'' InStyle '' Kelsey Glein felt that the video 's best part was Williams 's cameo appearance . PopSugar journalist Quin Keaney wrote that it features " memorable cameo and dance session " with Williams . Refinery29 writer Carolyn L. Todd described the tennis player 's dancing as " free and beautiful " . Caroline Framke of the website '' Vox '' was positive of Williams 's cameo appearance and defiant dancing to the song 's beat . She noted how its best part was the opening poem which was used to introduce the song in the corresponding film and felt that the lines she recited successfully showed that " she ai n't sorry " . Nate Jones of Vulture.com felt her dancing should be " marveled " at . Carey O'Donnell from '' Paper '' magazine summarized the clip as a " raucous , fierce ladies night , featuring fellow icon Serena Williams , in all her twerking glory " . Sophie Hirsh from Mashable pointed out " Sorry " as an album highlight and praised the " endless fierceness " of Beyoncé and Williams . '' Clash '' magazine 's Shahzaib Hussain felt that the clip for " Sorry " appeared during the album 's " feverish " moments . Hussain further summarized the clip as " Queen of the sporting world Serena Williams twerking up a storm while Beyoncé looks on like a Madam , proud of her creation " . The video was nominated for Best Choreography at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards , but lost to " Formation "
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
Sorry (Beyoncé song)