MTV Video Music Awards 2011
| MTV Video Music Awards 2011
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| Awarded for | MTV Video Music Awards | |||
| date | August 28, 2011 | |||
| Moderation | various | |||
| Loan location | Nokia Theater , Los Angeles | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Awarded by | MTV | |||
| Most awards | Adele and Katy Perry (3 each) | |||
| website | mtv.com/vma | |||
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The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards , presented by the music broadcaster MTV , took place on August 28, 2011 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles . This time the annual event was not moderated by a special moderator. The show was opened by Lady Gaga . Adele and Katy Perry were the most successful artists of the evening with three prizes each; Perry won the Video of the Year award for her single Firework . Britney Spears was able to achieve success with two prizes , she was honored as the best pop video for Till the World Ends and received the prize for her life's work, the Video Vanguard Award .
Music performances
Main Stage - listed chronologically
- Lady Gaga (with Brian May ) - Yoü and I
- Jay-Z and Kanye West - Otis
- Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo and Nayer ) - Give Me Everything
- Adele - Someone Like You
- Chris Brown - Yeah 3x / Beautiful People
- Tribute to Britney Spears
- Beyoncé - Love on Top
- Young the Giant - My Body
- Bruno Mars - Valerie (appreciation for the late Amy Winehouse )
- Lil Wayne - How to Love / John
Winners and nominations
The nominees were announced on July 20, 2011. Singer Katy Perry topped the nomination list with nine entries. Followed by Kanye West and Adele with seven nominations each. Katy Perry is also the first artist to be nominated for four different music videos, something that nobody was able to do before. In addition, in 2011 the award for the Best Video With a Message was awarded for the first time , in which the best videos with a statement / message were up for nomination.
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Video of the Year
- Adele - Rolling in the Deep
- Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise
- Bruno Mars - Grenade
- Tyler, the Creator - Yonkers
Best Male Video
- 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)
- Nicki Minaj - great 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 (TGIF)
- 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
- Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes ) - Look at Me Now
- Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On
- Lil Wayne (featuring Cory Gunz) - 6 feet 7 feet
- Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi ) - All of the Lights
Best collaboration
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West ) - ET
- 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 and Kid Cudi ) - All of the Lights
Best video with a message
- Eminem (featuring Rihanna ) - Love the Way You Lie
- Katy Perry - Firework
- P! Nk - Fuckin 'Perfect
- Rise Against - Make It Stop (September's Children)
- Taylor Swift - Mean
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 ) - ET (Director: Floria Sigismondi )
Best Choreography in a Video
Beyoncé - Run the World (Girls) (Choreographer: Frank Gatson)
- Lady Gaga - Judas (Choreographer: 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 ) - ET (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 ) - ET (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 ) - ET (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)
Individual evidence
- ↑ MTV.de: "The Live Performances at the VMAs 2011" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 2, 2011
- ↑ MTV.com: Lady Gaga To Open The 2011 VMAs , accessed August 18, 2011 (English)
- ↑ Billboard.com: "Katy Perry, Adele, Kanye West Lead 2011 NTV VMA Nominees," accessed July 22, 2011. (English)
- ↑ RP-online: "Nine times nominated for MTV Video Music Awards" ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 22, 2011
- ↑ Huffington Post: "MTV Video Music Awards Adds New Category: 'Best Video With A Message'" , accessed August 18, 2011 (English)
Web links
- Official VMA 2011 page (German)
- Official VMA 2011 Page (English)
