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2016 MTV VMAs: Nominees, Complete Winners List

The wildest awards show of the year is over! The biggest names in music headed to New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday, August 28, for the 2016 MTV VMAs.

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Rihanna accepts the Video Vanguard award during the 2016 MTV Music Video Awards at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2016, in New York City. John Shearer/Getty Images

This year, all eyes were on Beyoncé, who scored a career-best 11 nods for her record-breaking visual album Lemonade, and Adele, who snagged eight noms for her smash hit album 25.

Other celebs up for Moonmen included Calvin Harris and Rihanna for “This Is What You Came For,” the track that Taylor Swift secretly wrote and sang backup on while she was dating the DJ, and Kanye West for his controversial “Famous” video, which features naked wax figures of stars, including Swift, Kim Kardashian, Amber Rose and Donald Trump, sleeping in a bed together. 

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The evening featured numerous performances by A-list musicians. Rihanna, who received the Video Vanguard Award, performed several songs throughout the evening. Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Future also took the stage.

Check out the full list of winners below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Adele, “Hello”

***WINNER Beyoncé, “Formation”

Drake, “Hotline Bling”

Justin Bieber, “Sorry”

Kanye West, “Famous”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Adele, “Hello”

***WINNER Beyoncé, “Hold Up”

Sia, “Cheap Thrills”

Ariana Grande, “Into You”

Rihanna ft. Drake, “Work” (short version)

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BEST MALE VIDEO

Drake, “Hotline Bling”

Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”

***WINNER Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For”

Kanye West, “Famous”

The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

BEST COLLABORATION

Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar, “Freedom”

***WINNER Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home”

Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne, “Let Me Love You”

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For”

Rihanna ft. Drake, “Work” (short version)

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

***WINNER Drake, “Hotline Bling”

Desiigner, “Panda”

Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”

Chance the Rapper ft. Saba, “Angels”

2 Chainz, “Watch Out”

BEST POP VIDEO

Adele, “Hello”

***WINNER Beyoncé, “Formation”

Justin Bieber, “Sorry”

Alessia Cara, “Wild Things”

Ariana Grande, “Into You”

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BEST ROCK VIDEO

All Time Low, “Missing You”

Coldplay, “Adventure of a Lifetime”

Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato, “Irresistible”

***WINNER Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”

Panic! At the Disco, “Victorious”

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO

***WINNER Calvin Harris & Disciples, “How Deep Is Your Love”

99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy, “The Girl Is Mine”

Mike Posner, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza”

Afrojack, “SummerThing!”

The Chainsmokers ft. Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”

BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO

Florence + The Machine, The Odyssey

***WINNER Beyoncé, Lemonade

Justin Bieber, PURPOSE: The Movement

Chris Brown, Royalty

Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

BEST NEW ARTIST

Bryson Tiller

***WINNER DNCE

Desiigner

Zara Larsson

Lukas Graham

SONG OF SUMMER

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For”

The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey, “Closer”

Drake ft. Kyla & Wizkid, “One Dance”

***WINNER Fifth Harmony ft. Fetty Wap, “All In My Head (Flex)”

Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop the Feeling”

Kent Jones, “Don’t Mind”

Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber MØ, “Cold Water”

Nick Jonas ft. Ty Dolla $ign, “Bacon”

Selena Gomez, “Kill ‘Em With Kindness”

Sia, “Cheap Thrills”

BEST ART DIRECTION

Beyoncé, “Hold Up”

Fergie, “M.I.L.F. $”

Drake, “Hotline Bling”

***WINNER David Bowie, “Blackstar”

Adele, “Hello”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

***WINNER Beyoncé, “Formation”

Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell, “WTF (Where They From)”

Beyoncé, “Sorry”

FKA Twigs, “M3LL155X”

Florence + The Machine, “Delilah”

BEST DIRECTION

***WINNER Beyoncé, “Formation”

Coldplay, “Up&Up”

Adele, “Hello”

David Bowie, “Lazarus”

Tame Impala, “The Less I Know the Better”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

***WINNER Beyoncé, “Formation”

Adele, “Hello”

David Bowie, “Lazarus”

Alesso, “I Wanna Know”

Ariana Grande, “Into You”

BEST EDITING

***WINNER Beyoncé, “Formation”

Adele, “Hello”

Fergie, “M.I.L.F. $”

David Bowie, “Lazarus”

Ariana Grande, “Into You”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

***WINNER Coldplay, “Up&Up”

FKA Twigs, “M3LL155X”

Adele, “Send My Love (to Your New Lover)”

The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

Zayn, “PILLOWTALK”

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