2014 MTV Video Music Awards

• Lucy Hale and Sway – hosts
• Lucy Hale – presented Best Lyric Video
• Christina Garibaldi – red carpet
• Ingrid Nilsen and Becky G – fashion correspondents^[6]

Main show

• Gwen Stefani and Snoop Dogg – presented Best Female Video
• Jay Pharoah – performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures
• Lorde – introduced Taylor Swift
• Chelsea Handler – presented Best Male Video
• Jay Pharoah as Jay-Z – again performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures
• Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels – presented Best Pop Video
• Sam Smith
• Common – spoke about the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, and presented Best Hip-Hop Video
• Jay Pharoah as Kanye West – again performed a short stand-up routine and spoke about Artist to Watch voting procedures
• Usher and Nicki Minaj
• Nina Dobrev and Trey Songz – presented Best Rock Video
• Chloë Grace Moretz and Dylan O'Brien – introduced 5 Seconds of Summer
• Jay Pharoah – presented Artist to Watch
• Jennifer Lopez – introduced Iggy Azalea and Rita Ora
• Demi Lovato and Jason Derulo – introduced Maroon 5
• Jimmy Fallon – presented Video of the Year
• Jay-Z and Blue Ivy Carter – presented Video Vanguard Award

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on July 17, 2014. Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball"

• Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) – "Fancy"
• Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) – "Drunk in Love"
• Sia – "Chandelier"
• Pharrell Williams – "Happy"

Best Male Video

Ed Sheeran (featuring Pharrell Williams) – "Sing"

• Eminem (featuring Rihanna) – "The Monster"
• John Legend – "All of Me"
• Sam Smith – "Stay with Me
  "
• Pharrell Williams – "Happy"

Best Female Video

Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J) – "Dark Horse"

• Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) – "Fancy"
• Beyoncé – "Partition"
• Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) – "Problem"
• Lorde – "Royals"

Artist to Watch

Fifth Harmony – "Miss Movin' On"

• 5 Seconds of Summer – "She Looks So Perfect"
• Charli XCX – "Boom Clap"
• Schoolboy Q – "Man of the Year"
• Sam Smith – "Stay with Me
  "

Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) – "Problem"

• Avicii (featuring Aloe Blacc) – "Wake Me Up"
• Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) – "Fancy"
• Jason Derulo (featuring 2 Chainz) – "Talk Dirty"
• Pharrell Williams – "Happy"

Best Rock Video

Lorde – "Royals"

• Arctic Monkeys – "Do I Wanna Know?"
• The Black Keys – "Fever"
• Imagine Dragons – "Demons"
• Linkin Park – "Until It's Gone"

Best Hip-Hop Video

• Childish Gambino – "3005"
• Eminem – "Berzerk"
• Kanye West – "Black Skinhead"
• Wiz Khalifa – "We Dem Boyz"

MTV Clubland Award

• Disclosure – "Grab Her!"
• DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What"
• Martin Garrix – "Animals"
• Calvin Harris – "Summer"

Best Collaboration

Beyoncé (featuring Jay-Z) – "Drunk in Love"

• Chris Brown (featuring Lil Wayne and Tyga) – "Loyal"
• Eminem (featuring Rihanna) – "The Monster"
• Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) – "Problem"
• Katy Perry (featuring Juicy J) – "Dark Horse"
• Pitbull (featuring Kesha) – "Timber"

Best Direction

• Pretty Hurts" (Director: Melina Matsoukas
  )
• Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball" (Director: Terry Richardson)
• Eminem (featuring Rihanna) – "The Monster" (Director: Rich Lee)
• OK Go – "The Writing's on the Wall" (Directors: Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy & Bob Partington)

Best Choreography

Sia – "Chandelier" (Choreographer: Ryan Heffington)

• Frank Gatson
  )
• Jason Derulo (featuring 2 Chainz) – "Talk Dirty" (Choreographer: Amy Allen)
• Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake – "Love Never Felt So Good" (Choreographers: Rich and Tone Talauega)
• Kiesza – "Hideaway" (Choreographer: Ljuba Castot)
• Usher – "Good Kisser
  " (Choreographers: Jamaica Craft and Todd Sams)

OK Go – "The Writing's on the Wall" (Visual Effects: 1stAveMachine)

• Disclosure – "Grab Her!" (Visual Effects: Mathematic and Emile Sornin)
• DANIELS
  and Zak Stoltz)
• Eminem – "Rap God" (Visual Effects: Rich Lee, Louis Baker, Mammal Studios, Laundry! and Sunset Edit)
• Jack White – "Lazaretto" (Visual Effects: Mathematic and Jonas & François)

Best Art Direction

Arcade Fire – "Reflektor" (Art Director: Anastasia Masaro)

• Iggy Azalea (featuring Charli XCX) – "Fancy" (Art Director: David Courtemarche)
• DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What" (Art Director: Jason Kisvarday)
• Eminem – "Rap God" (Art Director: Alex Pacion)
• Tyler, The Creator
  – "Tamale" (Art Director: Tom Lisowski)

Best Editing

Eminem – "Rap God" (Editor: Ken Mowe)

• Pretty Hurts
  " (Editor: Jeff Selis)
• Fitz and the Tantrums – "The Walker" (Editor: James Fitzpatrick)
• MGMT – "Your Life Is a Lie" (Editor: Erik Laroi)
• Zedd (featuring Hayley Williams) – "Stay the Night" (Editor: Daniel "Cloud" Campos
  )

• Arcade Fire – "Afterlife" (Director of Photography: Evan Prosofsky)
• Lana Del Rey – "West Coast" (Director of Photography: Evan Prosofsky)
• Gesaffelstein – "Hate or Glory" (Director of Photography: Michael Ragen)
• Thirty Seconds to Mars – "City of Angels" (Director of Photography: David Devlin)

Best Video with a Social Message

• Avicii – "Hey Brother"
• J. Cole (featuring TLC) – "Crooked Smile"
• David Guetta (featuring Mikky Ekko) – "One Voice"
• Angel Haze (featuring Sia) – "Battle Cry"
• Kelly Rowland – "Dirty Laundry"

Best Lyric Video

5 Seconds of Summer – "Don't Stop"

• Ariana Grande (featuring Iggy Azalea) – "Problem"
• Demi Lovato (featuring Cher Lloyd) – "Really Don't Care"
• Austin Mahone (featuring Pitbull) – "Mmm Yeah"
• Katy Perry – "Birthday"

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Beyoncé

See also

• 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards

References