 "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".