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2011 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS
held August 28, 2011
with performances by Lady Gaga with Brian May, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Nayar, Adele, Chris Brown, Beyoncé, Young The Giant, Bruno Mars, Lil Wayne

Video of the Year Katy Perry "Firework" [ from the LP Teenage Dream ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise" Bruno Mars - "Grenade" Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers"
Best Female Video Lady Gaga "Born This Way" [ from the LP Born This Way ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" Beyoncé - "Run The World (Girls)" Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass" Katy Perry - "Firework"
Best Male Video Justin Bieber "U Smile" [ from the LP My World 2.0 ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Eminem & Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie" Cee Lo Green - "F* You" Bruno Mars - "Grenade" Kanye West, Rihanna & Kid Cudi** - "All Of The Lights" - "All Of The Lights"
Best Hip-Hop Video Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" [ from the LP Pink Friday ]		other nominees: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look At Me Now" Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On" Lil Wayne - "6 Foot, 7 Foot" Kanye West, Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
Best New Artist Tyler, The Creator "Yonkers" [from Goblin ]		other nominees: Big Sean - "My Last" Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks" Kreayshawn - "Gucci Gucci" Wiz Khalifa - "Black & Yellow"
Best Pop Video Britney Spears "Till The World Ends" [from Femme Fatale ]		other nominees: Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" Bruno Mars - "Grenade" Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything"
Best Rock Video Foo Fighters "Walk" [ from the LP Wasting Light ]		other nominees: Black Keys - "Howlin For You" Cage The Elephant - "Shake Me Down" Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks" Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
Best Collaboration Katy Perry & Kanye West "E.T." [ from the LP Teenage Dream ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Chris Brown, Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look At Me Now" Nicki Minaj & Drake - "Moment 4 Life" Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything" Kanye West, Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
Best Video With A Message Lady Gaga "Born This Way" [ from the LP Born This Way ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Eminem & Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie" Katy Perry - "Firework" Pink - "F*** Perfect" Rise Against - "Make It Stop (September's Children)" Taylor Swift** - "Mean"
Best Direction Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise" (Adam Yauch) [ from the LP Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 ]		other nominees: Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" (Sam Brown) Eminem & Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie" (Joseph Kahn) Katy Perry & Kanye West - "E.T." (Floria Sigismondi) 30 Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane" (Bartholomew Cubbins)
Best Choreography Beyoncé "Run The World (Girls)" (Frank Gatson) [ from the LP 4 ]		other nominees: Lady Gaga - "Judas" (Laurieann Gibson) LMFAO - "Party Rock Anthem" (Hokuto Konishi) Bruno Mars - "The Lazy Song" (Bruno Mars & Poreotics) Britney Spears - "Till The World Ends" (Brian Friedman)
Best Special Effects Katy Perry & Kanye West "E.T." (Jeff Dotson) [ from the LP Teenage Dream ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Chromeo - "Don't Turn The Lights On" (The Mill) Linkin Park - "Waiting For The End" (Ghost Town Media) Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math" (Daniels) Kanye West - "Power" (Nice Shoes & ArtJail)
Best Art Direction Adele "Rolling In The Deep" (Nathan Parker) [ from the LP 21 ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Death Cab For Cutie - "You Are A Tourist" (Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi & Anthony Maitz) Lady Gaga - "Judas" (Amy Danger) Katy Perry & Kanye West - "E.T." (Jason Fijal) Kanye West - "Power" (Babak Radboy)
Best Editing Adele "Rolling In The Deep" (Art Jones At Work) [ from the LP 21 ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math" (Daniels) Katy Perry & Kanye West - "E.T." (Jarrett Fijal) 30 Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane" (Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser & Daniel Carberry) Kanye West, Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights" (Hadaya Turner)
Best Cinematography Adele "Rolling In The Deep" (Tom Townend) [ from the LP 21 ]	iTunes Amazon.mp3	other nominees: Beyoncé - "Run The World (Girls)" (Jeffrey Kimball) Eminem & Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie" (Christopher Probst) Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream" (Paul Laufer) 30 Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane" (Benoit Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt & Daniel Carberry)