Awards
Video of the Year
- Drake (featuring Rihanna) � "Take Care"
- Gotye (featuring Kimbra) � "Somebody That I Used to Know"
- M.I.A. � "Bad Girls"
- Katy Perry � "Wide Awake"
- Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) � "We Found Love"
Best Male Video
- Justin Bieber � "Boyfriend"
- Chris Brown � "Turn Up the Music"
- Drake (featuring Rihanna) � "Take Care"
- Frank Ocean � "Swim Good"
- Usher � "Climax"
Best Female Video
- Beyonc� � "Love on Top"
- Selena Gomez & the Scene � "Love You Like a Love Song"
- Nicki Minaj � "Starships"
- Katy Perry � "Part of Me"
- Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) � "We Found Love"
Best New Artist
- fun. (featuring Janelle Mon�e) � "We Are Young"
- Carly Rae Jepsen � "Call Me Maybe"
- Frank Ocean � "Swim Good"
- One Direction � "What Makes You Beautiful"
- The Wanted � "Glad You Came"
Best Pop Video
- Justin Bieber � "Boyfriend"
- fun. (featuring Janelle Mon�e) � "We Are Young"
- Maroon 5 (featuring Wiz Khalifa) � "Payphone"
- One Direction � "What Makes You Beautiful"
- Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) � "We Found Love"
Best Rock Video
- The Black Keys � "Lonely Boy"
- Coldplay � "Paradise"
- Imagine Dragons � "It's Time"
- Linkin Park � "Burn It Down"
- Jack White � "Sixteen Saltines"
Best Hip-Hop Video
- Childish Gambino � "Heartbeat"
- Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) � "HYFR"
- Jay-Z and Kanye West � "Paris"
- Nicki Minaj (featuring 2 Chainz) � "Beez in the Trap"
- Kanye West (featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz) � "Mercy"
Best Electronic Dance Music Video
- Avicii � "Levels"
- Duck Sauce � "Big Bad Wolf"
- Calvin Harris � "Feel So Close"
- Skrillex � "First of the Year (Equinox)"
- Martin Solveig � "The Night Out"
Best Direction in a Video
- Coldplay and Rihanna � "Princess of China" (Director: Adria Petty and Alan Bibby)
- Duck Sauce � "Big Bad Wolf" (Director: Keith Schofield)
- Jay-Z and Kanye West (featuring Otis Redding) � "Otis" (Director: Spike Jonze)
- M.I.A. � "Bad Girls" (Director: Romain Gavras)
- Frank Ocean � "Swim Good" (Director: Nabil Elderkin)
Best Choreography in a Video
- Avicii � "Levels" (Choreographers: Richy Greenfield and Petro Papahadjopoulos)
- Beyonc� � "Countdown" (Choreographers: Danielle Polanco, Frank Gatson Jr., Beyonc� and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker)
- Chris Brown � "Turn Up the Music" (Choreographer: Anwar "Flii" Burton)
- Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) � "Dance Again" (Choreographer: JR Taylor)
- Rihanna � "Where Have You Been" (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
Best Visual Effects in a Video
- David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) � "Turn Me On" (Visual Effects: Alex Frisch, Joe Harkins, Scott Metzger and Vico Sharabani)
- Linkin Park � "Burn It Down" (Visual Effects: Ghost Town Media)
- Katy Perry � "Wide Awake" (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Engine)
- Rihanna � "Where Have You Been" (Visual Effects: BAKED FX)
- Skrillex � "First of the Year (Equinox)" (Visual Effects: Deka Brothers and Tony "Truand" Datis)
Best Art Direction in a Video
- Lana Del Rey � "Born to Die" (Art Directors: Anna Brun and Audrey Malecot)
- Drake (featuring Rihanna) � "Take Care" (Art Director: Charles Infante)
- Of Monsters and Men � "Little Talks" (Art Director: Mihai Wilson and Marcella Moser)
- Katy Perry � "Wide Awake" (Art Director: Benji Bamps)
- Regina Spektor � "All the Rowboats" (Art Director: Anthony Henderson)
Best Editing in a Video
- A$AP Rocky � "Goldie" (Editor: Samantha Lecca)
- Beyonc� � "Countdown" (Editors: Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff)
- Gotye (featuring Kimbra) � "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Editor: Natasha Pincus)
- Jay-Z and Kanye West � "Niggas in Paris" (Editors: Alexander Hammer, Peter Johnson and Derek Lee)
- Kanye West (featuring Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz) � "Mercy" (Editor: Eric Greenburg)
Best Cinematography in a Video
- Adele � "Someone Like You" (Director of Photography: David Johnson)
- Coldplay and Rihanna � "Princess of China" (Director of Photography: St�phane Vall�e)
- Lana Del Rey � "Born to Die" (Director of Photography: Andr� Chemetoff)
- Drake (featuring Rihanna) � "Take Care" (Director of Photography: Kasper Tuxen)
- M.I.A. � "Bad Girls" (Director of Photography: Andr� Chemetoff)
Best Video with a Message
- Kelly Clarkson � "Dark Side"
- Gym Class Heroes (featuring Ryan Tedder) � "The Fighter"
- K'naan (featuring Nelly Furtado) � "Is Anybody Out There?"
- Lil Wayne � "How to Love"
- Demi Lovato � "Skyscraper"
- Rise Against � "Ballad of Hollis Brown"
Most Share-Worthy Video
- Beyonc� � "Countdown"
- Justin Bieber � "Boyfriend"
- Gotye (featuring Kimbra) � "Somebody That I Used to Know"
- Carly Rae Jepsen � "Call Me Maybe"
- One Direction � "What Makes You Beautiful"
Best Latino Artist
Performers
Pre-show
Main show
- Rihanna (featuring ASAP Rocky and Calvin Harris) - "Cockiness (Love It)" (Remix) / "We Found Love" [5]
- Green Day
- Alicia Keys
- Nicki Minaj
- Frank Ocean
- Lil Wayne - "No Worries"[6]
- One Direction
- P!nk
- Taylor Swift
- 2 Chainz
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Presenters
- Miley Cyrus
- The Fierce Five (Aly Raisman, Gabby Douglas, Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross and McKayla Maroney)
- Rashida Jones
- Ke$ha
- Wiz Khalifa
- Demi Lovato
- Mac Miller
- Katy Perry
- Psy
- Andy Samberg
- The Wanted
- 2 Chainz
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