The MTV VMAs returned in 2020 despite the global pandemic, there were performances from different locations in New York. Some of the biggest winners of the MTV VMAs 2020 were Lady Gaga who was nominated 9 times, BTS and The Weeknd.
The MTV VMAs returned in 2020 despite the global pandemic, there were performances from different locations in New York. Some of the biggest winners of the MTV VMAs 2020 were Lady Gaga who was nominated 9 times, BTS and The Weeknd.Check out the list of winners below.
Video of the Year
Billie Eilish: “everything I wanted”
Eminem: “Godzilla” [ft. Juice WRLD]
Future: “Life Is Good” [ft. Drake]
Lady Gaga / 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 / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me”
Megan Thee Stallion: “Savage”
Post Malone: “Circles”
Roddy Ricch: “The Box”
PUSH Best New Artist, Presented by Chime Banking
WINNER: Doja Cat
Jack Harlow
Lewis Capaldi
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae
YUNGBLUD
Best Latin
Anuel: “China” [ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, KAROL G and J Balvin]
Bad Bunny: “Yo Perreo Sola”
Black Eyed Peas: “MAMACITA” [ft. Ozuna and J. Rey Soul]
KAROL G: “Tusa” [ft. Nicki Minaj]
WINNER: Maluma: “Qué Pena” [ft. J Balvin]
Best Direction
Billie Eilish: “xanny” (dir. Billie Eilish)
Doja Cat: “Say So” (dir. Hannah Lux Davis)
Dua Lipa: “Don’t Start Now” (dir. Nabil)
Harry Styles: “Adore You” (dir. Dave Meyers)
WINNER: Taylor Swift: “The Man” (dir. Taylor Swift)
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights” (dir. Anton Tammi)
Best Collaboration
Ariana Grande / Justin Bieber: “Stuck with U”
Black Eyed Peas: “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)” [ft. J Balvin]
Ed Sheeran: “Beautiful People” [ft. Khalid]
Future: “Life Is Good” [ft. Drake]
KAROL G: “Tusa” [ft. Nicki Minaj]
WINNER: Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me”
Best Hip-Hop
DaBaby: “BOP”
Eminem: “Godzilla” [ft. Juice WRLD]
Future: “Life Is Good” [ft. Drake]
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion: “Savage”
Roddy Ricch: “The Box”
Travis Scott: “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM”
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 R&B
Alicia Keys: “Underdog”
Chloe x Halle: “Do It”
H.E.R.: “Slide” [ft. YG]
Khalid: “Eleven” [ft. Summer Walker]
Lizzo: “CUZ I LOVE YOU”
WINNER: The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights”
Best Pop
WINNER: BTS: “ON”
Halsey: “You should be sad”
Jonas Brothers: “What a Man Gotta Do”
Justin Bieber: “Intentions” [ft. Quavo]
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me”
Taylor Swift: “Lover”
Best Rock
blink-182: “Happy Days”
WINNER: Coldplay: “Orphans”
Evanescence: “Wasted on You”
Fall Out Boy: “Dear Future Self (Hands Up)” [ft. Wyclef Jean]
Green Day: “Oh Yeah!”
The Killers: “Caution”
Best Cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer: “Old Me” (cinematography: Kieran Fowler)
Camila Cabello: “My Oh My” [ft. DaBaby] (cinematography: Dave Meyers)
Billie Eilish: “all the good girls go to hell” (cinematography: Christopher Probst)
Katy Perry: “Harleys in Hawaii” (cinematography: Arnau Valls)
WINNER: Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me” (cinematography: Thomas Kloss)
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights” (cinematography: Oliver Millar)
Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish: “all the good girls go to hell” (visual effects: Drive Studios)
Demi Lovato: “I Love Me” (visual effects: Hoody FX)
WINNER: Dua Lipa: “Physical” (visual effects: EIGHTY4)
Harry Styles: “Adore You” (visual effects: Mathematic)
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me” (visual effects: Ingenuity Studios)
Travis Scott: “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM” (visual effects: Artjail, Scissor Films and Freenjoy)
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 & 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 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”
Best Group
5 Seconds of Summer
The 1975
BLACKPINK
WINNER: BTS
Chloe x Halle
CNCO
Little Mix
MONSTA X
Now United
twenty one pilots
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 Editing
Halsey: “Graveyard” (editing: Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia and Tim Montana)
James Blake: “Can’t Believe the Way We Flow” (editing: Frank Lebon)
Lizzo: “Good as Hell” (editing: Russell Santos and Sofia Kerpan)
WINNER:Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter” (editing: Alexandre Moors and Nuno Xico)
Rosalía: “A Palé” (editing: Andre Jones)
The Weeknd: “Blinding Lights” (editing: Janne Vartia and Tim Montana)
Best Art Direction
A$AP Rocky: “Babushka Boi” (art direction: A$AP Rocky and Nadia Lee Cohen)
Dua Lipa: “Physical” (art direction: Anna Colomer Nogué)
Harry Styles: “Adore You” (art direction: Laura Ellis Cricks)
WINNER: Miley Cyrus: “Mother’s Daughter” (art direction: Christian Stone)
Selena Gomez: “Boyfriend” (art direction: Tatiana Bianca van Sauter)
Taylor Swift: “Lover” (art direction: Ethan Tobman)
Best Choreography
WINNER: BTS: “ON” (choreography: Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun and Lee Byung Eun)
CNCO / Natti Natasha: “Honey Boo” (choreography: Kyle Hanagami)
DaBaby: “BOP” (choreography: Dani Leigh and Cherry)
Dua Lipa: “Physical” (choreography: Charm La’Donna)
Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande: “Rain on Me” (choreography: Richy Jackson)
Normani: “Motivation” (choreography: Sean Bankhead)