NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: Billie Eilish accepts award for Video For Good onstage during the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS)
Cover Billie Eilish accepts award for Video For Good onstage during the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards at Barclays Center on September 12, 2021 (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS)

Find out who brought home the awards at the MTV Video Music Awards 2021 (VMAs)

After a socially distanced event last year, the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards is back in full swing with Doja Cat hosting the night and performing. This year, Justin Bieber takes the lead with six nominations each including the top prize, Video of the Year. Following in tow is Megan Thee Stallion who is also nominated for the same category.

Earning five nominations each are Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and Olivia Rodrigo, a first-time nominee.

Read on to find out the full list of winners:

See also: Emmys 2021: Full List Of Major Nominations

 

Video of the Year

  • Winner: Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
  • Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP
  • DJ Khaled feat. Drake - Popstar (Starring Justin Bieber)
  • Doja Cat feat. SZA - Kiss Me More
  • Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits
  • The Weeknd - Save Your Tears

Artist of the Year

  • Winner: Justin Bieber
  • Ariana Grande
  • Doja Cat
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Taylor Swift

Song of the Year

  • Winner: Drivers License - Olivia Rodrigo
  • Mood - 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior
  • Leave the Door Open - Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk Sonic
  • Dynamite - BTS
  • WAP - Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion
  • Levitating - Dua Lipa

Best New Artist

  • Winner: Olivia Rodrigo
  • 24kGoldn
  • Giveon
  • The Kid Laroi
  • Polo G
  • Saweetie

Group of the Year

  • Winner: BTS
  • Blackpink
  • CNCO
  • Foo Fighters
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Maroon 5
  • Silk Sonic
  • Twenty One Pilots

Global Icon Award

  • Foo Fighters

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Push Performance of the Year

  • Winner: May 2021: Olivia Rodrigo - Drivers License
  • September 2020: Wallows - Are You Bored Yet?
  • October 2020: Ashnikko - Daisy
  • November 2020: Saint Jhn - Gorgeous
  • December 2020: 24kGoldn - Coco
  • January 2021: JC Stewart - Break My Heart
  • February 2021: Latto - Sex Lies
  • March 2021: Madison Beer - Selfish
  • April 2021: The Kid Laroi - Without You
  • June 2021: Girl in Red - Serotonin
  • July 2021: Fousheé - My Slime
  • August 2021: Jxdn - Think About Me

Best Collaboration

  • Winner: Doja Cat feat. SZA - Kiss Me More
  • 24kGoldn feat. Iann Dior - Mood
  • Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP
  • Drake feat. Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later
  • Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - Peaches
  • Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa - Prisoner

Best Pop

  • Winner: Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - Peaches
  • Ariana Grande - Positions
  • Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am
  • BTS - Butter
  • Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness
  • Olivia Rodrigo - Good 4 u
  • Shawn Mendes - Wonder
  • Taylor Swift - Willow

Best Hip-Hop

  • Winner: Travis Scott feat. Young Thug and M.I.A. - Franchise
  • Cardi B feat. Megan Thee Stallion - WAP
  • Drake feat. Lil Durk - Laugh Now Cry Later
  • Lil Baby feat. Megan Thee Stallion - On Me (remix)
  • Moneybagg Yo - Said Sum
  • Polo G - Rapstar

Best Breakthrough Song

  • Winner: Claire Rosinkranz - Backyard Boy
  • Masked Wolf - Astronaut in the Ocean
  • Bella Poarch - Build a B*tch
  • Young Baby Tate feat. Flo Mili - I Am
  • Whoheem - Let's Link

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Best Rock

  • Winner: John Mayer - Last Train Home
  • Evanescence - Use My Voice
  • Foo Fighters - Shame Shame
  • The Killers - My Own Soul's Warning
  • Kings Of Leon - The Bandit
  • Lenny Kravitz - Raise Vibration 

Best Alternative

  • Winner: Machine Gun Kelly feat. Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend
  • Bleachers - Stop Making This Hurt
  • Glass Animals - Heat Waves
  • Imagine Dragons - Follow You
  • Twenty One Pilots - Shy Away 
  • Willow feat. Travis Barker - Transparent Soul

Best R&B

  • Winner: Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open
  • Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid - Brown Skin Girl
  • Chris Brown and Young Thug - Go Crazy
  • Giveon - Heartbreak Anniversary
  • H.E.R. feat. Chris Brown - Come Through
  • SZA - Good Days

Best Latin

  • Winner: Billie Eilish and Rosalía - Lo Vas A Olvidar
  • Bad Bunny x Jhay Cortez - Dákiti
  • Black Eyed Peas and Shakira - Girl Like Me
  • J. Balvin, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Tainy - Un Dia (One Day)
  • Karol G - Bichota
  • Maluma - Hawái

Best K-Pop

  • Winner: BTS - Butter
  • (G)I-DLE - Dumbi Dumbi
  • Blackpink and Selena Gomez - Ice Cream
  • Monsta X - Gambler
  • Seventeen - Ready to Love
  • Twice - Alcohol-Free

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Video for Good

  • Winner: Billie Eilish - Your Power
  • Demi Lovato - Dancing With The Devil
  • H.E.R. - Fight For You
  • Kane Brown - Worldwide Beautiful
  • Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name)
  • Pharrell Williams feat. Jay-Z - Entrepreneur

Best Direction

  • Winner: Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - Directed by Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino
  • Billie Eilish - Your Power - Directed by Billie Eilish
  • DJ Khaled feat. Drake - Popstar (Starring Justin Bieber) - Directed by Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X
  • Taylor Swift - Willow - Directed by Taylor Swift
  • Travis Scott feat. Young Thug and M.I.A - Franchise - Directed by Travis Scott
  • Tyler, The Creator - Lumberjack - Directed by Wolf Haley

Best Cinematography 

  • Winner: Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn, WizKid - Brown Skin Girl - Cinematography by Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Aatta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant
  • Billie Eilish - Therefore I Am - Cinematography by Rob Witt
  • Foo Fighters - Shame Shame - Cinematography by Santiago Gonzalez
  • Justin Bieber feat. Chance The Rapper - Holy - Cinematography by Elias Talbot
  • Lady Gaga - 911 - Cinematography by Jeff Cronenweth
  • Lorde - Solar Power - Cinematography by Andrew Stroud

Best Art Direction

  • Winner: Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - Art direction by John Richoux
  • Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer - Already - Art direction by Susan Linns, Gerard Santos
  • Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits - Art direction by Alison Dominitz
  • Lady Gaga - 911 - Art direction by Tom Foden, Peter Andrus
  • Saweetie feat. Doja Cat - Best Friend - Art direction by Art Haynes
  • Taylor Swift - Willow - Art direction by Ethan Tobman, Regina Fernandez

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Best Visual Effects

  • Winner: Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me By Your Name) - Visual effects by Mathematic
  • Bella Poarch - Build A Bitch - Visual effects by Andrew Donoho, Denhov Visuals, Denis Strahhov, Rein Jakobson, Vahur Kuusk, Tatjana Pavlik, Yekaterina Vetrova
  • Coldplay - Higher Power - Visual effects by Mathematic
  • Doja Cat and The Weeknd - You Right - Visual effects by La Pac, Anthony Lestremau, Julien Missaire, Petr Shkolniy, Alexi Bailla, Micha Sher, Antoine Hache, Mikros MPC, Nicolas Huget, Guillaume Ho Tsong Fang, Benjamin Lenfant, Stephane Pivron, MPC Bangalore, Chanakya Chander, Raju Ganesh, David Rouxel
  • Glass Animals - Tangerine - Visual effects by Ronan Fourreau
  • Pink - All I Know So Far - Visual effects by Dave Meyers, Freenjoy Inc

Best Editing

  • Winner: Bruno Mars, Anderson Paak, Silk Sonic - Leave The Door Open - Editing by Troy Charbonnet
  • BTS - Butter - Editing by Yong Seok Choi from Lumpens
  • Drake - What's Next - Editing by Noah Kendal
  • Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness - Editing by Claudia Wass
  • Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar, Giveon - Peaches - Editing by Mark Mayr, Vinnie Hobbs
  • Miley Cyrus feat. Dua Lipa - Prisoner

Best Choreography

  • Winner: Harry Styles - Treat People With Kindness - Choreography by Paul Roberts
  • Ariana Grande - 34+35 - Choreography by Brian Nicholson and Scott Nicholson
  • BTS - Butter - Choreography by Son Sung Deuk with BHM Performance Directing Team
  • Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits - Choreography by Natricia Bernard
  • Foo Fighters - Shame Shame - Choreography by Nina McNeely
  • Marshmello and Halsey - Be Kind - Choreography by Dani Vitale

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