All winners are in bold as each award is announced VIDEO OF THE YEAR Beyoncé – “7/11” Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” BEST MALE VIDEO Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” The Weeknd – “Earned It” Nick Jonas – “Chains” BEST FEMALE VIDEO Beyoncé – “7/11” Taylor Swift – “Blank Space” Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda” Sia – “Elastic Heart” Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do” BEST HIP HOP VIDEO Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda” Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again” Big Sean ft. E-40 – “IDFWU” BEST POP VIDEO Beyoncé – “7/11” Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” Taylor Swift – “Blank Space” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” Maroon 5 – “Sugar” BEST ROCK VIDEO Hozier – “Take Me To Church” Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman” Florence + the Machine – “Ship To Wreck” Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance” Arctic Monkeys – “Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?” BEST COLLABORATION "Bad Blood" - Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Love Me Harder" - Ariana Grande feat. The Weeknd "Bang Bang" - Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj MTV ARTIST TO WATCH Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen” Vance Joy – “Riptide” George Ezra – “Budapest” James Bay – “Hold Back The River” FKA Twigs – “Pendulum” BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE "I Still Love You" - Jennifer Hudson "Try" - Colbie Calliat "One Man Can Change the World" - Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend "American Oxygen" - Rihanna "The White Shoes" - Wale PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES BEST ART DIRECTION Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante) Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (Jason Fijal) Jack White – “Would You Fight For My Love” (Jeff Peterson) The Chemical Brothers – “Go” (Michel Gondry) Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer) BEST CHOREOGRAPHY Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano) OK Go – “I Won't Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano) Chet Faker – “Gold” (Ryan Heffington) Ed Sheeran – “Don't” (Nappy Tabs) Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid) BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple) Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl) Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst) FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown) Alt-J – “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson) BEST DIRECTION Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn) Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars & Cameron Duddy) Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies) Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost) Childish Gambino – “Sober” (Hiro Murai) BEST EDITING Beyoncé – “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing) Ed Sheeran – “Don't” (Jacquelyn London) Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street) A$AP Rocky – “L$D” (Dexter Navy) Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer) BEST VISUAL EFFECTS Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios) FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy) Childish Gambino – “Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX) Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer) SONG OF THE SUMMER 5 Seconds of Summer — “She's Kinda Hot” Fetty Wap — “My Way” Fifth Harmony — “Worth It” Selena Gomez (featuring ASAP Rocky) — “Good for You” David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) — “Hey Mama” Demi Lovato — “Cool for the Summer” Major Lazer — “Lean On” OMI — “Cheerleader” Silento — “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”