Who Were the Winners and Nominees For All the Categories in 2023 MTV Video Music Awards?

Revealing the Stars: Winners and Nominees of the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) have always been a night to remember in the world of music and pop culture. It’s a time when the industry’s brightest stars come together to celebrate their achievements and the artistry behind their music videos. In the 2023 MTV VMAs, we witnessed extraordinary talent and memorable moments. In this blog post, we’ll unveil the nominees and winners across various categories from that remarkable evening.

The VMAs: A Celebration of Music Videos

The VMAs have a rich history of recognizing the art of music videos. From Michael Jackson’s iconic performances to Beyoncé’s record-breaking wins, the VMAs have consistently showcased the best in the music industry. The 2023 VMAs were no different, with a plethora of talented artists vying for the coveted Moon Person trophies.

Winners and Nominees

Let’s dive into the categories and reveal the talented nominees and victorious winners:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

• Doja Cat – “Attention”
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
• Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
• SZA – “Kill Bill”

Winner: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Beyoncé
• Doja Cat
• KAROL G
• Nicki Minaj
• Shakira

Winner: Taylor Swift

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
• Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras – “Unholy”
• Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
• SZA – “Kill Bill”

Winner: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

BEST NEW ARTIST

• GloRilla
• Ice Spice

Winner: Ice Spice

SHOW OF THE SUMMER (Social Category)

• Beyoncé
• BLACKPINK
• Drake
• Ed Sheeran
• Karol G

Winner: Taylor Swift

GROUP OF THE YEAR (Social Category)

• BLACKPINK

Winner: BLACKPINK

SONG OF THE SUMMER (Social Category)

• Beyoncé – “Cuff It”
• Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For? (From The Motion Picture Barbie)”
• Doja Cat – “Paint the Town Red”
• Doechii ft. Kodak Black – “What It Is (Block Boy)”
• Dua Lipa – “Dance the Night (From Barbie The Album)”
• FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
• Gunna – “fukumean”

Winner: Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”

ALBUM OF THE YEAR (Social Category)

• Beyoncé – Renaissance
• Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
• Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
• Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
• SZA – SOS

Winner: Taylor Swift – Midnights

PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR

• August 2022: Saucy Santana – “Booty”
• September 2022: Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
• October 2022: JVKE – “golden hour”
• November 2022: Flo Milli – “Conceited”
• December 2022: Reneé Rapp – “Colorado”
• January 2023: Sam Ryder – “All The Way Over”
• February 2023: Armani White – “GOATED”
• March 2023: FLETCHER – “Becky’s So Hot”
• April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
• May 2023: Ice Spice – “Princess Diana”
• June 2023: FLO – “Losing You”
• July 2023: Lauren Spencer Smith – “That Part”

Winner: April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”

BEST COLLABORATION

• David Guetta & Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
• Post Malone, Doja Cat – “I Like You (A Happier Song)”
• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”

Winner: KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”

BEST POP

• Demi Lovato – “Swine”
• Dua Lipa – “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)”
• Ed Sheeran – “Eyes Closed”
• Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
• Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”
• P!NK – “TRUSTFALL”

Winner: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”

BEST HIP-HOP

• Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – “Gotta Move On”
• DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – “STAYING ALIVE”
• GloRilla & Cardi B – “Tomorrow 2”
• Lil Uzi Vert – “Just Wanna Rock”
• Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – “Kant Nobody”
• Metro Boomin ft. Future – “Superhero (Heroes and Villains)”

Winner: Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”

BEST R&B

• Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – “Stay”
• Chlöe ft. Chris Brown – “How Does It Feel”
• Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin’ (Remix)”

Winner: SZA – “Shirt”

BEST ALTERNATIVE

• blink-182 – “EDGING”
• boygenius – “the film”
• Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge”
• Paramore – “This Is Why”

Winner: Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”

BEST ROCK

• Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”
• Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)”
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”
• Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST”
• Metallica – “Lux Æterna”
• Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween”

Winner: Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST”

BEST LATIN

• Anitta – “Funk Rave”
• Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES”
• Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”
• Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny – “un x100to”
• ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ”
• Shakira – “Acróstico”

Winner: Anitta – “Funk Rave”

BEST K-POP

• aespa – “Girls”
• BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”
• FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”
• SEVENTEEN – “Super”
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”

Winner: Stray Kids – “S-Class”

BEST AFROBEATS

• Ayra Starr – “Rush”
• Burna Boy – “It’s Plenty”
• Davido ft. Musa Keys – “UNAVAILABLE”
• Fireboy DML & Asake – “Bandana”
• Libianca – “People”

Winner: Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

VIDEO FOR GOOD

• Alicia Keys – “If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)”
• Bad Bunny – “El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente”
• Demi Lovato – “Swine”
• Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
• Imagine Dragons – “Crushed”
• Maluma – “La Reina”

BEST DIRECTION

• Doja Cat — “Attention” — Directed by Tanu Muiño
• Drake — “Falling Back” — Directed by Director X (Julien Christian Lutz)
• Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out” — Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
• Megan Thee Stallion — “Her” — Directed by Colin Tilley
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras — “Unholy” — Directed by Floria Sigismondi
• SZA — “Kill Bill” — Directed by Christian Breslauer

Winner: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Directed by Taylor Swift

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Adele — “I Drink Wine” — Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
• Ed Sheeran — “Eyes Closed” — Cinematography by Natasha Baier
• Janelle Monae — “Lipstick Lover” — Cinematography by Allison Anderson
• Kendrick Lamar — “Count Me Out” — Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
• Miley Cyrus — “Flowers” — Cinematography by Marcell Rev
• Olivia Rodrigo — “vampire” — Cinematography by Russ Fraser

Winner: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Cinematography by Rina Yang

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

• Fall Out Boy — “Love From The Other Side” — Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey and Josh Shaffner
• Harry Styles — “Music For A Sushi Restaurant” — Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino and Black Kite Studios
• Melanie Martinez — “VOID” — Visual Effects by Carbon
• Nicki Minaj — “Super Freaky Girl” — Visual Effects by Max Colt and Sergio Mashevskyi
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras — “Unholy” — Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER

Winner: Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Visual Effects by Parliament

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

• BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)
• Dua Lipa — “Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)” — Choreography by Charm LaDonna
• Jonas Brothers — “Waffle House” — Choreography by Jerry Reece
• Megan Thee Stallion — “Her” — Choreography by Sean Bankhead
• Panic! At The Disco — “Middle Of A Breakup” — Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
• Sam Smith, Kim Petras — “Unholy” — Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel

Winner: BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX)

BEST ART DIRECTION

• boygenius — “the film” — Art Direction by Jen Dunlap
• BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Doja Cat — “Attention” — Art Direction by Spencer Graves
• Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste — “Candy Necklace” — Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
• Megan Thee Stallion — “Her” — Art Direction by Niko Philipides
• SZA — “Shirt” — Art Direction by Kate Bunch

Winner: Doja Cat — “Attention” — Art Direction by Spencer Graves

BEST EDITING

• BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Edited by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
• Kendrick Lamar — “Rich Spirit” — Edited by Grason Caldwell
• Miley Cyrus — “River” — Edited by Brandan Walter
• Olivia Rodrigo — “vampire” — Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
• SZA — “Kill Bill” — Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
• Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero” — Edited by Chancler Haynes

These are the nominees and winners across various categories at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. Each nominee and winner contributed to making the event a remarkable celebration of music and creativity.

Conclusion

The 2023 MTV VMAs were a testament to the exceptional talent in the music industry. With deserving winners and unforgettable performances, it was a night that will be etched in music history. We look forward to what the next VMAs will bring, but until then, let’s continue to enjoy and celebrate the outstanding artists and their contributions to the world of music.