[~ joão.]

2012 Music Video Production Association Award Winners are...

Director of the Year:

Yoann Lemoine, director | Iconoclast/Black Dog, production co.
Woodkid "Iron"
Lana Del Rey "Born To Die"

Best Video Produced for Under $25,000:

Yuksek "Always On The Run"
Skinny, director | Partizan, production co.

Best Directorial Debut:

Social Distortion "Machine Gun Blues"
Jeremy Alter, director | Pusher Media, production co.

Best Direction of a Band:

The Black Keys "Howlin' For You"
Chris Marrs Piliero, director | HELLO!, production co.

Best Direction of a Female Artist:

Lana Del Rey "Blue Jeans"
Yoann Lemoine, director | Iconoclast @ Black Dog Films, production co.

Best Direction of a Male Artist:

Chris Brown "Look At Me Now"
Colin Tilley, director | Riveting Entertainment, production co.

Best Direction of a New Artist:

Cults "Go Outside"
Isaiah Seret, director | PRETTYBIRD, production co.

Best Adult Contemporary Video:

Maroon 5 "Never Gonna Leave This Bed"
Tim Nackashi, director | HSI, production co.

Best Alternative Video:

The Black Keys "Lonely Boy "
Jesse Dylan, director | Wondros, production co.

Best Electronic Video:

Skrillex "Bangarang"
Tony Truand Datis, director | DNA, production co.

Best Hip Hop Video:

Jay-Z & Kanye West "Otis"
Spike Jonze, director | MJZ, production co.

Best International Video:

MIA "Bad Girls"
Romain Gavras, director | Iconoclast, production co.

Best Pop Video:

Rihanna "We Found Love"
Melina Matsoukas, director | PRETTYBIRD, production co.

Best R&B Video:

Cassie "King of Hearts"
Christopher Sims, director | DNA, production co.

Best Rock Video:

Spiritualized "Hey Jane"
AG Rojas, director | Caviar / Somesuch & Co., production co.

Best Animated Video:

Kina Grannis "In Your Arms"
Greg Jardin, director |@radical.media LLC, production co.

Best Art Direction:

David Courtemarche for Maroon 5 "Never Gonna Leave This Bed"
Tim Nackashi, director | HSI Productions, production co.

Best Choreography:

Michael Rooney for Sara Bareilles "Gonna Get Over You"
Jonah Hill, director | DNA, production co.

Best Cinematography:

Maz Makhani for Lil Wayne / Bruno Mars "Mirror"
Antoine Fuqua, director | Wondros, production co.

Best Colorist:

Dave Hussey for Rihanna "We Found Love"
Melina Matsoukas, director | Prettybird, production co.

Best Computer Effects (FX done in computer):

Proof, Laundry for Will.I.Am "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"
Rich Lee, director | DNA, production co.

Best Editing:

Ken Mowe for Will.I.Am "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"
Rich Lee, director | DNA, production co.

Best Hair:

Pamela Neal for Katy Perry "The One That Got Away"
Floria Sigismondi, director | Black Dog Films, production co.

Best Special Effects (FX done on scene/in camera):

Radical for Kina Grannis "In Your Arms"
Greg Jardin, director | @radical.media LLC, production co.

Best Styling:

Marjan Malakpour for Britney Spears "'Till the World Ends"
Ray Kay, director | Rockhard, production co.

Complete nominees list at http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2012/0...-nominees.html

[Eric.]

Very thrilled for Yoann Lemoine.

[GN4L]

rihanna won 2

[THERihFan]

If VMAs were JUST LIKE THIS... uh.
KWEEN RIH KING SKRILL
Cassie's KOH is not R&B, tho. Anyways

[jj99]

Yesss Christopher, Rihanna, Cassie, Katy and wil.i.am.

[~ joão.]

Originally posted by THERihFan

If VMAs were JUST LIKE THIS... uh.
KWEEN RIH KING SKRILL
Cassie's KOH is not R&B, tho. Anyways

ikr but whatever gets her awards and recognition

[andresg770]

YASS @ Queen Sara Bareilles winning the Choreography award for that woefully underrated video, "Gonna Get Over You"!!!!

These should be televised TBQH

[Katy V.!]

These winners are actually great

[Brooklyn]