2014 MTV Video Music Awards

Performances

• DJ Mustard

  Presenters

Pre-show

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

  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
• Kim Kardashian West – introduced 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
• Uzo Aduba, Laverne Cox and Taylor Schilling – introduced 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

Video of the Year

• Iggy Azalea – "Fancy"
• Beyoncé – "Drunk in Love"
• Sia – "Chandelier"
• Pharrell Williams – "Happy"

  Best Male Video

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

  Best Female Video

• Iggy Azalea – "Fancy"
• Beyoncé – "Partition"
• Ariana Grande – "Problem"
• Lorde – "Royals"

  Artist to Watch

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

  Best Pop Video

• Avicii – "Wake Me Up"
• Iggy Azalea – "Fancy"
• Jason Derulo – "Talk Dirty"
• Pharrell Williams – "Happy"

  Best Rock Video

• 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

• Chris Brown – "Loyal"
• Eminem – "The Monster"
• Ariana Grande – "Problem"
• Katy Perry – "Dark Horse"
• Pitbull – "Timber"

  Best Direction

• Beyoncé – "Pretty Hurts"
• Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball"
• Eminem – "The Monster"
• OK Go – "The Writing's on the Wall"

  Best Choreography

• Beyoncé – "Partition"
• Jason Derulo – "Talk Dirty"
• Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake – "Love Never Felt So Good"
• Kiesza – "Hideaway"
• Usher – "Good Kisser"

  Best Visual Effects

• Disclosure – "Grab Her!"
• DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What"
• Eminem – "Rap God"
• Jack White – "Lazaretto"

  Best Art Direction

• Iggy Azalea – "Fancy"
• DJ Snake and Lil Jon – "Turn Down for What"
• Eminem – "Rap God"
• Tyler, The Creator – "Tamale"

  Best Editing

• Beyoncé – "Pretty Hurts"
• Fitz and The Tantrums – "The Walker"
• MGMT – "Your Life Is a Lie"
• Zedd – "Stay the Night"

  Best Cinematography

• Arcade Fire – "Afterlife"
• Lana Del Rey – "West Coast"
• Gesaffelstein – "Hate or Glory"
• Thirty Seconds to Mars – "City of Angels"

  Best Video with a Social Message

• Avicii – "Hey Brother"
• J. Cole – "Crooked Smile"
• David Guetta – "One Voice"
• Angel Haze – "Battle Cry"
• Kelly Rowland – "Dirty Laundry"

  Best Lyric Video

• Ariana Grande – "Problem"
• Demi Lovato – "Really Don't Care"
• Austin Mahone – "Mmm Yeah"
• Katy Perry – "Birthday"

  Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award