Nominees were announced on July 20, 2011. Winners are in Underlined.

Video of the Year
Katy Perry — "Firework"
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise"
Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
Tyler, the Creator — "Yonkers"

Best Male Video
Justin Bieber — "U Smile"
Eminem (featuring Rihanna) — "Love the Way You Lie"
Cee-Lo Green — "Fuck You!"
Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) — "All of the Lights"

Best Female Video
Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
Beyoncé — "Run the World (Girls)"
Nicki Minaj — "Super Bass"
Katy Perry — "Firework"

Best New Artist
Tyler, the Creator — "Yonkers"
Big Sean (featuring Chris Brown) — "My Last"
Foster the People — "Pumped Up Kicks"
Kreayshawn — "Gucci Gucci"
Wiz Khalifa — "Black and Yellow"

Best Pop Video
Britney Spears — "Till the World Ends"
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
Katy Perry — "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack) — "Give Me Everything"

Best Rock Video
Foo Fighters — "Walk"
The Black Keys — "Howlin' for You"
Cage the Elephant — "Shake Me Down"
Foster the People — "Pumped Up Kicks"
Mumford & Sons — "The Cave"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Nicki Minaj — "Super Bass"
Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) — "Look at Me Now"
Lupe Fiasco — "The Show Goes On"
Lil Wayne (featuring Cory Gunz) — "6 Foot 7 Foot"
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) — "All of the Lights"

Best Collaboration
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — "E.T."
Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) — "Look at Me Now"
Nicki Minaj (featuring Drake) — "Moment 4 Life"
Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack) — "Give Me Everything"
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna) — "All of the Lights"

Best Direction in a Video
Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise" (Director: Adam Yauch)
30 Seconds to Mars — "Hurricane" (Director: Bartholomew Cubbins)
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Director: Sam Brown)
Eminem (featuring Rihanna) — "Love the Way You Lie" (Director: Joseph Kahn)
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — "E.T." (Director: Floria Sigismondi)

Best Choreography in a Video
Beyoncé — "Run the World (Girls)" (Choreographer: Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page)
Lady Gaga — "Judas" (Chroeographer: Laurieann Gibson)
LMFAO (featuring Lauren Bennett and GoonRock) — "Party Rock Anthem" (Choreographer: Hokuto Konishi)
Bruno Mars — "The Lazy Song" (Choreographers: Bruno Mars and Poreotics)
Britney Spears — "Till the World Ends" (Choreographer: Brian Friedman)

Best Special Effects in a Video
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — "E.T." (Special Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects)
Chromeo — "Don't Turn the Lights On" (Special Effects: The Mill)
Linkin Park — "Waiting for the End" (Special Effects: Ghost Town Media)
Manchester Orchestra — "Simple Math" (Special Effects: DANIELS)
Kanye West (featuring Dwele) — "Power" (Special Effects: Nice Shoes and ArtJail)

Best Art Direction in a Video
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Art Director: Nathan Parker)
Death Cab for Cutie — "You Are a Tourist" (Art Directors: Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi and Anthony Maitz)
Lady Gaga — "Judas" (Art Director: Amy Danger)
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — "E.T." (Art Director: Jason Fijal)
Kanye West (featuring Dwele) — "Power" (Art Director: Babak Radboy)

Best Editing in a Video
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Editor: Art Jones at Work)
30 Seconds to Mars — "Hurricane" (Editors: Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser and Daniel Carberry)
Manchester Orchestra — "Simple Math" (Editor: DANIELS)
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — "E.T." (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) — "All of the Lights" (Editor: Hadaya Turner)

Best Cinematography in a Video
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Director of Photography: Tom Townend)
30 Seconds to Mars — "Hurricane" (Directors of Photography: Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel Carberry)
Beyoncé — "Run the World (Girls)" (Director of Photography: Jeffrey Kimball)
Eminem (featuring Rihanna) — "Love the Way You Lie" (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)
Katy Perry — "Teenage Dream" (Director of Photography: Paul Laufer)

Best Video with a Message
Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"
Eminem (featuring Rihanna) — "Love the Way You Lie"
Katy Perry — "Firework"
Pink — "Fuckin' Perfect"
Rise Against — "Make It Stop (September's Children)"
Taylor Swift — "Mean"

Best Latino Artist
Wisin & Yandel — "Zun Zun Rompiendo Caderas"
Don Omar and Lucenzo — "Danza Kuduro"
Enrique Iglesias (featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E) — "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"
Maná — "Lluvia al Corazón"
Prince Royce — "Corazón Sin Cara"

Video Vanguard Award
Britney Spears