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2015 MTV VMAs live winners list

The MTV Video Music Awards is underway, and we’re tracking all the winners live — just for you.

*Winners are bolded.

Video of the Year

  • Beyoncé — “7/11”
  • Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood”
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”
  • Kendrick Lamar — “Alright”

Best Male Video

  • Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”
  • Kendrick Lamar — “Alright”
  • The Weeknd — “Earned It”
  • Nick Jonas — “Chains”

Best Female Video

  • Beyoncé — “7/11”
  • Taylor Swift — “Blank Space”
  • Nicki Minaj — “Anaconda”
  • Sia — “Elastic Heart”
  • Ellie Goulding — “Love Me Like You Do”

Best Hip Hop Video

  • Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen”
  • Nicki Minaj — “Anaconda”
  • Kendrick Lamar — “Alright”
  • Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth — “See You Again”
  • Big Sean ft. E-40 — “I Don’t F*** With You”

Best Pop Video

  • Beyoncé — “7/11”
  • Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud”
  • Taylor Swift — “Blank Space”
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”
  • Maroon 5 — “Sugar”

Best Rock Video

  • Hozier — “Take Me to Church”
  • Fall Out Boy — “Uma Thurman”
  • Florence + the Machine — “Ship to Wreck”
  • Walk the Moon — “Shut Up and Dance”
  • Arctic Monkeys — “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?”

Artist to Watch

  • Fetty Wap — “Trap Queen”
  • Vance Joy — “Riptide”
  • George Ezra — “Budapest”
  • James Bay — “Hold Back the River”
  • FKA Twigs — “Pendulum”

Best Collaboration

  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood”
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk”
  • Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth — “See You Again”
  • Ariana Grande & The Weeknd — “Love Me Harder”
  • Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj — “Bang Bang”
More: Taylor Swift drops a shocking relationship update onstage (VIDEO)

Video with a Social Message

  • Jennifer Hudson — “I Still Love You”
  • Colbie Caillat — “Try”
  • Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend — “One Man Can Change the World”
  • Rihanna — “American Oxygen”
  • Wale — “The White Shoes”

Best Choreography

  • Beyoncé — “7/11” (Beyoncé, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)
  • OK Go — “I Won’t Let You Down” (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)
  • Chet Faker — “Gold” (Ryan Heffington)
  • Ed Sheeran — “Don’t” (Nappy Tabs)
  • Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Never Catch Me” (Keone and Mari Madrid)

Best Cinematography

  • Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Never Catch Me” (Larkin Seiple)
  • Ed Sheeran — “Thinking Out Loud” (Daniel Pearl)
  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” (Christopher Probst)
  • FKA Twigs — “Two Weeks” (Justin Brown)
  • Alt-J — “Left Hand Free” (Mike Simpson)

Best Direction

  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” (Joseph Kahn)
  • Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars — “Uptown Funk” (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
  • Kendrick Lamar — “Alright” (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)
  • Hozier — “Take Me to Church” (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)
  • Childish Gambino — “Sober” (Hiro Murai)

Best Editing

  • Beyoncé — “7/11” (Beyoncé, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)
  • Ed Sheeran — “Don’t” (Jacquelyn London)
  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
  • A$AP Rocky — “L$D” (Dexter Navy)
  • Skrillex & Diplo — “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

Best Visual Effects

  • Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar — “Bad Blood” (Ingenuity Studios)
  • FKA Twigs — “Two Weeks” (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
  • Childish Gambino — “Telegraph Ave.” (Gloria FX)
  • Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are U Now” with Justin Bieber (Brewer, Gloria FX, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
  • Tyler, The Creator — “F****** Young/Death Camp” (Gloria FX)

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