All The Winners, Beyonce & More

Along the way there were butts (Nicki Minaj), bad dancing (Taylor Swift) and unexpected displays of sincere charity (Miley Cyrus, who didn't set foot on the VMAs stage this year — even when she won an award).

While Beyonce was awarded with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award and landed eight other nominations, many other huge stars were up for awards. Newcomer Iggy Azalea and rapper Eminem were both up for eight awards at the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards.

The VMAs kicked off with Beyonce leading the night with eight nominations, including nods for Video of the Year for "Drunk in Love" with her husband Jay Z, Best Female Video for "Partition," and Best Video With a Social Message for "Pretty Hurts." She was also one of the top-billed performers.

The full winners list is below.

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”Beyonce ft. Jay Z – “Drunk in Love”Pharrell Williams – “Happy”Sia – “Chandelier”Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball” – WINNER

BEST HIP HOP:Eminem – “Bezerk”Drake ft. Majid Jordan – “Hold On (We’re Going Home)” – WINNERChildish Gambino – “3005″Kanye West – “Black Skinhead”Wiz Khalifa – “We Dem Boyz”

BEST MALE:Pharrell Williams – “Happy”John Legend – “All of Me”Ed Sheeran ft. Pharrell Williams – “Sing” – WINNERSam Smith - “Stay With Me”Eminem ft. Rihanna - “The Monster”

BEST FEMALE:Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”Beyonce – “Partition” Lorde - “Royals”Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem”Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse” – WINNER

BEST POP:Pharrell Williams – “Happy”Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”Jason Derulo ft. 2 Chainz – “Talk Dirty”Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem” – WINNERAvicii ft. Aloe Blacc – “Wake Me Up”

BEST ROCK:Imagine Dragons – “Demons”Arctic Monkeys – “Do I Wanna Know”The Black Keys – “Fever”Lorde – “Royals” – WINNERLinkin Park – “Until It’s Gone”

MTV ARTIST TO WATCH:Sam Smith – “Stay With Me”5 Seconds of Summer -”She Looks So Perfect”Charli XCX – “Boom Clap”Schoolboy Q – “Man of the Year”Fifth Harmony – “Miss Movin’ On” – WINNER

BEST COLLABORATION:Beyonce ft. Jay Z – “Drunk in Love” – WINNERAriana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea – “Problem”Pitbull ft. Ke$ha – “Timber”Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Tyga – “Loyal”Eminem ft. Rihanna – “The Monster”Katy Perry ft. Juicy J – “Dark Horse”

MTV CLUBLAND AWARD:DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down for What”Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night” – WINNERCalvin Harris – “Summer”Martin Garrix – “Animals”Disclosure – “Grab Her!”

BEST VIDEO WITH A SOCIAL MESSAGE:Angel Haze ft. Sia – “Battle Cry“Avicii – “Hey Brother”Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts” – WINNERJ. Cole ft. TLC – “Crooked Smile”Kelly Rowland – “Dirty Laundry”David Guetta ft. Mikky Ekko – “One Voice”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:30 Seconds to Mars – “City of Angels”Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts” – WINNERArcade Fire – “Afterlife”Gesaffelstein – “Hate or Glory”Lana Del Rey – “West Coast”

BEST EDITING:Eminem – “Rap God” – WINNERMGMT – “Your Life is a Lie”Zedd ft. Hayley Williams – “Stay the Night”Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts”Fitz and the Tantrums – “The Walker”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:Sia – “Chandelier” – WINNERBeyonce – “Partition”Usher – “Good Kisser”Michael Jackson ft. Justin Timberlake – “Love Never Felt So Good”Jason Derulo ft. 2Chainz – “Talk Dirty” Kiesza – “Hideaway”

BEST DIRECTION:DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down for What” – WINNEROK Go – “The Writing’s On the Wall”Miley Cyrus – “Wrecking Ball”Beyonce – “Pretty Hurts”Eminem ft. Rihanna – “The Monster”

BEST ART DIRECTION:DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down for What”Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX – “Fancy”Eminem – “Rap God”Arcade Fire – “Reflektor” – WINNERTyler, The Creator – “Tamale”

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS:DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down for What”OK Go – “The Writing’s On the Wall” – WINNERDisclosure – “Grab Her!”Eminem – “Rap God” Jack White – “Lazaretto”