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Lady Gaga Snags 13 VMA Nominations

9:47 a.m. · August 4, 2010 · by Nick Neyland

It’s strange that the VMAs still exist. MTV hasn’t given a hoot about music for the best part of a decade or more now, but here they come again, now in their 26th year of existence, with Lady GaGa leading the pack of nominees vying for moonman statues when the event comes around on Sept. 12.

The Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles will accommodate Gaga and her outré outfits for the event, where she will be competing with some expected names (Eminem, Ke$ha, Justin Bieber) and some less so (30 Seconds to Mars, Broken Bells, Mumford & Sons). Yes, execrable folkies Mumford & sons really did pick up a nomination, in the Best Cinematography section for the “Little Lion Man” clip.

In truth, there aren’t too many surprises here, although Vampire Weekend might feel slighted after the success of Contra, and surely Gorillaz deserved more nominees than the palty one they got for “Stylo” in the Breakthrough Video section? But chances are Gaga will dominate proceedings anyway, unless Kanye has got another trick up his sleeve.

Full list of nominees for the 2010 Video Music Awards:

Video of the Year

    * 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens"

    * B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid"

    * Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over"

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance"

    * Lady GaGa (featuring Beyoncé) — "Telephone"

Best Male Video

    * B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"

    * Jason Derülo — "In My Head"

    * Drake — "Find Your Love"

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid"

    * Usher (featuring will.i.am) — "OMG"

Best Female Video

    * Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (extended remix)"

    * Ke$ha — "Tik Tok"

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance"

    * Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "California Gurls"

    * Taylor Swift — "Fifteen"

Best New Artist

    * Justin Bieber (featuring Ludacris) — "Baby"

    * Broken Bells — "The Ghost Inside"

    * Jason Derülo — "In My Head"

    * Ke$ha — "Tik Tok"

    * Nicki Minaj (featuring Sean Garrett) — "Massive Attack"

Best Pop Video

    * Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (extended remix)"

    * B.o.B (featuring Bruno Mars) — "Nothin' on You"

    * Ke$ha — "Tik Tok"

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance"

    * Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg) — "California Gurls"

Best Rock Video

    * 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens"

    * Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over"

    * MGMT — "Flash Delirium"

    * Muse — "Uprising"

    * Paramore — "Ignorance"

Best Hip-Hop Video

    * B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"

    * Drake (featuring Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Eminem) — "Forever"

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid"

    * Jay-Z (featuring Swizz Beatz) — "On to the Next One"

    * Kid Cudi (featuring MGMT and Ratatat) — "Pursuit of Happiness"

Best Dance Video

    * Cascada — "Evacuate the Dancefloor"

    * David Guetta (featuring Akon) — "Sexy Chick"

    * Enrique Iglesias (featuring Pitbull) — "I Like It"

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance"

    * Usher (featuring will.i.am) — "OMG"

Best Collaboration

    * 3OH!3 (featuring Ke$ha) — "My First Kiss"

    * Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (extended remix)"

    * B.o.B (featuring Hayley Williams) — "Airplanes"

    * Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind"

    * Lady GaGa (featuring Beyoncé) — "Telephone"

Breakthrough Video

    * Dan Black — "Symphonies"

    * The Black Keys — "Tighten Up"

    * Coldplay — "Strawberry Swing"

    * Gorillaz (featuring Bobby Womack and Mos Def) — "Stylo"

Best Direction in a Video

    * 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens" (Director: Bartholomew Cubbins)

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Director: Rich Lee)

    * Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind" (Director: Hype Williams)

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance" (Director: Francis Lawrence)

    * Pink — "Funhouse" (Director: Dave Meyers)

Best Choreography in a Video

    * Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (extended remix)" (Choreographer: Frank Gatson)

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance" (Choreographer: Laurie Ann Gibson)

    * Lady GaGa (featuring Beyoncé) — "Telephone" (Choreographer: Laurie Ann Gibson)

    * Janelle Monáe (featuring Big Boi) — "Tightrope" (Choreographers: Janelle Monáe and the Memphis Jookin Community)

    * Usher (featuring will.i.am) — "OMG" (Choreographer: Aakomon “AJ” Jones)

Best Special Effects in a Video

    * Dan Black — "Symphonies" (Special Effects: Corinne Bance and Axel D’Harcourt)

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX)

    * Green Day — "21st Century Breakdown" (Special Effects: Laundry)

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance" (Special Effects: Tim Jarvis)

    * Muse — "Uprising" (Special Effects: Sam Stevens)

Best Art Direction in a Video

    * 30 Seconds to Mars — "Kings and Queens" (Art Director: Marc Benacerraf)

    * Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over" (Art Director: Louise Corcoran)

    * Beyoncé (featuring Lady Gaga) — "Video Phone (extended remix)" (Art Director: Lenny Tso)

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance" (Art Director: Charles Infante)

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Art Director: Ethan Tobman)

Best Editing in a Video

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Editor: Ken Mowe)

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance" (Editor: Jarrett Fijal)

    * Pink — "Funhouse" (Editor: Chris Davis)

    * Rihanna — "Rude Boy" (Editor: Clark Eddy)

    * Miike Snow — "Animal" (Editor: Frank Macias)

Best Cinematography in a Video

    * Eminem — "Not Afraid" (Director of Photography: Chris Probst)

    * Florence + the Machine — "Dog Days Are Over" (Director of Photography: Adam Frisch)

    * Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind" (Director of Photography: John Perez)

    * Lady GaGa — "Bad Romance" (Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss)

    * Mumford & Sons — "Little Lion Man" (Director of Photography: Ben Magahy)