2016 VMA Winner Predictions

Video of the Year

Adele — "Hello"

Beyoncé — "Formation"

Justin Bieber — "Sorry"

Drake — "Hotline Bling"

Kanye West — "Famous"

Should win: “Formation”

Will win: “Sorry”

Best Male Video

Drake — "Hotline Bling"

Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) — "This Is What You Came For"

Bryson Tiller — "Don't"

The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face"

Kanye West — "Famous"

Should win: “Hotline Bling”

Will win: “Hotline Bling”

Best Female Video

Adele — "Hello"

Beyoncé — "Hold Up"

Ariana Grande — "Into You"

Rihanna (featuring Drake) — "Work"

Sia — "Cheap Thrills"

Should win: “Hold Up”

Will win: “Work”

Best New Artist

Desiigner

DNCE

Zara Larsson

Lukas Graham

Bryson Tiller

Should win: DNCE

Will win: DNCE

Best Pop Video

Adele — "Hello"

Beyoncé — "Formation"

Justin Bieber — "Sorry"

Alessia Cara — "Wild Things"

Ariana Grande — "Into You"

Should win: “Sorry”

Will win: “Sorry”

Best Collaboration Video

Beyoncé (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — "Freedom"

Fifth Harmony (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) — "Work from Home"

Ariana Grande (featuring Lil Wayne) — "Let Me Love You"

Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) — "This Is What You Came For"

Rihanna (featuring Drake) — "Work"

Should win: “Work”

Will win: “Work”

Breakthrough Long Form Video

Beyoncé — Lemonade

Justin Bieber — Purpose: The Movement

Chris Brown — Royalty

Florence + The Machine — The Odyssey

Troye Sivan — Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

Should win: Lemonade

Will win: Lemonade

Best Direction

Adele — "Hello" (Director: Xavier Dolan)

Beyoncé — "Formation" (Director: Melina Matsoukas)

David Bowie — "Lazarus" (Director: Johan Renck)

Coldplay — "Up&Up" (Directors: Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia)

Tame Impala — "The Less I Know the Better" (Director: Canada)

Should win: “Lazarus”

Will win: “Formation”

Best Choreography

Beyoncé — "Formation" (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia)

Beyoncé — "Sorry" (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell & Beyoncé Knowles Carter)

Missy Elliott (featuring Pharrell) — "WTF (Where They From)" (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)

FKA Twigs — M3LL155X (Choreographer: Aaron Sillis, Benjamin Milan, Kenrick Sandy and FKA Twigs)

Florence + The Machine — "Delilah" (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)

Should win: “Formation”

Will win: “Formation”

Best Visual Effects

Adele — "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" (Visual Effects: Jonathan Box and MPC)

Coldplay — "Up&Up" (Visual Effects: Vania Heymann and GloriaFX)

FKA Twigs — M3LL155X (Visual Effects: Lewis Saunders and Jihoon Yoo)

The Weeknd — "Can't Feel My Face" (Visual Effects: Louis Mackall and T.J. Burke)

Zayn — "Pillowtalk" (Visual Effects: David Smith)

Should win: “Pillowtalk”

Will win: “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)”

Best Art Direction

Adele — "Hello" (Art Director: Colombe Raby)

Beyoncé — "Hold Up" (Art Director: Jason Hougaard)

David Bowie — "Blackstar" (Art Director: Jan Houllevigue)

Drake — "Hotline Bling" (Art Director: Jeremy MacFarlane)

Fergie — "M.I.L.F. $" (Art Director: Alexander Delgado)

Should win: “Hotline Bling”

Will win: “Hotline Bling”

Best Editing

Adele — "Hello" (Editor: Xavier Dolan)

Beyoncé — "Formation" (Editor: Jeff Selis)

David Bowie — "Lazarus" (Editor: Johan Söderberg)

Fergie — "M.I.L.F. $" (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)

Ariana Grande — "Into You" (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)

Should win: “Into You”

Will win: “Formation”

Best Cinematography

Adele — "Hello" (Director of Photography: André Turpin)

Alesso — "I Wanna Know" (Director of Photography: Corey Jennings)

Beyoncé — "Formation" (Director of Photography: Malik Sayeed)

David Bowie — "Lazarus" (Director of Photography: Crille Forsberg)

Ariana Grande — "Into You" (Director of Photography: Paul Laufer)

Should win: “Into You”

Will win: “Hello”

Song of Summer

The Chainsmokers (featuring Halsey) — "Closer"

Drake (featuring Kyla and Wizkid) — "One Dance"

Fifth Harmony (featuring Fetty Wap) — "All in My Head (Flex)"

Selena Gomez — "Kill Em with Kindness"

Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) — "This Is What You Came For"

Nick Jonas (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) — "Bacon"

Kent Jones — "Don't Mind"

Major Lazer (featuring Justin Bieber and MØ) — "Cold Water"

Sia — "Cheap Thrills"

Justin Timberlake — "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

Should win: “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

Will win: “Cold Water”