Here Are Your Nominees for the 2015 VMAs

All hail the Moon Man, the man who walked on the moon to give us music videos. Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

With her one-two punch of “Blank Space� and “Bad Blood,� Taylor Swift’s music videos earned nine nominations for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards, more than any other artist. (If you want to be very confused, “Blank Space� is apparently one of the best female and pop videos of the year, while “Bad Blood� is simply one of the best videos of the year, period.) Following Swift are her old pal Ed Sheeran, whose videos garnered six nominations, and Beyoncé and the “Uptown Funk� boys, who each earned five. Miley Cyrus, the enfant terrible of the 2013 VMAs, shall host.

Video of the Year
Beyoncé, “7/11�
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud�
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood�
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk�
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright�

Best Male Video
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud� 
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk�
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright�
The Weeknd, “Earned It�
Nick Jonas, “Chains�

Best Female Video
Beyoncé, “7/11� 
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space�
Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda�
Sia, “Elastic Heart�
Ellie Goulding, “Love Me Like You Do�

Best Hip Hop Video
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen� 
Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda�
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright�
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again�
Big Sean ft. E-40, “IDFWU� 

Best Pop Video
Beyoncé, “7/11�
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud�
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space�
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk�
Maroon 5, “Sugar�

Best Rock Video
Hozier, “Take Me to Church�
Fall Out Boy, “Uma Thurman�
Florence and the Machine, “Ship to Wreck�
Walk the Moon, “Shut Up and Dance�
Arctic Monkeys, “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?�

Artist to Watch
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen�
Vance Joy, “Riptide�
George Ezra, “Budapest�
James Bay, “Hold Back the River�
FKA Twigs, “Pendulum�

Best Collaboration
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood�
 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk�
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again�
Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, “Love Me Harder�
Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, “Bang Bang�

Video With a Social Message
Jennifer Hudson, “I Still Love You�
Cobie Caillat, “Try�
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend, “One Man Can Change the World�
Rihanna, “American Oxygen�
Wale, “The White Shoes�

Best Art Direction
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood�
Snoop Dogg, “So Many Pros�
Jack White, “Would You Fight for My Love�
The Chemical Brothers, “Go�
Skrillex and Diplo ft. Justin Bieber, “Where Are U Now�

Best Choreography
Beyoncé, “7/11�
OK Go, “I Won’t Let You Down�
Chet Faker, “Gold�
Ed Sheeran, “Don’t�
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Never Catch Me�

Best Cinematography
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Never Catch Me�
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud� 
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood�
FKA Twigs, “Two Weeks�
Alt-J, “Left Hand Free� 

Best Direction
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood�
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk�
Kendrick Lamar, “Alright�
Hozier, “Take Me to Church�
Childish Gambino, “Sober�

Best Editing
Beyoncé, “7/11�
Ed Sheeran, “Don’t�
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood�
A$AP Rocky, “L$D�
Skrillex and Diplo ft. Justin Bieber, “Where Are U Now�

Best Visual Effects
Taylor Swift, “Bad Blood�
FKA Twigs, “Two Weeks�
Childish Gambino, “Telegraph Avenue�
Skrillex and Diplo ft. Justin Bieber, “Where Are U Now�
Tyler, the Creator, “F****** Young/Death Camp�