The following are the final nominees for the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.
This year's awards ceremony will take place September 6, 2012 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Nominees
Video of the Year
- Drake featuring Rihanna - "Take Care"
- Gotye featuring Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know"
- M.I.A. - "Bad Girls
- Katy Perry - "Wide Awake"
- Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - "We Found Love"
Best Male Video
- Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
- Chris Brown - "Turn Up the Music"
- Drake featuring Rihanna - "Take Care"
- Frank Ocean - "Swim Good"
- Usher - "Climax"
Best Female Video
- Beyonce - "Love On Top"
- Selena Gomez and the Scene - "Love You Like a Love Song"
- Nicki Minaj - "Starships"
- Katy Perry - "Part Of Me"
- Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - "We Found Love"
Best New Artist
- fun featuring Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
- Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
- Frank Ocean - "Swim Good"
- One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
- The Wanted - "Glad You Came"
Best Pop Video
- Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
- fun featuring Janelle Monae - "We Are Young"
- Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa - "Payphone"
- One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
- Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris - "We Found Love"
Best Rock Video
- The Black Keys - "Lonely Boy"
- Coldplay - "Paradise"
- Imagine Dragons - "It's Time"
- Linkin Park - "Burn It Down"
- Jack White - "Sixteen Saltines"
Best Hip-Hop Video
- Childish Gambino - "Heartbeat"
- Drake featuring Lil Wayne - "HYFR"
- Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Paris"
- Nicki Minaj featuring 2 Chainz - "Beez In the Trap"
- Kanye West featuring Pusha T, Big Sean, and 2 Chainz - "Mercy"
Best Electronic Dance Music Video
- Avicii - "Levels"
- Duck Sauce - "Big Bad Wolf"
- Calvin Harris - "Feel So Close"
- Skrillex - "First Of the Year (Equinox)"
- Martin Solveig - "The Night Out"
Best Direction in a Video
- Coldplay and Rihanna - "Princess Of China" (Directors: Adria Petty and Alan Bibby)
- Duck Sauce - "Big Bad Wolf" (Director: Keith Schofield)
- Jay-Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding - "Otis" (Director: Spike Jonze)
- M.I.A. - "Bad Girls" (Director: Romain Gavras)
- Frank Ocean - "Swim Good" (Director: Nabil Elderkin)
Best Choreography in a Video
- Avicii - "Levels" (Choreographers: Richy Greenfield and Petro Papahadjopoulos)
- Beyonce - "Countdown" (Choreographers: Danielle Polanco, Frank Gatson Jr., Beyonce, and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker)
- Chris Brown - "Turn Up the Music" (Choreographer: Anwar 'Flii' Burton)
- Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull - "Dance Again" (Choreographer: JR Taylor)
- Rihanna - "Where Have You Been" (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
Best Visual Effects in a Video
- David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj - "Turn Me On" (Visual Effects: Alex Frisch, Joe Harkins, Scott Metzger, and Vico Sharabani)
- Linkin Park - "Burn It Down" (Visual Effects: Ghost Town Media)
- Katy Perry - "Wide Awake" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Engine)
- Rihanna - "Where Have You Been" (Visual Effects: BAKED FX)
- Skrillex - "First Of the Year (Equinox)" (Visual Effects: Deka Brothers and Tony "Truand" Datis)
Best Art Direction in a Video
- Lana Del Rey - "Born To Die" (Art Directors: Anna Brun and Audrey Malecot)
- Drake featuring Rihanna - "Take Care" (Art Director: Charles Infante)
- Of Monsters and Men - "Little Talks" (Art Directors: Mihai Wilson and Marcella Moser)
- Katy Perry - "Wide Awake" (Art Director: Benji Bamps)
- Regina Spektor - "All the Rowboats" (Art Director: Anthony Henderson)
Best Editing in a Video
- A$AP Rocky - "Goldie" (Editor: Samantha Lecca)
- Beyonce - "Countdown" (Editors: Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff)
- Gotye featuring Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know" (Editor: Natasha Pincus)
- Jay-Z and Kanye West - "Niggas In Paris" (Editors: Alexander Hammer, Peter Johnson, and Derek Lee)
- Kanye West featuring Pusha T, Big Sean, and 2 Chainz - "Mercy" (Editor: Eric Greenburg)
Best Cinematography in a Video
- Adele - "Someone Like You" (Director of Photography: David Johnson)
- Coldplay and Rihanna - "Princess Of China" (Director of Photography: Stephane Vallee)
- Lana Del Rey - "Born To Die" (Director of Photography: Andre Chemetoff)
- Drake featuring Rihanna - "Take Care" (Director of Photography: Kasper Tuxen)
- M.I.A. - "Bad Girls" (Director of Photography: Andre Chemetoff)
Best Video With a Message
- Kelly Clarkson - "Dark Side"
- Gym Class Heroes featuring Ryan Tedder - "The Fighter"
- K'naan featuring Nelly Furtado - "Is Anybody Out There?"
- Lil Wayne - "How To Love"
- Demi Lovato - "Skyscraper"
- Rise Against - "Ballad Of Hollis Brown"
Most Share-Worthy Video
- Beyonce - "Countdown"
- Justin Bieber - "Boyfriend"
- Gotye featuring Kimbra - "Somebody That I Used To Know"
- Carly Rae Jepsen - "Call Me Maybe"
- One Direction - "What Makes You Beautiful"
