MTV Video Music Awards: And The Winners Are…..

Last night, the MTV Video Music Awards took place in Los Angeles. One Direction were the big winners of the night, taking home three trophies with Chris Brown and M.I.A following closely behind taking home two trophies each.

One Direction took home Best Pop Video and Most Share-worthy video along with being named Best New Artist. Chris Brown won Best Male Video and Best Choreography for Turn Up The Music and M.I.A’s Bad Girls won Best Cinematography and Best Editing.

Rihanna managed to pick up the biggest award of the night, winning Video Of The Year for We Found Love.

Nicki Minaj, Coldplay, Drake, Calvin Harris and Beyoncé also took home awards.

MTV Video Music Awards – The Winners

Video Of The Year
Drake FT Rihanna – Take Care
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
Rihanna – We Found Love – WINNER

Best Pop Video
Fun. FT Janelle Monae – We Are Young
Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
Maroon 5 FT Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful – WINNER
Rihanna – We Found Love

Best Rock Video
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
Coldplay – Paradise – WINNER
Imagine Dragons – It’s Time
Jack White – Sixteen Saltines
Linkin Park – Burn It Down

Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish Gambino – Heartbeat
Drake FT Lil Wayne – HYFR – WINNER
Kanye West FT Pusha T, Big Sean, and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Nicki Minaj FT 2 Chainz – Beez in the Trap
The Throne – Paris

Best New Artist
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Frank Ocean – Swim Good
Fun. FT Janelle Monae – We Are Young
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful – WINNER
The Wanted – Glad You Came

Best Female Video
Beyoncé – Love on Top
Katy Perry – Part of Me
Nicki Minaj – Starships – WINNER
Rihanna – We Found Love
Selena Gomez & The Scene – Love You Like a Love Song

Best Male Video
Chris Brown – Turn Up the Music – WINNER
Drake FT Rihanna – Take Care
Frank Ocean – Swim Good
Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
Usher – Climax

Best Electronic Dance Music Video
Avicii – Le7els
Calvin Harris – Feels So Close – WINNER
Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf
Martin Solveig – The Night Out
Skrillex – First of the Year (Equinox)

Best Video with a Message
Demi Lovato – Skyscraper – WINNER
Gym Class Heroes FT Ryan Tedder – The Fighter
Kelly Clarkson – Dark Side
KNaan FT Nelly Furtado – Is Anybody Out There?
Lil Wayne – How to Love
Rise Against – Ballad of Hollis Brown

Best Art Direction
Drake FT Rihanna – Take Care
Katy Perry – Wide Awake – WINNER
Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
Of Monsters & Men – Little Talks
Regina Spektor – All the Rowboats

Best Choreography
Avicii – Le7els
Beyoncé – Countdown
Chris Brown – Turn Up the Music – WINNER
Jennifer Lopez FT Pitbull – Dance Again
Rihanna – Where Have You Been

Best Cinematography
Adele – Someone Like You
Coldplay FT Rihanna – Princess of China
Drake FT Rihanna – Take Care
Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
M.I.A. – Bad Girls – WINNER

Best Direction
Coldplay FT Rihanna – Princess of China
Duck Sauce – Big Bad Wolf
Frank Ocean – Swim Good
M.I.A. – Bad Girls – WINNER
The Throne – Otis

Best Editing
A$AP Rocky – Goldie
Beyoncé – Countdown – WINNER
Gotye – Somebody That I Used to Know
Kanye West FT Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz – Mercy
The Throne – Paris

Best Visual Effects
David Guetta FT Nicki Minaj – Turn Me On
Katy Perry – Wide Awake
Linkin Park – Burn It Down
Rihanna – Where Have You Been
Skrillex – First of the Year (Equinox) – WINNER

Most Share-Worthy Video
Beyoncé – Countdown
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) – Somebody That I Used to Know
Justin Bieber – Boyfriend
One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful – WINNER

The VMAs will be broadcast in Africa this evening at 8pm on MTV Base (DStv channel 322).