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2013 MTV Video Music Awards: Live winners list

The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards are here! The winners will be updated here as they’re announced.


The MTV VMA winners are listed in bold:

Video of the Year

  • Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”
  • Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heaven”
  • Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell and T.I. — “Blurred Lines”
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz — “Thrift Shop”
  • Taylor Swift — “I Knew You Were Trouble”

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Best Male Video

  • Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”
  • Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell and T.I. — “Blurred Lines”
  • Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heaven”
  • Ed Sheeran — “Lego House”
  • Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Pools (Drank)”

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Best Female Video

  • Rihanna featuring Mikky Ekko — “Stay”
  • Taylor Swift — “I Knew You Were Trouble”
  • Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stop”
  • Pink featuring Nate Ruess —  “Just Give Me a Reason”
  • Demi Lovato — “Heart Attack”

Artist to Watch

  • Twenty One Pilots — “Holding On to You”
  • Zedd featuring Foxes — “Clarity”
  • Austin Mahone — “What About Love”
  • The Weeknd — “Wicked Games”
  • Iggy Azalea — “Work”

Best Collaboration

  • Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z — “Suit & Tie”
  • Pitbull featuring Christina Aguilera — “Feel This Moment”
  • Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding — “I Need Your Love”
  • Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell and T.I. — “Blurred Lines”
  • Pink featuring Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me a Reason”

Best Pop Video

  • Bruno Mars — “Locked Out of Heaven”
  • Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”
  • fun. — “Carry On”
  • Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stop”
  • Selena Gomez — “Come and Get It”

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Best Hip-Hop Video

  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”
  • Drake — “Started from the Bottom”
  • Kendrick Lamar — “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
  • A$AP Rocky featuring Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar — “F*****’ Problems”
  • J. Cole featuring Miguel — “Power Trip”

Best Rock Video

  • Imagine Dragons — “Radioactive”
  • Fall Out Boy — “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)”
  • Mumford & Sons — “I Will Wait”
  • Thirty Seconds to Mars — “Up in the Air”
  • Vampire Weekend — “Diane Young”

Best Video With a Social Message

  • Kelly Clarkson — “People Like Us”
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Mary Lambert — “Same Love”
  • Snoop Lion featuring Drake and Cori B. — “No Guns Allowed”
  • Miguel — “Candles in the Sun”
  • Beyoncé — “I Was Here”

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Best Art Direction

  • Capital Cities — “Safe and Sound”
  • Thirty Seconds To Mars — “Up in the Air”
  • Janelle Monae featuring Erykah Badu — “Q.U.E.E.N”
  • Lana Del Rey — “National Anthem”
  • Alt-J — “Tessellate”

Best Choreography

  • Chris Brown — “Fine China”
  • Ciara — “Body Party”
  • Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull — “Live It Up”
  • will.i.am featuring Justin Bieber — “#thatPOWER”
  • Bruno Mars — “Treasure”

Best Cinematography

  • Thirty Seconds To Mars — “Up in the Air”
  • Lana Del Rey — “Ride”
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs — “Sacrilege”
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”
  • A-Trak & Tommy Trash — “Tuna Melt”

Best Direction

  • Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z — “Suit & Tie”
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”
  • Yeah Yeah Yeahs — “Sacrilege”
  • fun. — “Carry On”
  • Drake — “Started from the Bottom”

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Best Editing

  • Pink featuring Nate Ruess — “Just Give Me a Reason”
  • Calvin Harris featuring Florence Welch — “Sweet Nothing”
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton — “Can’t Hold Us”
  • Justin Timberlake — “Mirrors”
  • Miley Cyrus — “We Can’t Stop”

Best Visual Effects

  • Capital Cities — “Safe and Sound”
  • Duck Sauce — “It’s You”
  • Flying Lotus — “Tiny Tortures”
  • Skrillex featuring the Doors — “Breakn’ a Sweat”
  • The Weeknd — “Wicked Games”

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