,Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst) ,FKA Twigs — “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown) ,Alt-J — “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson) ,BEST DIRECTION ,Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn) ,Mark Ronson ft. 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 ft. 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 ft. 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).
