2020 MTV VMAs - Nominees & Winners by MTV
2020 MTV VMAs - Nominees & Winners by MTV

2020 MTV VMAs - Nominees & Winners

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The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) aired live Sunday, August 30 on the CW. The show was hosted by Keke Palmer with a virtual audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This edition of the VMAs introduced the MTV Tricon award, won by Lady Gaga.

Winners are listed in bold with a 🏆.

2020 MTV VMAs - Nominees & Winners Annotated

Nominees & WinnersVIDEO OF THE YEARBillie 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”

The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” 🏆

ARTIST OF THE YEARDaBaby

Justin Bieber

Lady Gaga 🏆

Megan Thee Stallion

Post Malone

The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEARBillie Eilish – "Everything I Wanted”

Doja Cat – “Say So”

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me”🏆

Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage”

Post Malone – “Circles”

Roddy Ricch – “The Box"

BEST COLLABORATIONAriana 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”

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” 🏆

PUSH BEST NEW ARTISTPrеsented by Chime Banking

Doja Cat 🏆

Jack Harlow

Lеwis Capaldi

Roddy Ricch

Tate McRae

Yungblud

BEST POPBTS – “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 HIP-HOPDaBaby – “BOP”

Eminem ft. Juice WRLD – “Godzilla”

Future ft. Drake – “Life Is Good”

Megan Thee Stallion – “Savage” 🏆

Roddy Ricch – “The Box”

Travis Scott – “Highest in the Room”

BEST ROCKBlink-182 – “Happy Days”

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 ALTERNATIVEThe 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”

Machine Gun Kelly – “Bloody Valentine” 🏆

Twenty One Pilots – “Level of Concern”

BEST LATINAnuel 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”

Maluma ft. J Balvin – “Qué Pena” 🏆

BEST R&BAlicia Keys – “Underdog”

Chloe x Halle – “Do It”

H.E.R. ft. YG – “Slide”

Khalid ft. Summer Walker – “Eleven”

Lizzo – “Cuz I Love You”

The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” 🏆

BEST K-POP(G)I-DLE – “Oh My God”

BTS – “On” 🏆

EXO – “Obsession”

Monsta X – “Someone's Someone”

Tomorrow X Together – “9 and Three Quarters (Run Away)”

Red Velvet – “Psycho”

VIDEO FOR GOODAnderson .Paak – “Lockdown”

Billie Eilish – “All the Good Girls Go to Hell”

Demi Lovato – “I Love Me”

H.E.R. - ”I Can’t Breathe” 🏆

Lil Baby – “The Bigger Picture”

Taylor Swift – “The Man”

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME5 Seconds of Summer – “Wildflower”

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 PERFORMANCEChloe x Halle – “Do It” from MTV’s Prom-athon

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 DIRECTIONBillie 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

Taylor Swift – “The Man” – Directed by Taylor Swift 🏆

The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Directed by Anton Tammi

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY5 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

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande – “Rain On Me” – Cinematography by Thomas Kloss 🏆

The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights” – Cinematography by Oliver Millar

BEST ART DIRECTIONA$AP Rocky – “Babushka Boi” – Art Direction by A$AP Rocky & Nadia Lee Cohen

Dua Lipa – “Physical” – Art Direction by Anna Colomé Nogu ́

Harry Styles – “Adore You” – Art Direction by Laura Ellis Cricks

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 VISUAL EFFECTSBillie Eilish – “All the Good Girls Go to Hell” – Visual Effects by Drive Studios

Demi Lovato – “I Love Me” – Visual Effects by Hoody FX

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 CHOREOGRAPHYBTS – “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 EDITINGHalsey – “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

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 GROUP5 Seconds of Summer

The 1975

BLACKPINK

BTS 🏆

Chloe x Halle

CNCO

Little Mix

MONSTA X

Now United

Twenty One Pilots

SONG OF THE SUMMERBLACKPINK – “How You Like That” 🏆

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion – “WAP”

DaBaby ft. Roddy Ricch – “Rockstar”

DJ Khaled ft. Drake – “Popstar”

Doja Cat – “Say So”

Dua Lipa – “Break My Heart”

Harry Styles – “Watermelon Sugar”

Jack Harlow – “Whats Poppin”

Lil Baby ft. 42 Dugg – “We Paid”

Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyoncé – “Savage (Remix)”

Miley Cyrus – “Midnight Sky”

Pop Smoke ft. 50 Cent & Roddy Ricch – “The Woo”

SAINt JHN – “Roses”

Saweetie – “Tap In”

Taylor Swift – “cardigan”

The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”

Tricon AwardLady Gaga🏆

2020 MTV VMAs - Nominees & Winners Q&A

When did Mtv release 2020 MTV VMAs - Nominees & Winners?

Mtv released 2020 MTV VMAs - Nominees & Winners on Sat Aug 08 2020.

Who performed at the 2020 MTV VMAs?

•Black Eyed Peas – “VIDA LOCA” & “I Gotta Feeling”
•CNCO – “Beso”
•Keke Palmer – “Snack”
•Doja Cat – “Say So” & “Like That”
•Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande – Chromatica medley
•Maluma – “Hawai”
•BTS (방탄소년단) – “Dynamite”
•Miley Cyrus – “Midnight Sky”
•DaBaby – “PEEPHOLE”, “Blind” & “Rockst...

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Which was the most nominated song?

“Rain on Me” by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande with 7 nominations!

Who was the most nominated artist?

Lady Gaga with 10 nominations!

Who hosted the event?

Keke Palmer was a first time host for the event. This marks the first time a Black woman has hosted the VMAs solo, and is also the first time a Black woman has hosted the show since Julie Brown co-hosted in 1986 and 1987.

Which songs were nominated multiple times?

•7 nominations “Rain On Me” by Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande
•6 nominations “Blinding Lights” by The Weeknd
•3 nominations “On” by BTS
•3 nominations “Say So” by Doja Cat
•3 nominations “The Man” by Taylor Swift
•3 nominations “Say So” by Doja Cat
•3 nominations “Adore You” by Harry Styles
•3 nomina...

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Which artists were nominated multiple times?

•10 nominations – Lady Gaga
•9 nominations – Ariana Grande
•7 nominations – The Weeknd
•6 nominations – Taylor Swift
•6 nominations – Billie Eilish
•5 nominations – DaBaby
•5 nominations – Dua Lipa
•5 nominations – Drake
•5 nominations – Megan Thee Stallion
•5 nominations – Roddy Ricch
•4 nomination...

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How did the show perform on social media?

[T]he social department is where the show sang its heart out. This year’s MTV VMAs delivered a whopping 41.1 million impressions on social media, making it the second most-socialed show of the year, behind only the Super Bowl (and only 7% behind at that).

-via Variety

Which international artists were nominated?

•The Weeknd
•Drake
•Wyclef Jean
•Anuel AA
•Daddy Yankee
•Ozuna
•Karol G
•J Balvin
•J. Rey Soul
•Maluma
•(G)I-DLE
•BTS
•EXO
•Monsta X
•Tomorrow X Together
•Red Velvet
•5 Seconds of Summer
•Harry Styles
•Justin Bieber
•CNCO
•Dua Lipa
•Natti Natasha
•Now United

Is there a full playlist of the performances?

Yes, MTV published a full playlist of the performances.

Is there an official Spotify playlist for the music featured in the show?

Yes there is here!

Were any of the nominees related?

Yes, Billie Eilish, nominated for several categories, and FINNEAS, nominated for Best Alternative, are siblings.

What are the winners awarded?

Winners are awarded a Moonman statute.

What was the show's TV ratings?

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards performed pretty strongly in the ratings department, given the unprecedented COVID-19 circumstances.

This year’s ceremony […] was down only 5% on last year in terms of total linear viewership. A total of 6.4 million viewers tuned in across MTV and the 12 other Viacom...

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