“Bad Romance”:
Video of the Year
Best Pop Video
Best Dance Music Video
Best Female Video
Best Choreography
Best Direction
Best Art Direction
Best Special Effects
Best Editing
Best Cinematography
“Telephone” feat. Beyoncé:
Video of the Year
Best Collaboration
Best Choreography
“Video Phone” with Beyoncé:
Best Female Video
Best Pop Video
Best Art Direction
Best Collaboration
Best Choreography
TümüVideo 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"