Pre-show

• Austin Mahone – What About Love
• Ariana Grande – The Way / Baby I

Hauptshow

• Lady Gaga – Applause
• Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
• Robin Thicke und Miley Cyrus – Blurred Lines
• Robin Thicke (featuring 2 Chainz und Kendrick Lamar) – Give It 2 U
• Kanye West – Blood on the Leaves
• Justin Timberlake – Take Back the Night / SexyBack / Like I Love You / My Love / Cry Me a River / Señorita / Rock Your Body / Gone (mit *NSYNC) / Girlfriend (mit *NSYNC) / Bye Bye Bye (mit *NSYNC) / Suit & Tie / Mirrors
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert und Jennifer Hudson – Same Love
• Drake – Hold On, We're Going Home / Started from the Bottom
• Bruno Mars – Gorilla
• Katy Perry – Roar

Video of the Year

Justin Timberlake – Mirrors

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz) – Thrift Shop
• Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
• Lostprophets – I Knew You Were Trouble
• Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. und Pharrell) – Blurred Lines

Best Male Video

Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven

• Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
• Ed Sheeran – Lego House
• Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. und Pharrell) – Blurred Lines
• Justin Timberlake – Mirrors

Best Female Video

Taylor Swift – I Knew You Were Trouble

• Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
• Demi Lovato – Heart Attack
• Pink (featuring Nate Ruess) – Just Give Me a Reason
• Rihanna (featuring Mikky Ekko) – Stay

Artist to Watch

Austin Mahone – What About Love

• Iggy Azalea – Work
• Twenty One Pilots – Holding on to You
• The Weeknd – Wicked Games
• Zedd (featuring Foxes) – Clarity

Best Pop Video

Selena Gomez – Come & Get It

• Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
• fun. – Carry On
• Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
• Justin Timberlake – Mirrors

Best Rock Video

30 Seconds to Mars – Up in the Air

• Fall Out Boy – My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
• Imagine Dragons – Radioactive
• Mumford & Sons – I Will Wait
• Vampire Weekend – Diane Young

Best Hip-Hop Video

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) – Can’t Hold Us

• A$AP Rocky (featuring 2 Chainz, Drake und Kendrick Lamar) – Fuckin’ Problems
• J. Cole (featuring Miguel) – Power Trip
• Drake – Started from the Bottom
• Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)

Best Collaboration

Pink (featuring Nate Ruess) – Just Give Me a Reason

• Calvin Harris (featuring Ellie Goulding) – I Need Your Love
• Pitbull (featuring Christina Aguilera) – Feel This Moment
• Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. und Pharrell) – Blurred Lines
• Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – Suit & Tie

Best Direction

Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) – Suit & Tie (Regisseur: David Fincher)

• Drake – Started from the Bottom (Regisseure: Director X und Drake)
• fun. – Carry On (Regisseur: Anthony Mandler)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) – Can't Hold Us (Regisseure: Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig und Jon Jon Augustavo)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege (Director: Megaforce)

Best Choreography

Bruno Mars – Treasure (Choreograf: Bruno Mars)

• Chris Brown – Fine China (Choreografen: Richmond Talauega, Anthony Talauega und Anwar Flii Burton)
• Ciara – Body Party (Choreograf: Jamaica Craft)
• Jennifer Lopez (featuring Pitbull) – Live It Up (Choreografen: J.R. Taylor und Beau Smart)
• will.i.am (featuring Justin Bieber) – #thatPOWER (Choreografen: Fatima Robinson und Ryo Noguchi)

Best Visual Effects

Capital Cities – Safe and Sound (Visuelle Effekte: Grady Hall, Jonathan Wu und Derek Johnson)

• Duck Sauce – It’s You (Visuelle Effekte: Royal Post / Paris)
• Flying Lotus – Tiny Tortures (Visuelle Effekte: Dustin Bowser)
• Skrillex (featuring The Doors) – Breakn’ a Sweat (Visuelle Effekte: Bonnie Brae, BEMO, Jeff Dotson und Erik Lee)
• The Weeknd – Wicked Games (Visuelle Effekte: Drop und Abel)

Best Art Direction

Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu) – Q.U.E.E.N. (Art Director: Veronica Logsdon)

• 30 Seconds to Mars – Up in the Air (Art Director: Floyd Albee)
• Alt-J – Tessellate (Art Director: Charlie Lambros)
• Capital Cities – Safe and Sound (Art Director: Teri Whittaker)
• Lana Del Rey – National Anthem (Art Director: Lou Asaro)

Best Editing

Justin Timberlake – Mirrors (Editors: Jarrett Fijal und Bonch LA)

• Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop (Editors: Paul Martinez und Nick Rondeau)
• Calvin Harris (featuring Florence Welch) – Sweet Nothing (Editors: Vincent Haycock und Ross Hallard)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) – Can't Hold Us (Editors: Ryan Lewis und Jason Koenig)
• Pink (featuring Nate Ruess) – Just Give Me a Reason (Editor: Jackie London at Sunset Edit)

Best Cinematography

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton) – Can't Hold Us (Directors of Photography: Jason Koenig, Ryan Lewis und Mego Lin)

• 30 Seconds to Mars – Up in the Air (Director of Photography: David Devlin)
• A-Trak und Tommy Trash – Tuna Melt (Directors of Photography: TS Pfeffer und Robert McHugh)
• Lana Del Rey – Ride (Director of Photography: Malik Sayeed)
• Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Sacrilege (Director of Photography: Alexis Zabé)

Best Video with a Social Message

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) – Same Love

• Beyoncé – I Was Here
• Kelly Clarkson – People Like Us
• Miguel – Candles in the Sun
• Snoop Lion (featuring Drake und Cori B.) – No Guns Allowed

Best Song of the Summer

One Direction – Best Song Ever

• Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop
• Daft Punk – Get Lucky
• Selena Gomez – Come & Get It
• Calvin Harris (featuring Ellie Goulding) – I Need Your Love
• Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. und Pharrell) – Blurred Lines

Best Latino Artist

Puerto Rico Daddy Yankee

• Puerto Rico Don Omar
• Mexiko Jesse & Joy
• Vereinigte Staaten Pitbull
• Spanien Alejandro Sanz

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

• Justin Timberlake