Justin Timberlake has been nominated for six gongs at the MTV Video Music Awards 2013.
The full list of contenders for the annual awards ceremony was unveiled today with singer-and-actor Justin topping the list of nominees with an impressive six nods.
The star - who made a comeback with album The 20/20 Experience earlier this year- appears in several of the event's biggest categories, including Video of the Year and Best Male Video.
His Mirrors video earned him the respective nominations, while it also garnered nods in the Best Pop Video and Best Editing categories.
His Suit & Tie offering with hip-hop mogul Jay-Z is in the running for Best Collaboration and Best Direction.
Justin has got stiff competition from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, who have also been recognised in six categories.
Their hit single Thrift Shop is up for Video of the Year, with their second chart offering Can't Hold Us landing several nominations for Best Hip Hop Video, Best Cinematography, Best Direction and Best Editing.
Their Same Love promo has earned them a nod in the Best Video with a Social Message.
Meanwhile, Bruno Mars has been named in four groups including Video of the Year, Best Pop Video and Best Male Video for his hit single Locked Out Of Heaven.
Pink, Robin Thicke, Miley Cyrus and 30 Seconds To Mars have each picked up three nominations.
Robin's storming number one hit Blurred Lines featuring T.I and Pharrell and Taylor Swift's I Knew You Were Trouble are all competing against Justin, Bruno and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for the coveted Video of the year title.
A whole host of stars including Calvin Harris, fun. and Kendrick Lamar all feature on the nominees list.
The MTV Video Music Awards 2013 will take place on Sunday August 25 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
The full list of 2013 MTV Video Music Award nominees
Video of the Year:
Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, Thrift Shop
Bruno Mars, Locked Out of Heaven
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, Blurred Lines
Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble
Best Hip Hop Video:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us
Drake, Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar, Swimming Pools
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar, F**kin' Problems
J. Cole feat. Miguel, Power Trip
Best Male Video:
Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, Blurred Lines
Bruno Mars, Locked Out of Heaven
Ed Sheeran, Lego House
Kendrick Lamar, Swimming Pools
Best Female Video:
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, Stay
Taylor Swift, I Knew You Were Trouble
Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, Just Give Me A Reason
Demi Lovato, Heart Attack
Best Pop Video:
Bruno Mars, Locked Out of Heaven
Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
Fun., Carry On
Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop
Selena Gomez, Come and Get It
Artist To Watch, Presented by Taco Bell:
Twenty One Pilots, Holding On To You
Zedd feat. Foxes, Clarity
Austin Mahone, What About Love
The Weeknd, Wicked Games
Iggy Azalea, Work
Best Collaboration:
Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z, Suit & Tie
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera, Feel This Moment
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, I Need Your Love
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, Blurred Lines
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, Just Give Me A Reason
Best Video With A Social Message:
Kelly Clarkson, People Like Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Same Love
Snoop Lion, No Guns Allowed
Miguel, Candles in the Sun
Beyoncé, I Was Here
Best Rock Video:
Imagine Dragons, Radioactive
Fall Out Boy, My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
Mumford & Sons, I Will Wait
30 Seconds To Mars, Up in the Air
Vampire Weekend, Diane Young
Best Art Direction:
Capital Cities, Safe and Sound
30 Seconds To Mars, Up in the Air
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, Q.U.E.E.N
Lana Del Rey, National Anthem
Alt-J, Tesselate
Best Choreography:
Chris Brown, Fine China
Ciara, Body Party
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, Live It Up
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber, #thatPOWER
Bruno Mars, Treasure
Best Cinematography:
30 Seconds To Mars, Up in the Air
Lana Del Rey, Ride
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sacrilege
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us
A-Trak & Tommy Trash, Tuna Melt
Best Direction:
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z, Suit & Tie
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sacrilege
Fun., Carry On
Drake, Started From The Bottom
Best Editing:
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, Just Give Me A Reason
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch, Sweet Nothing
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us
Justin Timberlake, Mirrors
Miley Cyrus, We Can't Stop
