MTV Music Awards 2012 Winners

MTV Music Awards 2012 Winners 

Honoring the best music videos of 2011, the complete list of winners in the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) 2012 were announced on Thursday night, September 6 at Los Angeles' Staples Center Arena in California.

The winners are:

Video of the Year

Rihanna, “We Found Love” (Winner)
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”


Best New Artist

One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful” (Winner)
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
The Wanted, “Glad You Came”


Best Male Video

Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music” (Winner)
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Usher, “Climax”


Best Female Video

Nicki Minaj, “Starships” (Winner)
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”


Best Pop Video

One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful” (Winner)
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”


Best Rock Video

Coldplay, “Paradise” (Winner)
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park, “BURN IT DOWN”
Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”


Best Hip-Hop Video

Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR” (Winner)
Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, “Beez in the Trap”


Best Electronic Dance Music Video

Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close” (Winner)
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
Avicii, “Le7els”


Best Video with a Message

Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper” (Winner)
Rise Against, “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes, “The Fighter”
K’Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, “Is Anybody Out There?”
Lil Wayne, “How to Love”


Best Art Direction

Katy Perry, “Wide Awake” (Winner)
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”
Regina Spektor, “All the Rowboats”
Of Monsters & Men, “Little Talks”


Best Choreography

Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music” (Winner)
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
Avicii, “Le7els”
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, “Dance Again”


Best Cinematography

M.I.A., “Bad Girls” (Winner)
Adele, “Someone Like You”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Lana Del Rey, “Born to Die”


Best Direction

M.I.A., “Bad Girls” (Winner)
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Watch the Throne, “Otis”


Best Editing

Beyoncé, “Countdown” (Winner)
A$AP Rocky, “Goldie”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean and 2 Chainz, “Mercy”


Best Visual Effects

Skrillex, “First of the Year” (Winner)
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
Linkin Park, “Burn It Down”


Most Share-Worthy Video

One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful” (Winner)
Beyoncé, “Countdown”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Gotye (featuring Kimbra) — “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”