MTV Video Music Awards 2014

MTV Video Music Awards 2014
Awarded for	MTV Video Music Awards
date	August 24, 2014
Moderation	various
Loan location	The Forum , Los Angeles
Country	United States
Awarded by	MTV
Most awards	Beyoncé (4)
Most of the nominations	Beyoncé (8)
website	mtv.com/vma

By the music channel MTV presented MTV Video Music Awards 2014 have on 24 August 2014 The Forum in Inglewood , California occurred. Like last year, the annual event was not moderated by any special moderator. Beyoncé Knowles got the most nominations at eight, while Eminem and Iggy Azalea each got seven. The big favorite, Beyoncé, took home four prizes. Beyoncé also received the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award for her life's work. The most important award for Video of the Year went to Miley Cyrus for her music video for Wrecking Ball .

Appearances

Pre-show

Fifth Harmony - Boss
Charli XCX - Boom Clap

Main show

Ariana Grande , Nicki Minaj and Jessie J - Break Free / Anaconda / Bang Bang
Taylor Swift - Shake It Off
Sam Smith - Stay with Me
Usher and Nicki Minaj - She Came to Give It to You
5 Seconds of Summer - Amnesia
Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora - Black Widow
Maroon 5 - Maps / One More Night
Beyoncé - Mine / Ghost & Pretty Hurts Interlude / Haunted / No Angel / Jealous / Blow / Drunk in Love / Rocket / Partition / *** Flawless & Superpower Interlude / *** Flawless / Yoncé / Blue / XO

Winners and nominations

The nominees were announced on July 17, 2014.

Video of the Year

Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball

Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX ) - Fancy
Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z ) - Drunk in Love
Sia - Chandelier
Pharrell Williams - Happy

Best Male Video

Ed Sheeran (featuring Pharrell Williams ) - Sing

Eminem (featuring Rihanna ) - The Monster
John Legend - All of Me
Sam Smith - Stay with Me
Pharrell Williams - Happy

Best Female Video

Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J ) - Dark Horse

Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX ) - Fancy
Beyoncé - Partition
Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea ) - Problem
Lorde - Royals

Artist to Watch

Fifth Harmony - Miss Movin 'On

5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect
Charli XCX - Boom Clap
Schoolboy Q - Man of the Year
Sam Smith - Stay with Me

Best Pop Video

Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea ) - Problem

Avicii (featuring Aloe Blacc ) - Wake Me Up
Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX ) - Fancy
Jason Derulo (featuring 2 Chainz ) - Talk Dirty
Pharrell Williams - Happy

Best rock video

Lorde - Royals

Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?
The Black Keys - Fever
Imagine Dragons - Demons
Linkin Park - Until It's Gone

Best hip-hop video

Drake (featuring Majid Jordan ) - Hold On, We're Going Home

Childish Gambino - 3005
Eminem - Berzerk
Kanye West - Black Skinhead
Wiz Khalifa - We Dem Boyz

MTV Clubland Award

Zedd (featuring Hayley Williams ) - Stay the Night

Disclosure - Grab Her!
DJ Snake and Lil Jon - Turn Down for What
Martin Garrix - Animals
Calvin Harris - Summer

Best collaboration

Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z ) - Drunk in Love

Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga ) - Loyal
Eminem (featuring Rihanna ) - The Monster
Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea ) - Problem
Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J ) - Dark Horse
Pitbull (featuring Kesha ) - Timber

Best Direction

DJ Snake and Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Directors: DANIELS)

Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts (Director: Melina Matsoukas )
Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Director: Terry Richardson )
Eminem (featuring Rihanna ) - The Monster (Director: Rich Lee)
OK Go - The Writing's on the Wall (Directors: Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy & Bob Partington)

Best choreography

Sia - Chandelier (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)

Beyoncé - Partition (Choreographers: Svetlana Kostantinova, Philippe Decouflé, Danielle Polanco and Frank Gatson)
Jason Derulo (featuring 2 Chainz ) - Talk Dirty (Choreographer: Amy Allen)
Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake - Love Never Felt So Good (Choreographers: Rich and Tone Talauega)
Kiesza - Hideaway (Choreographer: Ljuba Castot)
Usher - Good Kisser (Choreographers: Jamaica Craft and Todd Sams)

Best visual effects

OK Go - The Writing's on the Wall (Special Effects: 1stAveMachine)

Disclosure - Grab Her! (Special effects: Mathematic and Emile Sornin)
DJ Snake and Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Special Effects: DANIELS and Zak Stoltz)
Eminem - Rap God (Special Effects: Rich Lee, Louis Baker, Mammal Studios, Laundry! And Sunset Edit)
Jack White - Lazaretto (Special Effects: Mathematic and Jonas & François)

Best Art Direction

Arcade Fire - Reflector (Art Director: Anastasia Masaro)

Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX ) - Fancy (Art Director: David Courtemarche)
DJ Snake and Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Art Director: Jason Kisvarday)
Eminem - Rap God (Art Director: Alex Pacion)
Tyler, The Creator - Tamale (Art Director: Tom Lisowski)

Best editing

Eminem - Rap God (Editor: Ken Mowe)

Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts (Editor: Jeff Selis)
Fitz and the Tantrums - The Walker (Editor: James Fitzpatrick)
MGMT - Your Life Is a Lie (Editor: Erik Laroi)
Zedd (featuring Hayley Williams ) - Stay the Night (Editor: Daniel Cloud Campos)