MTV Video Music Awards 2017, Vincitori e Nomination

La 34a edizione degli MTV Video Music Awards si è svolta il 27 agosto 2017 nel The Forum di Inglewood, California e presentata da Katy Perry. A vincere sono stati i migliori video musicali pubblicati dal 25 giugno 2016 al 23 giugno 2017. Gli MTV Video Music Awards 2017 si sono potuto seguire in diretta televisiva in Italia nella notte tra il 27 e 28 agosto alle 2.00 su MTV, canale 133 di Sky.

Per la prima volta le due categorie divise per genere miglior video maschile e miglior video femminile sono state unite per formare "Artist of the Year". Kendrick Lamar è l'artista più nominato della cerimonia, con otto nomination, seguito da Katy Perry e The Weeknd con 5. Pink è stata premiata con il Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award alla carriera.

Tra i performers della serata: Katy Perry in "Chained To The Rhythm", "Bon Appétit", "Roulette", "Pendulum", "Swish Swish" feat. Nicki Minaj and "Feels" with Pharrell, Calvin Harris and Big Sean; Miley Cyrus in "Younger Now", Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, Fifth Harmony (featuring Gucci Mane) in "Down", Thirty Seconds to Mars, Shawn Mendes, Lorde, Kendrick Lamar, Pink, Demi Lovato in "Sorry Not Sorry", Logic feat. Khalid e Alessia Cara in "1-800-273-8255", Julia Michaels, DNCE e Rod Stewart in "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy", Taylor Swift.

Nomination MTV Video Music Awards 2017

In grassetto sono evidenziati i vincitori.

Video dell'anno (Video of the Year)
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic
Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna e Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
The Weeknd – Reminder

Artista dell'anno (Artist of the Year)
Ed Sheeran
Bruno Mars
Kendrick Lamar
Ariana Grande
The Weeknd
Lorde

Miglior artista esordiente (Best New Artist)
Khalid
Kodak Black
SZA
Young M.A
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus

Miglior video collaborativo (Best Collaboration Video)
Zayn e Taylor Swift – I Don't Wanna Live Forever
Charlie Puth featuring Selena Gomez – We Don't Talk Anymore
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna e Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – Broccoli
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer
Calvin Harris featuring Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry e Big Sean – Feels

Miglior video pop (Best Pop Video)
Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – Down
Shawn Mendes – Treat You Better
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
Harry Styles – Sign of the Times
Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm
Miley Cyrus – Malibu

Miglior video hip-hop (Best Hip-Hop Video)
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE.
Big Sean – Bounce Back
Chance the Rapper – Same Drugs
D.R.A.M. featuring Lil Yachty – Broccoli
Migos featuring Lil Uzi Vert – Bad and Boujee
DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper e Lil Wayne – I'm the One

Miglior video rock (Best Rock Video)
Twenty One Pilots – Heavydirtysoul
Coldplay – A Head Full of Dreams
Fall Out Boy – Young and Menace
Green Day – Bang Bang
Foo Fighters – Run

Miglior video dance (Best Dance Video)
Zedd e Alessia Cara – Stay
Kygo x Selena Gomez – It Ain't Me
Calvin Harris – My Way
Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber e MØ – Cold Water
Afrojack featuring Ty Dolla Sign – Gone

Best Fight Against the System
Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful
Logic – Black Spiderman
The Hamilton Mixtape – Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)
Big Sean – Light
Taboo featuring Shailene Woodley – Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL
John Legend – Surefire

Miglior fotografia (Best Cinematography)
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (Direttore della fotografia: Scott Cunningham)
Imagine Dragons – Thunder (Direttore della fotografia: Matthew Wise)
Ed Sheeran – Castle on the Hill (Direttore della fotografia: Steve Annis)
DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels – Nobody Speak (Direttore della fotografia: David Proctor)
Halsey – Now or Never (Direttore della fotografia: Kristof Brandl)

Miglior regia (Best Direction)
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (Directors: Dave Meyers e The Little Homies)
Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm (Director: Mathew Cullen)
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (Directors: Cameron Duddy e Bruno Mars)
Alessia Cara – Scars to Your Beautiful (Director: Aaron A)
The Weeknd – Reminder (Director: Glenn Michael)

Migliore direzione artistica (Best Art Direction)
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (Art Director: Spencer Graves)
Bruno Mars – 24K Magic (Art Director: Alex Delgado)
Katy Perry featuring Migos – Bon Appétit (Art Director: Natalie Groce)
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna e Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts (Art Director: Damian Fyffe)
The Weeknd – Reminder (Art Directors: Lamar C Taylor and Christo Anesti)

Migliori effetti speciali (Best Visual Effects)
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (Visual Effects: Jonah Hall of Timber)
A Tribe Called Quest – Dis Generation (Visual Effects: Breon Hirzel of Bemo)
KYLE featuring Lil Yachty – iSpy (Visual Effects: Max Colt e Tomash Kuzmytskyi)
Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley – Chained to the Rhythm (Visual Effects: MIRADA)
Harry Styles – Sign of the Times (Visual Effects: Cédric Nivoliez)

Miglior coreografia (Best Choreography)
Kanye West – Fade (Choreographers: Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Jae Blaze e Derek 'Bentley' Watkins)
Ariana Grande featuring Nicki Minaj – Side to Side (Choreographers: Brian e Scott Nicholson)
Kendrick Lamar – HUMBLE. (Choreographer: Dave Meyers)
Sia – The Greatest (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)
Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – Down (Choreographer: Sean Bankhead)

Miglior montaggio (Best Editing)
Young Thug – Wyclef Jean (Editors: Ryan Staake e Eric Degliomini)
Future – Mask Off (Editor: Vinnie Hobbs)
Lorde – Green Light (Editor: Nate Gross of Exile Edit)
The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey – Closer (Editor: Jennifer Kennedy)
The Weeknd – Reminder (Editor: Red Barbaza)

Song of the Summer
Lil Uzi Vert – XO Tour Llif3
Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – Despacito (Remix)
Shawn Mendes – There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back
Fifth Harmony featuring Gucci Mane – Down
Camila Cabello featuring Quavo – OMG
DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna e Bryson Tiller – Wild Thoughts
Demi Lovato – Sorry Not Sorry

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Pink