MTV VMAs 2020: Lady Gaga, BTS, take home the trophies, check out full list of winners

The Coronavirus pandemic could not stop the MTV Video Music Awards this year, the awards were aired live on August 31, 2020, at 5:30, am virtual, across New York City.  held live on August 31, 2020, at 5:30 am. The show started with a special message from host Keke Palmer honoring the “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman, who passed away on Friday.

Lady Gaga won five honors, most of them for her No. 1 hit with Ariana Grande, “Rain on Me,” which the pop stars performed live for the first time. KPop boy band BTS members also took home four of the VMA’s awards this year from the categories- Best Group, Best Pop, Best K-Pop, Best Choreography. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the complete list of winners this year.

MTV VMAs 2020 full winners list:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:

The Weeknd – “Blinding Lights”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR:

Lady Gaga 

SONG OF THE YEAR:

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”

BEST POP:

BTS, “On”

BEST R&B:

The Weeknd, “Blinding Lights”

BEST HIP-HOP

Megan Thee Stallion, “Savage”

BEST MUSIC VIDEO FROM HOME:

Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber, “Stuck with U”

BEST COLLABORATION:

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”

BEST DIRECTION:

Taylor Swift, “The Man”: Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST LATIN:

Maluma ft. J Balvin, “Queì Pena”

BEST ALTERNATIVE:

Machine Gun Kelly, “Bloody Valentine”

BEST ROCK:

Coldplay, “Orphans”

BEST GROUP

BTS

BEST KPOP

BTS, “On”

VIDEO FOR GOOD:

H.E.R., “I Can’t Breathe”

SONG OF THE SUMMER:

Blackpink, “How You Like That”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:

Dua Lipa, “Physical”: Visual Effects by EIGHTY4

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:

BTS, “On”: Choreography by Son Sung Deuk, Lee Ga Hun, Lee Byung Eun

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande, “Rain On Me”: Cinematography by Thomas Kloss

BEST ART DIRECTION:

Miley Cyrus, “Mother’s Daughter”: Art Direction by Christian Stone

BEST QUARANTINE PERFORMANCE:

CNCO, Unplugged at Home

BEST EDITING:

Miley Cyrus, “Mother’s Daughter”: Edited by Alexandre Moors, Nuno Xico

PUSH BEST NEW ARTIST: 

Doja Cat

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