Best Art Direction
Drake f/Rihanna
“Take Care”
Art Direction by Charles INfante
Katy Perry
“Wide Awake”
Art Direction by Benji Bamps
Lana Del Rey
“Born to Die”
Art Direction by Anna Brun & Audrey Malecot
Of Monsters & Men
“Little Talks”
Art Direction by Mihal Wilson & Marcella Moser
Regina Spektor
“All The Rowboats”
Art Direction by Anthony Henderson
Our pick
This one could go either way. Drake & Rihanna are the obvious choice and their video can be described as a piece of art. But because this is a non-voting category, popularity does not necessarily factor in. Regina Spektor is a favorite amongst the music industry and her video could come out on top.
Best Choreography
Avicii
“Levels”
Choreography by Richy Greenfield & Petros Papahadjopoulos
Beyonce
“Countdown”
Choreography by Danielle Polanco, Frank Gatson Jr., Beyonce & Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Chris Brown
“Turn Up the Music”
Choreography by Anwar “Flii” Burton
Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull
“Dance Again”
Choreography by JR Taylor
Rihanna
“Where Have You Been”
Choreography by Hi-Hat
Our pick
All the videos can be considered dance videos, but Chris Brown’s was just a little different. Avicii could always come in as the underdog, and is a great video, but since Fatboy Slim’s dance video, the quirky dance video hasn’t been very popular. Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and Beyonce are doing what they do by creating a dance song and filming a purely dance video. But Brown’s choreography is something different, and something that makes us want to watch.
Best Cinematography
Adele
“Someone Like You”
Cinematography by David Johnson
Coldplay f/Rihanna
“Princess of China”
Cinematography by Stephanie Vallee
Drake f/Rihanna
“Take Care”
Cinematography by Kasper Tuxen
Lana Del Rey
“Born to Die”
Cinematography by Andre Chemetoff
M.I.A.
“Bad Girls”
Cinematography by Andre Chemetoff
Our pick
We’re sure we can all agree that Adele is the sweetheart of 2011 and 2012, but for this category we think others have her beat. The Coldplay & Rihanna video is truly a film (plus any video to include a samurai sword is OK by us). It may be a little over the top, but you can tell they truly put the time into making it a work of art.
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