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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Beyonce ft. Jay Z – “Drunk in Love”
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Sia – “Chandelier”
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball” (WINNER)
BEST FEMALE
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse” (WINNER)
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Beyonce – “Partition”
Lorde – “Royals”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem”
BEST MALE
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
John Legend – “All of Me”
Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell – “Sing” (WINNER)
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
Eminem ft. Rihanna – “Monster”
BEST HIP HOP
Eminem – “Bezerk”
Drake ft. Majid Jordan – “Hold On (We’re Going Home)” (WINNER)
Childish Gambino – “3005”
Kanye West – “Black Skinhead”
Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”
BEST POP
Pharrell Williams – “Happy”
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy” (WINNER)
Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem”
Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc – “Wake Me Up”
BEST ROCK
Imagine Dragons – “Demons”
Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know”
The Black Keys – “Fever”
Lorde – “Royals” (WINNER)
Linkin Park – “Until It’s Gone”
MTV ARTIST TO WATCH
Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”
5 Seconds of Summer -“She Looks So Perfect”
Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”
Schoolboy Q – “Man of the Year”
Fifth Harmony – “Miss Movin On” (WINNER)
BEST COLLABORATION
Beyonce ft. Jay Z – “Drunk in Love” (WINNER)
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem”
Pitbull ft. Kesha – “Timber”
Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”
Eminem ft. Rihanna – “Monster”
Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”
MTV CLUBLAND AWARD
DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down for What”
Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night” (WINNER)
Calvin Harris – “Summer”
Martin Garrix – “Animal”
Disclosure – “Grab Her!”
BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE
Angel Haze ft. SIA – “Battle Cry“
Avicii – “Hey Brother”
Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts” (WINNER)
J. Cole ft. TLC – “Crooked Smile”
Kelly Rowland – “Dirty Laundry”
David Guetta ft. Mikky Ekko – “One Voice”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
30 Seconds to Mars – “City of Angels”
Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts” (WINNER)
Arcade Fire – “Afterlife”
Gesaffelstein – “Hate or Glory”
Lana Del Rey – “West Coast”
BEST EDITING
Eminem – “Rap God” (WINNER)
MGMT – “Your Life Is a Lie”
Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night”
Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts”
Fitz and The Tantrums – “The Walker”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Sia – “Chandelier” (WINNER)
Beyonce – “Partition”
Usher – “Good Kisser”
Michael Jackson ft. Justin Timberlake – “Love Never Felt So Good”
Jason Derulo ft. 2Chainz – “Talk Dirty”
KIESZA – “Hideaway”
BEST DIRECTION
DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down for What” (WINNER)
OK Go – “The Writing’s on the Wall”
Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”
Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts”
Eminem ft. Rihanna – “The Monster”
BEST ART DIRECTION
DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What”
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”
Eminem – “Rap God”
Arcade Fire – “Reflektor” (WINNER)
Tyler, The Creator – “Tamale”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What”
OK Go – “The Writing’s On the Wall” (WINNER)
Disclosure – “Grab Her!”
Eminem – “Rap God”
Jack White – “Lazaretto”
BEST LYRIC
Katy Perry – “Birthday”
5 Seconds of Summer – “Don’t Stop” (WINNER)
Demi Lovato – “Really Don’t Care”
Austin Mahone ft. Pitbull – “Mmm Yeah”
Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem”
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