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The 2013 Video Music Awards Winners Are…

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The Grammys might be music's biggest night, but the VMAs are easily pop culture's. Ever since its inception in 1984, MTV's Video Music Awards have been the go-to place for provocative, game-changing performances. They're what we talk about years after they happen (there still is no kiss worthy of the title "The Kiss" since Madonna's with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera). The VMAs are an award show, though. So, while you're busy live-tweeting Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Miley Cyrus twerking, we'll be updating the night's winners so you can take a break between performances.

Video of the Year
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz, "Thrift Shop"
Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"
Taylor Swift, "I Knew You Were Trouble"

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Best Hip Hop Video
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Drake, "Started From The Bottom"
Kendrick Lamar, "Swimming Pools"
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar, "F--kin' Problems"
J. Cole feat. Miguel, "Power Trip"

Best Male Video
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"
Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven"
Ed Sheeran, "Lego House"
Kendrick Lamar, "Swimming Pools"

Best Female Video
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko, "Stay"
Taylor Swift, "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me A Reason"
Demi Lovato, "Heart Attack"

Best Pop Video
Bruno Mars, "Locked Out of Heaven"
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
Fun., "Carry On"
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
Selena Gomez, "Come and Get It"

Artist To Watch
Twenty One Pilots, "Holding On To You"
Zedd feat. Foxes, "Clarity"
Austin Mahone, "What About Love"
The Weeknd, "Wicked Games"
Iggy Azalea, "Work"

Best Collaboration
Justin Timberlake, feat. Jay-Z, "Suit & Tie"
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera, "Feel This Moment"
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, "I Need Your Love"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me A Reason"

Best Video With A Social Message
Kelly Clarkson, "People Like Us"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, "Same Love"
Snoop Lion, "No Guns Allowed"
Miguel, "Candles in the Sun"
Beyoncé, "I Was Here"

Best Rock Video
Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive"
Fall Out Boy, "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
Mumford & Sons, "I Will Wait"
Thirty Seconds To Mars, "Up in the Air"
Vampire Weekend, "Diane Young"

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Best Art Direction
Capital Cities, "Safe and Sound"
Thirty Seconds To Mars, "Up in the Air"
Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu, "Q.U.E.E.N"
Lana Del Rey, "National Anthem"
Alt-J, "Tesselate"

Best Choreography
Chris Brown, "Fine China"
Ciara, "Body Party"
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull, "Live It Up"
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber, "#thatPOWER"
Bruno Mars, "Treasure"

Best Cinematography
Thirty Seconds To Mars, "Up in the Air"
Lana Del Rey, "Ride"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Sacrilege"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
A-Trak & Tommy Trash, "Tuna Melt"

Best Direction
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z, "Suit & Tie"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, "Sacrilege"
Fun., "Carry On"
Drake, "Started From The Bottom"

Best Editing
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess, "Just Give Me A Reason"
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch, "Sweet Nothing"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton, "Can't Hold Us"
Justin Timberlake, "Mirrors"
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"

Best Visual Effects
Capital Cities, "Safe and Sound"
Duck Sauce, "It's You"
Flying Lotus, "Tony Tortures"
Skrillex feat. the Doors "Breakn' a Sweat"
The Weeknd "Wicked Games"

Song of The Summer
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding, "I Need Your Love"

Daft Punk feat. Pharrell, "Get Lucky"
Miley Cyrus, "We Can't Stop"
One Direction, "Best Song Ever"
Selena Gomez, "Come And Get It"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell, "Blurred Lines"

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