Music’s biggest names have gathered at the Forum in Inglewood, California on Sunday for this year’s installment of MTV’s Video Music Awards. From the eight-times nominated Kendrick Lamar to Katy Perry’s turn as host to new categories including Artist of the Year and Best Fight Against the System, the 2017 edition of the event will likely be a memorable one. See the list of nominees below, which will be updated throughout the night.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars — “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde
BEST COLLABORATION
Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez – “We Don’t Talk Anymore”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”
Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean – “Feels”
WINNER: Zayn & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”
BEST NEW ARTIST
WINNER: Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus
BEST POP
Shawn Mendes – “Treat You Better”
Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You”
Harry Styles – “Sign Of The Times”
WINNER: Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down”
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm”
Miley Cyrus – “Malibu”
BEST HIP HOP
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Big Sean – “Bounce Back”
Chance the Rapper – “Same Drugs”
D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli”
Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad & Boujee”
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne – “I’m The One”
BEST DANCE
WINNER: Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay”
Kygo x Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me”
Calvin Harris – “My Way”
Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ – “Cold Water”
Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Gone”
BEST ROCK
Coldplay – “A Head Full of Dreams”
Fall Out Boy – “Young And Menace”
WINNER: Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul”
Green Day – “Bang Bang”
Foo Fighters – “Run”
Peep Logic’s Performance of 1-800-273-8255 Below:
BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM: ALL HONORED
Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan”
The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”
Big Sean – “Light”
Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”
Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”
John Legend – “Surefire”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Imagine Dragons – “Thunder”
Ed Sheeran – “Castle On The Hill”
DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels – “Nobody Speak”
Halsey – “Now or Never”
BEST DIRECTION
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm”
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”
BEST ART DIRECTION
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars – “24K Magic”
Katy Perry ft. Migos – “Bon Appetit”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
WINNER: Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
A Tribe Called Quest – “Dis Generation”
KYLE ft. Lil Yachty – “iSpy”
Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm”
Harry Styles – “Sign Of The Times”
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: Kanye West – “Fade”
Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj – “Side To Side”
Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”
Sia – “The Greatest”
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down”
BEST EDITING
Future – “Mask Off”
WINNER: Young Thug – “Wyclef Jean”
Lorde – “Green Light”
The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer”
The Weeknd – “Reminder”
SONG OF THE SUMMER
Ed Sheeran — “Shape of You”
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber — “Despacito Remix”
WINNER: Lil Uzi Vert — “XO Tour Llif3”
Shawn Mendes — “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back”
Fifth Harmony feat. Gucci Mane — “Down”
Camila Cabello feat. Quavo — “OMG”
DJ Khaled feat. Rihanna and Bryson Tiller — “Wild Thoughts”
Demi Lovato — “Sorry Not Sorry”
Katy Perry closed the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of her current single ‘Swish Swish’ featuring Nicki Minaj.
Peep the performance below: