1984 yılında MTV tarafından yılın en iyi müzik videolarının ödüllendirildiği "MTV Video Müzik Ödülleri" bu sene 31 Ağustos'da MTV'den canlı olarak yayınlanacak. Geçtiğimiz sene Rosalia, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish ve Halsey'in ödüllere layık görüldüğü törende karantina şartlarından dolayı iki yeni kategori de eklendi. Bu seneki adaylar ise şu şekilde:

 

Yılın Videosu:
Billie Eilish – “everything i wanted” 
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”
Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good” 
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”
Taylor Swift – “The Man” 
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”

Yılın Şarkıcısı:
DaBaby 
Justin Bieber 
Lady Gaga 
Megan Thee Stallion 
Post Malone
The Weeknd

Yılın Şarkısı:
Billie Eilish – “everything i wanted”
Doja Cat – “Say So” 
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” 
Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”
Post Malone – “Circles”
Roddy Ricch – “The Box” 

En İyi İş Birliği:
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U” 
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – “RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)”
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – “Beautiful People”
Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good” 
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – “Tusa” 
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” 

En İyi Yeni Sanatçı:
Doja Cat 
Jack Harlow 
Lewis Capaldi 
Roddy Ricch 
Tate McRae
YUNGBLUD

En İyi Pop Şarkısı:
BTS – “On” 
Halsey – “You should be sad” 
Jonas Brothers – “What a Man Gotta Do” 
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – “Intentions” 
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” 
Taylor Swift – “Lover” 

En İyi Hip-Hop:
DaBaby – “BOP” 
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla” 
Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good” 
Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”
Roddy Ricch – “The Box” 
Travis Scott – “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” 

En İyi Rock:
blink-182 – “Happy Days” 
Coldplay – “Orphans” 
Evanescence – “Wasted On You” 
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)” 
Green Day – “Oh Yeah!” 
The Killers – “Caution” 

En İyi Alternatif:
The 1975 – “If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)” 
All Time Low – “Some Kind Of Disaster” 
FINNEAS – “Let’s Fall in Love for the Night”
Lana Del Rey – “Doin’ Time”
Machine Gun Kelly – “Bloody Valentine”
twenty one pilots – “Level of Concern”

En İyi Latin:
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – “China” 
Bad Bunny – “Yo Perreo Sola” 
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul – “MAMACITA” 
J Balvin – “Amarillo” 
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – “Tusa” 
Maluma ft. J Balvin – “Qué Pena” 

En İyi R&B:
Alicia Keys – “Underdog” 
Chloe x Halle – “Do It” 
H.E.R. ft. YG – “Slide” 
Khalid ft. Summer Walker – “Eleven”
Lizzo – “Cuz I Love You” 
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” 

En İyi K-POP:
(G)I-DLE – “Oh My God” 
BTS – “On” 
EXO – “Obsession”
Monsta X – “SOMEONE'S SOMEONE” 
Tomorrow X Together – “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)” 
Red Velvet – “Psycho” 

En İyi Sosyal Mesaj İçeren Müzik Videosu:
Anderson .Paak – “Lockdown” 
Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell”
Demi Lovato – “I Love Me”
H.E.R. - ”I Can’t Breathe”
Lil Baby – “The Bigger Picture” 
Taylor Swift – “The Man” 

En İyi Evden Müzik Videosu:
5 Seconds of Summer – “Wildflower” 
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – “Stuck with U” 
blink-182 – “Happy Days”
Drake – “Toosie Slide” 
John Legend – “Bigger Love” 
twenty one pilots – “Level of Concern” 

En İyi Karantina Performansı:
Chloe & Halle – “Do It” from MTV’s Prom-athon
CNCO – Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga – “Smile” from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute

En İyi Yönetmen:
Billie Eilish – “xanny” – Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat – “Say So” – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa – “Don't Start Now” – Directed by Nabil
Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Directed by Dave Meyers
Taylor Swift – “The Man” – Directed by Taylor Swift
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Directed by Anton Tammi

En İyi Sinematografi:
5 Seconds of Summer – “Old Me” – Cinematography by Kieran Fowler 
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – “My Oh My” – Cinematography by Dave Meyers
Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell” – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry – “Harleys In Hawaii” – Cinematography by Arnau Valls
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Cinematography by Oliver Millar

En İyi Sanat Yönetmeni:
A$AP Rocky – “Babushka Boi” – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa – “Physical” – Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́
Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” – Art Direction by Christian Stone 
Selena Gomez – “Boyfriend” – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter 
Taylor Swift – “Lover” – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

En İyi Görsel Efekt:
Billie Eilish – “all the good girls go to hell” – Visual Effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato – “I Love Me” – Visual Effects by Hoody FX
Dua Lipa – “Physical” – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott – “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” – Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER

En İyi Koreografi:
BTS – “On” – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun
CNCO & Natti Natasha – “Honey Boo” – Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby – “BOP” – Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry 
Dua Lipa – “Physical” – Choreography by Charm La'Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Choreography by Richy Jackson
Normani – “Motivation” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

En İyi Düzenleme:
Halsey – “Graveyard” – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
James Blake – “Can't Believe the Way We Flow” – Edited by Frank Lebon 
Lizzo – “Good As Hell” – Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan
Miley Cyrus – “Mother’s Daughter” – Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico 
ROSALÍA – “A Palé” – Edited by Andre Jones
The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

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