Ukrainian cameraman Nikita Kuzmenko nominated for MTV VMAs for Dua Lipa's music video

Billboard reported the information.

The prestigious MTV Video Music Awards have announced this year's nominees. American pop singer Taylor Swift leads with the most nominations, earning nods in ten categories.

Rapper Post Malone follows with nine nominations, eight in collaboration with Swift, and one for his hit I Had Some Help, featuring Morgan Wallen. Ariana Grande, Eminem, and Sabrina Carpenter each received six nominations. Megan Thee Stallion and SZA have five nominations each, while LISA, Olivia Rodrigo, and Teddy Swims each garnered four.

Among the nominees is Ukrainian cameraman Nikita Kuzmenko, who shot Dua Lipa's Illusion music video, directed by Ukrainian star music video director Tanu Muiño. Kuzmenko will compete in the Best Cinematography category against Russian Anatol Trofimov, who filmed Ariana Grande's We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love).

The list of nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards 2024 is as follows:

Video of the Year

• Ariana Grande - "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)"
• Billie Eilish - "Lunch"
• Doja Cat – "Paint The Town Red"
• Eminem – "Houdini"
• SZA – "Snooze"
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone - "Fortnight"

Artist of the Year

• Ariana Grande
• Bad Bunny
• Eminem
• Sabrina Carpenter
• SZA
• Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

• Beyonce - "Texas Hold 'Em"
• Jack Garlow - "Lovin On Me"
• Kendrick Lamar - "Not Like Us"
• Sabrina Carpenter – "Espresso"
• Taylor Swift, Post Malone - "Fortnight"
• Teddy Swims - "Lose Control"

Best New Artist

• Benson Boone
• Chappell Roan
• Gracie Abrams
• Snaboozey
• Teddy Swims
• Tyla

Best Collaboration

• Drake ft. Sexyy Red & SZA – "Rich Baby Daddy"
• GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – "Wanna Be"
• Jessie Murph ft. Jelly Roll - "Wild Ones"
• Jung Kook ft. Latto - "Seven"
• Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen - "I Had Some Help"
• Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone - "Fortnight"

Best Pop Singer

• Camila Cabello
• Dua Lipa
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Tate McRae
• Taylor Swift

Best Cinematography

• Ariana Grande - "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)," cinematographer Anatol Trofimov
• Charli XCX – "Von Dutch," cinematographer Jeff Bierman
• Dua Lipa – "Illusion," cinematographer Nikita Kuzmenko
• Olivia Rodrigo – "Obsessed," cinematographer Marz Miller
• Rau Alejandro - "Touching the Sky," cinematographer Camilo Monsalve
• Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone - "Fortnight," cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto

The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual ceremony that honors the best in music video creation, founded by MTV in 1984.