MTV Video Music Awards 2015
| MTV Video Music Awards 2015
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| Awarded for | MTV Video Music Awards | |||
| date | August 30, 2015 | |||
| Loan location | los Angeles | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Awarded by | MTV | |||
| Most awards | Taylor Swift (4) | |||
| Most of the nominations | Taylor Swift (10) | |||
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The 2015 MTV Video Music Awards were held at the Microsoft Theater on August 30, 2015 in Los Angeles , California . The event was moderated by Miley Cyrus . Taylor Swift received the most nominations with ten, followed by Ed Sheeran with six. Taylor Swift won the most important award for Video of the Year for her music video for Bad Blood .
Appearances
Preliminary program
- Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance / Different Colors
- Todrick Hall - Uptown Funk / 7/11 / Bad Blood (covers of Video of the Year -nominated songs)
- Nick Jonas - Levels
Main show
- Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift - Trini Dem Girls / The Night Is Still Young / Bad Blood
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , Eric Nally, Melle Mel , Kool Moe Dee , Grandmaster Caz - Downtown
- The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
- Demi Lovato and Iggy Azalea - Cool for the Summer
- Justin Bieber - Where Are U Now / What Do You Mean?
- Tori Kelly - Should've Been Us
- Pharrell Williams - Freedom
- Twenty One Pilots and ASAP Rocky - HeavyDirtySoul / M $ / Message Man / Lane Boy / LSD
- Miley Cyrus - Dooo It!
Presenters
Preliminary program
- Kelly Osbourne and Sway Calloway ( presenters )
- Carly Aquilino, Nessa Diab and Awkwafina ( Red Carpet )
- Kelly Osbourne and Jeremy Scott ( Best Rock Video )
Main show
- Britney Spears ( Best Male Video )
- Jared Leto ( announcement appearance The Weeknd )
- Rebel Wilson ( Best Hip-Hop Video )
- Big Sean and Nick Jonas ( Best Female Video )
- Hailee Steinfeld ( announcement appearance Demi Lovato )
- Serayah and Jussie Smollett ( Best Video with a Social Message )
- Ne-Yo and Kylie Jenner ( announcement appearance Tori Kelly )
- Taylor Swift ( Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award )
- John Legend ( Pharrell Williams' appearance )
- Rita Ora and Emily Ratajkowski ( Artist to Watch )
- Miguel and Gigi Hadid ( announcement for Twenty One Pilots and ASAP Rocky )
- Ice Cube and O'Shea Jackson, Jr. ( Video of the Year )
Winners and nominations
The nominees were announced on July 21, 2015.
Video of the Year
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood
- Beyoncé - 7/11
- Kendrick Lamar - Alright
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars ) - Uptown Funk
- Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Best Male Video
Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars ) - Uptown Funk
- Nick Jonas - Chains
- Kendrick Lamar - Alright
- Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
- The Weeknd - Earned It
Best Female Video
- Beyoncé - 7/11
- Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do
- Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
- Sia - Elastic Heart
Artist to Watch
Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
- James Bay - Hold Back the River
- George Ezra - Budapest
- FKA Twigs - Pendulum
- Vance Joy - Riptide
Best Pop Video
- Beyoncé - 7/11
- Maroon 5 - Sugar
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars ) - Uptown Funk
- Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
Best rock video
Fall Out Boy - Uma Thurman
- Arctic Monkeys - Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?
- Florence + the Machine - Ship to Wreck
- Hozier - Take Me to Church
- Walk the Moon - Shut Up and Dance
Best hip-hop video
Nicki Minaj - Anaconda
- Big Sean (featuring E-40 ) - I Don't Fuck with You
- Fetty Wap - Trap Queen
- Kendrick Lamar - Alright
- Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth ) - See You Again
Best collaboration
Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood
- Ariana Grande & The Weeknd - Love Me Harder
- Jessie J , Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj - Bang Bang
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars ) - Uptown Funk
- Wiz Khalifa (featuring Charlie Puth ) - See You Again
Best Direction
Kendrick Lamar - Alright (Directors: Colin Tilley and The Little Homies)
- Childish Gambino - Sober (Director: Hiro Murai )
- Hozier - Take Me to Church (Directors: Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson)
- Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars ) - Uptown Funk (Directors: Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood (Director: Joseph Kahn )
Best choreography
OK Go - I Won't Let You Down (Choreographers: OK Go, air: man and Mori Harano)
- Beyoncé - 7/11 (Choreographers: Beyoncé, Chris Grant and Gabriel Valenciano)
- Chet Faker - Gold (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)
- Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Never Catch Me (Choreographers: Keone Madrid and Mari Madrid)
- Ed Sheeran - Don't (Choreographer: Nappytabs)
Best visual effects
Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber ) - Where Are Ü Now (Special Effects: Brewer)
- Childish Gambino - Telegraph Ave. (Special Effects: Gloria FX)
- FKA Twigs - Two Weeks (Special Effects: Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood (Special Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
- Tyler, The Creator - Fucking Young / Death Camp (Special Effects: Gloria FX)
Best Art Direction
Snoop Dogg - So Many Pros (Art Director: Jason Fijal)
- The Chemical Brothers - Go (Art Director: Michel Gondry )
- Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber ) - Where Are Ü Now (Art Director: Brewer)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood (Art Director: Charles Infante)
- Jack White - Would You Fight for My Love? (Art Director: Jeff Peterson)
Best editing
Beyoncé - 7/11 (Editors: Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Jonathan Wing)
- A $ AP Rocky - L $ D (Editor: Dexter Navy)
- Ed Sheeran - Don't (Editor: Jacquelyn London)
- Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber ) - Where Are Ü Now (Editor: Brewer)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood (Editor: Chancler Haynes at Cosmo Street)
Best Cinematography
Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Never Catch Me (camera: Larkin Sieple)
- Alt-J - Left Hand Free (Camera: Mike Simpson)
- FKA Twigs - Two Weeks (Camera: Justin Brown)
- Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (Camera: Daniel Pearl)
- Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood (camera: Christopher Probst)
Best video with a social message
Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend ) - One Man Can Change the World
- Colbie Caillat - Try
- Jennifer Hudson - I Still Love You
- Rihanna - American Oxygen
- Whales - The White Shoes
Song of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer - She's Kinda Hot
- Fetty Wap - My Way
- Fifth Harmony (featuring Kid Ink ) - Worth It
- Selena Gomez (featuring ASAP Rocky ) - Good for You
- David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj ) - Hey Mama
- Demi Lovato - Cool for the Summer
- Major Lazer - Lean On
- Grandma - cheerleader
- Silentó - Watch Me (Whip / Nae Nae)
- Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber ) - Where Are U Now
- Taylor Swift - Bad Blood
- The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Web links
- Official VMA-2015 page (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Emilee Lindner: 2015 VMA Nominations: Get The Full List Now. MTV , July 21, 2015, accessed on August 31, 2015 .
