MTV Video Music Awards 2011 Winners

The complete list of winners is posted below. Winners are those in bold and italicized.

Video of the Year

Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise"
Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
Katy Perry — "Firework"
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

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

Best New Artist

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

Best Pop Video

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"
Britney Spears — "Till the World Ends"

Best Rock Video

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

Best Hip-Hop Video

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"
Nicki Minaj — "Super Bass"
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) — "All of the Lights"

Best Collaboration

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

Best Direction in a Video

30 Seconds to Mars — "Hurricane" (Director: Bartholomew Cubbins)
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Director: Sam Brown)
Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise" (Director: Adam Yauch)
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

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)
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — "E.T." (Special Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects)
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

30 Seconds to Mars — "Hurricane" (Editors: Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser and Daniel Carberry)
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Editor: Art Jones at Work)
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

30 Seconds to Mars — "Hurricane" (Directors of Photography: Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel Carberry)
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Director of Photography: Tom Townend)
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

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

Video Vanguard Award

Britney Spears