FULL LIST: Winners, MTV Video Music Awards 2015

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FULL LIST: Winners, MTV Video Music Awards 2015
Taylor Swift wins 3 awards at the show

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED)–  Taylor Swift was this year’s big winner at the MTV Video Music Awards held, Sunday August 30 (Monday,  August 31 Manila time.) ( FULL LIST: Nominees, MTV Video Music Awards 2015)

Miley Cyrus hosted the event with performances by Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. Pharell Williams also performed. Miley herself performed onstage to close the show.

Rapper Kanye West received this year’s Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Here is the list of winners. We’ll update this list with the winners of the other categories as they released: 

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

  • Beyoncé – “7/11”
  • Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
  • Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

BEST MALE VIDEO

  • Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
  • WINNER Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
  • Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
  • The Weeknd – “Earned It”
  • Nick Jonas – “Chains”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

  • Beyoncé – “7/11”
  • WINNER Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
  • Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
  • Sia – “Elastic Heart”
  • Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

  • Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
  • WINNER Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”
  • Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”
  • Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
  • Big Sean ft. E-40 – “IDFWU”

BEST POP VIDEO

  • Beyoncé – “7/11”
  • Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”
  • WINNER Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
  • Maroon 5 – “Sugar”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

  • Hozier – “Take Me To Church”
  • WINNER Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”
  • Florence + the Machine – “Ship To Wreck”
  • Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”
  • Arctic Monkeys – “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

ARTIST TO WATCH (presented by Taco Bell)

  • Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”
  • Vance Joy – “Riptide”
  • George Ezra – “Budapest”
  • James Bay – “Hold Back The River”
  • FKA Twigs – “Pendulum”

VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE

  • Jennifer Hudson – “I Still Love You”
  • Colbie Caillat – “Try”
  • WINNER: Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”
  • Rihanna – “American Oxygen”
  • Wale – “The White Shoes”

SONG OF SUMMER

  • WINNER: 5 Seconds of Summer, She’s Kind Hot
  • Silento, Watch Me
  • OMI, Cheerleader
  • Major Lazer, Lean On
  • Fetty Wap, My Way
  • The Weeknd, Can’t Feel My Face
  • David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Hey Mama
  • Taylor Swift, Bad Blood
  • Selena Gomez ft. A$AP Rocky, Good For You
  • Demi Lovato, Cool For Summer
  • Fifth Harmony, Worth It
  • Skrillex & Diplo ft. J. Bieber, Where Are U Now

 

 

BEST ART DIRECTION

 

  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante)
  • Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (Jason Fijal)
  • Jack White – “Would You Fight For My Love” (Jeff Peterson)
  • The Chemical Brothers – “Go” (Michel Gondry)
  • Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

 

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

 

  • Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
  • OK Go – “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
  • Chet Faker – “Gold” (Ryan Heffington)
  • Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Nappy Tabs)
  • Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid)

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

 

  • Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple)
  • Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl)
  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst)
  • FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown)
  • Alt-J – “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson)

 

BEST DIRECTION

 

  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn)
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
  • Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
  • Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty, Conal Thomson)
  • Childish Gambino – “Sober” (Hiro Murai)

 

BEST EDITING

 

  • Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
  • Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Jacquelyn London)
  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
  • A$AP Rocky – “L$D” (Dexter Navy)
  • Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

 

  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios)
  • FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
  • Childish Gambino – “Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX)
  • Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)
  • Tyler, The Creator – “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX)

 

BEST COLLABORATION

 

  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”
  • Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
  • Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”
  • Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”

 

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award: Kanye West 

– Rappler.com 

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