Here are the nominees for the “2011 MTV Video Music Awards”: VIDEO OF THE YEAR Adele Tyler, The Creator Title: Rolling In The Deep Title: Yonkers Album: 21 Album: Goblin Director: Sam Brown Director: Wolf Haley Label: XL/Columbia Label: XL Recordings Production Company: Flynn Production Company: Happy Place Producer: Hannah Chandler Producer: Tara Razavi Katy Perry Bruno Mars Title: Firework Title: Grenade Album: Teenage Dream Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans Director: Dave Meyers Director: Nabil Elderkin Label: Capitol Label: Elektra Production Company: Radical Media Production Company: Little Minx/RSA Producers: Robert Bray, Danny Lockwood Producer: Anne Johnson Beastie Boys Title: Make Some Noise Album: Hot Sauce Committee Part Two Director: Adam Yauch Label: Capitol Records Production Company: Directors Bureau Producer: Samantha Storr BEST FEMALE VIDEO Adele Katy Perry Title: Rolling In The Deep Title: Firework Album: 21 Album: Teenage Dream Director: Sam Brown Director: Dave Meyers Label: XL/Columbia Label: Capitol Production Company: Flynn Production Company: Radical Media Producers: Hannah Chandler Producers: Robert Bray, Danny Lockwood Beyonce Nicki Minaj Title: Run The World (Girls) Title: Super Bass Album: 4 Album: Pink Friday Director: Francis Lawrence Director: Sanaa Hamri Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Label: Young Money/Cash Money Records Production Company: DNA Production Company: 305 Films Producer: Justin Diener Producers: Kimberly S. Stuckwisch, Michelle Larkin & Keith "KB" Brown Lady GaGa Title: Born This Way Album: Born This Way Director: Nick Knight, Haus of Gaga Label: Streamline/Interscope/Konlive Production Company: Factory Films, Ltd. Producers: Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson BEST MALE VIDEO Cee Lo Green Eminem feat. Rihanna Title: F*** You Title: Love The Way You Lie Album: The Lady Killer Album: Recovery Director: Matt Stawski Director: Joseph Kahn Label: Elektra Label: Aftermath Records Production Company: Refused TV Production Company: H.S.I. Productions Producer: Paul Bock Producer: Mary Ann Tanedo Bruno Mars Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi Title: Grenade Title: All Of The Lights Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Director: Nabil Elderkin Director: Hype Williams Label: Elektra Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Production Company: Little Minx/RSA Production Company: Naaila Entertainment Producer: Anne Johnson Producer: Hype Williams Justin Bieber Title: U Smile Album: My World 2.0 Director: Colin Tilley Label: RBMG/Island Records Production Company: Riveting Entertainment Producer: Andrew Listermann BEST HIP HOP VIDEO Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi Title: 6’7’ Title: All Of The Lights Album: Tha Carter IV Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Director: Hype Williams Director: Hype Williams Label: Cash Money Records Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Production Company: Naaila Entertainment Production Company: Naaila Entertainment Producer: Hype Williams Producer: Hype Williams Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Nicki Minaj Title: Look At Me Now Title: Super Bass Album: F.A.M.E. Album: Pink Friday Director: Colin Tilley Director: Sanaa Hamri Label: Jive/JLG Label: Young Money/Cash Money Records Production Company: Riveting Entertainment, Production Company: 305 Films LLC Producers: Kimberly S. Stuckwisch, Michelle Producer: Andrew Listermann Larkin & Keith "KB" Brown Lupe Fiasco Title: The Show Goes On Album: Lasers Director: Hiro Murai Label: 1st and 15th/Atlantic Records Production Company: Partizan Producer: Anne Johnson BEST NEW ARTIST Foster The People Wiz Khalifa Title: Pumped Up Kicks Title: Black and Yellow Album: Foster The People Album: Rolling Papers Director: Josef Geiger Director: Bill Paladino Label: Columbia Label: Rostrum/Atlantic Records Producer: Josef Geiger Production Company: Bill Paladino,Kevin Kauffman Producers: Kevin Kauffman, Adam Topper Tyler, The Creator BiG Sean feat. Chris Brown Title: Yonkers Title: My Last Album: Goblin Album: Finally Famous Director: Wolf Haley Director: Taj Label: XL Recordings Label: GOOD Music/Def Jam Production Company: Happy Place Production Company: Happy Place Producer: Tara Razavi Producer: Tara Razavi Kreayshawn Title: Gucci Gucci Album: N/A Director: Joseph Zentil Label: Columbia Production Company: Strange Customs Producer: Armand Zentil BEST POP VIDEO Adele Bruno Mars Title: Rolling In The Deep Title: Grenade Album: 21 Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans Director: Sam Brown Director: Nabil Elderkin Label: XL/Columbia Label: Elektra Production Company: Flynn Production Company: Little Minx/RSA Producers: Hannah Chandler Producer: Anne Johnson Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack Katy Perry Title: Give Me Everything Title: Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) Album: Planet Pit Album: Teenage Dream Director: David Rousseau Director: Marc Klasfeld & Danny Lockwood Label: J/Pologrounds Label: Capitol Production Company: Creative Seen Production Company: Rockhard Films Producer: Alexandra Sdoucos Producer: John Winter Britney Spears Title: Till The World Ends Album: Femme Fatale Director: Ray Kay Label: Jive/Jive Label Group Production Company: Rockhard Films Producer: Clark Jackson BEST ROCK VIDEO The Black Keys Foo Fighters Title: Howlin For You Title: Walk Album: Brothers Album: Wasting Light Director: Chris Marrs Piliero Director: Sam Jones Label: Nonesuch Label: RCA Production Company: Kleiner @ Hello! (Santa Production Company: Black Dog Films Monica) Producer: Jill Hardin Producers: Sheira Rees-Davies Foster The People Mumford & Sons Title: Pumped Up Kicks Title: The Cave Album: Foster The People Album: Sigh No More Director: Josef Geiger Director: Fred and Nick Label: Columbia Label: Glassnote Records Producer: Josef Geiger Production Company: Pulse Films Producers: Samira Kanwar/Rebecca Sykes CaGe The Elephant Title: Shake Me Down Album: Thank You Happy Birthday Director: Isaac Rentz Label: DSP/Jive Label Group Production Company: More Media Producer: Blake Morrison BEST COLLABORATION Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes Title: Give Me Everything Title: Look At Me Now Album: Planet Pit Album: F.A.M.E. Director: David Rousseau Director: Colin Tilley Label: J/Pologrounds Label: Jive/JLG Production Company: Creative Seen Production Company: Riveting Entertainment, Producer: Alexandra Sdoucos LLC Producer: Andrew Listermann Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi Katy Perry feat. Kanye West Title: All Of The Lights Title: E.T. Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Album: Teenage Dream Director: Hype Williams Director: Floria Sigismondi Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam Label: Capitol Production Company: Naaila Entertainment Production Company: Symphony 19 Producer: Hype Williams Producers: Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Lockwood Nicki Minaj feat. Drake Title: Moment 4 Life Album: Pink Friday Director: Chris Robinson Label: Young Money/Cash Money Records Production Company: robot Films Producers: K. Brown/M. Gutman BEST ART DIRECTION Adele Katy Perry feat. Kanye West Title: Rolling In The Deep Title: E.T. Album: 21 Album: Teenage Dream Director: Sam Brown Director: Floria Sigismondi Label: XL/Columbia Label: Capitol Production Company: Flynn Production Company: Symphony 19 Producers: Hannah Chandler Producers: Natasha Alexsa-Garcia, Danny Art Director: Nathan Parker Lockwood Art Director: Jason Fijal Lady GaGa Kanye West Title: Judas Title: Power Album: Born This Way Album: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Director: Lady Gaga, Laurieann Gibson Director: Marco Brambilla Label: Streamline/Interscope/Konlive Label: Hip Hop Since 1978/Def Jam Production Company: Factory Films, Ltd. Production Company: Stink Producers: Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson Producer: Anna Smith Art Director: Amy Danger Art Director: Babak Radboy Death Cab For Cutie Title: You Are A Tourist Album: Codes and Keys Director: Tim Nakashi Label: Atlantic Records Production Company: Jonathan Lia Productions Producer: Jonathan Lia Art Directors: Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi, Anthony Maitz BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Beyonce Britney Spears Title: Run The World (Girls) Title: Till The World Ends Album: 4 Album: Femme Fatale Director: Francis Lawrence Director: Ray Kay Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Label: Jive/Jive Label Group Production Company: DNA Production Company: Rockhard Films Producer: Justin Diener Producer: Clark Jackson Choreographer: Frank Gatson Choreographer: Brian Freedman Lady GaGa Bruno Mars Title: Judas Title: The Lazy Song Album: Born This Way Album: Doo-Wops and Hooligans Director: Lady Gaga, Laurieann Gibson Director: Nez Label: Streamline/Interscope/Konlive Label: Elektra Production Company: Factory Films, Ltd. Production Company: Furlined LLC Producers: Nicole Ehrlich, Steven Johnson Producer: Anne Johnson Choreographer: Laurieann Gibson Choreographers: Bruno Mars & Poreotics LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock Title: Party Rock Anthem Album: Sorry for Party Rocking Director: Mickey Finnegan Label: Cherrytree/Interscope Production Company: Rock Hard Films, LTD Producers: Alexa Dedlow, Joyce Washington, Nicole Ehrlich Choreographer: Hokuto Konishi of the Quest Crew BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Adele Beyonce Title: Rolling In The Deep Title: Run The World (Girls) Album: 21 Album: 4 Director: Sam Brown Director: Francis Lawrence Label: XL/Columbia Label: Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia Production Company: Flynn Production Company: DNA Producers: Hannah Chandler Producer: Justin Diener Cinematographer: Tom Townend