--- description: See all of the winners from the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, broadcast live from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., hosted by Katy Perry. title: See All the Winners From the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2ea172894f987b38/6988db2d86f68e55ac6e6286/see-all-winners-from-2017-mtv-vma.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [awards](/tag/awards/) ## awards Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See All the Winners From the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:22 AM CUTPublished: Aug 27, 2017 11:24 PM CUT  Kendrick Lamar performs at Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on Oct. 8, 2016. Kendrick Lamar performs at Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park on Oct. 8, 2016.Amy Harris—Invision/AP  by [Eliza Berman](/author/eliza-berman/)  ## Eliza Berman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Berman is a senior editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 13, 2023 4:22 AM CUTPublished: Aug 27, 2017 11:24 PM CUT The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards are sorely lacking in the one ingredient that made [last year’s show](http://time.com/4470169/vmas-2016-mtv-review/ "undefined") worth watching (hint: it starts with a “B” and ends with a “yoncé”). But there are still more than a few reasons to tune into the 34th annual ceremony Sunday night, including performances from Kendrick Lamar, who holds the most nominations this year, and Katy Perry, who’s also hosting. The ceremony will air live on MTV, for a second consecutive year, from the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 8 p.m. ET. Red carpet coverage will begin at 7 p.m., and a pre-show concert featuring Khalid, Bleachers and rapper Cardi B will take place at 6 p.m. ET. The pre-show will be co-hosted by rapper Lil Yachty, actor and TV host Terrence J, radio presenter Charlamagne Tha God and MTV News Correspondent Gaby Wilson. Check back throughout the night for an updated list of winners: **VIDEO OF THE YEAR** **Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”** Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful” DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” The Weeknd – “Reminder” **ARTIST OF THE YEAR** Bruno Mars Kendrick Lamar **Ed Sheeran** Ariana Grande The Weeknd Lorde **BEST NEW ARTIST** **Khalid** Kodak Black SZA Young M.A Julia Michaels Noah Cyrus **BEST COLLABORATION** Charlie Puth ft. Selena Gomez – “We Don’t Talk Anymore” DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli” The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer” Calvin Harris ft. Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean – “Feels” **Zayn & Taylor Swift – “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)”** **BEST POP** Shawn Mendes – “Treat You Better” Ed Sheeran – “Shape of You” Harry Styles – “Sign Of The Times” **Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down”** Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm” Miley Cyrus – “Malibu” **BEST HIP HOP** **Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”** Big Sean – “Bounce Back” Chance the Rapper – “Same Drugs” D.R.A.M. ft. Lil Yachty – “Broccoli” Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert – “Bad & Boujee” DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne – “I’m The One” **BEST DANCE** **Zedd and Alessia Cara – “Stay”** Kygo x Selena Gomez – “It Ain’t Me” Calvin Harris – “My Way” Major Lazer ft. Justin Bieber and MØ – “Cold Water” Afrojack ft. Ty Dolla $ign – “Gone” **BEST ROCK** Coldplay – “A Head Full of Dreams” Fall Out Boy – “Young And Menace” Twenty One Pilots – “Heavydirtysoul” Green Day – “Bang Bang” Foo Fighters – “Run” **BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM**(MTV gave the award to all the nominees in light of [recent events](http://time.com/4904270/will-nation-succeed-after-charlottesville/ "undefined").) **Logic ft. Damian Lemar Hudson – “Black SpiderMan”** **The Hamilton Mixtape – “Immigrants (We Get the Job Done)”** **Big Sean – “Light”** **Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful”** **Taboo ft. Shailene Woodley – “Stand Up / Stand N Rock #NoDAPL”** **John Legend – “Surefire”** **BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY** **Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”** Imagine Dragons – “Thunder” Ed Sheeran – “Castle On The Hill” DJ Shadow ft. Run The Jewels – “Nobody Speak” Halsey – “Now or Never” **BEST DIRECTION** **Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”** Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm” Bruno Mars – “24K Magic” Alessia Cara – “Scars To Your Beautiful” The Weeknd – “Reminder” **BEST ART DIRECTION** **Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”** Bruno Mars – “24K Magic” Katy Perry ft. Migos – “Bon Appetit” DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller – “Wild Thoughts” The Weeknd – “Reminder” **BEST VISUAL EFFECTS** **Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.”** A Tribe Called Quest – “Dis Generation” KYLE ft. Lil Yachty – “iSpy” Katy Perry ft. Skip Marley – “Chained To The Rhythm” Harry Styles – “Sign Of The Times” **BEST CHOREOGRAPHY** **Kanye West – “Fade”** Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj – “Side To Side” Kendrick Lamar – “HUMBLE.” Sia – “The Greatest” Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – “Down” **BEST EDITING** Future – “Mask Off” **Young Thug – “Wyclef Jean”** Lorde – “Green Light” The Chainsmokers ft. Halsey – “Closer” The Weeknd – “Reminder” **SONG OF THE SUMMER** Ed Sheeran — “Shape of You” Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber — “Despacito Remix” **Lil Uzi Vert — “XO Tour Llif3”** Shawn Mendes — “There’s Nothing Holding Me Back” Fifth Harmony feat. Gucci Mane — “Down” Camila Cabello feat. Quavo — “OMG” DJ Khaled feat. 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