È Justin Timberlake il re degli MTV Video Music Awards. L'autore di "The 20/20 Experience", infatti, ha conquistato il Barclay Center di Brooklyn portandosi a casa 4 statuette in una notte che ha visto tra i protagonisti Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars, Taylor Swift e le esibizioni live, tra gli altri, di Lady Gaga, Katy Perry e degli ‘N Sync.

JT ha vinto il premio di Video of the Year con "Mirror" oltre a quelli per Best Direction ("Suit & Tie") e Best Editing (per "Mirrors") oltre al prestigioso Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. Dietro di lui Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ne ha conquistate tre: Best Hip-Hop Video ("Can't Hold Us"), Best Video With a Social Message ("Same Love") e Best Cinematography ("Can't Hold Us"), seguito dalle due di Bruno Mars: Best Male Video ("Locked Out of Heaven") e Best Choreography ("Treasure"). Tra i protagonisti anche la Swift che si porta a casa il Best Female Video, mentre anche i One Direction hanno il loro momento di gloria vincendo il titolo di Best Song of the Summer, battendo gente come Daft Punk e Miley Cyrus. Ai 30 Seconds To Mars il premio per il miglior video Rock mentre per quello pop è Selena Gomez la regina.

Ecco tutti i vincitori della serata:

Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors" (winner)
Bruno Mars, "Locked out of Heaven"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Thrift Shop"
Robin Thicke, feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"
Taylor Swift, "I Knew You Were Trouble"

Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"
Bruno Mars, "Locked out of Heaven" (winner)
Ed Sheeran, "Lego House"
Kendrick Lamar, "Swimming Pools (Drank)"

Best Female Video
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, "Stay"
Taylor Swift, "I Knew You Were Trouble" (winner)
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me a Reason"
Demi Lovato, "Heart Attack"

Best Pop Video
Bruno Mars, "Locked out of Heaven"
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
Fun., "Carry on"
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
Selena Gomez, "Come and Get It" (winner)

Artist to Watch, Presented by Taco Bell
Twenty One Pilots, "Holding on to You"
Zedd feat. Foxes, "Clarity"
Austin Mahone, "What About Love" (winner)
The Weeknd, "Wicked Games"
Iggy Azalea, "Work"

Best Collaboration
Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z, "Suit & Tie"
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera, "Feel This Moment"
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, "I Need Your Love"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me a Reason" (winner)

Best Video With a Social Message
Kelly Clarkson, "People Like Us"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Same Love" (winner)
Snoop Lion, "No Guns Allowed"
Miguel, "Candles in the Sun"
Beyoncé, "I Was Here"

Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Fall Out Boy, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light ‘Em Up)"
Mumford & Sons, "I Will Wait"
30 Seconds to Mars, "Up in the Air" (winner)
Vampire Weekend, "Diane Young"

Best Hip-Hop Video
A$AP Rocky feat. 2 Chainz, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar, "Fuckin' Problems"
J. Cole feat. Miguel, "Power Trip"
Drake, "Started From the Bottom"
Kendrick Lamar, "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us" (winner)

Best Art Direction
Capital Cities, "Safe and Sound"
30 Seconds to Mars, "Up in the Air"
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, "Q.U.E.E.N" (winner)
Lana Del Rey, "National Anthem"
Alt-J, "Tesselate"

Best Choreography
Chris Brown, "Fine China"
Ciara, "Body Party"
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, "Live It Up"
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber, "#thatPOWER"
Bruno Mars, "Treasure" (winner)

Best Cinematography
30 Seconds to Mars, "Up in the Air"
Lana Del Rey, "Ride"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Sacrilege"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us" (winner)
A-Trak & Tommy Trash, "Tuna Melt"

Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z, "Suit & Tie" (winner)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Sacrilege"
Fun., "Carry on"
Drake, "Started From the Bottom"

Best Editing
Pink feat. Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me a Reason"
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch, "Sweet Nothing"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors" (winner)
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"

Best Visual Effects
Flying Lotus, "Tiny Tortures"
Skrillex feat. The Doors, "Breakin' A Sweat"
The Weeknd, "Wicked Games"
Duck Sauce, "It's You"
Capital Cities, "Safe and Sound" (winner)

Best Song of the Summer
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
Daft Punk, "Get Lucky"
Selena Gomez, "Come and Get It"
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, "I Need Your Love"
One Direction, "Best Song Ever" (winner)
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Justin Timberlake (winner)