Taylor Swift big winner for Blank Space and Bad Blood, featuring Kendrick Lamar, who won best direction for Alright, while Nicki Minaj took hip-hop crown

Video of the Year

Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Bad Blood“*

• Beyoncé — “7/11“
• Kendrick Lamar — “Alright“
• Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — “Uptown Funk“
• Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud“

Best Male Video

Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — “Uptown Funk“

• Nick Jonas — “Chains“
• Kendrick Lamar — “Alright“
• Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud“
• The Weeknd — “Earned It“

Best Female Video

Taylor Swift — “Blank Space“*

• Beyoncé — “7/11“
• Ellie Goulding — “Love Me Like You Do“
• Nicki Minaj — “Anaconda“
• Sia — “Elastic Heart“

Artist to Watch

Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen“

• James Bay — “Hold Back the River“
• George Ezra — “Budapest“
• FKA twigs — “Pendulum“
• Vance Joy — “Riptide“

Best Pop Video

Taylor Swift — “Blank Space“*

• Beyoncé — “7/11“
• Maroon 5 — “Sugar“
• Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — “Uptown Funk“
• Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud“

Best Rock Video

Fall Out Boy — “Uma Thurman“

• Arctic Monkeys — “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?“
• Florence + the Machine — “Ship to Wreck“
• Hozier — “Take Me to Church“
• Walk the Moon — “Shut Up + Dance“

Best Hip-Hop Video

Nicki Minaj — “Anaconda“

• Big Sean (featuring E-40) — “I Don’t Fuck with You“
• Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen“
• Kendrick Lamar — “Alright“
• Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) — “See You Again“

Best Collaboration

Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Bad Blood“*

• Ariana Grande and The Weeknd — “Love Me Harder“
• Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj — “Bang Bang“
• Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — “Uptown Funk“
• Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth) — “See You Again“

Best Direction

Kendrick Lamar — “Alright” (Directors: Colin Tilley and the Little Homies)

• Childish Gambino — “Sober” (Director: Hiro Murai)
• Hozier — “Take Me to Church” (Directors: Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson)
• Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) — “Uptown Funk” (Directors: Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
• Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Bad Blood” (Director: Joseph Kahn)

Best Choreography

OK Go — “I Won’t Let You Down” (Choreographer: OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)

• Beyoncé — “7/11” (Choreographers: Beyoncé, Chris Grant and Gabriel Valenciano)
• Chet Faker — “Gold” (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)
• Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Never Catch Me” (Choreographers: Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid)
• Ed Sheeran — “Don’t” (Choreographers: Nappytabs)

Best Visual Effects

Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — “Where Are Ü Now” (Visual Effects: Brewer)

• Childish Gambino — “Telegraph Ave.” (Visual Effects: Gloria FX)
• FKA Twigs — “Two Weeks” (Visual Effects: Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
• Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Bad Blood” (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
• Tyler, The Creator — “Fucking Young/Death Camp” (Visual Effects: Gloria FX)

Best Art Direction

Snoop Dogg — “So Many Pros” (Art Director: Jason Fijal)

• The Chemical Brothers — “Go” (Art Director: Michel Gondry)
• Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — “Where Are Ü Now” (Art Director: Brewer)
• Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Bad Blood” (Art Director: Charles Infante)
• Jack White — “Would You Fight for My Love?” (Art Director: Jeff Peterson)

Best Editing

Beyoncé — “7/11” (Editors: Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Jonathan Wing)

• A$AP Rocky — “L$D” (Editor: Dexter Navy)
• Ed Sheeran — “Don’t” (Editor: Jacquelyn London)
• Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — “Where Are Ü Now” (Editor: Brewer)
• Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Bad Blood” (Editor: Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)

Best Cinematography

Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Never Catch Me” (Director of Photography: Larkin Seiple)

• Alt-J — “Left Hand Free” (Director of Photography: Mike Simpson)
• FKA Twigs — “Two Weeks” (Director of Photography: Justin Brown)
• Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud” (Director of Photography: Daniel Pearl)
• Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) — “Bad Blood” (Director of Photography: Christopher Probst)

Best Video with a Social Message

Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend) — “One Man Can Change the World“

• Colbie Caillat — “Try“
• Jennifer Hudson — “I Still Love You“
• Rihanna — “American Oxygen“
• Wale — “The White Shoes”

Song of Summer[edit]

5 Seconds of Summer — “She’s Kinda Hot“

• Fetty Wap — “My Way“
• Fifth Harmony (featuring Kid Ink) – “Worth it“
• Selena Gomez (featuring A$AP Rocky) — “Good for You“
• David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) — “Hey Mama“
• Demi Lovato — “Cool for the Summer“
• Major Lazer — “Lean On“
• OMI — “Cheerleader“
• Silentó — “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)“
• Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — “Where Are U Now“
• Taylor Swift — “Bad Blood“
• The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face“

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award[edit]

Kanye West

*-Denotes award votes are under review. Swift must hand over the moon men by Noon ET Tuesday or face charges of being in possession of stolen property.