MTV Video Music Awards 2012: Winners

VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Rihanna f/ Calvin Harris – We Found Love
BEST NEW ARTIST: One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
BEST MALE VIDEO: Chris Brown – Turn Up the Music
BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Nicki Minaj – Starships
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO: Drake featuring Lil Wayne – HYFR
BEST POP VIDEO: One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
BEST ROCK VIDEO: Coldplay – Paradise
BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC VIDEO: Calvin Harris – Feel So Close
BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE: Demi Lovato – Skyscraper
MOST SHARE-WORTHY VIDEO (Presented by Bing): One Direction – What Makes You Beautiful
PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES:
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Chris Brown – Turn Up the Music – choreography by Anwar “Flii” Burton
BEST EDITING: Beyonce – Countdown – editing by Alexander Hammer & Jeremiah Shuff
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Skrillex – First of the Year (Equinox) – visual effects by Deka Bros & Tony T. Datis
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: M.I.A. – Bad Girls – cinematography by André Chemetoff
BEST ART DIRECTION: Katy Perry – Wide Awake – art-direction by Benji Bamps
BEST DIRECTION: M.I.A. – Bad Girls – direction by Romain Gavras