The film was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Variety Special and Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special . From the four categories , Beyoncé was nominated in the aforementioned two . The album 's visuals received eleven nominations at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards , including Breakthrough Long Form Video for '' Lemonade '' , Video of the Year , Best Pop Video , Best Direction , Best Editing , and Best Cinematography for " Formation " , Best Female Video and Best Art Direction for " Hold Up " , and Best Choreography for " Sorry " and " Formation " ; Beyoncé won eight of her nominations . '' Lemonade '' won Best TV Show – Special or Limited Series at the African-American Film Critics Association Awards 2016 and Outstanding Television Documentary or Special at the 2017 Black Reel Awards
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
2016 MTV Video Music Awards
Lemonade (Beyoncé album)