VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
• Beyoncé – “7/11″
• Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

BEST MALE VIDEO

• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
• Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
• The Weeknd – “Earned It”
• Nick Jonas – “Chains”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

• Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
• Beyoncé – “7/11″
• Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
• Sia – “Elastic Heart”
• Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

• Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
• Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
• Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
• Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
• Big Sean ft. E-40 – “I Don’t F–k With You”

BEST POP VIDEO

• Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
• Beyoncé – “7/11″
• Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
• Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
• Maroon 5 – “Sugar”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

• Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
• Hozier – “Take Me To Church”
• 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”

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”

VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE

• Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”
• Jennifer Hudson – “I Still Love You”
• Colbie Caillat – “Try”
• Rihanna – “American Oxygen”
• Wale – “The White Shoes”

SONG OF THE SUMMER

• 5 Seconds of Summer — "She's Kinda Hot"
• Fetty Wap — "My Way"
• Fifth Harmony — "Worth It"
• Selena Gomez (featuring ASAP Rocky) — "Good for You"
• David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) — "Hey Mama"
• Demi Lovato — "Cool for the Summer"
• Major Lazer — "Lean On"
• OMI — "Cheerleader"
• Silento — "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)"
• Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — "Where Are U Now"
• Taylor Swift — "Bad Blood"
• The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"

PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante)
• Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (François Rousselet, Jason Fijal)
• 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 and 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, Gloria FX, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
• Tyler, The Creator – “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX)