2011 VMA Winners

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

Best Choreography in a Video
WINNER: Beyoncé — "Run the World (Girls)" (Choreographer: Frank Gatson)
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 Art Direction in a Video
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: 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)
WINNER: 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 Pop Video
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
Katy Perry — "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Britney Spears — "Till the World Ends"


Best Rock Video
The Black Keys — "Howlin' for You"
Cage the Elephant — "Shake Me Down"
WINNER: 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"
WINNER: Nicki Minaj — "Super Bass"
Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) — "All of the Lights"
Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack) — "Give Me Everything"


Best Collaboration
Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes) — "Look at Me Now"
Nicki Minaj (featuring Drake) — "Moment 4 Life"
WINNER: 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 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 New Artist
Big Sean (featuring Chris Brown) — "My Last"
Foster the People — "Pumped Up Kicks"
Kreayshawn — "Gucci Gucci"
WINNER: Tyler, the Creator — "Yonkers"
Wiz Khalifa — "Black and Yellow"


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


Video of the Year (presented by Katy Perry for some reason)
Adele — "Rolling in the Deep"
Beastie Boys — "Make Some Noise"
Bruno Mars — "Grenade"
WINNER: Katy Perry — "Firework"
Tyler, the Creator — "Yonkers"