Taylor Swift trades her sparkling on-stage look for a quirky woodland-style ensemble while Sabrina Carpenter dons a daring white lace minidress as they head to the MTV VMAs after-party.

VIDEO FOR GOOD

Alexander Stewart – “If You Only Knew” – FAE Grp

Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From the movie “Barbie”)” – Darkroom / Interscope Records – WINNER

Coldplay – “I feel like I’m falling in love” – Atlantic Records

Joyner Lucas and Jelly Roll – “The Best for Me” – Twenty Nine Music Group

RAYE – “Genesis” – Human Resources

Tyler Childers – “In Your Love” – Hickman Holler Records / RCA Records

BEST DIRECTION

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records – Directed by Christian Breslauer

Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Directed by Alex Lockett and Margaret Qualley

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Directed by Rich Lee

Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Directed by Daniel Iglesias Jr.

Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – The Island – Directed by Bardia Zeinali

Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Directed by Taylor Swift – WINNER

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records – Photography by Anatol Trofimov – WINNER

Charli XCX – “Von Dutch” – Atlantic Records – Photography by Jeff Bierman

Dua Lipa – “Illusion” – Warner Records – Photography by Nikita Kuzmenko

Olivia Rodrigo – “Obsessed” – Geffen Records – Photography by Marz Miller

Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – ​​Photography by Camilo Monsalve

Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Photography by Rodrigo Prieto

BEST EDITION

Anitta – “Mil Veces” – Floresta Records / Republic Records / Universal Music Latin Entertainment – ​​Edited by Nick Yumul

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Edited by David Checel

Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Editing by Nik Kohler

Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso” – The Island – Edited by Jai Shukla

Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Edited by Chancler Haynes – WINNER

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

Bleachers – “Tiny Moves” – Dirty Hit – Choreography by Margaret Qualley

Dua Lipa – “Houdini” – Warner Records – Choreography by Charm La’Donna – WINNER

Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloud Co. / RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Rauw Alejandro – “Touching the Sky” – Sony Music Latin / Duars Entertainment – ​​Choreography by Félix ‘Fefe’ Burgos

Tate McRae – “Greedy” – RCA Records – Choreography by Sean Bankhead

Troye Sivan – “Rush” – Capitol Records – Choreography by Sergio Reis, Mauro Van De Kerkhof

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Ariana Grande – “The Boy is Mine” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Digital Axis

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records – Visual Effects by Synapse Virtual – WINNER

Production, Louise Lee, Rich Lee, Metaphysics, Flawless Post

Justin Timberlake – “Selfish” – RCA Records – “Selfish” – RCA Records – Visuals by Candice Dragonas

Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – VFX by Mathematic

Olivia Rodrigo – “Get it back!” – Geffen Records – Visual effects by Cooper Vacheron, Preston

Mohr, Karen Arakelian and Justin Johnson

Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST ART DIRECTION

Charli XCX – “360” – Atlantic Records – Artistic direction by Grace Surnow

Lisa – “Rockstar” – Lloyd Co. / RCA Records – Artistic Direction by Pongsan Thawatwichian

Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA” – Hot Girl Productions – Art direction by Brittany Porter – WINNER

Olivia Rodrigo – “Bad Idea, Right?” – Geffen Records – Artistic Direction by Nicholas des Jardins

Sabrina Carpenter – “Please Please Please” – The Island – Artistic direction by Nicholas des Jardins

Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – Art Direction by Ethan Tobman

BEST TRENDING VIDEO

Beyoncé – “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Parkwood Entertainment / Columbia Records

Camila Cabello with Playboi Carti – “I LUV IT” – Geffen / Interscope Records

Chappell Roan – “HOT TO GO!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Charli xcx – “Apple” – Atlantic Records

Megan Thee Stallion with Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi” – Hot Girl Productions – WINNER

Tinashe – “Nasty” – Nice Life Record Company

BEST GROUP

NSYNC – RCA Records

Coldplay – Atlantic Records

Imagine Dragons – KIDinaKorner / Interscope Records

NCT Dream – SM Entertainment / Virgin music group

NewJeans – ADOR / Geffen Records

SEVENTEEN – PLEDIS Entertainment / Geffen Records – WINNER

TOMORROW X TOGETHER – BIGHIT MUSIC / IMPERIAL / Republic Records

Twenty One Pilots – Fueled by Ramen

SONG OF THE SUMMER

Ariana Grande – “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)” – Republic Records

Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things” – Night Street Records, Inc. / Warner Records

Billie Eilish – “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Darkroom / Interscope Records

Chappell Roan – “Good Luck, Baby!” – Amusement Records / Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Charli XCX and Billie Eilish – “Guess featuring Billie Eilish” – Atlantic Records

Eminem – “Houdini” – Shady / Aftermath / Interscope Records

Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar – “Like That” – Wilburn Holding Co. / Boominati / Epic / Republic

GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion – “Wanna Be” – CMG / Interscope Records

Hozier – “Too Sweet” – Columbia Records

Kendrick Lamar – “Not Like Us” – pgLang, exclusively licensed to Interscope Records

Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen – “I Had Help” – Mercury / Republic / Big Loud

Sabrina Carpenter – “Please, Please, Please” – Isla

Shaboozey – “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – American Dogwood / EMPIRE

SZA – “Saturn” – Top Dawg Entertainment / RCA Records

Taylor Swift with Post Malone – “Fortnight” – Republic Records – WINNER

Tommy Richman – “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” – ISO Supremacy / PULSE Records / Concord

VMAS THE MOST IMPORTANT ICONYoC PERFORMANCE

Beyoncé – “Love on Top”

Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Missy Elliot – “Like a Virgin” and “Hollywood”

Eminem – “Real Slim Shady” and “The Way I Am”

Katy Perry – “Roar” – WINNER

Lady Gaga – “Paparazzi”

Madonna – “Like a Virgin”

Taylor Swift – “You Belong to Me”