MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) is an award show presented annually by the cable channel MTV and is often called as the "Super Bowl for youth". This year's annual MTV VMA was held on September 13. Lil Nas X took away the top prize of the night. The video of the year award was won by "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" but that's not all. The video received multiple awards that night. Justin Bieber got awards for Artist of the Year and Best Pop while Olivia Rodrigo won the Song of the Year award. The live broadcast, aired on MTV, was hosted by Doja Cat.
1. VIDEO OF THE YEAR : Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” - WINNER The nominations included: “WAP”, “Popstar”, “Kiss Me More”, “Bad Habits”, “Save Your Tears”
2. ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Justin Bieber -- WINNER The nominations included: Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift
3. SONG OF THE YEAR: Olivia Rodrigo – “Drivers License” -- WINNER The nominations included: “Mood”, “Leave the Door Open”, “Dynamite”, “WAP”, “Levitating”,
4. BEST NEW ARTIST : Presented by Facebook Olivia Rodrigo -- WINNER The nominations included: 24kGoldn, Giveon, The Kid LAROI, Polo G and Saweetie
5. PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR : May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo – "drivers license" -- WINNER. The nominations included; September 2020: Wallows – "Are You Bored Yet?", October 2020: Ashnikko – "Daisy", November 2020: SAINt JHN – "Gorgeous", December 2020: 24kGoldn – "Coco", January 2021: JC Stewart – "Break My Heart", February 2021: Latto – "Sex Lies", March 2021: Madison Beer – "Selfish", April 2021: The Kid LAROI – "Without You", June 2021: girl in red "Serotonin", July 2021: Fousheé – "my slime", and August 2021: jxdn – “Think About Me”
6. BEST COLLABORATION : Doja Cat ft. SZA – “Kiss Me More” -- WINNER The nominations included: 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior – “Mood”, Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”, Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”, Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches”, Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
7. BEST POP : Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” -- WINNERThe nominations included: Ariana Grande – “Positions”, Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am”, BTS – “Butter”, Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness”, Olivia Rodrigo – “Good 4 U”, Shawn Mendes – “Wonder”, and Taylor Swift – “Willow”
8. BEST HIP-HOP : Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A. – “Franchise” -- WINNER. The nominations included: Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”, Drake ft. Lil Durk – “Laugh Now Cry Later”, Lil Baby ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “On Me (remix)”, Moneybagg Yo – “Said Sum”, and Polo G – “RAPSTAR”
9. BEST ROCK : John Mayer – “Last Train Home” -- WINNER The nominations included : Evanescence – “Use My Voice” Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” The Killers – “My Own Soul's Warning” Kings Of Leon – “The Bandit” Lenny Kravitz – “Raise Vibration”
10. BEST ALTERNATIVE: Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear – “My Ex’s Best Friend” -- WINNER. The nominations included: Bleachers – “Stop Making This Hurt” Glass Animals – “Heat Waves” Imagine Dragons – “Follow You” Twenty One Pilots – “Shy Away” Willow ft. Travis Barker – “Transparent Soul”
11. BEST LATIN Billie Eilish & ROSALÍA – “Lo Vas A Olvidar” -- WINNER The nominations included : Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez – “Dákiti” Black Eyed Peas and Shakira – “Girl Like Me” J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy – “Un Dia (One Day)” Karol G – “Bichota” Maluma – “Hawái”
12. BEST R&B Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave the Door Open” -- WINNER The nominations included : Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” Chris Brown and Young Thug – “Go Crazy” Giveon – “Heartbreak Anniversary” H.E.R. ft. Chris Brown – “Come Through” SZA – “Good Days”
13. BEST K-POP BTS – “Butter” -- WINNER The nominations included : (G)I-DLE – “DUMDi DUMDi” BLACKPINK and Selena Gomez – “Ice Cream” Monsta X – “Gambler” SEVENTEEN – “Ready to love” TWICE – “Alcohol-Free”
14. VIDEO FOR GOOD Billie Eilish – “Your Power” -- WINNER The nominations included : Demi Lovato – “Dancing With the Devil” H.E.R. – “Fight For You” Kane Brown – “Worldwide Beautiful” Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” Pharrell Williams ft. Jay-Z – “Entrepreneur”
15. BEST DIRECTION Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Directed by: Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino -- WINNER The nominations included : Billie Eilish – “Your Power” – Directed by: Billie Eilish DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar” (starring Justin Bieber) – Directed by: Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X Taylor Swift – “Willow” – Directed by: Taylor Swift Travis Scott ft. Young Thug & M.I.A – “Franchise” – Directed by: Travis Scott Tyler, The Creator – “Lumberjack” – Directed by: Wolf Haley
16. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN, WizKid – “Brown Skin Girl” – Cinematography by: Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant -- WINNER The nominations included : Billie Eilish – “Therefore I Am” – Cinematography by: Rob Witt Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Cinematography by: Santiago Gonzalez Justin Bieber ft. Chance The Rapper – “Holy” –Cinematography by: Elias Talbot Lady Gaga – “911” – Cinematography by: Jeff Cronenweth Lorde – “Solar Power” – Cinematography by: Andrew Stroud
17. BEST ART DIRECTION Saweetie ft. Doja Cat – “Best Friend” – Art Direction by: Art Haynes -- WINNER The nominations included : Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer – “Already” – Art Direction by: Susan Linns, Gerard Santos Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Art Direction by: Alison Dominitz Lady Gaga – “911” – Art Direction by: Tom Foden, Peter Andrus Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Art Direction by: John Richoux Taylor Swift – “willow” – Art Direction by: Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez
18. BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Lil Nas X – “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic -- WINNER The nominations included : Bella Poarch – “Build a Bitch” – Visual Effects by: Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova Coldplay – “Higher Power” – Visual Effects by: Mathematic Doja Cat & The Weeknd – “You Right” – Visual Effects by: La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel Glass Animals – “Tangerine” – Visual Effects by: Ronan Fourreau 19. BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Choreography by: Paul Roberts -- WINNER The nominations included : Ariana Grande – “34+35” – Choreography by: Brian Nicholson & Scott Nicholson BTS – “Butter” – Choreography by: Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team Ed Sheeran – “Bad Habits” – Choreography by: Natricia Bernard Foo Fighters – “Shame Shame” – Choreography by: Nina McNeely Marshmello & Halsey – “Be Kind” – Choreography by: Dani Vitale
20. BEST EDITING Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – “Leave tfsihe Door Open” – Editing by: Troy Charbonnet -- WINNER The nominations included : BTS – “Butter” – Editing by: Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens Drake – “What's Next” – Editing by: Noah Kendal Harry Styles – “Treat People With Kindness” – Editing by: Claudia Wass Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar, Giveon – “Peaches” – Editing by: Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs Miley Cyrus ft. Dua Lipa – “Prisoner”
