It was a breakout night for Odd Future's Tyler, the Creator,
who nabbed the best new artist award at the MTV 2011
Video Music Awards for his music video Yonkers, but it
was Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, and Adele who grabbed
maximum number of awards at the show.
Katy Perry's "Fireworks" was named the Video of the Year,
while her sci-fi fantasia "E.T." with Kanye West won the
Best Collaboration. Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"
brought her two Moon Men, one as the Best Female Video
and the other one as the Best Video with a Message.
During the whole event, Gaga dressed as Jo Calderone, her "male alter ego."
Adele's "Rolling in the Deep," directed by Sam Brown, won maximum number
of behind-the-scene awards including direction, editing, art direction, and
cinematography.
The winners' list also featured popular names like Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj,
Justin Bieber and Foo Fighters.
Here is the full list of winners:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Katy Perry, "Fireworks"
BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"
BEST NEW ARTIST: Tyler, The Creator, "Yonkers"
BEST MALE VIDEO: Justin Bieber, "U Smile"
BEST COLLABORATION: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."
BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO: Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"
BEST ROCK VIDEO: Foo Fighters, "Walk"
BEST POP VIDEO: Britney Spears, "Till the World Ends"
BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE: Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"
BEST DIRECTOR: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep" (Director: Sam Brown)
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Beyoncé, "Run the World (Girls)"
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Katy Perry featuring Kanye West, "E.T."
BEST ART DIRECTION: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
BEST EDITING: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
Check out photos of the stars below.
