Oooh, Taylor Swift and Beyonce nominated in the same category at the MTV VMAs again - quick, get an invite in the post to Kanye...

No surprises here, as both Lady Gaga and Justin Beiber's most watched on You Tube vids show up on the MTV VMA nomination list... Florence is up there for the Brits, but we expect her large face will be sporting the 'no, I'm not upset, but, fuck it, yes I am' look we saw at last year's Mercury Prize when she loses to someone that the Americans have actually heard of...

 

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 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 Derulo, 'In My Head' 

 

BEST COLLABORATION 

B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams, 'Airplanes' 

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, 'Video Phone (Extended Remix)' 

3OH!3 featuring Ke$ha, 'My First Kiss' 

Jay-Z & Alicia Keys, 'Empire State of Mind' 

BEST NEW ARTIST 

Ke$ha, 'Tik Tok' 

Jason Derulo, 'In My Head' 

Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, 'Baby' 

Nicki Minaj featuring Sean Garrett, 'Massive Attack' 

Broken Bells, 'The Ghost Inside' 

 

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO 

B.o.B. featuring 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 featuring MGMT and Ratatat, 'Pursuit Of Happiness' 

 

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, 'Nothing 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' 

Florence + The Machine, 'Dogs Days Are Over' 

Eminem, 'Not Afraid' 

30 Seconds To Mars, 'Kings and Queens' 

Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga, 'Video Phone (Extended Remix)' 

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY 

Lady Gaga, 'Bad Romance' 

Lady Gaga featuring Beyonce, 'Telephone' 

Beyonce featuring Lady Gaga, 'Video Phone (Extended Remix)' 

Usher featuring Will.I.Am, 'OMG' 

Janelle Monáe featuring Big Boi, 'Tightrope' 

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY 

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' 

 

BEST DIRECTION 

Jay-Z and 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 and Mos Def, 'Stylo' 

Coldplay, 'Strawberry Swing' 

The Black Keys, 'Tighten Up'