The 2016 MTV VMAs (Video Music Awards) will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday. Beyonce was the clear winner of the night as she carted away six gongs including Female Video of the Year.
The singer also performed many songs from her album Lemonade, which Time insists saved her from boredom on the MTV VMA show. Rihanna was honored with the Video Vanguard of the Year Award.
We’re just here for the winners of the night and the winners of the 2016 MTV VMAs are:
2016 MTV VMA’S VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Winner: Beyoncé – “Formation”
- Adele – “Hello”
- Drake – “Hotline Bling”
- Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
- Kanye West – Famous
2016 MTV VMAs BEST FEMALE VIDEO
- Winner: Beyoncé – “Hold Up”
- Adele – “Hello”
- Sia – “Cheap Thrill”
- Ariana Grande – Into You
- Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (Short Version)
2016 MTV VMA’S BEST MALE VIDEO
- Winner: Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “You Came For This”
- Drake – “Hotline Bling”
- Bryson Tiller – “Not”
- Kanye West – Famous
- The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face”
BEST COOPERATION
- Winner: Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home”
- Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom”
- Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You”
- Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “You Came For This”
- Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work” (Short Version)
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO
- Winner: Drake – “Hotline Bling”
- Designer – Panda
- Bryson Tiller – “Not”
- Chance The Rapper ft. Saba – “Angel”
- 2 Chainz – ‘Watch Out’
BEST POP VIDEO
- Winner: Beyoncé – “Formation”
- Adele – “Hello”
- Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
- Alessia Cara – “Wild Things”
- Ariana Grande – Into You
SONG OF SUMMER
- Winner: Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap – “All In My Head”
- Drake – “A Dance”
- Justin Timberlake – “Can’t stop the feeling”
- Major Lazer with Justin Bieber – “Cold Water”
- Calvin Harris with Rihanna – “You came for this”
- Sia – “Cheap Thrill”
- The Chainsmokers with Halsey – “Closer”
- Nick Jonas with Ty Dolla $ign – “Bacon”
- Kent Jones – ‘Don’t Mind’
- Selena Gomez – “Kill Her With Kindness”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
- Winner: 21 Pilots – “Heathen”
- All Time Low – “Miss You”
- Coldplay – “Adventures of a Lifetime”
- Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “irresistible”
- Panic! At the disco – “victorious”
BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
- Winner: Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love?”
- 99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine”
- Mike Posner – “I took a pill in Ibiza”
- Afrojack – “SummerThing!”
- The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down”
BREAKTHROUGH LONG-TERM VIDEO
- Winner: Beyoncé – Lemonade
- Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey
- Justin Bieber – Purpose: The Movement
- Chris Brown – Royalty
- Troye Sivan – Blue Neighborhood Trilogy
BEST NEW ARTIST
- Winner: DNCE
- Bryson Tiller
- designers
- Zara Larson
- Luke Graham
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Winner: David Bowie – “Blackstar” (Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue)
- Beyoncé – “Hold Up” (Production Designer: Jason Hougaard)
- Fergie – MILF$’ (Production Designer: Alexander Delgado)
- Drake – “Hotline Bling” (Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane)
- Adele – “Hello” (Production Designer: Colombe Raby)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
- Winner: Beyoncé – “Formation” (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia)
- Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)” (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
- Beyoncé – ‘Sorry’ (Choreographer: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé Knowles Carter)
- FKA Twigs – ‘M3LL155X’ (Choreographers: Aaron Sillis, Benjamin Milan, Kenrick Sandy and FKA Twigs)
- Florence + The Machine – Delilah (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)
BEST DIRECTION
- Winner: Beyoncé – “Formation” (Director: Melina Matsoukas)
- Coldplay – “Up & Up” (Directors: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia)
- Adele – “Hello” (Director: Xavier Dolan)
- David Bowie – Lazarus (Director: Johan Renck)
- Tame Impala – “The Less I Know The Better” (Director: Canada)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Winner: Beyoncé – “Formation” (Director of Photography: Malik Sayeed)
- Adele – “Hello” (Cameraman: André Turpin)
- David Bowie – Lazarus (Director of Photography: Crille Forsberg)
- Alesso – “I Want to Know” (Cameraman: Corey Jennings)
- Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Director of Photography: Paul Laufer)
BEST EDITING
- Winner: Beyoncé – “Formation” (Editor: Jeff Selis)
- Adele – “Hello” (Editor: Xavier Dolan)
- Fergie – MILF$’ (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
- David Bowie – Lazarus (Editor: Johan Söderberg)
- Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Winner: Coldplay – “Up & Up” (VFX Editor: Vania Heymann)
- FKA Twigs – M3LL155X (VFX Editing: Lewis Saunders and Electric Theater Collective)
- Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (VFX Editor: Jonathan Box, MPC)
- The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” (VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller)
- Zayn – “PILLOWTALK” (VFX Editor: David Smith)
Traditionally established by the cable channel to honor the very best in the music video medium, the MTV VMAs were originally conceived as an alternative to Grammy Awards. The VMA ceremonies that began decades ago; Exactly in 1984 they will be held in either New York City or Los Angeles. Although the ceremony has taken place in other cities such as Miami and Las Vega.
While Beyoncé won eight awards, including 2016 Video of the Year for “Formation” and became the most-awarded artist in VMA history with 24 Moonmen. This surpassed Madonna’s previous record of 20. The show saw its audience decline for the third year in a row.