MTV VMAs 2016: Beyoncé breaks record for all-time wins... here's the full winners list
Following her four Emmy nominations for Lemonade, Beyoncé nabbed 11 VMAs noms — a career best — for various videos from that groundbreaking visual album.
Trailing Beyoncé, with an also impressive eight nods, was Adele. Her Hello was nominated in seven of those categories, including Video of the Year. But this year clearly belonged to Queen Bey, with a total of seven wins at this year's ceremony.
Bey's total VMA wins of all-time added up to a total of 23 after tonight's victory, surpassing Madonna’s record of 20 VMA wins - a title she's held since 1999.
Here is the full list of 2016 MTV Video Music Awards winners...
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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Adele – “Hello” (Director: Xavier Dolan)
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Director: Melina Matsoukas) - WINNER
Drake – “Hotline Bling” (Director: Director X)
Justin Bieber – “Sorry” (Director: Parris Goebel)
Kanye West – “Famous” (Director: Kanye West)
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Hold Up” (Directors: Jonas Åkerlund, Beyoncé Knowles Carter) - WINNER
Sia – “Cheap Thrills” (Director: Lior Molcho)
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Director: Hannah Lux Davis)
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work,” short version (Director: Director X)
BEST MALE VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Bling”
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t” (Director: Cris)
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For” (Director: Emil Nava) - WINNER
Kanye West – “Famous”
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” (Director: Grant Singer)
BEST COLLABORATION
Beyoncé ft. Kendrick Lamar – “Freedom” (Directors: Beyoncé Knowles Carter, Kahlil Joseph)
Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Work From Home” (Director: Director X) - WINNER
Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne – “Let Me Love You” (Director: Grant Singer)
Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – “This Is What You Came For”
Rihanna ft. Drake – “Work,” short version
MICHAEL JACKSON VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD
Rihanna - WINNER
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Drake – “Hotline Bling - WINNER”
Desiigner – “Panda” (Director: Paul Geusebroek)
Bryson Tiller – “Don’t”
Chance the Rapper ft. Saba – “Angels” (Director: Austin Vesely)
2 Chainz – “Watch Out” (Director: Motion Family)
BEST POP VIDEO
Adele – “Hello”
Beyoncé – “Formation”
Justin Bieber – “Sorry”
Alessia Cara – “Wild Things” (Director: Aaron A)
Ariana Grande – “Into You”
BEST ROCK VIDEO
All Time Low – “Missing You” (Director: Patrick Tracy)
Coldplay – “Adventure of a Lifetime” (Director: Mat Whitecross)
Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato – “Irresistible” (Director: Wayne Isham)
twenty one pilots – “Heathens” (Director: Andrew Donoho)
Panic! At the Disco – “Victorious” (Director: Brandon Dermer)
BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO
Calvin Harris & Disciples – “How Deep Is Your Love” (Director: Emil Nava)
99 Souls ft. Destiny’s Child & Brandy – “The Girl Is Mine” (Directors: Ludovic Zuili, Simon Bouisson)
Mike Posner – “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” (Director: Jon Jon Augustavo)
Afrojack – “SummerThing!” (Director: Sam Sneed)
The Chainsmokers ft. Daya – “Don’t Let Me Down” (Director: Marcus Kuhne)
BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO
Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey
Beyoncé – Lemonade - WINNER
Justin Bieber – PURPOSE: The Movement
Chris Brown – Royalty
Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy
BEST NEW ARTIST
Bryson Tiller
Desiigner
Zara Larsson
Lukas Graham
DNCE - WINNER
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BEST DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Director: Melina Matsoukas) - WINNER
Coldplay – “Up&Up” (Director: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia)
Adele – “Hello” (Director: Xavier Dolan)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Director: Johan Renck)
Tame Impala – “The Less I Know the Better” (Director: Canada)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Beyoncé – “Hold Up” (Production Designer: Jason Hougaard)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $” (Production Designer: Alexander Delgado)
Drake – “Hotline Bling” (Production Designer: Jeremy MacFarlane)
David Bowie – “Blackstar” (Production Designer: Jan Houllevigue) - WINNER
Adele – “Hello” (Production Designer: Colombe Raby)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia) - WINNER
Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell – “WTF (Where They From)” (Choreographer: Hi-Hat)
Beyoncé – “Sorry” (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight, Dana Foglia, Anthony Burrell, Beyoncé Knowles Carter(
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (Choreographer: FKA Twigs)
Florence + The Machine – “Delilah” (Choreographer: Holly Blakey)
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Cinematographer: Malik Sayeed) - WINNER
Adele – “Hello” (Cinematographer: André Turpin)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Cinematographer: Crille Forsberg)
Alesso – “I Wanna Know” (Cinematographer: Corey Jennings)
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Cinematographer: Paul Laufer)
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé – “Formation” (Editor: Jeff Selis) - WINNER
Adele – “Hello” (Editor: Xavier Dolan)
Fergie – “M.I.L.F. $” (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
David Bowie – “Lazarus” (Editor: Johan Söderberg)
Ariana Grande – “Into You” (Editor: Hannah Lux Davis)
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Coldplay – “Up&Up” (VFX Editor: Vania Heymann) - WINNER
FKA Twigs – “M3LL155X” (VFX Editors: Lewis Saunders, Jihoon Yoo)
Adele – “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” (VFX Editor: Sam Sneade)
The Weeknd – “Can’t Feel My Face” (VFX Editor: Bryan Smaller)
Zayn – “Pillowtalk” (VFX Editor: David Smith)
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