MTV Video Music Awards Nominations Announced: Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift And Beyonce Lead MTV VMA Nominations; Miley Cyrus To Host; Full List of 2015 MTV VMA Nominees

MTV announced the full list of the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards nominees on Tuesday, July 21.

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran led the nominations. According to MTV, Miley Cyrus will host the awards show.

The 2015 VMAs will air on Sunday, Aug. 30. The show will be broadcast ive from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Fans can start voting for "Video of The Year," "Best Male Video," "Best Female Video" now at on vma.mtv.com.

The full list of nominees is below:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé - "7/11"

Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"

Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

BEST MALE VIDEO

Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"

Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

The Weeknd - "Earned It"

Nick Jonas - "Chains"

Video Of The Year

 Beyonce, "7/11″

 Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"

Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"

Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

Best Collaboration

 Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Bad Blood"

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"

Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again"

Ariana Grande featuring The Weeknd, "Love Me Harder"

Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, "Bang Bang"

Video With A Social Message

 Jennifer Hudson, "I Still Love You"

Colbie Caillat, "Try"

Big Sean featuring Kanye West and John Legend, "One Man Can Change The World"

Rihanna, "American Oxygen"

Wale, "The White Shoes"

Best Hip-Hop Video

 Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"

Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"

Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth, "See You Again"

Big Sean featuring E-40, "IDFWU"

Best Pop Video

 Beyoncé - "7/11″

 Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Taylor Swift - "Blank Space"

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"

Maroon 5 - "Sugar"

Best Rock Video

 Hozier, "Take Me To Church"

Fall Out Boy, "Uma Thurman"

Florence + The Machine, "Ship To Wreck"

Walk The Moon, "Shut Up and Dance"

Arctic Monkeys, "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"

Best Female Performance

 Beyonce, "7/11″

 Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"

Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"

Sia, "Elastic Heart"

Ellie Goulding, "Love Me Like You Do"

Best Male Performance

 Ed Sheeran, "Thinking Out Loud"

Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk"

Kendrick Lamar, "Alright"

The Weeknd, "Earned It"

Nick Jonas, "Chains"

Artist To Watch

 Fetty Wap, "Trap Queen"

Vance Joy, "Riptide"

George Ezra, "Budapest"

James Bay, "Hold Back The River"

FKA Twigs, "Pendulum"

Best Art Direction

 Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Charles Infante)

 Snoop Dogg - "So Many Pros" (Jason Fijal)

 Jack White - "Would You Fight For My Love" (Jeff Peterson)

 The Chemical Brothers - "Go" (Michel Gondry)

 Skrillex & Diplo - "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

Best Choreography

 Beyoncé - "7/11″ (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)

 OK Go - "I Won't Let You Down" (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)

 Chet Faker - "Gold" (Ryan Heffington)

 Ed Sheeran - "Don't" (Nappy Tabs)

 Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me" (Keone and Mari Madrid)

Best Cinematography

 Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me" (Larkin Sieple)

 Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud" (Daniel Pearl)

 Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Christopher Probst)

 FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks" (Justin Brown)

 Alt-J - "Left Hand Free" (Mike Simpson)

Best Direction

 Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Joseph Kahn)

 Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk" (Cameron Duddy)

 Kendrick Lamar - "Alright" (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)

 Hozier - "Take Me To Church" (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson)

 Childish Gambino - "Sober" (Hiro Murai)

Best Editing

 Beyoncé - "7/11″ (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)

 Ed Sheeran - "Don't" (Jacquelyn London)

 Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)

 A$AP Rocky - "L$D" (Dexter Navy)

 Skrillex & Diplo "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

Best Visual Effects

 Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Ingenuity Studios)

 FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks" (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)

 Childish Gambino - "Telegraph Ave." (Gloria FX)

 Skrillex & Diplo "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

 Tyler, The Creator - "F****** Young/Death Camp" (Gloria FX)

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