Lady Gaga has been locked out of this year's MTV Video Music Awards race for 'Video of the Year'.
Photos: Lady Gaga on the Howard Stern Show
The nominations for the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards were announced Thursday morning, and Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' was noticeably absent from the top category. Adele, Katy Perry, Beastie Boys, Bruno Mars and Tyler, the Creator are now in a wide open race for the night's top prize.
The Mother Monster was also ignored in the 'Best Pop Video' category.
Lady Gaga performs 'The Edge of Glory' on the Howard Stern Show (audio)
Gaga has been a VMA darling for the past two years--taking home the Best New Artist trophy in 2009 and the Video of the Year Award for 'Bad Romance' in 2010.
Lady Gaga's production team wasn't ignored completely. 'Born This Way' is nominaed in the 'Best Female Video' category and 'Judas' was nominated for 'Best Art Direction' and 'Best Choreography'.
The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards will be held Sunday, August 28th in Los Angeles.
Check out the full list of nominees below:
Video of the Year
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Katy Perry - "Firework"
Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"
Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers"
Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
Best Female Video
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Katy Perry - "Firework"
Beyonce - "Run The World (Girls)"
Lady Gaga - "Born This Way"
Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
Best Male Video
Cee Lo Green - "F*** You"
Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
Justin Bieber - "U Smile"
Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
Best Hip Hop Video
Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz - "6'7'"
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look At Me Now"
Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
Best New Artist
Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers"
Kreayshawn - "Gucci Gucci"
Wiz Khalifa - "Black and Yellow"
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown - "My Last"
Best Pop Video
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Pitbull feat. NE-YO, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything"
Britney Spears - "Till the World Ends"
Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
Best Rock Video
The Black Keys - "Howlin For You"
Foster The People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
Cage The Elephant - "Shake Me Down"
Foo Fighters - "Walk"
Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
Best Collaboration
Pitbull feat. NE-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything"
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes - "Look At Me Now"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake - "Moment 4 Life"
Best Art Direction
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Lady Gaga - "Judas"
Kanye West - "Power"
Death Cab For Cutie - "You Are A Tourist"
Best Choreography
Beyonce - "Run The World (Girls)"
Britney Spears - "Till The World Ends"
Lady Gaga - "Judas"
Bruno Mars - "The Lazy Song"
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock - "Party Rock Anthem"
Best Cinematography
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Beyonce - "Run The World (Girls)"
Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie"
Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream"
Thirty Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane"
Best Direction
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Thirty Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane"
Eminem feat. Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie"
Best Editing
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Thirty Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane"
Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"
Best SFX (Special Effects)
Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West - "E.T."
Kanye West - "Power"
Linkin Park - "Waiting For The End"
Chromeo - "Don't Turn The Lights On"
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