MTV VMAs 2020: The Full Winners List

The 2020 MTV Video Music Video Awards took place last night (August 30), and despite the pandemic, the show still aired from different locations throughout New York. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga led in nominations going into the event, with Lady Gaga taking home multiple awards including Artist of the Year and Song of the Year. The Weeknd won the top VMA, the Video of the Year award, while Taylor Swift, BTS, and Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, and Machine Gun Kelly were also among last night’s winners.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the VMAs featured two new categories: Best Music Video From Home and Best Quarantine Performance. The inaugural Tricon Award, which went to Lady Gaga, is seemingly a replacement for the annual Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Check out the full list of winners below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Billie Eilish – ‘everything i wanted’

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – ‘Godzilla’

Future ft. Drake – ‘Life Is Good’

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

Taylor Swift – ‘The Man’

WINNER: The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’

TRICON AWARD

WINNER: Lady Gaga

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

DaBaby

Justin Bieber

WINNER: Lady Gaga

Megan Thee Stallion

Post Malone

The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR

Billie Eilish – ‘Everything I Wanted’

Doja Cat – ‘Say So’

WINNER: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Savage’

Post Malone – ‘Circles’

Roddy Ricch – ‘The Box’

BEST COLLABORATION

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – ‘Stuck with U’

Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – ‘RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)’

Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – ‘Beautiful People’

Future ft. Drake – ‘Life Is Good’

Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – ‘Tusa’

WINNER: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST, Presented by Chime Banking

WINNER: Doja Cat

Jack Harlow

Lewis Capaldi

Roddy Ricch

Tate McRae

Yungblud

BEST POP

WINNER: BTS – ‘On’

Halsey – ‘You Should Be Sad’

Jonas Brothers – ‘What a Man Gotta Do’

Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – ‘Intentions’

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’

Taylor Swift – ‘Lover’

BEST HIP-HOP

DaBaby – ‘Bop’

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – ‘Godzilla’

Future ft. Drake – ‘Life Is Good’

WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Savage’

Roddy Ricch – ‘The Box’

Travis Scott – ‘Highest in the Room’

BEST ROCK

Blink-182 – ‘Happy Days’

WINNER: Coldplay – ‘Orphans’

Evanescence – ‘Wasted On You’

Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – ‘Dear Future Self (Hands Up)’

Green Day – ‘Oh Yeah!’

The Killers – ‘Caution’

BEST ALTERNATIVE

The 1975 – ‘If You’re Too Shy (Let Me Know)’

All Time Low – ‘Some Kind Of Disaster’

Finneas – ‘Let’s Fall in Love for the Night’

Lana Del Rey – ‘Doin’ Time’

WINNER: Machine Gun Kelly – ‘Bloody Valentine’

Twenty One Pilots – ‘Level of Concern’

BEST LATIN

Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – ‘China’

Bad Bunny – ‘Yo Perreo Sola’

Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul – ‘Mamacita’

J Balvin – ‘Amarillo’

Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – ‘Tusa’

WINNER: Maluma ft. J Balvin – ‘Qué Pena’

BEST R&B

Alicia Keys – ‘Underdog’

Chloe x Halle – ‘Do It’

H.E.R. ft. YG – ‘Slide’

Khalid ft. Summer Walker – ‘Eleven’

Lizzo – ‘Cuz I Love You’

WINNER: The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’

BEST K-POP

(G)I-DLE – ‘Oh My God’

WINNER: BTS – ‘On’

EXO – ‘Obsession’

Monsta X – ‘Someone’s Someone’

Tomorrow X Together – ‘9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)’

Red Velvet – ‘Psycho’

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Anderson .Paak – ‘Lockdown’

Billie Eilish – ‘All the Good Girls Go to Hell’

Demi Lovato – ‘I Love Me’

WINNER: H.E.R. – ‘I Can’t Breathe’

Lil Baby – ‘The Bigger Picture’

Taylor Swift – ‘The Man’

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME

5 Seconds of Summer – ‘Wildflower’

WINNER: Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – ‘Stuck with U’

Blink-182 – ‘Happy Days’

Drake – ‘Toosie Slide’

John Legend – ‘Bigger Love’

Twenty One Pilots – ‘Level of Concern’

BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE

Chloe x Halle – ‘Do It’ from MTV’s Prom-athon

WINNER: CNCO – Unplugged At Home

DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether

John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series

Lady Gaga – ‘Smile’ from One World: Together At Home

Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute

BEST DIRECTION

Billie Eilish – ‘xanny’ – Directed by Billie Eilish

Doja Cat – ‘Say So’ – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis

Dua Lipa – ‘Don’t Start Now’ – Directed by Nabil

Harry Styles – ‘Adore You’ – Directed by Dave Meyers

WINNER: Taylor Swift – ‘The Man’ – Directed by Taylor Swift

The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ – Directed by Anton Tammi

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

5 Seconds of Summer – ‘Old Me’ – Cinematography by Kieran Fowler

Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – ‘My Oh My’ – Cinematography by Dave Meyers

Billie Eilish – ‘all the good girls go to hell’ – Cinematography by Christopher Probst

Katy Perry – ‘Harleys In Hawaii’ – Cinematography by Arnau Valls

WINNER: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’ – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss

The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ – Cinematography by Oliver Millar

BEST ART DIRECTION

A$AP Rocky – ‘Babushka Boi’ – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen

Dua Lipa – ‘Physical’ – Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́

Harry Styles – ‘Adore You’ – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks

WINNER: Miley Cyrus – ‘Mother’s Daughter’ – Art Direction by Christian Stone

Selena Gomez – ‘Boyfriend’ – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter

Taylor Swift – ‘Lover’ – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Billie Eilish – ‘all the good girls go to hell’ – Visual Effects by Drive Studios

Demi Lovato – ‘I Love Me’ – Visual Effects by Hoody FX

WINNER: Dua Lipa – ‘Physical’ – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4

Harry Styles – ‘Adore You’ – Visual Effects by Mathematic

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’ – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios

Travis Scott – ‘Highest in the Room’ – Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

WINNER: BTS – ‘On’ – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun

CNCO & Natti Natasha – ‘Honey Boo’ – Choreography by Kyle Hanagami

DaBaby – ‘Bop’ – Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry

Dua Lipa – ‘Physical’ – Choreography by Charm La’Donna

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – ‘Rain On Me’ – Choreography by Richy Jackson

Normani – ‘Motivation’ – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

BEST EDITING

Halsey – ‘Graveyard’ – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

James Blake – ‘Can’t Believe the Way We Flow’ – Edited by Frank Lebon

Lizzo – ‘Good As Hell’ – Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan

WINNER: Miley Cyrus – ‘Mother’s Daughter’ – Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico

Rosalía – ‘A Palé’ – Edited by Andre Jones

The Weeknd – ‘Blinding Lights’ – Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

BEST GROUP

5 Seconds of Summer

The 1975

BLACKPINK

WINNER: BTS

Chloe x Halle

CNCO

Little Mix

MONSTA X

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Konstantinos Pappis
Konstantinos Pappis
Konstantinos Pappis is a writer, journalist, and music editor at Our Culture. His work has also appeared in Pitchfork, GIGsoup, and other publications. He currently lives in Athens, Greece.
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