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Here Are Your 2015 MTV VMA Award Winners

blame it on Patrick Glynn August 30, 2015
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The MTV Video Music Awards are back, reminding us that even though they don’t show a damn video on their main station anymore, MTV still cares somewhat about the visual element of music. There hasn’t been as much value placed on videos as they used to get, but every once in a while, a video stuns. Over the last year, video like Kendrick’s “Alright,” which got nominated for a billion awards, Flying Lotus’ brilliant “Never Catch Me” and Nicki Minaj’s killer ass-travaganza, “Anaconda,” got recognition from MTV, and deservedly so.

Over the course of the night, we’ll update the list below on all the winners of the awards. Not every category is in there, but the important ones are. Winners of the Moon Man are in bold.

I’M SO GLAD THIS SHIT IS OVER. At least “Alright” won something: Best Direction.

Video of the Year

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

Best Male Video

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

Best Female Video

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

Artist To Watch

George Ezra — “Budapest”
Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen”
FKA twigs — “Pendulum”
James Bay — “Hold Back the River”
Vance Joy — “Riptide”

Best Hip-Hop Video

Big Sean — “I Don’t Fuck with You” f. E-40
Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen”
Kendrick Lamar — “Alright”
Nicki Minaj — “Anaconda”
Wiz Khalifa — “See You Again” f. Charlie Puth

Best Collaboration

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

Best Video with a Social Message

Big Sean — “One Man Can Change the World” f. Kanye West & John Legend
Colbie Caillat — “Try”
Jennifer Hudson — “I Still Love You”
Rihanna — “American Oxygen”
Wale — “The White Shoes”

Best Direction

Childish Gambino — “Sober” (Director: Hiro Murai)
Hozier — “Take Me to Church” (Directors: Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson)
Kendrick Lamar — “Alright” (Directors: Colin Tilley and the Little Homies)
Mark Ronson — “Uptown Funk” f. Bruno Mars (Directors: Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
Taylor Swift — “Bad Blood” f. Kendrick Lamar (Director: Joseph Kahn)

Best Choreography

Beyoncé — “7/11” (Choreographers: Beyoncé, Chris Grant and Gabriel Valenciano)
Chet Faker — “Gold” (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)
Ed Sheeran — “Don’t” (Choreographers: Nappytabs)
Flying Lotus — “Never Catch Me” f. Kendrick Lamar (Choreographers: Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid)
OK Go — “I Won’t Let You Down” (Choreographer: OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)

Best Art Direction

Jack Ü — “Where Are Ü Now” f. Justin Bieber (Art Director: Brewer)
Jack White — “Would You Fight for My Love?” (Art Director: Jeff Peterson)
Snoop Dogg — “So Many Pros” (Art Director: Jason Fijal)
Taylor Swift — “Bad Blood” f. Kendrick Lamar (Art Director: Charles Infante)
The Chemical Brothers — “Go” (Art Director: Michel Gondry)

Best Editing

A$AP Rocky — “L$D” (Editor: Dexter Navy)
Beyoncé — “7/11” (Editors: Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Jonathan Wing)
Ed Sheeran — “Don’t” (Editor: Jacquelyn London)
Jack Ü — “Where Are Ü Now” f. Justin Bieber (Editor: Brewer)
Taylor Swift — “Bad Blood” f. Kendrick Lamar (Editor: Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)

Best Cinematography

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