heading into the night, Taylor Swift Topped the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards with 12 nominations, her “Fortnite” collaborator scored far fewer nominations Post Malone with 11. In the end, both emerged as the top winners. Swift won seven awards, while Post won five, including his top honor of the night when “Fortnite” was named Video of the Year.
The 2024 VMAs featured 29 first-time nominees, several of whom received multiple nominations, such as Sabrina Carpenter, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone, Tyla, Chapel Roan, jelly Roll, Sexy Redhead, Victoria Monet, Jesse MurphAnd Rove Alejandro. Other notable artists who received their first nominations include Morgan Wallen, Burna Boy, Coco Jones, Gracie Abrams, Gunna, Playboy Kart, ReyAnd Tyler Childers,
See the full list of winners below.
Best Video of the Year
Ariana Grande – “We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Billie Eilish – “Lunch”
Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
Eminem – “Houdini”
SZA – “Snooze”
Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite”
Best Artist of the Year
Ariana Grande
Bad Rabbit
eminem
Sabrina Carpenter
SZA
Winner: Taylor Swift
Best Song of the Year
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold 'Em”
Jack Harlow – “Lovin' on Me”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control”
Winner: Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Gracie Abrams
Shaboozy
Teddy Swims
Tyla
Winner: Chapel Roan
Best Collaboration
Drake ft. Sexy Red and SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
Gloriella, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Jesse Murph ft. Jelly Roll – “Wild Ones”
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite”
Best Pop
Camila Cabello
dua lipa
olivia rodrigo
Sabrina Carpenter
Tate McRae
Winner: Taylor Swift
Best Hip-Hop
Drake ft. Sexy Red and SZA – “Rich Baby Daddy”
Gloriella – “Yes Glo!”
Gunna – “Fukumean”
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
Travis Scott ft. Playboi Carti – “FE!N”
Winner: Eminem – “Houdini”
Best R&B
Alicia Keys – “Lifeline”
Muni Long – “Made for Me”
Tyla – “Water”
Usher, Summer Walker, 21 Savage – “Good Good”
Victoria Monét – “On My Mama”
Winner: SZA – “Snooze”
Best Choice
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Imagine Dragons – “Eyes Closed”
Linkin Park – “Friendly Fire”
Teddy Swims – “Lose Control (Live)”
Winner: Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Best Rock
Bon Jovi – “Legendary”
Coldplay – “FeelsLikeImFallingInLove”
Green Day – “Dilemma”
Kings of Leon – “Mustang”
U2 – “Atomic City”
Winner: Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
Best Latin
Bad Bunny – “Monaco”
Karol G – “Mi x Tenia Razon”
Myke Towers – “Lala”
Peso Pluma and Anitta – “Belaçeo”
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky”
Shakira and Cardi B – “Puntería”
Winner: Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Best Afro-Beats
Ayra Star ft. Giveon – “Last Heartbreak Song”
Burna Boy – “City Boys”
Chris Brown ft. Davido & Lojey – “Sensational”
Tems – “Love Me JJ”
Usher, Pheelz – “Ruin”
Winner: Tyla – “Water”
Best K-Pop
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
NCT Dream – “Smoothie”
Newsins – “Super Shy”
Stray Kids – “Lalalala”
Tomorrow X Together – “Deja Vu”
Winner: Lisa – “Rockstar”
Video for Good
Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew”
Coldplay – “FeelsLikeImFallingInLove”
Joyner Lucas & Jelly Roll – “Best for Me”
Reye – “Genesis”
Tyler Childers – “In Your Love”
Winner: Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From the Motion Picture)” barbie,
Best direction
Ariana Grande – “We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Director
Christian Breslauer
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Directed by Alex Lockett and Margaret Qualley
Eminem – “Houdini” – Directed by Rich Lee
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Director: Bardia Zeinali
WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite” – Directed by Taylor Swift
Best Cinematography
Charli XCX – “Von Dutch” – Cinematography by Jeff Bierman
Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Cinematography by Nikita Kuzmenko
Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed” – Cinematography by Marz Miller
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Cinematography by Camilo Monsalve
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite” – Cinematography by Rodrigo
Preeto
WINNER: Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Cinematography by Anatol Trofimov
Best Editing
Anita – “Mil Vases” – Editing by Nik Yumul
Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” – Editing by Luis Carazza Peimbert
Eminem – “Houdini” – Editing by David Chessell
Lisa – “Rockstar” – Editing by Nick Kohler
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – Editing by Jai Shukla
WINNER: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite” – Editing by Chancler Haynes
Best Choreography
Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Choreography by Margaret Qualley
Lisa – “Rockstar” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Choreography by Felix 'Fefe' Burgos
Tate McRae – “Greedy” – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Choreography by Sergio Reyes, Mauro Van de Kerkhof
WINNER: Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
Best Visual Effects
Ariana Grande – “The Boy Is Mine” – Visual Effects by Digital Axis
Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – Visual Effects by Candice Dragonas
Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa” – Visual Effects by Mathematic
Olivia Rodrigo – “Get Him Back!” – Visual Effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston Mohr, Karen Arakelian, Justin Johnson
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament
Winner: Eminem – “Houdini” – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual Production, Lewis Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysic, Flawless Post
Best Art Direction
Charli XCX – “360” – Art Direction by Grace Surnow
Lisa – “Rockstar” – Art Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian
Olivia Rodrigo – “Bad Idea Right?” – Art Direction by Nicolas Des Jardins
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – Art Direction by Nicolas Des Jardins
WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion – “Boa” – Art Direction by Brittany Porter
Best Trending Videos
Beyoncé – “Texas Hold 'Em”
Camila Cabello ft. Playboi Carti – “I Love It”
Chapel Roan – “Hot To Go!”
Charli XCX – “Apple”
Tinashe – “Nasty”
Winner: Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
Best Group
*NSYNC
cold play
imagine Dragons
NCT Dream
Newsines
together tomorrow x
twenty one Pilots
Winner: Seventeen
summer songs
Ariana Grande – “We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)”
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Billie Eilish – “Birds of a Feather”
Chapel Roan – “Good luck, babe!”
Charli XCX & Billie Eilish – “Guess Featuring Billie Eilish”
Eminem – “Houdini”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar – “Like That”
Gloriella, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be”
Hozier – “Too Sweet”
Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen – “I Had Some Help”
Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please”
Shaboozi – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
SZA – “Saturn”
Tommy Richman – “Million Dollar Baby”
Winner: Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnite”
The VMA's Most Iconic Performances
Beyoncé – “Love on Top”
Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliott – “Like a Virgin” and “Hollywood”
Eminem – “The Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am”
Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”
Madonna – “Like a Virgin”
Taylor Swift – You Belong With Me”
Winner: Katy Perry – “Roar”
