Nominations have been announced for the Nordic Music Video Awards 2016, to be held in Oslo on Saturday 21st May. 

The third annual NMVAs will present nine awards celebrating the creativity, art and craft in music videos made in the Nordic countries over the past year. The nominated videos are as follows:       

Best Director

Cold Mailman – Something You Do
David Bowie – Blackstar
Alfons – Ganjaman
Karpe Diem – Hvite Menn Som Pusher 50
Reptile Youth – Arab Spring Break I & II
Karpe Diem – Lett å Være Rebell i Kjellerleiligheten Din

Best Cinematography

David Bowie – Blackstar
Gabrielle – Mer
Karpe Diem – Hvite Menn Som Pusher 50
Karpe Diem – Lett å Være Rebell i Kjellerleiligheten Din
Major Lazer & DJ Snake- Lean On (feat. Mø)
Axwell & Ingrosso – On My Way & Can’t Hold Us Down

Best Edit

Susanne Sundfør – Accelerate
Icona Pop – Emergency
Karpe Diem – Lett å Være Rebell i Kjellerleiligheten Din
Reptile Youth – Arab Spring Break I & II
Husky Rescue – Under Friendly Fire
Zebra Katz – Blk Diamond

Best Art Direction

David Bowie – Blackstar
Karpe Diam – Hvite Menn Som Pusher 50
Milkywhale – Birds of Paradise
The Fjords – All In
Cold Mailman – Something You Do
Alfons – Ganjaman

Best Post Production

The Fjords – All In
AV AV AV – Leia’s Theme
Kentaur – Arms Of The Infinite
Pegboard Nerds – Pink Cloud
Gabrielle – Mer
Alfons – Ganjaman

Best Artist Performance

Major Lazer & DJ Snake- Lean On (feat. Mø)
Milkywhale – Birds of Paradise
Susanne Sundfør – Accelerate
Ane Brun – Directions
Xtra Naan – Malk Mig
Icona Pop – Emergency

Best Actor Performance

The Fjords – All In
Anneli Drecker – Alone
Alex Vargas – Giving Up The Ghost
Ólafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott – Reminiscence
Reptile Youth – Arab Spring Break I & II
Husky Rescue – Under Friendly Fire

Best Young Director

Major Lazer & DJ Snake- Lean On (feat. Mø)
Rangleklods – Schoolgirls
Cazadores – Shadowboxing
Ekkolodd – Gardintrapp
Tungevaag & Raaban – Parade
Unge Ferrari – Vanilje

Music Video Of The Year

David Bowie – Blackstar
Karpe Diem – Hvite Menn Som Pusher 50
Milkywhale – Birds of Paradise
Reptile Youth – Arab Spring Break I & II
Cold Mailman – Something You Do
Karpe Diem – Lett å Være Rebell i Kjellerleiligheten Din
Susanne Sundfør – Accelerate
The Fjords – All In
Alfons – Ganjaman
Major Lazer & DJ Snake- Lean On (feat. Mø)
Skinny Days – Alright Right Now
David Bowie – Lazarus

Ola Martin Fjeld of the Nordic Music Awards says: "The quality of work submitted this year has been truly amazing. Actually, I will say that we have seen somewhat of a small revolution when it comes to music videos in the Nordic countries. The mediocre videos have become great and the great videos have become extraordinary. Making it extremely difficult to be nominated to the NMVA. 

"Also its great to see videos from international acclaimed artists like David Bowie and Major Lazer side by side with, until now, unknown bands like Cazadores and Milkywhale, with less than 10 000 views. The diversity of ideas in the 30 nominated videos tells us that a joint creative spark has been lit in the Nordic countries."

• Tickets to the Nordic Music Video Awards 2016, hed at the Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway on 21st May are available here.