Aug 25, 2013
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards were held August 25, 2013 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Leading in nominations were Justin Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis with six each. Performers included Lady Gaga, Drake, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry and Timberlake - who also briefly performed with fellow members of N Sync. Macklemore & Lewis won three times, while Timberlake took home Video of the Year for "Mirrors" as well as the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
| MTV Video Music Award - Video of the Year | |
| Justin Timberlake (Mirrors) | |
| Other Nominees: Bruno Mars (Locked Out Of Heaven); Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Thrift Shop); Robin Thicke (Blurred Lines); Taylor Swift (I Knew You Were Trouble) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Female Video | |
| Taylor Swift (I Knew You Were Trouble) | |
| Other Nominees: Demi Lovato (Heart Attack); Miley Cyrus (We Can't Stop); P!nk (Just Give Me A Reason); Rihanna (Stay) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Male Video | |
| Bruno Mars (Locked Out Of Heaven) | |
| Other Nominees: Ed Sheeran (Lego House); Justin Timberlake (Mirrors); Kendrick Lamar (Swimming Pool (Drank)); Robin Thicke (Blurred Lines) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Hip Hop Video | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Can't Hold Us) | |
| Other Nominees: A$AP Rocky (F**kin' Problems); Drake (Started From The Bottom); J. Cole (Power Trip); Kendrick Lamar (Swimming Pool (Drank)) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Pop Video | |
| Selena Gomez (Come & Get It) | |
| Other Nominees: Bruno Mars (Locked Out Of Heaven); fun. (Carry On); Justin Timberlake (Mirrors); Miley Cyrus (We Can't Stop) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Rock Video | |
| Thirty Seconds To Mars (Up In The Air) | |
| Other Nominees: Fall Out Boy (My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark); Imagine Dragons (Radioactive); Mumford & Sons (I Will Wait); Vampire Weekend (Diane Young) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Artist To Watch | |
| Austin Mahone (What About Love) | |
| Other Nominees: Iggy Azalea (Work); The Weeknd (Wicked Games); twenty one pilots (Holding On To You); Zedd (Clarity) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Best Collaboration | |
| P!nk f/Nate Ruess (Just Give Me A Reason) | |
| Other Nominees: Calvin Harris f/Elie Goulding (I Need Your Love); Justin Timberlake f/Jay Z (Suit & Tie); Pitbull f/Christina Aguilera (Feel This Moment); Robin Thicke f/T.I. & Pharrell (Blurred Lines) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Video with a Social Message | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Same Love) | |
| Other Nominees: Beyonce (I Was Here); Kelly Clarkson (People Like Us); Miguel (Candles In The Sun); Snoop Lion (No Guns Allowed) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Song Of The Summer | |
| One Direction (Best Song Ever) | |
| Other Nominees: Miley Cyrus (We Can't Stop); Selena Gomez (Come & Get It); Calvin Harris (I Need Your Love); Daft Punk (Get Lucky); Robin Thicke (Blurred Lines) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Art Direction | |
| Janelle Monae (Q.U.E.E.N.) | |
| Other Nominees: alt-J (Tessellate); Capital Cities (Safe and Sound); Lana Del Rey (National Anthem); Thirty Seconds To Mars (Up In The Air) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Choreography | |
| Bruno Mars (Treasure) | |
| Other Nominees: Chris Brown (Fine China); Ciara (Body Party); Jennifer Lopez (Live It Up); will.i.am (#thatPOWER) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Cinematography | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Can't Hold Us) | |
| Other Nominees: A-Trak & Tommy Trash (Tuna Melt); Lana Del Rey (Ride); Thirty Seconds To Mars (Up In The Air); Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Sacrilege) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Direction | |
| Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z (Suit & Tie) | |
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| Other Nominees: Drake (Started From The Bottom); fun. (Carry On); Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Can't Hold Us); Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Sacrilege) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Editing | |
| Justin Timberlake (Mirrors) | |
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| Other Nominees: Calvin Harris (Sweet Nothing); Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Can't Hold Us); Miley Cyrus (We Can't Stop); P!nk (Just Give Me A Reason) | |
| MTV Video Music Award - Visual Effects | |
| Capital Cities (Safe And Sound) | |
| Other Nominees: Duck Sauce (It's You); Flying Lotus (Tiny Tortures); Skrillex (Breakn' A Sweat); The Weeknd (Wicked Games) | |