List Of Winners: VMAs 2012
September 7, 2012 by Brown Shuga
A complete list of nominees and winners is below.
Video of the Year
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
*WINNER: Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Best New Artist
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
*WINNER: One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
The Wanted, “Glad You Came”
Best Pop Video
*WINNER: One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”
Best Female Video
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
*WINNER: Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”
Best Male Video
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
*WINNER: Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Usher, “Climax”
Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
*WINNER: Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, “Beez in the Trap”
Best Video With a Message
*WINNER: Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”
Rise Against, “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes, “The Fighter”
K’Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, “Is Anybody Out There?”
Lil Wayne, “How to Love”
Best Electronic Dance Music Video
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
*WINNER: Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close”
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Best Rock Video
*WINNER: Coldplay, “Paradise”
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”
Best Art Direction
*WINNER: Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Regina Spektor, “All the Rowboats”
Of Monsters & Men, “Little Talks”
Best Choreography
*WINNER: Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Jennifer Lopez f/Pitbull, “Dance Again”
Best Cinematography
*WINNER: M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Adele, “Someone Like You”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Best Direction
*WINNER: M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Watch the Throne, “Otis”
Best Editing
*WINNER: Beyoncé, “Countdown”
A$AP Rocky, “Goldie”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Best Visual Effects
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
*WINNER: Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”


elegnamis on Fri, 7th Sep 2012 7:39 pm
first…. there’s no electricity in faerie glen! anybody out there??
sparrow on Fri, 7th Sep 2012 7:40 pm
*looks left,looks right*Namba 1 again *shaya tsipa-tsipa*
sparrow on Fri, 7th Sep 2012 7:41 pm
Shame on u @aleg for stealing my shind
elegnamis on Fri, 7th Sep 2012 7:42 pm
*over takes sparrow’s tsipa*
elegnamis on Fri, 7th Sep 2012 7:45 pm
give other kids a chance :p
IhateNickiminaj on Fri, 7th Sep 2012 10:13 pm
One direction is the new Westlife.
lolington kwaaa on Sat, 8th Sep 2012 6:41 am
I will never understand why nicki Minaj decided to go nude in that video (okay maybe not nude…) because in my opinion she is fat and she only looks good when she’s covered up. It’s just so wrong!!
lbg on Sat, 8th Sep 2012 7:59 am
@ihatenickiminaj itjoh plz dnt compair that lalalalala nonsense with west life that was music. Thank god I ddnt waste my time waiting for the vmas
TreyScriptures on Sun, 9th Sep 2012 4:30 pm
One direction is being compared to “The Beatles”
They had overnight sensation, imagine 5 new Justin Beibers. I must admit, they’re really not bad at all *hides*
IhateNickiminaj on Mon, 10th Sep 2012 6:56 am
#deathby 5 justin B. They’re quite good and have strong fan base{teens}. Signed under that X factor judge’s record label. I think their story of how they came up with the band is kinda cute.
Nwai on Tue, 11th Sep 2012 7:24 pm
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