The 2018 MTV Video Music Awards were held Monday night at the New York‘s Radio City Music Hall. The most-nominated artist of the night was Cardi B, who received 12 noms. The Carters (Beyoncé and JAY-Z) received eight nominations; Drake also got eight whilst Childish Gambino got seven.
The 2018 show was opened by Cardi B, delivering her first performance since giving birth to her daughter Kulture. Other performers for the night included Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Post Malone, Travis Scott, Logic and Ryan Tedder, and Jennifer Lopez, who was honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
AWW… Ariana Grande assisting Nicki Minaj with her train as she went up the stairs to receive her award was one of the most adorable moments of the night.
See Complete List of Winners Below:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry”
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana” *WINNER
The Carters — “APES**T”
Childish Gambino — “This Is America”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
Bruno Mars
Camila Cabello *WINNER
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
SONG OF THE YEAR
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)”
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
Dua Lipa — “New Rules”
Ed Sheeran — “Perfect”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage — “rockstar” *WINNER
BEST NEW ARTIST
Bazzi
Cardi B *WINNER
Chloe x Halle
Hayley Kiyoko
Lil Pump
Lil Uzi Vert
BEST COLLABORATION
Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line — “Meant to Be”
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B — “Finesse (Remix)”
The Carters — “APES**T”
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B — “Dinero” *WINNER
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255”
N.E.R.D & Rihanna — “Lemon”
BEST POP
Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” *WINNER
Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug — “Havana”
Demi Lovato — “Sorry Not Sorry”
Ed Sheeran — “Perfect”
Pink — “What About Us”
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood”
BEST HIP-HOP
Cardi B ft. 21 Savage — “Bartier Cardi”
The Carters — “APES**T”
Drake — “God’s Plan”
J. Cole — “ATM”
Migos ft. Drake — “Walk It Talk It”
Nicki Minaj — “Chun-Li” *WINNER
BEST LATIN
Daddy Yankee — “Dura”
J Balvin, Willy William — “Mi Gente” *WINNER
Jennifer Lopez ft. DJ Khaled & Cardi B — “Dinero”
Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato — “Échame La Culpa”
Maluma — “Felices los 4”
Shakira ft. Maluma — “Chantaje”
Camila Cabello with Madonna as she accepts the video of the year award (c) Lucas Jackson/Reuters
BEST DANCE
Avicii ft. Rita Ora — “Lonely Together” *WINNER
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa — “One Kiss”
The Chainsmokers — “Everybody Hates Me”
David Guetta & Sia — “Flames”
Marshmello ft. Khalid — “Silence”
Zedd & Liam Payne — “Get Low (Street Video)”
BEST ROCK
Fall Out Boy — “Champion”
Foo Fighters — “The Sky Is a Neighborhood”
Imagine Dragons — “Whatever It Takes” *WINNER
Linkin Park — “One More Light”
Panic! at the Disco — “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
Thirty Seconds to Mars — “Walk on Water”
VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” *WINNER
Dej Loaf and Leon Bridges — “Liberated”
Drake — ‘God’s Plan”
Janelle Monáe — “PYNK”
Jessie Reyez — “Gatekeeper”
Logic ft. Alessia Cara & Khalid — “1-800-273-8255”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Alessia Cara — “Growing Pains” — Cinematography by Pau Castejón
Ariana Grande — “No Tears Left to Cry” — Cinematography by Scott Cunningham
The Carters — “APES**T” — Cinematography by Benoit Debie *WINNER
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — mcDJ / RCA Records — Cinematography by Larkin Seiple
Eminem ft. Ed Sheeran — “River” — Cinematography by Frank Mobilio & Patrick Meller
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Cinematography by Jonathan Sela
BEST DIRECTION
The Carters — “APES**T” — Directed by Ricky Saix
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Directed by Hiro Murai *WINNER
Drake — “God’s Plan” — Directed by Karena Evans
Ed Sheeran — “Perfect” — Directed by Jason Koenig
Justin Timberlake ft. Chris Stapleton — “Say Something” — Directed by Arturo Perez Jr.
Shawn Mendes — “In My Blood” — Directed by Jay Martin
BEST ART DIRECTION
The Carters — “APES**T” — Art Direction by Jan Houlevigue *WINNER
Childish Gambino — “This Is America” — Art Direction by Jason Kisvarday
J. Cole — “ATM” — Art Direction by Miles Mullin
Janelle Monáe — “Make Me Feel” — Art Direction by Pepper Nguyen
SZA — “The Weekend” — Art Direction by SZA and Solange
Taylor Swift — “Look What You Made Me Do” — Art Direction by Brett Hess
