MTV Video Music Awards 2016: Nominees and winners

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Monday, August 29, 2016
Sean 'Diddy' Combs presents the award for best hip-hop video at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York.
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The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards are rocking out on Sunday, August 28, where the biggest names in music will be rocking out in New York City. See which of your favorite artists are nominated and which have won awards below:

Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for 2016

Rihanna (RECIPIENT)

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Beyonce, "Formation" (WINNER)

Adele, "Hello"

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

Justin Bieber, "Sorry"

Kanye West, "Famous"

BEST NEW ARTIST

DNCE (WINNER)

Bryson Tiller

Desiigner

Lukas Graham

Zara Larsson

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Beyonce, "Hold Up" (WINNER)

Adele, "Hello"

Ariana Grande, "Into You"

Rihanna ft. Drake, "Work"

Sia, "Cheap Thrills"

BEST COLLABORATION VIDEO

Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign, "Work From Home"

Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne, "Let Me Love You"

Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar, "Freedom"

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For"

Rihanna ft. Drake, "Work"

BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO

Beyonce, "Lemonade" (WINNER)

Chris Brown, "Royalty"

Florence + The Machine, "The Odyssey"

Justin Bieber, "Purpose: The Movement"

Troye Sivan, "Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy"

BEST ART DIRECTION

David Bowie, "Backstair" (WINNER)

Adele, "Hello"

Beyonce, "Hold Up"

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

Fergie, "M.I.L.F.$"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Beyonce, "Formation" (WINNER)

Adele, "Hello"

Alesso, "I Wanna Know"

Ariana Grande, "Into You"

David Bowie, "Lazarus"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Beyonce, "Formation" (WINNER)

Beyonce, "Sorry"

FKA Twigs, "M3LL155X"

Florence + The Machine, "Delilah"

Missy Elliot ft. Pharrell, "WTF (Where They From)

BEST DIRECTION

Beyonce, "Formation" (WINNER)

Adele, "Hello"

Coldplay, "Up&Up"

David Bowie, "Lazarus"

Tame Impala, "The Less I Know The Better"

BEST EDITING

Beyonce, "Formation" (WINNER)

Adele, "Hello"

Ariana Grande, "Into You"

David Bowie, "Lazarus"

Fergie, "M.I.L.F.$"

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Coldplay, "Up&Up" (WINNER)

Adele, "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)"

FKA Twigs, "M3LL155X"

The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"

Zayn, "Pillowtalk"

BEST MALE VIDEO

Calvin Harris, "This Is What You Came For" (WINNER)

Bryson Tiller, "Don't"

Drake, "Hotline Bling"

Kanye West, "Famous"

The Weeknd, "Can't Feel My Face"

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Drake, "Hotline Bling" (WINNER)

2 Chainz, "Watch Out"

Bryson Tiller, "Don't"

Chance the Rapper ft. Saba, "Angels"

Desiigner, "Panda"

SONG OF SUMMER

Fifth Harmony ft. Betty Wap, "All In My Head (Flex)" (WINNER)

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna, "This Is What You Came For"

The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey, "Closer"

Drake ft. Kyla & Wizkid, "One Dance"

Justin Timberlake, "Can't Stop The Feeling"

Kent Jones, "Don't Mind"

Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and M, "Cold Water"

Nick Jonas ft. Ty Dolla $ign, "Bacon"

Selena Gomez, "Kill 'Em With Kindness"

Sia, "Cheap Thrills"

Categories yet to be announced:

BEST POP VIDEO

Adele, "Hello"

Alessia Cara, "Wild Things"

Ariana Grande, "Into You"

Beyonce, "Formation"

Justin Bieber, "Sorry"

BEST ROCK VIDEO

All Time Low, "Missing You"

Coldplay, "Adventure of a Lifetime"

Fall Out Boy ft. Demi Lovato, "Irresistible"

Panic! at the Disco, "Victorious"

Twenty One Pilots, "Heathens"

BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO

99 Souls ft. Destiny's Child & Brandy, "The Girl Is Mine"

Afrojack ft. Mike Taylor, "Summerthing!"

Calvin Harris & Disciples, "How Deep Is Your Love"

Mike Posner, "I Took A Pill In Ibiza"

The Chainsmokers ft. Daya, "Don't Let Me Down"

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