The MTV VMAs 2023 celebrates the most loved music videos and artists that have come out this year by fans around the world. Thus, we have shared the winners’ complete list here.
Moreover, this winner list is based on the voting by the users of the MTV website. For each of the following categories, the voting users were given the choice to pick their winners, and the one with the highest votes won.
However, in the professional categories, the winners were picked by the professional and not by the popular votes. Taylor Swift and her Anti-Hero song emerged as the big winner in the MTV VMAs 2023.
MTV (originally Music Television) and VMA (Video Music Award).
Video of the Year – MTV VMAs 2023
Doja Cat – Attention
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl
Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy
SZA – Kill Bill
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero {Winner}
Artist of the Year – MTV VMAs 2023
Shakira
Nicki Minaj
KAROL G
Doja Cat
Beyoncé
Taylor Swift {Winner}
Song of the Year – MTV VMAs 2023
SZA – Kill Bill
Steve Lacy – Bad Habit
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy
Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down
Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero {Winner}
Best New Artist – MTV VMAs 2023
Reneé Rapp
PinkPantheress
Peso Pluma
Kaliii
GloRilla
Ice Spice {Winner}
PUSH Performance of the Year – MTV VMAs 2023
Lauren Spencer Smith – That Part
FLO – Losing You
Ice Spice – Princess Diana
FLETCHER – Becky’s So Hot
Armani White – GOATED
Sam Ryder – All The Way Over
Reneé Rapp – Colorado
Flo Milli – Conceited
JVKE – golden hour
Stephen Sanchez – Until I Found You
Saucy Santana – Booty
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Sugar Rush Ride (Winner}
Best Collaboration – MTV VMAs 2023
Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down
Post Malone with Doja Cat – I Like You (A Happier Song)
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage & Diddy – Creepin’ (Remix)
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha I’m Good (Blue)
KAROL G, Shakira – TQG (Winner}
Best Pop – MTV VMAs 2023
P!NK TRUSTFALL
Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire
Miley Cyrus – Flowers
Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed
Dua Lipa – Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)
Demi Lovato – SWINE
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Winner}
Best Hip-Hop – MTV VMAs 2023
Metro Boomin ft. Future – Superhero (Heroes & Villains)
Lil Wayne ft. Swizz Beatz & DMX – Kant Nobody
Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock
GloRilla & Cardi B – Tomorrow 2
DJ Khaled ft. Drake & Lil Baby – STAYING ALIVE
Diddy ft. Bryson Tiller, Ashanti, Yung Miami – Gotta Move On (Queens Remix)
Nicki Minaj Super Freaky Girl {Winner}
Best R&B – MTV VMAs 2023
Yung Bleu & Nicki Minaj – Love In The Way
Toosii – Favorite Song
Metro Boomin with The Weeknd, 21 Savage & Diddy – Creepin’ (Remix)
Chlöe, Chris Brown – How Does It Feel
Alicia Keys ft. Lucky Daye – Stay
SZA – Shirt {Winner}
Best Alternative – MTV VMAs 2023
Thirty Seconds To Mars – Stuck
Paramore – This Is Why
Fall Out Boy – Hold Me Like A Grudge
boygenius – the film
blink-182 – EDGING
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – Candy Necklace {Winner}
Best Rock – MTV VMAs 2023
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Tippa My Tongue
Muse – You Make Me Feel Like It’s Halloween
Metallica – Lux Æterna
Linkin Park – Lost
Foo Fighters – The Teacher
Måneskin – THE LONELIEST {Winner}
Best Latin – MTV VMAs 2023
Shakira – Acróstico
ROSALÍA – DESPECHÁ
KAROL G, Shakira – TQG
Grupo Frontera, Bad Bunny – un x100to
Eslabon Armado, Peso Pluma – Ella Baila Sola
Bad Bunny – WHERE SHE GOES
Anitta – Funk Rave {Winner}
Best K-Pop – MTV VMAs 2023
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – Sugar Rush Ride
SEVENTEEN – Super
FIFTY FIFTY – Cupid
BLACKPINK – Pink Venom
aespa – Girls
Stray Kids – S-Class {Winner}
Best Afrobeats – MTV VMAs 2023
Wizkid ft. Ayra Starr – 2 Sugar
Libianca – People
Fireboy DML & Asake – Bandana
Davido ft. Musa Keys – UNAVAILABLE
Burna Boy – It’s Plenty
Ayra Starr – Rush
Rema & Selena Gomez – Calm Down {Winner}
Video for Good
Maluma – La Reina
Imagine – Dragons Crushed
Demi Lovato – SWINE
Bad Bunny – El Apagón – Aquí Vive Gente
Alicia Keys – If I Ain’t Got You (Orchestral)
Dove Cameron – Breakfast {Winner}
Show of the Summer
KAROL G
Ed Sheeran
Drake
BLACKPINK
Beyoncé
Taylor Swift {Winner}
Group of the Year
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
SEVENTEEN
NewJeans
Måneskin
Jonas Brothers
FLO
FIFTY FIFTY
BLACKPINK {Winner}
Song of Summer
Yng Lvcas & Peso Pluma – La Bebe (Remix)
Troye Sivan – Rush
TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Jonas Brothers – Do It Like That
Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice – Karma
SZA – Kill Bill
Olivia Rodrigo – vampire
Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice – Barbie World (with Aqua) [From Barbie the Album]
Luke Combs – Fast Car
Gunna – fukumean
FIFTY FIFTY – Cupid – (Twin Ver.)
Dua Lipa – Dance the Night (From Barbie the Album)
Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red
Doechii ft. Kodak Black – What It Is (Block Boy)
Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For?
Beyoncé – Cuff It
Jung Kook ft. Latto – Seven {Winner}
Album of the Year
SZA – SOS
Miley Cyrus – Endless Summer Vacation
Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
Drake & 21 Savage – Her Loss
Beyoncé – Renaissance
Taylor Swift – Midnights {Winner}
Best Direction
{Professional Categories – These were non-votable categories.}
SZA – Kill Bill – Directed by Christian Breslauer
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy – Directed by Floria Sigismondi
Megan Thee Stallion – Her – Directed by Colin Tilley
Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out – Directed by Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar
Drake – Falling Back – Directed by Director X
Doja Cat – Attention – Directed by Tanu Muiño
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero – Directed by Taylor Swift {Winner}
Best Cinematography
{Professional Categories – These were non-votable categories.}
Olivia Rodrigo – Vampire – Cinematography by Russ Fraser
Miley Cyrus – Flowers – Cinematography by Marcell Rév
Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Janelle Monáe – Lipstick Lover – Cinematography by Allison Anderson
Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed – Cinematography by Natasha Braier
Adele – I Drink Wine – Cinematography by Adam Newport-Berra
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero – Cinematography by Rina Yang {Winner}
Best Visual Effects
Professional Categories – These were non-votable categories.
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy – Visual Effects by Max Colt / FRENDER
Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl – Visual Effects by CameoFX
Melanie Martinez – VOID – Visual Effects by Carbon
Harry Styles – Music For a Sushi Restaurant – Visual Effects by Chelsea Delfino & Black Kite Studios
Fall Out Boy – Love From The Other Side – Visual Effects by Thomas Bailey & Josh Shaffner
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero – Visual Effects by Parliament {Winner}
Best Choreography
Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy – Choreography by (LA)HORDE – Marine Brutti, Jonathan Debrouwer, Arthur Harel
Panic! At The Disco – Middle Of A Breakup – Choreography by Monika Felice Smith
Megan Thee Stallion – Her – Choreography by Sean Bankhead
Jonas Brothers – Waffle House – Choreography by Jerry Reeve
Dua Lipa – Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album) – Choreography by Charm LaDonna
BLACKPINK – Pink Venom – Choreography by Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX), Taryn Cheng (YGX) {Winner}
Best Art Direction
SZA – Shirt Art – Direction by Kate Bunch
Megan Thee Stallion – Her – Art Direction by Wes Dogan
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – Candy Necklace – Art Direction by Brandon Mendez
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 {Winner}
Best Editing
Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero – Edited by Chancler Haynes
SZA – Kill Bill – Edited by Luis Caraza Peimbert
Miley Cyrus – River – Edited by Brendan Walter
Kendrick Lamar – Rich Spirit – Edited by Grason Caldwell
BLACKPINK – Pink Venom – Edited by Seo Hyun Seung (GIGANT)
Olivia Rodrigo – vampire – Edited by Sofia Kerpan & David Checel {Winner}
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Featured Image of Taylor Swift from her Anti-Hero album | IMDb