2015 MTV Video Music Awards nominees and winners

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Monday, August 31, 2015
Kanye West accepts the Video Vanguard Award at the 2015 Video Music Awards.
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The 2015 MTV VMAs are happening on Sunday night, where music's hottest stars make their way to the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to see if they'll be named a winner.

Check out the nominees and winners below.

VIDEO VANGUARD AWARD

Kanye West

BEST MALE VIDEO

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"

Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

The Weeknd - "Earned It"

Nick Jonas - "Chains"

SONG OF SUMMER

5 Seconds of Summer - "She's Kinda Hot"

BEST POP VIDEO

Taylor Swift - "Blank Space"

Beyonce - "7/11"

Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"

Maroon 5 - "Sugar"

BEST ROCK VIDEO

Fall Out Boy - "Uma Thurman"

Hozier - "Take Me To Church"

Florence + the Machine - "Ship To Wreck"

Walk the Moon - "Shut Up and Dance"

Arctic Monkeys - "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?"

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"

Beyonce - "7/11"

Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud"

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"

Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Taylor Swift - "Blank Space"

Beyonce - "7/11

Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda"

Sia - "Elastic Heart"

Ellie Goulding - "Love Me Like You Do"

BEST HIP HOP VIDEO

Nicki Minaj - "Anaconda"

Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"

Kendrick Lamar - "Alright"

Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"

Big Sean ft. E-40 - "I Don't F-k With You"

ARTIST TO WATCH

Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"

Vance Joy - "Riptide"

George Ezra - "Budapest"

James Bay - "Hold Back The River"

FKA Twigs - "Pendulum"

BEST COLLABORATION

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood"

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"

Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"

Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - "Love Me Harder"

Jessie J + Ariana Grande + Nicki Minaj - "Bang Bang"

VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE

Big Sean ft. Kanye West and John Legend - "One Man Can Change the World"

Jennifer Hudson - "I Still Love You"

Colbie Caillat - "Try"

Rihanna - "American Oxygen"

Wale - "The White Shoes"

BEST ART DIRECTION

Snoop Dogg - "So Many Pros" (Franois Rousselet, Jason Fijal)

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Charles Infante)

Jack White - "Would You Fight For My Love" (Jack White, Jeff Peterson)

The Chemical Brothers - "Go" (Michel Gondry)

Skrillex & Diplo - "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

OK Go - "I Won't Let You Down" (OK Go, air:man and Mori Harano)

Beyonce - "7/11 (Beyonce, Chris Grant, Additional choreography: Gabriel Valenciano)

Chet Faker - "Gold" (Ryan Heffington)

Ed Sheeran - "Don't" (Nappy Tabs)

Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me" (Keone and Mari Madrid)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Flying Lotus ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Never Catch Me" (Larkin Sieple)

Ed Sheeran - "Thinking Out Loud" (Daniel Pearl)

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Christopher Probst)

FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks" (Justin Brown)

Alt-J - "Left Hand Free" (Mike Simpson)

BEST DIRECTION

Kendrick Lamar - "Alright" (Colin Tilley & The Little Homies)

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Joseph Kahn)

Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk" (Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)

Hozier - "Take Me To Church" (Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson of Feel Good Lost)

Childish Gambino - "Sober" (Hiro Murai)

BEST EDITING

Beyonce - "7/11 (Beyonce, Ed Burke, Jonathan Wing)

Ed Sheeran - "Don't" (Jacquelyn London)

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)

A$AP Rocky - "L$D" (Dexter Navy)

Skrillex & Diplo "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Skrillex & Diplo "Where Are U Now" with Justin Bieber (Brewer, Gloria FX, and Max Chyzhevskyy)

Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Bad Blood" (Ingenuity Studios)

FKA Twigs - "Two Weeks" (Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)

Childish Gambino - "Telegraph Ave." (Gloria FX)

Tyler, The Creator - "F****** Young/Death Camp" (Gloria FX)

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