MTV VMA 2016 was all about Beyonce. Here's the complete list of winners

What is a music award show without Beyonce sweeping up at least half of the awards?

The MTV Video Music Award (VMA) 2016 was no different, with Queen Bey taking home the top honours - Video of the Year - and everything else in between.

And as if to prove that Lemonade, is, without a doubt, the album of the year, Beyonce also put up a powerful performance at the awards that social media and the rest of the world is currently struggling to comprehend.

Those on our side of the globe who probably gave the VMAs a miss because it was streaming at an ungodly hour, here's the complete list of winners:

Video of the Year - Beyonce - Formation - WINNER

Nominees:

Adele - Hello

Drake - Hotline Bling

Justin Bieber - Sorry

Kanye West - Famous

Best Female Video - Beyonce - Hold Up - WINNER

Nominees:

Adele - Hello

Sia - Cheap Thrills

Ariana Grande - Into You

Rihanna ft. Drake - Work

Best Male Video - Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For - WINNER

Nominees:

Drake - Hotline Bling

Bryson Tiller - Don't

Kanye West - Famous

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

Best Hip Hop Video - Drake - Hotline Bling - WINNER

Nominees:

Desiigner - Panda

Bryson Tiller - Don't

Chance The Rapper - Angels

2 Chainz - Watch Out

Best Collaboration - Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign - Work From Home - WINNER

Nominees:

Beyonce ft. Kendrick Lamar - Freedom

Ariana Grande ft. Lil Wayne - Let Me Love You

Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna - This Is What You Came For

Rihanna ft. Drake - Work (short version)

Breakthrough Long Form Video - Beyonce - Lemonade - WINNER

Nominees:

Florence + The Machine - The Odyssey

Justin Bieber - PURPOSE: The Movement

Chris Brown - Royalty

Troye Sivan - Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy

Best New Artist - DNCE- WINNER

Nominees:

Bryson Tiller

Desiigner

Zara Larsson

Lukas Graham

Best Art Direction - David Bowie - Blackstar - WINNER

Nominees:

Beyonce - Hold Up

Fergie - M.I.L.F. $

Drake - Hotline Bling

Adele - Hello

Best Choreography - Beyonce - Formation - WINNER

Nominees:

Missy Elliott ft. Pharrell - WTF (Where They From)

Beyonce - Sorry

FKA Twigs - M3LL155X

Florence + The Machine - Delilah

Best Direction - Beyonce - Formation - WINNER

Nominees:

Coldplay - Up & Up

Adele - Hello

David Bowie - Lazarus

Tame Impala - The Less I Know The Better

Best Cinematography - Beyonce - Formation - WINNER

Nominees:

Adele - Hello

David Bowie - Lazarus

Alesso - I Wanna Know

Ariana Grande - Into You

Best Editing - Beyonce - Formation - WINNER

Nominees:

Adele - Hello

Fergie - M.I.L.F. $

David Bowie - Lazarus

Ariana Grande - Into You

Best Visual Effects - Coldplay - Up&Up - WINNER

Nominees:

FKA Twigs - M3LL155X

Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover)

The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face

Zayn - PILLOWTALK

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Edited by Blassy Boben