Rihanna Wins ‘Video Of The Year Award!’ Full list of Winners

Rihanna has won the 2012 MTV VMA Video of the Year Award for her “We Found Love” featuring Calvin Harris after facing steep competition in the category from the likes of Katy Perry and Drake.

The respective award comes with its very own prestige, as the VMA’s have been a pop-cultural achievement show that has gathered some of the most elite bands and artists.  For several years, the program has been noteworthy for its live controversial moments and has rapidly built popularity because of them.  However, the awards given out are indeed the cream of the crop, in terms of accomplishment.

Demi Lovato opened the festivities, singing “Give Your Heart a Break,” Alicia Keys welcomed Nicki Minaj and Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas during her “Girl on Fire” set and Taylor Swift channeled her inner Where’s Waldo (that red-and-white top surprised us) while delivering “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”
Chris Brown bested rival Drake for Best Male Video with “Turn Up the Music” and Coldplay scored Best Rock Video for “Paradise.” But some of the biggest wins of the night were awarded to Rihanna and One Direction. The British boy band won the highest number of awards with three: Best New Artist, Best Pop Video and Most Share-Worthy Video and RiRi’s “We Found Love” earned her Video of the Year.

Check out the night’s full list of winners below.

Video of the Year
Katy Perry, “Wide Awake”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used To Know”
Rihanna, “We Found Love” — WINNER
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
M.I.A., “Bad Girls”

Best Video With a Message
Demi Lovato, “Skyscraper” — WINNER
Rise Against, “Ballad of Hollis Brown”
Kelly Clarkson, “Dark Side”
Gym Class Heroes, “The Fighter”
K’Naan feat. Nelly Furtado, “Is Anybody Out There?”
Lil Wayne, “How to Love”

Best Electronic Dance Music Video
Duck Sauce, “Big Bad Wolf”
Calvin Harris, “Feel So Close” — WINNER
Skrillex, “First of the Year (Equinox)”
Martin Solveig, “The Night Out”
Avicii, “Le7els”

Most Share-Worthy Video
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful” — WINNER
Just Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Beyonce, “Countdown”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Gotye, “Somebody That I Used to Know”

Best Pop Video
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful” — WINNER
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, “Payphone”

Best Male Video
Justin Bieber, “Boyfriend”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
Drake feat. Rihanna, “Take Care”
Chris Brown, “Turn Up the Music” — WINNER
Usher, “Climax”

Best Hip-Hop Video
Childish Gambino, “Heartbeat”
Drake feat. Lil Wayne, “HYFR” — WINNER
Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean & 2 Chainz, “Mercy”
Watch the Throne, “Paris”
Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, “Beez in the Trap”

Best Female Video
Rihanna, “We Found Love”
Katy Perry, “Part of Me”
Beyoncé, “Love on Top”
Nicki Minaj, “Starships” — WINNER
Selena Gomez & The Scene, “Love You Like a Love Song”

Best Rock Video
Coldplay, “Paradise” — WINNER
The Black Keys, “Lonely Boy”
Linkin Park, “Burn It Down”
Jack White, “Sixteen Saltines”
Imagine Dragons, “It’s Time”

Best New Artist
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae, “We Are Young”
Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Frank Ocean, “Swim Good”
One Direction, “What Makes You Beautiful” — WINNER
The Wanted, “Glad You Came”