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The 32nd MTV Video Music Awards was held on Sunday, August 30 at the Microsoft Theatres in Los Angeles. The award show had numerous bizarre moments; you would think the celebrities were trying to outdo each other. Nonetheless, the motive of the show, to honour outstanding artists, was achieved.
Here are the categories and the winners:
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO - Anaconda (Nicki Minaj)
BEST MALE VIDEO - Uptown Funk (Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars)
BEST FEMALE VIDEO - Blank Space (Taylor Swift)
VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE - One Man Can Change the World (Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend)
ARTIST TO WATCH – Trap Queen (Fetty Wap)
VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Bad Blood (Taylor Swift feat Kendrick Lamar)
BEST ROCK VIDEO – Uma Thurman (Fall Out Boy)
BEST POP VIDEO – Blank Space (Taylor Swift)
SONG OF THE SUMMER – She's Kinda Hot (5 Seconds of summer)
BEST COLLABORATION - Bad Blood (Taylor Swift feat Kendrick Lamar)
BEST DIRECTION - Kendrick Lamar, "Alright" (Colin Tilley & the Little Homies)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY - OK Go, "I Won’t Let You Down" (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY - Never Catch Me (Flying Lotus feat. Kendrick Lamar, Larkin Sieple)
BEST ART DIRECTION - Snoop Dogg, "So Many Pros" (François Rousselet, Jason Fijal)
BEST EDITING - Best Editing: Beyoncé, "7/11" (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS - Where Are U Now, Skrillex and Diplo feat Justin Bieber, (Brewer, Gloria FX, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
