A night of crazy fashion, memorable tributes and even a few tears has come to an end. On Monday evening, MTV handed out its annual Video Music Awards, recognizing Jennifer Lopez for her (HAWT!) body of work in the process, while mourning the late and truly great Aretha Franklin. Which artists came out on top? Which singers went home empty-handed? Which stars did Kanye West interrupt on stage this time around? The answer to the final question posed above is no one… while the answers to the first two questions can be found in our complete list of winners below… VIDEO OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” *WINNER The Carters — “APES**T” Childish Gambino — “This Is America” Drake — “God’s Plan” ARTIST OF THE YEAR Ariana Grande Bruno Mars Camila Cabello *WINNER Cardi B Drake Post Malone SONG OF THE YEAR Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)” Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” Drake — “God’s Plan” Dua Lipa — “New Rules” Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” Post Malone ft. 21 Savage — “rockstar” *WINNER BEST NEW ARTIST Bazzi Cardi B *WINNER Chloe x Halle Hayley Kiyoko Lil Pump Lil Uzi Vert BEST COLLABORATION Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line — “Meant to Be” Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)” The Carters — “APES**T” Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B — “Dinero” *WINNER Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255” N.E.R.D & Rihanna — “Lemon” BEST POP Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” *WINNER Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” Demi Lovato — “Sorry Not Sorry” Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” Pink — “What About Us” Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” BEST HIP-HOP Cardi B ft. 21 Savage — “Bartier Cardi” The Carters — “APES**T” Drake — “God’s Plan” J. Cole — “ATM” Migos ft. Drake — “Walk It Talk It” Nicki Minaj — “Chun-Li” *WINNER BEST LATIN Daddy Yankee — “Dura” J Balvin, Willy William — “Mi Gente” *WINNER Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B — “Dinero” Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato — “Échame La Culpa” Maluma — “Felices los 4” Shakira ft. Maluma — “Chantaje” View Slideshow: 2018 Video Music Awards Fashion: Who Dressed … Weirdest? BEST DANCE Avicii ft. Rita Ora — “Lonely Together” *WINNER Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — “One Kiss” The Chainsmokers — “Everybody Hates Me” David Guetta & Sia — “Flames” Marshmello ft. Khalid — “Silence” Zedd & Liam Payne — “Get Low (Street Video)” BEST ROCK Fall Out Boy — “Champion” Foo Fighters — “The Sky Is a Neighborhood” Imagine Dragons — “Whatever It Takes” *WINNER Linkin Park — “One More Light” Panic! at the Disco — “Say Amen (Saturday Night)” Thirty Seconds to Mars — “Walk on Water” VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE Childish Gambino — “This Is America” *WINNER Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges — “Liberated” Drake — ‘God’s Plan” Janelle Monáe — “PYNK” Jessie Reyez — “Gatekeeper” Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255” BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Alessia Cara — “Growing Pains” — Cinematography by Pau Castejón Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” — Cinematography by Scott Cunningham The Carters — “APES**T” — Cinematography by Benoit Debie *WINNER Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — mcDJ / RCA Records — Cinematography by Larkin Seiple Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran — “River” — Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Cinematography by Jonathan Sela BEST DIRECTION The Carters — “APES**T” — Directed by Ricky Saix Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Directed by Hiro Murai *WINNER Drake — “God’s Plan” — Directed by Karena Evans Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” — Directed by Jason Koenig Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton — “Say Something” — Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Directed by Jay Martin BEST ART DIRECTION The Carters — “APES**T” — Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue *WINNER Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday J. Cole — “ATM” — Art Direction by Miles Mullin Janelle Monáe — “Make Me Feel” — Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen SZA — “The Weekend” — Art Direction by SZA and Solange Taylor Swift — “Look What You Made Me Do” — Art Direction by Brett Hess
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MTV Video Music Awards: And the Winners Were…
