Who Won 2016 MTV Video Music Awards?
Aug 28, 2016
The 33rd annual MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 28, 2016 at Madison Square Garden. Beyonce had the most nominations going in and dominated the awards winning eight times including Video of the Year. Adele's "Hello" was the most nominated video, but was shut out. Rihanna won the Video Vangard Award.
| MTV Video Music Award - Video of the Year | |
| Beyonce (Formation) | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); Justin Bieber (Sorry); Drake (Hotline Bling); Kanye West (Famous) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Female Video | |
| Beyonce (Hold Up) | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); Beyonce (Hold Up); Ariana Grande (Into You); Rihanna (Work); Sia (Cheap Thrills) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Male Video | |
| Calvin Harris (This Is What You Came For) | |
| Other Nominees: Drake (Hotline Bling); Bryson Tiller (Don't); The Weeknd (Can't Feel My Face); Kanye West (Famous) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Hip Hop Video | |
| Drake (Hotline Bling) | |
| Other Nominees: 2 Chainz (Watch Out); Chance The Rapper (Angels); Desiigner (Panda); Bryson Tiller (Don't) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Pop Video | |
| Beyonce (Formation) | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); Justin Bieber (Sorry); Alessia Cara (Wild Things); Ariana Grande (Into You) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Rock Video | |
| twenty one pilots (Heathens) | |
| Other Nominees: All Time Low (Missing You); Coldplay (Adventure Of A Lifetime); Fall Out Boy (Irresistible); Panic! At The Disco (Victorious) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best New Artist | |
| DNCE | |
| Other Nominees: Desiigner; Lukas Graham; Zara Larsson; Bryson Tiller | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Electronic Video | |
| Calvin Harris (How Deep Is Your Love) | |
| Other Nominees: 99 Souls (The Girl Is Mine); Afrojack (SummerThing!); The Chainsmokers (Don't Let Me Down); Mike Posner (I Took A Pill In Ibiza) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Collaboration | |
| Fifth Harmony feat Ty Dolla $ign (Work From Home) | |
| Other Nominees: Beyonce and Kendrick Lamar (Freedom); Ariana Grande and Lil Wayne (Let Me Love You); Calvin Harris and Rihanna (This Is What You Came For); Rihanna and Drake (Work) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Long Form Video | |
| Beyonce (Lemonade) | |
| Other Nominees: Justin Bieber (Purpose: The Movement); Chris Brown (Royalty); Florence + The Machine (The Odyssey); Troye Sivan (Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Art Direction | |
| David Bowie (Blackstar) | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); Beyonce (Hold Up); Drake (Hotline Bling); Fergie (M.I.L.F.$) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Choreography | |
| Beyonce (Formation) | |
| Other Nominees: Beyonce (Formation); Beyonce (Sorry); Missy Elliott (WTF (Where They From)); FKA Twigs (M3LL155X); Florence + The Machine (Delilah) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Cinematography | |
| Beyonce (Formation) | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); Alesso (I Wanna Know); David Bowie (Lazarus); Ariana Grande (Into You) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Direction | |
| Beyonce (Formation) | |
| director: Melina Matsoukas | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); David Bowie (Lazarus); Coldplay (Up&Up); Tame Impala (The Less I Know The Better) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Editing | |
| Beyonce (Formation) | |
| editor: Jeff Selis | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); David Bowie (Lazarus); Fergie (M.I.L.F.$); Ariana Grande (Into You) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Visual Effects | |
| Coldplay (Up&Up) | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Send My Love); FKA Twigs (M3LL155X); The Weeknd (Can't Feel My Face); Zayn (Pillowtalk) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Song Of The Summer | |
| Fifth Harmony feat Fetty Wap (All In My Head) | |
| Other Nominees: Chainsmokers (Closer); Drake (One Dance); Selena Gomez (Kill Em With Kindness); Calvin Harris (This Is What You Came For); Nick Jonas (Bacon); Kent Jones (Don't Mind); Major Lazer (Cold Water); Sia (Cheap Thrills); Justin Timberlake (Can't Stop The Feeling) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award | |
| RIhanna | |