Eventi i përvitshëm u moderua nga princesha e muzikës pop, Katy Perry dhe pati shumë surpriza. Taylor Swift e përdori eventin për të shfaqur videon e plotë të këngës së saj më të re dhe më të shumëpritur, “Look Ëhat You Made Me Do”. Kendrick Lamar ishte fituesi i madh i mbrëmjes, duke marrë në shtëpi 6 çmime, përfshirë këtu të shumëlakmuarin “Video Of The Year” për videoklipin e tij “Humble”. Ed Sheeran nga ana tjetër u shpall si Artisti i Vitit, duke e ndjekur këmba këmbës Kendrick-un. Pink mori çmimin e përvitshëm Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Aëard, dhe dha një fjalim prekës ndërkohë që pranonte çmimin. Miley Cyrus iu rikthye zakoneve të sa të vjetra, duke dhuruar një performancë provokuese ndërkohë ë përkëdhelte gjoksin e njërës nga balerinat. Ja fituesit e plotë:

Video of the Year

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE - WINNER

Bruno Mars – 24K Magic

Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful

DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts

The Weeknd – Reminder

Artist of the Year

Bruno Mars

Kendrick Lamar

Ed Sheeran - WINNER

Ariana Grande

The Weeknd

Lorde

Best New Artist

Khalid - WINNER 

SZA

Young M.A

Julia Michaels

Noah Cyrus

Best Collaboration

Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore

DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts

D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – Broccoli

The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer

Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry and Big Sean – Feels

Zayn and Taylor Swift – I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker) - WINNER

Best Pop

Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better

Ed Sheeran – Shape of You

Harry Styles – Sign of the Times

Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – Down - WINNER

Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm

Miley Cyrus – Malibu

Best Hip Hop

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. - WINNER

Big Sean – Bounce Back

Chance the Rapper – Same Drugs

D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – Broccoli

Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert – Bad & Boujee

DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – I'm the One

Best Dance

Zedd and Alessia Cara – Stay  - WINNER

Kygo and Selena Gomez – It Ain't Me

Calvin Harris – My Way

Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber and Mø – Cold Water

Afrojack featuring Ty Dolla $ign – Gone

 

Best Rock

Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams

Fall Out Boy – Young and Menace

Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul - WINNER

Green Day – Bang Bang

Foo Fighters – Run

Best Fight Against the System

(All nominees were awarded) 

Logic featuring Damian Lemar Hudson – Black SpiderMan

The Hamilton Mixtape – Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)

Big Sean – Light

Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful

Taboo featuring Shailene Woodley – Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL

John Legend – Surefire

Best Cinematography

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. - WINNER

Imagine Dragons – Thunder

Ed Sheeran – Castle on the Hill

DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels – Nobody Speak

Halsey – Now or Never

Best Direction

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. - WINNER

Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm

Bruno Mars – 24K Magic

Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful

The Weeknd – Reminder

Best Art Direction

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. - WINNER

 Bruno Mars – 24K Magic

Katy Perry featuring Migos – Bon Appetit

DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts

The Weeknd – Reminder

Best Visual Effects

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.  - WINNER

 Tribe Called Quest – Dis Generation

KYLE featuring Lil Yachty – iSpy

Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm

Harry Styles – Sign of the Times

Best Choreography

Kanye West – Fade - WINNER

Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – Side to Side

Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.

Sia – The Greatest

Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – Down

Best Editing

Future – Mask Off

Young Thug – Wyclef Jean - WINNER

Lorde – Green Light

The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer

The Weeknd – Reminder