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Nominees for the 2011 MTV Music Video Awards were announced on Thursday (21 July), in 14 categories.

The ceremony goes down at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, 28 August and will air live on DStv on both MTV and MTV Base (in the early hours of Monday morning) - with various rebroadcasts thereafter.

This year's host: comedian and queen of E! Chelsea Handler.

As usual, viewers round the world can vote for faves in the general categories on the MTV website.

Without further adieu, the nominees are ...

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
Katy Perry - Firework
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Katy Perry - Firework
Beyonce - Run The World (Girls)
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Lady Gaga - Born This Way

BEST MALE VIDEO

Cee Lo Green - F*** You
Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - All Of The Lights
Justin Bieber - U Smile

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz - Tha Carter IV
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - All Of The Lights
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
Nicki Minaj - Super Bass
Lupe Fiasco - The Show Goes On

BEST NEW ARTIST

Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Wiz Khalifa - Black and Yellow
Tyler, The Creator - Yonkers
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown - My Last
Kreayshawn - Gucci Gucci

BEST POP VIDEO

Adele - Rolling In The Deep
Bruno Mars - Grenade
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack - Give Me Everything
Katy Perry - Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
Britney Spears - Till The World Ends

BEST ROCK VIDEO

The Black Keys - Howlin For You
Foo Fighters - Walk
Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks
Mumford & Sons - The Cave
Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down

BEST COLLABORATION

Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack - Give Me Everything
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - Look At Me Now
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - All Of The Lights
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - E.T.
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake - Moment 4 Life

BEST ART DIRECTION

Adele - Rolling In The Deep - Nathan Parker
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - E.T. - Jason Fijal
Lady Gaga - Judas - Amy Danger
Kanye West - Power - Babak Radboy
Death Cab For Cutie - You Are A Tourist - Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi, Anthony Maitz

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Beyonce - Run The World (Girls) - Frank Gatson
Britney Spears - Till The World Ends - Brian Freedman
Lady Gaga - Judas - Laurieann Gibson
Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song - Bruno Mars & Poreotics
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - Party Rock Anthem - Hokuto Konishi of the Quest Crew

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele - Rolling In The Deep - Tom Townend
Beyonce - Run The World (Girls) - Jeffrey Kimball
Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie - Christopher Probst
Katy Perry - Teenage Dream - Paul Laufer
Thirty Seconds To Mars - Hurricane - Cinematographers: Benoit Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt, Daniel Carberry

BEST DIRECTION

Adele - Rolling In The Deep - Sam Brown
Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise - Adam Yauch
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - E.T.
Thirty Seconds To Mars - Hurricane
Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie - Joseph Kahn

BEST EDITING

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - E.T.- Jarrett Fijal
Thirty Seconds To Mars - Hurricane - Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser, Daniel Carberry
Adele - Rolling In The Deep - Art Jones at Work
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - Hadaya Turner
Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math - DANIELS

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math - DANIEL
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - Title: E.T. - Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects
Kanye West - Power - Nice Shoes, ArtJail
Linkin Park - Waiting For The End - Ghost Town Media
Chromeo - Don’t Turn The Lights On - Special Effects: The Mill

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