The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards results, made public on July 31, brought manifold glory to Rihanna and Drake – together and apart they pocketed 5 awards each!
Hard on the heels of the 25-year-old rapper and the We Found Love hitmaker follows the winner of 2011, Katy Perry, with her 4 nods, one of them the first in the Video Of The Year category. The three-nod winners are M.I.A., 37, Beyonce, 30, Frank Ocean, 24, and rockers Coldplay.
The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards comes on live on September 6 at 8 p.m. EST featuring performances by Alicia Keys and One Direction.
Video of the Year
- Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
- Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
- Rihanna, “We Found Love”
- Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
- M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
Best New Artist
- Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
- Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
- Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
- One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
- The Wanted, “Glad You Came”
Best Hip-Hop Video
- Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
- Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR”
- Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
- Watch the Throne, “Paris”
- Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, “Beez in the Trap”
Best Male Video
- Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
- Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
- Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care“
- Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music”
- Usher, “Climax”
Best Female Video
- Rihanna, “We Found Love”
- Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
- Beyonce, “Love on Top”
- Nicki Minaj, “Starships”
- Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”
Best Pop Video
- One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful”
- 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”
- The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
- Linkin Park, “Burn It Down”
- Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
- Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”
Best Electronic Dance Music Video
- Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
- Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close”
- Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
- Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
- Avicii, “Le7els”
Best Video With a Message
- Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper”
- 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”
- 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”
- Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
- Beyonce, “Countdown”
- Avicii, “Le7els”
- Jennifer Lopez featuring Pitbull, “Dance Again”
Best Cinematography
- M.I.A., “Bad Girls”
- 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”
- Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
- Coldplay feat. Rihanna, “Princess of China”
- Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
- Watch the Throne, “Otis”
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Best Editing
- Beyonce, “Countdown”
- 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
- Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
- Rihanna, “Where Have You Been”
- David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, “Turn Me On”
- Linkin Park, “Burn It Down”
