# MTV Video Music Awards 2011

Gli MTV Music Awards 2011, giunti alla 28ª edizione, si sono tenuti domenica 28 agosto 2011 a Nokia Theatre di Los Angeles, in California, negli Stati Uniti d'America.
Le nomination sono state pubblicate il 20 luglio 2011.
L'edizione è presentata nel pre-show da Selena Gomez e nello show reale da Kevin Hart ed è stata trasmessa in differita di pochi minuti in Italia su MTV. Adele e Katy Perry sono le cantanti che hanno portato a casa più statuette (3 a testa) seguite da Lady Gaga (2) e Britney Spears (1 e il Video Vanguard Award).

## Esibizioni
### Pre show

* Cobra Starship (featuring Sabi) — You Make Me Feel...

### Esibizioni dal vivo

* Lady Gaga (con Brian May) — Yoü and I
* Jay-Z e Kanye West — Otis
* Pitbull (featuring Ne-Yo e Nayer) — Give Me Everything
* Adele — Someone like You
* Chris Brown — Yeah 3x / Beautiful People
* Tributo a Britney Spears
* Beyoncé — Love on Top
* Young the Giant — My Body
* Bruno Mars — Valerie (Tributo a Amy Winehouse)
* Lil Wayne — How to Love / John

### Artista della serata

* Jessie J — Price Tag, Girls Just Want to Have Fun (cover di Cyndi Lauper), Do It like a Dude, Rainbow, Firework (cover di Katy Perry), Domino, No Scrubs (cover delle TLC), Who's Laughing Now, Fuck You! (cover di Cee Lo Green), Nobody's Perfect, Mamma Knows Best

## Vincitori e candidati

I vincitori sono scritti in grassetto.

### Video dell'Anno

* Katy Perry — Firework
* Adele — Rolling in the Deep
* Beastie Boys — Make Some Noise
* Bruno Mars — Grenade
* Tyler, the Creator — Yonkers

### Miglior Video Maschile

* Justin Bieber — U Smile
* Eminem (con Rihanna) — Love the Way You Lie
* Cee Lo Green — Fuck You!
* Bruno Mars — Grenade
* Kanye West (con Rihanna e Kid Cudi) — All of the Lights

### Miglior Video Femminile

* Lady Gaga — Born This Way
* Adele — Rolling in the Deep
* Beyoncé — Run the World (Girls)
* Nicki Minaj — Super Bass
* Katy Perry — Firework

### Miglior Nuovo Artista

* Tyler, the Creator — Yonkers
* Big Sean (con Chris Brown) — My Last
* Foster the People — Pumped Up Kicks
* Kreayshawn — Gucci Gucci
* Wiz Khalifa — Black and Yellow

### Miglior Video Pop

* Britney Spears — Till the World Ends
* Adele — Rolling in the Deep
* Bruno Mars — Grenade
* Katy Perry — Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)
* Pitbull (con Ne-Yo, Nayer and Afrojack) — Give Me Everything

### Miglior Video Rock

* Foo Fighters — Walk
* The Black Keys — Howlin' for You
* Cage the Elephant — Shake Me Down
* Foster the People — Pumped Up Kicks
* Mumford & Sons — The Cave

### Miglior Video Hip-Hop

* Nicki Minaj — Super Bass
* Chris Brown (con Lil Wayne e Busta Rhymes) — Look at Me Now
* Lupe Fiasco — The Show Goes On
* Lil Wayne (con Cory Gunz) — 6 Foot 7 Foot
* Kanye West (con Rihanna e Kid Cudi) — All of the Lights

### Miglior Collaborazione

* Katy Perry (con Kanye West) — E.T.
* Chris Brown (con Lil Wayne e Busta Rhymes) — Look at Me Now
* Nicki Minaj (con Drake) — Moment 4 Life
* Pitbull (con Ne-Yo, Nayer e Afrojack) — Give Me Everything
* Kanye West (con Rihanna) — All of the Lights

### Miglior regia

* Beastie Boys — Make Some Noise (Regista: Adam Yauch)
* Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Regista: Sam Brown)
* Thirty Seconds to Mars — Hurricane (Regista: Bartholomew Cubbins)
* Eminem (con Rihanna) — Love the Way You Lie (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
* Katy Perry (con Kanye West) — E.T. (Regista: Floria Sigismondi)

### Miglior coreografia

* Beyoncé — Run the World (Girls) (Coreografi: Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami e Jeffrey Page)
* Lady Gaga — Judas (Coreografo: Laurieann Gibson)
* LMFAO (con Lauren Bennett e GoonRock) — Party Rock Anthem (Coreografo: Hokuto Konishi)
* Bruno Mars — The Lazy Song (Coreografi: Bruno Mars e Poreotics)
* Britney Spears — Till the World Ends (Coreografo: Brian Friedman)

### Migliori effetti speciali

* Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — E.T. (Special Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects)
* Chromeo — Don't Turn the Lights On (Special Effects: The Mill)
* Linkin Park — Waiting for the End (Special Effects: Ghost Town Media)
* Manchester Orchestra — Simple Math (Special Effects: DANIELS)
* Kanye West (featuring Dwele) — Power (Special Effects: Nice Shoes and ArtJail)

### Migliore direzione artistica

* 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)

### Miglior montaggio

* Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Editor: Art Jones at Work)
* Thirty Seconds to Mars — Hurricane (Editors: Jared Leto, Frank Snider, Michael Bryson, Stefanie Visser and Daniel Carberry)
* 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)

### Miglior fotografia

* Adele — Rolling in the Deep (Director of Photography: Tom Townend)
* Thirty Seconds to Mars — Hurricane (Directors of Photography: Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel Carberry)
* 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 Video with a Message

* Lady Gaga — Born This Way
* Eminem (featuring Rihanna) — Love the Way You Lie
* Katy Perry — Firework
* Pink — Fuckin' Perfect
* Rise Against — Make It Stop (September's Children)
* Taylor Swift — Mean

### Best Latino Artist of 2011

* Maná — Lluvia al Corazón
* Don Omar and Lucenzo — Danza kuduro
* Enrique Iglesias (featuring Ludacris and DJ Frank E) — Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)
* Prince Royce — Corazón Sin Cara
* Wisin & Yandel — Zun Zun Rompiendo Caderas

### Premio alla carriera (Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award)

* Britney Spears