2012 MTV Video Music Awards Discussion

[Mr Xclusive]

Awards


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

• Beyoncι — "Love on Top"
• Selena Gomez & 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 Monαe) — "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 Monαe) — "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" (Director: 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)
• Beyoncι — "Countdown" (Choreographers: Danielle Polanco, Frank Gatson Jr., Beyoncι 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 Director: 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)
• Beyoncι — "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: Stιphane Vallιe)
• Lana Del Rey — "Born to Die" (Director of Photography: Andrι Chemetoff)
• Drake (featuring Rihanna) — "Take Care" (Director of Photography: Kasper Tuxen)
• M.I.A. — "Bad Girls" (Director of Photography: Andrι 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

• Beyoncι — "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"

Best Latino Artist

• Juanes
• Jennifer Lopez
• Pitbull
• Romeo Santos
• Wisin & Yandel^[3]

Performers

Pre-show

• Calvin Harris^[4]
• Demi Lovato - "Give Your Heart a Break"^[4]

Main show

• Rihanna (featuring ASAP Rocky and Calvin Harris) - "Cockiness (Love It)" (Remix) / "We Found Love" ^[5]
• Green Day
• Alicia Keys
• Nicki Minaj
• Frank Ocean
• Lil Wayne - "No Worries"^[6]
• One Direction
• P!nk
• Taylor Swift
• 2 Chainz

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Presenters

• Miley Cyrus
• The Fierce Five (Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney)
• Rashida Jones
• Ke$ha
• Wiz Khalifa
• Demi Lovato
• Mac Miller
• Katy Perry
• Psy
• Andy Samberg
• The Wanted
• 2 Chainz

[Nawy]

Can't wait to see Wayne, performing No Worries

I wonder how tight his pants will be this year no homo

[Mr Xclusive]

Chris Brown & Rihanna sit 7 seats away from each other


hopefully chris shows up, and maybe he will be the "surprise performer"


would be crazy if they performed birthday cake

[Danny M]

Anyone know if Drake will be turning up

I seen Wayne, Nicki and Tyga are all seating next to/behind each other, but couldn't see Drake's seat

[Mr Xclusive]

Anyone know if Drake will be turning up

I seen Wayne, Nicki and Tyga are all seating next to/behind each other, but couldn't see Drake's seat

i think he'll show up


his seat is close to Rihanna's

[bloodysharnin]

If M.I.A's Bad Girls video doesn't win anything, ima' have to call bullshit.

[WeezyFan]

Wayne is sitting next to Taylor Swift

should of been Kanye

[Vocker]

Chris Brown & Rihanna sit 7 seats away from each other


hopefully chris shows up, and maybe he will be the "surprise performer"


would be crazy if they performed birthday cake

Isn't Nicki minaj the surprise performer? Kevin harts said that on the jimmy Kimmel interview yesterday.....

[Mr. Swag]

If M.I.A's Bad Girls video doesn't win anything, ima' have to call bullshit.

just because of your comment I watched the video and DAMN... don't know if I should call it genius or pure bullshit

[YMCMB-FTW]

Damn look at the list of performers... 1D faggots are here
Got Green Day and Wayne though, so I'm cool

[Rockstar Wayne]

How long did it take you to do all that? Gotdamn...

[M.O.B.]

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