VMAs 2023 Winners: See Every Category Here

Kaitlyn McNab
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The 2023 MTV Video Music Awards were a long, action-packed, long, star-studded pop culture odyssey… and did we mention they were long? Whew. Anyway, the VMAs 2023 winners list is finally here. Keep scrolling to see if any of your favorite musicians won their first — or twentieth — Moon Person.

This year's VMAs were broadcast live on Tuesday, September 12 from Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center. Rap icon Nicki Minaj returned as host show emcee after sharing her hosting duties last year with LL Cool J and Jack Harlow.

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Minaj served double duty at this year's show, as she also took the stage as a performer to debut her new single “Last Time I Saw You" from Pink Friday 2. The MTV stage had an overwhelming amount of performances this year from beloved global acts like Olivia Rodrigo, Stray Kids, Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter — who improv'd a NSFW VMAs-themed “Nonsense" outro — Karol G, Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion, TXT, Fall Out Boy, Peso Pluma, and Video Vanguard recipient Shakira and Global Icon honoree P. Diddy.

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What a night.

The most nominated act of the night was Taylor Swift, with a total of 8 nominations in almost every eligible category including the major two brackets Artist of the Year and Video of the Year. SZA was close behind Swift with 6 nods, and tied for third place with 5 nominations each were Doja Cat, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith, and Nicki Minaj.

But who was the biggest winner? Swifties, this one was for you. The “Anti-Hero” singer made history at this year's VMAs by winning 9 Moon Persons in one night, becoming the second-most awarded artist in VMAs history with 23 total wins (behind Beyoncé, who has 30) and the most awarded female artist in one night. See the complete list of VMAs 2023 winners, across every category, below:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®

  • 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

  • WINNER: Ice Spice

  • Kaliii

  • Peso Pluma

  • PinkPantheress

  • Reneé Rapp

SHOW OF THE SUMMER (Social Category)

  • Beyoncé

  • BLACKPINK

  • Drake

  • Ed Sheeran

  • Karol G

  • WINNER: Taylor Swift

GROUP OF THE YEAR (Social Category)

  • WINNER: BLACKPINK

  • FIFTY FIFTY

  • FLO

  • Jonas Brothers

  • Måneskin

  • NewJeans

  • SEVENTEEN

  • TOMORROW x TOGETHER

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”

  • Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice– “Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie The Album]”

  • Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire”

  • SZA – “Kill Bill”

  • Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice – “Karma”

  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Jonas Brothers – “Do It Like That”

  • Luke Combs – “Fast Car”

  • Troye Sivan – “Rush”

  • Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – "La Bebe (Remix)"

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”

  • WINNER: 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”

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”

  • Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage, and Diddy – “Creepin' (Remix)”

  • Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”

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”

  • Toosii – “Favorite Song”

  • Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – “Love In The Way”

BEST ALTERNATIVE

  • blink-182 – “EDGING”

  • boygenius – “the film”

  • Fall Out Boy – “Hold Me Like A Grudge”

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

  • Paramore – “This Is Why”

  • Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Stuck”

BEST ROCK

  • Foo Fighters – “The Teacher”

  • Linkin Park – “Lost (Original Version)”

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers – “Tippa My Tongue”

  • WINNER: Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST”

  • Metallica – “Lux Æterna”

  • Muse – “You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween”

BEST LATIN

  • WINNER: Anitta – “Funk Rave”

  • Bad Bunny – “WHERE SHE GOES”

  • Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola”

  • Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny – “un x100to”

  • KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”

  • ROSALÍA – “DESPECHÁ”

  • Shakira – “Acróstico”

BEST K-POP

  • aespa – “Girls”

  • BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom”

  • FIFTY FIFTY – “Cupid”

  • SEVENTEEN – “Super”

  • WINNER: Stray Kids – “S-Class”

  • TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”

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”

  • Wizkid ft Ayra Starr– “2 Sugar”

VIDEO FOR GOOD

  • Alicia Keys – If I Ain't Got You (Orchestral)

  • Bad Bunny – “El Apagón - Aquí Vive Gente”

  • Demi Lovato – “Swine”

  • WINNER: 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

  • WINNER: 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

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • boygenius — “the film” — Art Direction by Jen Dunlap

  • BLACKPINK — “Pink Venom” — Art Direction by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)

  • WINNER: 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

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

  • WINNER: 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

Originally Appeared on Teen Vogue

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