Here’s Your Complete List of 2017 MTV VMA Winners

Kendrick Lamar rules the night with six trophies for "HUMBLE."

By Matthew Oshinsky  |  August 28, 2017 | 12:50am
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Here’s Your Complete List of 2017 MTV VMA Winners
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Kendrick Lamar opened the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night with a breathtaking medley performance of his DAMN hits “DNA” and “HUMBLE.” Then he closed the night by taking home the Video of the Year Award for “HUMBLE.”

The video took home six trophies in all, leaving the night’s other contenders in the dust. Despite the haul, Lamar didn’t win the award for Artist of the Year, which inexplicably went to Ed Sheeran. Here’s the full rundown of all the nights nominees and winners.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Winner: Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars: “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara: “Scars to Your Beautiful”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller: “Wild Thoughts”
The Weeknd: “Reminder”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ed Sheeran
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde

BEST NEW ARTIST
Winner: Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus

BEST COLLABORATION
Winner: Zayn & Taylor Swift: “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”
Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez: “We Don’t Talk Anymore”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller: “Wild Thoughts”
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty: “Broccoli”
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey: “Closer”
Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean: “Feels”

BEST POP VIDEO
Winner: Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane: “Down”
Shawn Mendes: “Treat You Better”
Ed Sheeran: “Shape of You”
Harry Styles: “Sign of the Times”
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley: “Chained to the Rhythm”
Miley Cyrus: “Malibu”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Winner: Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.”
Big Sean: “Bounce Back”
Chance the Rapper: “Same Drugs”
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty: “Broccoli”
Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert: “Bad & Boujee”
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne: “I’m the One”

BEST DANCE VIDEO
Winner: Zedd and Alessia Cara: “Stay”
Kygo x Selena Gomez: “It Ain’t Me”
Calvin Harris: “My Way”
Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ: “Cold Water”
Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla $ign: “Gone”

BEST ROCK VIDEO
Winner: Twenty One Pilots: “Heavydirtysoul”
Coldplay: “A Head Full of Dreams”
Fall Out Boy: “Young and Menace”
Green Day: “Bang Bang”
Foo Fighters” “Run”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Winner: Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.” (Scott Cunningham)
Imagine Dragons: “Thunder” (Matthew Wise)
Ed Sheeran: “Castle on the Hill” (Steve Annis)
DJ Shadow ft. Run the Jewels: “Nobody Speak” (David Proctor)
Halsey: “Now or Never” (Kristof Brandl)

BEST DIRECTION
Winner: Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.” (Dave Meyers & the little homies)
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley: “Chained to the Rhythm” (Mathew Cullen)
Bruno Mars: “24K Magic” (Cameron Duddy & Bruno Mars)
Alessia Cara: “Scars to Your Beautiful” (Aaron A)
The Weeknd: “Reminder” (Glenn Michael)

BEST ART DIRECTION
Winner: Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.” (Spencer Graves)
Bruno Mars: “24K Magic” (Alex Delgado)
Katy Perry ft. Migos: “Bon Appetit” (Capitol Records)
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller: “Wild Thoughts” (Damian Fyffe)
The Weeknd: “Reminder” (Creative Director: Lamar C Taylor / Co-creative Director: Christo Anesti)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Winner: Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.” (Timber/Lead: Jonah Hall)
A Tribe Called Quest: “Dis Generation” (Bemo/Lead: Brandon Hirzel)
KYLE ft. Lil Yachty: “iSpy” (Gloria FX/Leads: Max Colt & Tomash Kuzmytskyi)
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley: “Chained to the Rhythm” (MIRADA)
Harry Styles: “Sign of the Times” (ONE MORE/Lead: Cédric Nivoliez)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Winner: Kanye West: “Fade” (Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Jae Blaze & Derek ‘Bentley’ Watkins)
Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj: “Side to Side” (Brian & Scott Nicholson)
Kendrick Lamar: “HUMBLE.” (Dave Meyers)
Sia: “The Greatest” (Ryan Heffington)
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane: “Down” (Sean Bankhead)

BEST EDITING
Winner: Young Thug: “Wyclef Jean” (Ryan Staake & Eric Degliomini)
Future: “Mask Off” (Vinnie Hobbs of VHPost)
Lorde: “Green Light” (Nate Gross of Exile Edit)
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey: “Closer” (Jennifer Kennedy)
The Weeknd: “Reminder” (Red Barbaza)

SONG OF SUMMER
Winner: Lil Uzi Vert: “XO Tour Llif3”
Daddy Yankee and Luis Fonsi, Feat. Justin Bieber: “Despacito (Remix)”
Ed Sheeran: “Shape of You”
Shawn Mendes: “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back”
Demi Lovato: “Sorry Not Sorry”
DJ Khaled Feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller: “Wild Thoughts”
Camila Cabello Feat. Quavo: “OMG”
Fifth Harmony Feat. Gucci Mane: “Down”

MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD
Winner: Pink

 
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