Pink, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus e Thirty Seconds to Mars foram indicados em três categorias. Entre os outros indicados estão Taylor Swift, Drake, Calvin Harris e Fun., em prêmios como melhor vídeo feminino e melhor direção.
Confira a lista completa dos indicados ao VMA.
Vídeo do ano
- Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Thrift Shop
- Bruno Mars, Locked Out of Heaven
- Robin Thicke, com T.I. e Pharrell, Blurred Lines
- Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble
Melhor video de hip hop
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Can't Hold Us
- Drake, Started from the Bottom
- Kendrick Lamar, Swimming Pools
- A$AP Rocky com Drake, 2 Chainz e Kendrick Lamar, F--kin' Problems
- J. Cole com Miguel, Power Trip
Melhor vídeo masculino
- Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
- Robin Thicke, com T.I. e Pharrell, Blurred Lines
- Bruno Mars, Locked Out of Heaven
- Ed Sheeran, Lego House
- Kendrick Lamar, Swimming Pools
Melhor vídeo feminino
- Rihanna com Mikky Ekko, Stay
- Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble
- Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop
- Pink com Nate Ruess, Just Give Me a Reason
- Demi Lovato, Heart Attack
Melhor vídeo de pop
- Bruno Mars, Locked Out of Heaven
- Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
- Fun., Carry On
- Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop
- Selena Gomez, Come and Get It
Artista para se prestar atenção
- Twenty One Pilots, Holding On To You
- Zedd com Foxes, Clarity
- Austin Mahone, What About Love
- The Weeknd, Wicked Games
- Iggy Azalea, Work
Melhor colaboração
- Justin Timberlake e Jay-Z, Suit & Tie
- Pitbull e Christina Aguilera, Feel This Moment
- Calvin Harris e Ellie Goulding, I Need Your Love
- Robin Thicke e T.I. e Pharrell, Blurred Lines
- Pink e Nate Ruess, Just Give Me a Reason
Melhor vídeo com uma mensagem social
- Kelly Clarkson, People Like Us
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Same Love
- Snoop Lion, No Guns Allowed
- Miguel, Candles in the Sun
- Beyoncé, I Was Here
Melhor vídeo de rock
- Imagine Dragons, Radioactive
- Fall Out Boy, My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light em Up)
- Mumford & Sons, I Will Wait
- Thirty Seconds to Mars, Up in the Air
- Vampire Weekend, Diane Young
Melhor direção de arte
- Capital Cities, Safe and Sound
- Thirty Seconds to Mars, Up in the Air
- Janelle Monae com Erykah Badu, Q.U.E.E.N
- Lana Del Rey, National Anthem
- Alt-J, Tesselate
Melhor coreografia
- Chris Brown, Fine China
- Ciara, Body Party
- Jennifer Lopez com Pitbull, Live It Up
- will.i.am com Justin Bieber, #thatPOWER
- Bruno Mars, Treasure
Melhor direção de fotografia
- Thirty Seconds to Mars, Up in the Air
- Lana Del Rey, Ride
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sacrilege
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Can't Hold Us
- A-Trak & Tommy Trash, Tuna Melt
Melhor direção
- Justin Timberlake e Jay-Z, Suit & Tie
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Can't Hold Us
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sacrilege
- Fun., Carry On
- Drake, Started from the Bottom
Melhor edição
- Pink e Nate Ruess, Just Give Me a Reason
- Calvin Harris com Florence Welch, Sweet Nothing
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Can't Hold Us
- Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
- Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop
Melhores efeitos visuais
- Capital Cities, Safe and Sound
- Duck Sauce, It's You
- Flying Lotus, Tony Tortures
- Skrillex com the Doors, Breakn' a Sweat
- The Weeknd, Wicked Games
