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2020 MTV VMAs: The Full Winners List

Here's everyone who took home a Moon Person trophy

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Amanda Bell

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards show was an event like no other in its 35-year history. The network's celebration of the year's biggest hits came amid the coronavirus pandemic, which meant that artists accepted their Moon Person trophies before distanced crowds, and performances took place across several outdoor locations in New York. 

Notwithstanding the major changes to the formatting, the VMAs were still full of surprises -- from Miley Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" homage to Lady Gaga's wild, wild face mask game -- and there were plenty of Moon Person trophies handed out throughout the night. Read on to find out all the winners of the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.

Video of the Year
Billie Eilish – "everything i wanted" 
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake – "Life Is Good"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift – "The Man" 
WINNER: The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights"

Artist of the Year
DaBaby 
Justin Bieber 
WINNER: Lady Gaga
Megan Thee Stallion
Post Malone 
The Weeknd

Song of the Year
Billie Eilish – "everything i wanted" 
Doja Cat – "Say So" 
WINNER: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" 
Megan Thee Stallion – "Savage"
Post Malone – "Circles" 
Roddy Ricch – "The Box"

PUSH Best New Artist of the Year
WINNER: Doja Cat 

Jack Harlow 
Lewis Capaldi 
Roddy Ricch
Tate McRae 
YUNGBLUD 

Best Music Video From Home
5 Seconds of Summer – "Wildflower"
WINNER: Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U" 
blink-182 – "Happy Days" 
Drake – "Toosie Slide"
John Legend – "Bigger Love" 
twenty one pilots – "Level of Concern"

Best Quarantine Performance
Chloe & Halle – "Do It" from MTV's Prom-athon
WINNER: CNCO – Unplugged At Home
DJ D-Nice – Club MTV presents #DanceTogether
John Legend – #togetherathome Concert Series
Lady Gaga – "Smile" from One World: Together At Home
Post Malone – Nirvana Tribute

Best Alternative
The 1975 – "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)" 
All Time Low – "Some Kind Of Disaster" 
FINNEAS – "Let's Fall in Love for the Night" 
Lana Del Rey – "Doin' Time" 
WINNER: Machine Gun Kelly – "Bloody Valentine" 
twenty one pilots – "Level of Concern"

Best Pop
WINNER: BTS – "On" 

Halsey – "You should be sad"
Jonas Brothers – "What a Man Gotta Do"
Justin Bieber ft. Quavo – "Intentions"
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me"
Taylor Swift – "Lover" 

Best Rock
blink-182 – "Happy Days"
WINNER: Coldplay – "Orphans" 
Evanescence – "Wasted On You" 
Fall Out Boy ft. Wyclef Jean – "Dear Future Self (Hands Up)" 
Green Day – "Oh Yeah!" 
The Killers – "Caution"

Best R&B
Alicia Keys – "Underdog" 
Chloe x Halle – "Do It"
H.E.R. ft. YG – "Slide" – MBK / RCA Records
Khalid ft. Summer Walker – "Eleven" 
Lizzo – "Cuz I Love You"
WINNER: The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" 

Best Hip-Hop 
DaBaby – "BOP" 
Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – "Godzilla"
Future ft. Drake – "Life Is Good"
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion – "Savage" 
Roddy Ricch – "The Box" 
Travis Scott – "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" 

Best Latin
Anuel AA ft. Daddy Yankee, Ozuna, Karol G & J Balvin – "China" 
Bad Bunny – "Yo Perreo Sola" 
Black Eyed Peas ft. Ozuna & J. Rey Soul – "MAMACITA"
J Balvin – "Amarillo"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – "Tusa"
WINNER: Maluma ft. J Balvin – "Qué Pena"

Best K-Pop
(G)I-DLE – "Oh My God" 
WINNER: BTS – "On"  
EXO – "Obsession" 
Monsta X – "SOMEONE'S SOMEONE"
Tomorrow X Together – "9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)"
Red Velvet – "Psycho"

Best Collaboration
Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber – "Stuck with U" 
Black Eyed Peas ft. J Balvin – "RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)" 
Ed Sheeran ft. Khalid – "Beautiful People" 
Future ft. Drake – "Life Is Good"
Karol G ft. Nicki Minaj – "Tusa" 
WINNER: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" 

Video for Good 
Anderson .Paak – "Lockdown" 
Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell" 
Demi Lovato – "I Love Me"
WINNER: H.E.R. – "I Can't Breathe"
Lil Baby – "The Bigger Picture" 
Taylor Swift – "The Man"

Best Direction
Billie Eilish – "xanny" – Directed by Billie Eilish
Doja Cat – "Say So" – Directed by Hannah Lux Davis
Dua Lipa – "Don't Start Now" – Directed by Nabil
Harry Styles – "Adore You" – Directed by Dave Meyers
WINNER: Taylor Swift – "The Man" – Directed by Taylor Swift
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" – Directed by Anton Tammi

Best Choreography
WINNER: BTS – "On" – Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun

CNCO & Natti Natasha – "Honey Boo" – Choreography by Kyle Hanagami
DaBaby – "BOP" – Choreography by Dani Leigh and Cherry
Dua Lipa – "Physical" – Choreography by Charm La'Donna
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" – Choreography by Richy Jackson
Normani – "Motivation" – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Best Visual Effects
Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell" – Visual Effects by Drive Studios
Demi Lovato – "I Love Me" – Visual Effects by Hoody FX
WINNER: Dua Lipa – "Physical" – Visual Effects by EIGHTY4
Harry Styles – "Adore You" – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" – Visual Effects by Ingenuity Studios
Travis Scott – "HIGHEST IN THE ROOM" – Visual Effects by ARTJAIL, SCISSOR FILMS & FRENDER

Best Art Direction
A$AP Rocky – "Babushka Boi" – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen
Dua Lipa – "Physical" – Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́
Harry Styles – "Adore You" – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks
WINNER: Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter" – Art Direction by Christian Stone
Selena Gomez – "Boyfriend" – Art Direction by Tatiana Van Sauter
Taylor Swift – "Lover" – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

Best Editing
Halsey – "Graveyard" – Edited by Emilie Aubry, Janne Vartia & Tim Montana
James Blake – "Can't Believe the Way We Flow" – Edited by Frank Lebon
Lizzo – "Good As Hell" – Edited by Russell Santos & Sofia Kerpan
WINNER: Miley Cyrus – "Mother's Daughter" – Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico
ROSALÍA – "A Palé" – Edited by Andre Jones
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" – Edited by Janne Vartia & Tim Montana

Best Cinematography
5 Seconds of Summer – "Old Me" – Cinematography by Kieran Fowler
Camila Cabello ft. DaBaby – "My Oh My" – Cinematography by Dave Meyers
Billie Eilish – "all the good girls go to hell" – Cinematography by Christopher Probst
Katy Perry – "Harleys In Hawaii" – Cinematography by Arnau Valls
WINNER: Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – "Rain On Me" – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss
The Weeknd – "Blinding Lights" – Cinematography by Oliver Millar 

Best Group
WINNER: BTS
5 Seconds of Summer
The 1975
Blackpink
Chloe x Halle
CNCO
Little Mix
Monsta X
Now United 
Twenty One Pilots

MTV Tricon Award
WINNER: Lady Gaga

PHOTOS: The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards

  Miley Cyrus, Jaden Smith, and Doja Cat; 2020 MTV Video Music Awards

  Miley Cyrus, Jaden Smith, and Doja Cat; 2020 MTV Video Music Awards

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