Hosted by Kevin Hart, VMAs was attended by well-known celebrities and music personalities.At the main show. Rihanna performed the remix version of “Cockiness (Love It)” (Remix) and “We Found Love”. British boy band One Direction sang ever-popular song “One Thing.” Other performers who were include P!nk, Green Day, Frank Ocean, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Taylor Swift, and Alicia Keys,
The list of winners of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) is shown below.
- Video of the Yea: Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) “We Found Love”
- Best Male Video: Chris Brown “Turn Up the Music”
- Best Female Video: Nicki Minaj “Starships”
- Best New Artist: One Direction “What Makes You Beautiful”
- Best Pop Video: One Direction “What Makes You Beautiful”
- Best Rock Video: Coldplay “Paradise”
- Best Hip-Hop Video: Drake (featuring Lil Wayne)“HYFR”
- Best Electronic Music Video: Calvin Harris “Feel So Close”
- Best Direction in a Video: M.I.A. “Bad Girls” (Director: Romain Gavras)
- Best Choreography in a Video: Chris Brown “Turn Up the Music” (Choreographer: Anwar Burton)
- Best Visual Effects in a Video: Skrillex “First of the Year (Equinox)” (Visual Effects: Deka Brothers and Tony Datis)
- Best Art Direction in a Video: Katy Perry “Wide Awake” (Art Director: Benji Bamps)
- Best Editing in a Video: Beyoncé “Countdown” (Editors: Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff)
- Best Cinematography in a Video: M.I.A. “Bad Girls” (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff)
- Best Video with a Message: Demi Lovato “Skyscraper”
- Most Share-Worthy Video: One Direction “What Makes You Beautiful”
