Well, tonight wasn't quite as dull as we anticipated.
Taylor Swift cleaned up as per usual, winning Best Pop Video, Best Female Video and Video of the Year. Nicki Minaj called out Miley Cyrus as she accepted her award for Best Hip Hop Video. Kanye West was honored with the Video Vanguard Award and changed the world with the announcement he'll be running for president in 2o2o.
Not bad as far as award shows go.
Below is the full list of MTV VMA winners:
BEST POP VIDEO
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD
Kanye West
SONG OF THE SUMMER
5 Seconds Of Summer "She's Kinda Hot"
BEST MALE VIDEO
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”
ARTIST TO WATCH
Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
BEST COLLABORATION
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood"
VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES
BEST ART DIRECTION
Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (Jason Fijal)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
OK Go – “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple)
BEST DIRECTION
Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
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