[Iceman]

Nominations

Video of the Year

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over"
30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens"
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé — "Telephone"
Eminem — "Not Afraid"
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams — "Airplanes"

Best Collaboration

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams — "Airplanes"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga — "Video Phone" (extended remix)
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé — "Telephone"
3OH!3 featuring Kesha — "My First Kiss"
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind"

Best Female Video

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
Ke$ha — "Tik Tok"
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg — "California Gurls"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga — "Video Phone" (extended remix)
Taylor Swift — "Fifteen"

Best Male Video

Eminem — "Not Afraid"
Usher featuring Will.I.Am — "OMG"
B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams — "Airplanes"
Drake — "Find Your Love"
Jason Derülo — "In My Head"

Best Hip Hop Video

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams — "Airplanes"
Eminem — "Not Afraid"
Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem — "Forever"
Jay-Z & Swizz Beats — "On to the Next One"
Kid Cudi featuring MGMT & Ratatat — "Pursuit of Happiness"

Best New Artist

Ke$ha — "Tik Tok"
Jason Derülo — "In My Head"
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris — "Baby"
Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett — "Massive Attack"
Broken Bells — "The Ghost Inside"

Best Pop Video

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg — "California Gurls"
Ke$ha — "Tik Tok"
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga — "Video Phone" (extended remix)
B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars — "Nothin' on You"

Best Rock Video

30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens"
Muse — "Uprising"
Paramore — "Ignorance"
Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over"
MGMT — "Flash Delirium"

Best Dance Music Video

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance"
Enrique Iglesias featuring Pitbull — "I Like It"
Cascada — "Evacuate The Dancefloor"
David Guetta featuring Akon — "Sexy Chick"
Usher featuring Will.I.Am — "OMG"

Best Art Direction

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Art Director: Charles Infante)
Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over" (Art Director: Louise Corcoran)
Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Art Director: Ethan Tobman)
30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens" (Art Director: Marc Benacerraf)
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga — "Video Phone" (extended remix) (Art Director: Lenny Tso)

Best Choreography

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Choreography: Laurieann Gibson)
Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé — "Telephone" (Choreography: Laurieann Gibson)
Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga — "Video Phone" (extended remix) (Choreographer: Frank Gatson)
Usher featuring Will.I.Am — "OMG" (Choreographer: Aakomon “AJ”)
Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi — "Tightrope" (Choreographer: Janelle Monae & The Memphis Jookin Community)

Best Cinematography

Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Cinematographer: Chris Probst)
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind" (Cinematographer: John Perez)
Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Cinematographer: Thomas Kloss)
Mumford & Sons — "Little Lion Man" (Cinematographer: Ben Magahy)
Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over" (Cinematographer: Adam Frisch)

Best Direction

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind" (Director: Hype Williams)
Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Director: Francis Lawrence)
Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Director: Rich Lee)
P!nk — "Funhouse" (Director: Dave Meyers)
30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens" (Director: Bartholomew Cubbins)

Best Editing

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Editor: Ken Mowe)
Rihanna — "Rude Boy" (Editor: Clark Eddy)
P!nk — "Funhouse" (Editor: Chris Davis)
Miike Snow — "Animal" (Editor: Frank Macias)

Best SFX (Special Effects)

Lady Gaga — "Bad Romance" (Special Effects: Tim Jarvis)
Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX)
Muse — "Uprising" (Special Effects: Sam Stevens)
Green Day — "21st Century Breakdown" (Special Effects: Laundry)
Dan Black — "Symphonies" (Special Effects: Corinne Bance & Axel D’Harcourt)

Breakthrough Video

Dan Black — "Symphonies"
Gorillaz featuring Bobby Womack & Mos Def — "Stylo"
Coldplay — "Strawberry Swing"
The Black Keys — "Tighten Up"