MTV recently announced nominees for their 2021 Video Music Awards. We are proud to have collaborated on a number of the honored projects and would like to congratulate all of the nominees. This year’s award show will finally return to Barclays Center in Brooklyn for the first time since 2013 and air live on MTV on Sunday, September 12, 2021.

 

Cardi B. ft. Megan Thee Stallion – ‘WAP’ 

Video Of The Year

Director: Colin Tiley

DP: Elias Talbot

Colorist: Bryan Smaller

Editor: Vinnie Hobbs

Production Company: Boy in the Castle

 

DJ Khaled ft. Drake – ‘Popstar’ 

Video Of The Year + Best Direction

Director: Director X

DP: Chris Probst

Colorist: Dave Hussey

Editor: Andre “Dre” Jones

Production Company: Fela / Mssng Peces

 

Doja Cat ft. SZA – ‘Kiss Me More’ 

Video Of The Year

Director: Warren Fu

DP: Christopher Ripley

Colorist: Matt Osborne

Editor: Nick Rondeau at Work Editorial

Production Company: Partizan Entertainment

 

Ed Sheeran – ‘Bad Habits’ 

Video Of The Year

Director: Dave Meyers

DP: Scott Cunningham

Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld

Editor: Nathan M. Rodgers at Cabin Edit

Production Company: Freenjoy

 

The Weeknd – ‘Save Your Tears’ 

Video Of The Year

Director: Cliqua

DP: Xiaolong Liu

Colorist: Matt Osborne

Editor: Miles Trahan at Sunset Edit

Production Company: Florence

 

H.E.R. – ‘Fight For You’

Video For Good

Colorist: Joseph Bicknell

 

Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – ‘Franchise’ 

Best Direction

Director: Travis Scott

DP: Minka Farthing-Kohl

Colorist: Jill Bogdanowicz

Editor: Jack Dalton + Dylan Coughran

 

Tyler, The Creator – ‘Lumberjack’ 

Best Direction

Director: Wolf Haley

DP: Luis Panch Perez

Colorist: Tyler Roth

Editor: Steve Forner at Bonch

Production Company: Happy Place

 

Lady Gaga – ‘911’ 

Best Cinematography

Director: Tarsem Singh

DP: Jeff Cronenweth

Colorist: Dave Hussey

Production Company: The Artists Company

 

Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – ‘Holy’ 

Best Cinematography

Director: Colin Tilley

DP: Elias Talbot

Colorist: Bryan Smaller

Editor: Vinnie Hobbs

Production Company: Boy in The Castle

 

Bella Porch – ‘Build a B*tch’ 

Best Visual Effects

Director: Andrew Donoho

DP: Htat Htut

Colorist: Joseph Bicknell

Editor: Andre “Dre” Jones at Sunset Edit

Production Company: Huffman Creative

VFX: Denhov Visuals

 

Coldplay – ‘Higher Power’ 

Best Visual Effects

Director: Dave Meyers

DP: Scott Cunningham

Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld

Editor: Alyssa Oh at Rock Paper Scissors

Production Company: Freenjoy

VFX: Mathematic

 

P!nk – ‘All I Know’ 

Best Visual Effects

Director: Dave Meyers

DP: Scott Cunningham

Colorist: Stefan Sonnenfeld

Editor: Alyssa Oh at Rock Paper Scissors

Production Company: Freenjoy

VFX: Dave Meyers, Freenjoy

 

Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – ‘Peaches’ 

Best Editing

Director: Colin Tiley

DP: Elias Talbot

Colorist: Bryan Smaller

Editor: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs

Production Company: Boy in The Castle

 

Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – ‘Prisoners’ 

Best Editing

Director: Alana O’Herlihy & Miley Cyrus

DP: Kevin Hayden

Colorist: Sofie Borup

Editor: William Town at Modern Post

Production Company: Freenjoy

 

See the full list of nominees here.