VMA's 2012

The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart, took place on Thursday, September 6, 2012, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The awards were broadcast from the Staples Center arena at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles. Nominations were announced on July 31, 2012. Rihanna and Drake received five nominations, while Katy Perry and Beyoncé received four.

The Nominations:

Video of the Year
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) — "We Found Love"
Drake featuring Rihanna — "Take Care"
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) — "Somebody That I Used to Know"
M.I.A. — "Bad Girls"
Katy Perry — "Wide Awake"

Best Male Video
Chris Brown — "Turn Up the Music"
Justin Bieber — "Boyfriend"
Drake (featuring Rihanna) — "Take Care"
Frank Ocean — "Swim Good"
Usher — "Climax"

Best Female Video
Nicki Minaj — "Starships"
Beyoncé — "Love on Top"
Selena Gomez & the Scene — "Love You Like a Love Song"
Katy Perry — "Part of Me"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) — "We Found Love"

Best New Artist
One Direction — "What Makes You Beautiful"
fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) — "We Are Young"
Carly Rae Jepsen — "Call Me Maybe"
Frank Ocean — "Swim Good"
The Wanted — "Glad You Came"

Best Pop Video
One Direction — "What Makes You Beautiful"
Justin Bieber — "Boyfriend"
fun. (featuring Janelle Monáe) — "We Are Young"
Maroon 5 (featuring Wiz Khalifa) — "Payphone"
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) — "We Found Love"

Best Rock Video
Coldplay — "Paradise"
The Black Keys — "Lonely Boy"
Imagine Dragons — "It's Time"
Linkin Park — "Burn It Down"
Jack White — "Sixteen Saltines"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) — "HYFR"
Childish Gambino — "Heartbeat"
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 Music Video
Calvin Harris — "Feel So Close"
Avicii — "Levels"
Duck Sauce — "Big Bad Wolf"
Skrillex — "First of the Year (Equinox)"
Martin Solveig — "The Night Out"

Best Direction in a Video
M.I.A. — "Bad Girls" (Director: Romain Gavras)
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)
Frank Ocean — "Swim Good" (Director: Nabil Elderkin)

Best Choreography in a Video
Chris Brown — "Turn Up the Music" (Choreographer: Anwar "Flii" Burton)
Avicii — "Levels" (Choreographers: Richy Greenfield and Petro Papahadjopoulos)
Beyoncé — "Countdown" (Choreographers: Danielle Polanco, Frank Gatson Jr., Beyoncé and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker)
Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) — "Dance Again" (Choreographer: JR Taylor)
Rihanna — "Where Have You Been" (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)

Best Visual Effects in a Video
Skrillex — "First of the Year (Equinox)" (Visual Effects: Deka Brothers and Tony "Truand" Datis)
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)

Best Art Direction in a Video
Katy Perry — "Wide Awake" (Art Director: Benji Bamps)
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)
Regina Spektor — "All the Rowboats" (Art Director: Anthony Henderson)

Best Editing in a Video
Beyoncé — "Countdown" (Editors: Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff)
A$AP Rocky — "Goldie" (Editor: Samantha Lecca)
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
M.I.A. — "Bad Girls" (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff)
Adele — "Someone Like You" (Director of Photography: David Johnson)
Coldplay and Rihanna — "Princess of China" (Director of Photography: Stéphane Vallée)
Lana Del Rey — "Born to Die" (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff)
Drake (featuring Rihanna) — "Take Care" (Director of Photography: Kasper Tuxen)

Best Video with a Message
Demi Lovato — "Skyscraper"
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"
Rise Against — "Ballad of Hollis Brown"

Most Share-Worthy Video
One Direction — "What Makes You Beautiful"
Beyoncé — "Countdown"
Justin Bieber — "Boyfriend"
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) — "Somebody That I Used to Know"
Carly Rae Jepsen — "Call Me Maybe"

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um 19 Uhr bei der Staples Center Arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Dort
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