Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga led in nominations going into the event. Gaga took the stage multiple times, winning the first award of the broadcast for best collaboration for her hit single with Grande, "Rain On Me."Two more of the top awards of the night, artist of the year and song of the year, went to Gaga as well.K-pop super group BTS also won multiple VMAs.Machine Gun Kelly won best alternative for his single "Bloody Valentine," starring his girlfriend Megan Fox. Doja Cat won for best new artist.Taylor Swift won for best direction and sent in an acceptance video message from home.Video of the year, the top VMA, went to The Weeknd for his hit "Blinding Lights." He opened the show with a performance of the single.A full list of nominees and winners follows.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish — "everything i wanted"Eminem ft. Juice WRLD — "Godzilla"Future ft. Drake — "Life Is Good"Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"Taylor Swift — "The Man"The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights" *WINNER
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin BieberLady Gaga *WINNERMegan Thee StallionPost MaloneThe Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Billie Eilish — "everything i wanted"Doja Cat — "Say So"Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me" *WINNERMegan Thee Stallion — "Savage"Post Malone — "Circles"Roddy Ricch — "The Box"
BEST COLLABORATION
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber — "Stuck with U"Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin — "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)"Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid — "Beautiful People"Future ft. Drake — "Life Is Good"Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj — "Tusa"Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me" *WINNER
PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST
Doja Cat *WINNERJack HarlowLewis CapaldiRoddy RicchTate McRaeBTS — "On" *WINNERHalsey — "You should be sad"Jonas Brothers — "What a Man Gotta Do"Justin Bieber ft. Quavo — "Intentions"Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande — "Rain On Me"Taylor Swift — "Lover"
BEST HIP-HOP
DaBaby — "BOP"Eminem ft. Juice WRLD — "Godzilla"Future ft. Drake — "Life Is Good"Megan Thee Stallion — "Savage" *WINNERRoddy Ricch — "The Box"Travis Scott — "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM"blink-182 — "Happy Days"Coldplay — "Orphans" *WINNEREvanescence — "Wasted On You"Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean — "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)"Green Day — "Oh Yeah!"The Killers — "Caution"
BEST ALTERNATIVE
The 1975 — "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"All Time Low — "Some Kind Of Disaster"FINNEAS — "Let's Fall in Love for the Night"Lana Del Rey — "Doin' Time"Machine Gun Kelly — "Bloody Valentine" *WINNERtwenty one pilots — "Level of Concern"
BEST LATIN
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin — "China"Bad Bunny — "Yo Perreo Sola"Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul — "MAMACITA"J Balvin — "Amarillo"Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj — "Tusa"Maluma ft. J Balvin — "Qué Pena" *WINNERAlicia Keys — "Underdog"Chloe x Halle — "Do It"H.E.R. ft. YG — "Slide"Khalid ft. Summer Walker — "Eleven"Lizzo — "Cuz I Love You"The Weeknd — "Blinding Lights" *WINNER
BEST K-POP
(G)I-DLE — "Oh My God"BTS — "On" *WINNEREXO — "Obsession"Monsta X — "SOMEONE'S SOMEONE"Tomorrow X Together — "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"Red Velvet — "Psycho"
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Anderson .Paak — "Lockdown"Billie Eilish — "all the good girls go to hell"Demi Lovato — "I Love Me"H.E.R. – "I Can't Breathe" *WINNERLil Baby — "The Bigger Picture"Taylor Swift — "The Man"
BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME
5 Seconds of Summer — "Wildflower"Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber — "Stuck with U" *WINNERblink-182 — "Happy Days"Drake — "Toosie Slide"John Legend — "Bigger Love"twenty one pilots — "Level of Concern"
BEST GROUP
BTS *WINNER5 Seconds of SummerChloe x HalleLittle MixNow Unitedtwenty one pilots
BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE
Chloe x Halle — "Do It" from MTV's Prom-AthonCNCO — MTV Unplugged At Home *WINNERDJ D-Nice — Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogetherJohn Legend — #TogetherAtHome Concert SeriesLady Gaga — "Smile" from One World: Together At HomePost Malone — Nirvana Tribute
BEST DIRECTION
Billie Eilish — "xanny" — Directed by Billie EilishDoja Cat — "Say So" — Directed by Hannah Lux DavisDua Lipa — "Don't Start Now" — Directed by NabilHarry Styles — "Adore You" — Directed by Dave MeyersTaylor Swift — "The Man" — Directed by Taylor Swift *WINNERThe Weeknd — "Blinding Lights" — Directed by Anton Tammi
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
5 Seconds of Summer — "Old Me" — Cinematography by Kieran FowlerCamila Cabello ft. DaBaby — "My Oh My" — Cinematography by Scott CunninghamBillie Eilish — "all the good girls go to hell" — Cinematography by Christopher ProbstKaty Perry — "Harleys In Hawaii" — Cinematography by Arnau Read More – Source
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