Marking its 30th anniversary, the award show had several moments befitting of the VMAs dramatic and outrageous reputation. First there was Lady Gaga's highly anticipated return performance; the show marked the singer's return to the stage after a long absence following her knee injury while on tour earlier in the year, 'Nsync's reunion performance with Justin Timberlake and the show-stopper of the night; Miley Cyrus's raunchy performance with Robin Thicke. The former Disney gal twerked, jerked and twisted her way through the performance eliciting a wave of shocking reactions through the crowd and cyberspace.
Holding in New York City for the first time, the night saw several big winners with 'Mirrors' crooner, Justin Timberlake emerging the biggest winner of the night as he carted away four awards including the biggest win of the night 'Video of the Year' and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award which is equivalent to a Lifetime Achievement award. Other big winners included Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with three awards and Bruno Mars with two.
Here's the full list of winners:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
WINNER Justin Timberlake - «Mirrors»
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - «Thrift Shop»
Bruno Mars - «Locked Out of Heaven»
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - «Blurred Lines»
Taylor Swift - «I Knew You Were Trouble»
BEST MALE VIDEO:
WINNER Bruno Mars - «Locked Out of Heaven»
Justin Timberlake - «Mirrors»
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - «Blurred Lines»
Ed Sheeran - «Lego House»
Kendrick Lamar - «Swimming Pools»
ARTIST TO WATCH:
WINNER Austin Mahone - «What About Love»
Twenty One Pilots - «Holding on to You»
Zedd Feat. Foxes - «Clarity»
The Weeknd - «Wicked Games»
Iggy Azalea - «Work»
BEST SONG OF THE SUMMER
WINNER One Direction - «Best Song Ever»
Miley Cyrus - «We Can't Stop»
Selena Gomez- «Come and Get It»
Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding - «I Need Your Love»
Daft Punk - «Get Lucky»
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell - «Blurred Lines»
MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD (LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT)
Justin Timberlake
BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL IMAGE:
WINNER Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - «Same Love»
Kelly Clarkson - «People Like Us»
Snoop Lion - «No Guns Allowed»
Miguel - «Candles in the Sun»
Beyonce - «I Was Here»
BEST FEMALE VIDEO:
WINNER Taylor Swift - «I Knew You Were Trouble»
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - «Stay»
Miley Cyrus - «We Can't Stop»
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - «Just Give Me a Reason»
Demi Lovato - «Heart Attack»
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO:
WINNER Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - «Can't Hold Us»
Drake - «Started From the Bottom»
Kendrick Lamar - «Swimming Pools»
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - «F**kin Problems»
J. Cole feat. Miguel - «Power Trip»
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:
WINNER Capital Cities - «Safe and Sound»
Flying Lotus - «Tiny Tortures»
Skrillex feat. The Door - «Breakin' a Sweat»
The Weeknd - «Wicked Games»
Duck Sauce - «It's You»
BEST EDITING:
WINNER Justin Timberlake - «Mirrors»
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - «Just Give Me a Reason»
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - «Sweet Nothing»
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - «Can't Hold Us»
Miley Cyrus - «We Can't Stop»
BEST DIRECTION:
WINNER Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z - «Suit & Tie»
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - «Can't Hold Us»
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - «Sacrilege»
Fun - «Carry On»
Drake - «Started From the Bottom»
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHER
WINNER Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - «Can't Hold Us»
Thirty Seconds to Mars - «Up in the Air»
Lana Del Rey - «Ride»
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - «Sacrilege»
A-Trak & Tommy Trash - «Tuna Melt»
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
WINNER Bruno Mars - «Treasure»
Chris Brown - «Fine China»
Ciara - «Body Party»
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - «Live It Up»
Will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber - «#thatPOWER»
BEST ART DIRECTION:
WINNER Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu - «Q.U.E.E.N»
Capital Cities - «Safe and Sound»
Thirty Seconds To Mars - «Up in the Air»
Lana Del Rey - «National Anthem»
Alt-J - «Tesselate»
BEST POP VIDEO:
WINNER Selena Gomez - «Come and Get It»
Bruno Mars - «Locked Out of Heaven»
Justin Timberlake - «Mirrors»
fun. - «Carry On»
Miley Cyrus - «We Can't Stop»
BEST ROCK VIDEO:
WINNER Thirty Seconds to Mars - «Up in the Air»
Imagine Dragons - «Radiocative»
Fall Out Boy - «My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)»
Mumford & Sons - «I Will Wait»
Vampire Weekend - «Diane Young»
BEST COLLABORATION:
WINNER P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - «Just Give Me a Reason»
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z -«Suit & Tie»
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera - «Feel This Moment»
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - «I Need Your Love»
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - «Blurred Lines»
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