The 2012 Video Music Awards took place during the evening of September 6, and the show has received some negative reviews with the LATimes writing it was "less entertaining than Thursday's other big TV event, the Democratic National Convention" and another media agency calling the show "bland" altogether.
The show included performances by the biggest names in the current music industry including Rihanna, One Direction, Katy Perry, and others but still lacked substance. 'Gangam Style' Psy was present as well and amused the crowd not only by speaking an unheard language at the VMAs, Korean, but also doing his popular 'horse dance'.
The biggest winners of the night were the boy band sensation One Direction which scooped three 'moonmen' for BEST NEW ARTIST, BEST POP VIDEO AND MOST SHARE-WORTHY VIDEO.
If you missed the show, here is a list of the winners as well as video highlights of one of music's biggest nights of the year.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Rihanna, "We Found Love"
BEST NEW ARTIST
One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"
BEST MALE VIDEO
Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"
BEST FEMALE VIDEO
Nicki Minaj, "Starships"
BEST POP VIDEO
One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"
BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE
Demi Lovato, "Skyscraper"
BEST ELECTRONIC DANCE VIDEO
Calvin Harris, "Feel So Close"
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, "HYFR"
BEST ROCK VIDEO
Coldplay, "Paradise"
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Chris Brown, "Turn Up the Music"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
BEST ART DIRECTION
Katy Perry, "Wide Awake"
BEST EDITING
Beyoncé, "Countdown"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Skrillex, "First of the Year (Equinox)"
BEST DIRECTION
M.I.A., "Bad Girls"
MOST SHARE-WORTHY VIDEO
One Direction, "What Makes You Beautiful"
Performances
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