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Artist to Watch

Winner
Austin Mahone: What About Love
5.5 (19)
Austin Mahone
Iggy Azalea: Work
5.9 (52)
Iggy Azalea
Twenty One Pilots: Holding on to You
8.3 (70)
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd: Wicked Games
7.8 (72)
The Weeknd
Zedd feat. Foxes: Clarity
6.5 (39)
Zedd

Best Art Direction

Winner
Janelle Monáe Feat. Erykah Badu: Q.U.E.E.N.
7.8 (45)
Veronica Logsdon(art director)
Alt-J: Tessellate
7.7 (11)
Charlie Lambros(art director)
Capital Cities: Safe and Sound
7.8 (85)
Teri Whittaker(art director)
Lana Del Rey: National Anthem
8.1 (234)
Lou Asaro(art director)
30 Seconds to Mars: Up in the Air
8.5 (364)
Floyd Albee(art director)

Best Choreography

Winner
Bruno Mars: Treasure
7.9 (60)
Bruno Mars(choreographer)
Will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber: #thatpower
5.7 (42)
Fatima Robinson
Ryo Noguchi
Chris Brown: Fine China
6.5 (76)
Richmond Talauega(choreographer)
Anthony Talauega(choreographer)
Anwar Burton(choreographer)
Ciara: Body Party
6.0 (35)
Jamaica Craft(choreographer)
Jennifer Lopez Feat. Pitbull: Live It Up
6.1 (325)
J.R. Taylor(choreographer)
Casper Smart(choreographer)

Best Cinematography

Winner
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton: Can't Hold Us
7.5 (178)
Jason Koenig(director of photography)
Ryan Lewis(director of photography)
Mego Lin(director of photography)
A-Trak and Tommy Trash: Tuna Melt
T.S. Pfeffer(director of photography)
Robert McHugh(director of photography)
Lana Del Rey: Ride
8.5 (511)
Malik Hassan Sayeed(director of photography)
30 Seconds to Mars: Up in the Air
8.5 (364)
David Devlin(director of photography)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Sacrilege
8.4 (60)
Alexis Zabe(director of photography)

Best Direction

Winner
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z: Suit & Tie
7.3 (1.3K)
David Fincher(director)
Drake: Started from the Bottom
5.8 (84)
Director X(director)
Drake(director)
Fun.: Carry On
8.5 (12)
Anthony Mandler(director)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton: Can't Hold Us
7.5 (178)
Ryan Lewis(director)
Jason Koenig(director)
Jonathan Augustavo(director)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Sacrilege
8.4 (60)
Clement Gallet(director)
Raphael Rodriguez(director)

Best Editing

Winner
Justin Timberlake: Mirrors
7.6 (633)
Jarrett Fijal(editor)
Miley Cyrus: We Can't Stop
5.8 (211)
Paul Martinez(editor)
Nick Rondeau(editor)
Calvin Harris Feat. Florence Welch: Sweet Nothing
7.4 (59)
Vincent Haycock(editor)
Ross Hallard(editor)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton: Can't Hold Us
7.5 (178)
Ryan Lewis(editor)
Jason Koenig(editor)
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess: Just Give Me a Reason
7.1 (203)
Jacquelyn London(editor)
Sunset Edit

Best Female Video

Winner
Taylor Swift: I Knew You Were Trouble
7.0 (929)
Taylor Swift
Miley Cyrus: We Can't Stop
5.8 (211)
Miley Cyrus
Demi Lovato: Heart Attack
7.3 (103)
Demi Lovato
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess: Just Give Me a Reason
7.1 (203)
P!nk
Rihanna Feat. Mikky Ekko: Stay
7.2 (159)
Rihanna

Best Hip-Hop Video

Winner
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Ray Dalton: Can't Hold Us
7.5 (178)
Macklemore
Ryan Lewis
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar: Fuckin' Problems
6.6 (56)
A$AP Rocky
J. Cole Feat. Miguel: Power Trip
5.4 (6)
J. Cole
Drake: Started from the Bottom
5.8 (84)
Drake
Kendrick Lamar: Swimming Pools (Drank)
7.6 (97)
Kendrick Lamar

Best Latino Artist

Best Male Video

Winner
Bruno Mars: Locked Out of Heaven
7.6 (72)
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake: Mirrors
7.6 (633)
Justin Timberlake
Black Dog Films
Kendrick Lamar: Swimming Pools (Drank)
7.6 (97)
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran: Lego House
7.1 (170)
Ed Sheeran
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell: Blurred Lines
5.5 (597)
Robin Thicke

Best Pop Video

Winner
Selena Gomez: Come & Get It
6.9 (296)
Selena Gomez
Justin Timberlake: Mirrors
7.6 (633)
Justin Timberlake
Black Dog Films
Miley Cyrus: We Can't Stop
5.8 (211)
Miley Cyrus
Fun.: Carry On
8.5 (12)
Fun.
Bruno Mars: Locked Out of Heaven
7.6 (72)
Bruno Mars

Best Rock Video

Winner
30 Seconds to Mars: Up in the Air
8.5 (364)
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Fall Out Boy: My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark - Light Em Up
6.9 (51)
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons: Radioactive
7.5 (637)
Imagine Dragons
Mumford & Sons: I Will Wait
7.2 (20)
Mumford & Sons
Vampire Weekend: Diane Young
6.7 (16)
Vampire Weekend

Best Song of the Summer

Winner
One Direction: Best Song Ever
7.3 (205)
One Direction
Miley Cyrus: We Can't Stop
5.8 (211)
Miley Cyrus
Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams: Get Lucky
7.2 (118)
Daft Punk
Selena Gomez: Come & Get It
6.9 (296)
Selena Gomez
Calvin Harris Feat. Ellie Goulding: I Need Your Love
6.5 (71)
Calvin Harris
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell: Blurred Lines
5.5 (597)
Robin Thicke

Best Video with a Social Message

Winner
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Mary Lambert: Same Love
7.5 (34)
Macklemore
Ryan Lewis
Beyoncé: I Was Here
7.1 (54)
Beyoncé
Kelly Clarkson: People Like Us
7.4 (44)
Kelly Clarkson
Miguel: Candles in the Sun
Miguel
Snoop Lion Feat. Drake & Cori B.: No Guns Allowed
5.3 (12)
Snoop Dogg

Best Visual Effects

Winner
Capital Cities: Safe and Sound
7.8 (85)
Grady Hall(visual effects)
Jonathan Wu(visual effects)
D.W. Johnson(visual effects)
Duck Sauce: It's You
Royal Post
Flying Lotus: Tiny Tortures
7.4 (16)
Dustin Bowser(visual effects)
Skrillex Feat. The Doors: Breakn' a Sweat, Version 2
4.6 (9)
Bonnie Brae(visual effects)
Jeff Dotson(visual effects)
Erik Lee(visual effects)
BEMO
The Weeknd: Wicked Games
7.8 (72)
Drop and Abel(visual effects)

Video of the Year

Winner
Justin Timberlake: Mirrors
7.6 (633)
Justin Timberlake
Black Dog Films
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Thrift Shop
6.8 (319)
Macklemore
Ryan Lewis
Bruno Mars: Locked Out of Heaven
7.6 (72)
Bruno Mars
Taylor Swift: I Knew You Were Trouble
7.0 (929)
Taylor Swift
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell: Blurred Lines
5.5 (597)
Robin Thicke

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Winner
Justin Timberlake

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