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VMAs 2015: Taylor Swift and her buddy Kendrick Lamar clean-up at awards - full list of winners

Miley Cyrus hosted this year's ceremony in LA

Christopher Hooton
Monday 31 August 2015 13:29 BST
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Taylor Swift once again dominated the MTV Video Music Awards this year, largely thanks to the 'Bad Blood' collaboration she made with her hero Kendrick Lamar.

The track won her video of the year, while 'Blank Space' brought her best female video.

Kendrick also won an award on his own for the sprawling video for 'Alright', while Fetty Wap was declared the artist to watch and 5 Seconds of Summer had, fittingly, the song of the summer.

The wins largely came at the expense of Ed Sheeran, Beyonce and Rihanna, while Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk arguably didn't do as well as expected at the ceremony.

The biggest news of the night came during Kanye West's acceptance of his vanguard award, when he announced he will run for president in 2020.

Winners list in full (winners in bold):

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé – “7/11″


Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”


Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”


Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”


Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”

BEST MALE VIDEO

Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”


Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”


Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”


The Weeknd – “Earned It”


Nick Jonas – “Chains”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Beyoncé – “7/11″


Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”


Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”


Sia – “Elastic Heart”


Ellie Goulding – “Love Me Like You Do”

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”


Nicki Minaj – “Anaconda”


Kendrick Lamar – “Alright”


Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”


Big Sean ft. E-40 – “I Don’t F–k With You”

BEST POP VIDEO

Beyoncé – “7/11″


Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud”


Taylor Swift – “Blank Space”


Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”


Maroon 5 – “Sugar”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

Hozier – “Take Me To Church”


Fall Out Boy – “Uma Thurman”


Florence + the Machine – “Ship To Wreck”


Walk the Moon – “Shut Up and Dance”


Arctic Monkeys – “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

ARTIST TO WATCH

Fetty Wap – “Trap Queen”


Vance Joy – “Riptide”


George Ezra – “Budapest”


James Bay – “Hold Back The River”


FKA Twigs – “Pendulum”

BEST COLLABORATION

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood”


Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk”


Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”


Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – “Love Me Harder”


Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj – “Bang Bang”

SONG OF THE SUMMER

5 Seconds of Summer — “She’s Kinda Hot”


Fetty Wap — “My Way”


Fifth Harmony — “Worth It”


Selena Gomez (featuring ASAP Rocky) — “Good for You”


David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj) — “Hey Mama”


Demi Lovato — “Cool for the Summer”


Major Lazer — “Lean On”


OMI — “Cheerleader”


Silento — “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)”


Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber) — “Where Are U Now”


Taylor Swift — “Bad Blood”
The Weeknd — “Can’t Feel My Face”

VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE

Jennifer Hudson – “I Still Love You”
Colbie Caillat – “Try”


Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend – “One Man Can Change the World”


Rihanna – “American Oxygen”
Wale – “The White Shoes”

BEST ART DIRECTION

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Charles Infante)


Snoop Dogg – “So Many Pros” (François Rousselet, Jason Fijal)


Jack White – “Would You Fight For My Love” (Jack White, Jeff Peterson)


The Chemical Brothers – “Go” (Michel Gondry)


Skrillex & Diplo – “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Beyoncé – “7/11″ (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)


OK Go – “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)


Chet Faker – “Gold” (Ryan Heffington)


Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Nappy Tabs)


Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Sieple)


Ed Sheeran – “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl)


Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst)


FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown)


Alt-J – “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson)

BEST DIRECTION

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn)


Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars – “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)


Kendrick Lamar – “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)


Hozier – “Take Me To Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)


Childish Gambino – “Sober” (Hiro Murai)

BEST EDITING

Beyoncé – “7/11″ (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)


Ed Sheeran – “Don’t” (Jacquelyn London)


Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)


A$AP Rocky – “L$D” (Dexter Navy)


Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios)


FKA Twigs – “Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)


Childish Gambino – “Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX)


Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer, Gloria FX, and Max Chyzhevskyy)


Tyler, The Creator – “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX)

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