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2013 MTV Video Music Award nominees list

Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead the nominees with six apiece.
(John Marshall / Invision / Associated Press)
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Video of the year

Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz — “Thrift Shop”

Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heaven”

Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Lines”

Taylor Swift — “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Best hip-hop video

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”

Drake — “Started From The Bottom”

Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Pools”

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A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar — “F**kin Problems”

J. Cole feat. Miguel — “Power Trip”

Best male video

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Justin Timberlake —- “Mirrors”

Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Lines”

Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heaven”

Ed Sheeran — “Lego House”

Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Pools”

Best female video

Rihanna feat. Mickey Ekko — “Stay”

Taylor Swift — “I Knew You Were Trouble”

Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stop”

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P!nk feat. Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me A Reason”

Demi Lovato — “Heart Attack”

Best pop video

Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heaven”

Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”

fun. — “Carry On”

Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stop”

Selena Gomez — “Come and Get It”

Artist to watch

Twenty One Pilots — “Holding On To You”

Zedd Feat. Foxes — “Clarity”

Austin Mahone — “What About Love”

The Weeknd — “Wicked Games”

Iggy Azalea — “Work”

Best collaboration

Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z —“Suit & Tie”

Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera — “Feel This Moment”

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Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding — “I Need Your Love”

Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell — “Blurred Lines”

P!nk feat. Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me A Reason”

Best video with a social message

Kelly Clarkson — “People Like Us”

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis — “Same Love”

Snoop Lion — “No Guns Allowed”

Miguel — “Candles In The Sun”

Beyoncé — “I Was Here”

Best rock video

Imagine Dragons — “Radiocative”

Fall Out Boy — “My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark (Light Em Up)”

Mumford & Sons — “I Will Wait”

30 Seconds To Mars — “Up In The Air”

Vampire Weekend — “Diane Young”

Best art direction

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Capital Cities — “Safe and Sound”

Thirty Seconds To Mars — “Up In The Air”

Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu — “Q.U.E.E.N”

Lana Del Rey — “National Anthem”

alt-J — “Tesselate”

Best choreography

Chris Brown — “Fine China”

Ciara — “Body Party”

Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull — “Live It Up”

will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber — “#thatPOWER”

Bruno Mars — “Treasure”

Best Cinematography

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Thirty Seconds To Mars — “Up In The Air”

Lana Del Rey — “Ride”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs — “Sacrilege”

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”

A-Trak & Tommy Trash — “Tuna Melt”

Best direction

Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z — “Suit & Tie”

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”

Yeah Yeah Yeahs — “Sacrilege”

fun. — “Carry On”

Drake - “Started From the Bottom”

Best editing

P!nk feat. Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me A Reason”

Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch — “Sweet Nothing”

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”

Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”

Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stop”

Best visual effects

Flying Lotus — “Tiny Tortures”

Skrillex feat. The Door — “Breakin’ a Sweat”

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The Weeknd — “Wicked Games”

Duck Sauce — “It’s You”

Capital Cities — “Safe and Sound”

The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards will air live from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Aug. 25 at 9 p.m. E.T.

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