Most awards Beyoncé (8) Official website www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/ Other ceremonies 2015 | Most nominations Beyoncé (11) Date 28 August 2016 | |
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Location Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, United States |
The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards were held on August 28, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. Adele's "Hello" was the most nominated video with seven categories. Beyoncé led the nominations with a total of eleven, followed by Adele, who had eight. Rihanna received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award after performing several medley numbers during the ceremony. Britney Spears marked her first performance at the awards show since the heavily-criticized 2007 show nine years prior. After winning 8 awards, Beyoncé became the artist with the most number of VMAs with 24 moonmen, passing Madonna previous record of 20.
Contents
- Full winners list 2016 mtv video music awards 8 28 beyonce 9 awards rihanna mj vanguard pics
- Pre show
- Main show
- Winners and nominees
- Video of the Year
- Best Male Video
- Best Female Video
- Best New Artist
- Best Pop Video
- Best Rock Video
- Best Hip Hop Video
- Best Electronic Video
- Best Collaboration Video
- Breakthrough Long Form Video
- Best Direction
- Best Choreography
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Art Direction
- Best Editing
- Best Cinematography
- Song of Summer
- Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
- References

The ceremony was shown on multiple Viacom cable networks and through smart TV and mobile devices which allow access to MTV's TV Everywhere-authenticated live stream within their app (dependent upon provider), along with MTV's website and Facebook Live.

Compared to last year's show which had a lesser amount of Viacom networks simulcasting the ceremony, the 2016 ceremony's numbers showed a 35% drop across the measured networks carrying the ceremony making it the lowest rated ceremony in MTV's 32-year history beating out 1996 and 2015, totalling a cumulative 6.5 million viewers, though the network also claimed substantial additional streaming viewership across MTV apps and Facebook Live. Variety reported that over 20 million people watched the award show via MTV's Snapchat feed. 3.3 million viewers saw the show via MTV.

Full winners list 2016 mtv video music awards 8 28 beyonce 9 awards rihanna mj vanguard pics
Pre-show
Main show

Winners and nominees
This year's nominees were presented on July 26, 2016, on MTV's Facebook page live.
Video of the Year
Beyoncé — "Formation"
Best Male Video
Calvin Harris (featuring Rihanna) — "This Is What You Came For"
Best Female Video
Beyoncé — "Hold Up"
Best New Artist
DNCE
Best Pop Video
Beyoncé — "Formation"
Best Rock Video
Twenty One Pilots — "Heathens"

Best Hip-Hop Video
Drake — "Hotline Bling"
Best Electronic Video
Calvin Harris and Disciples — "How Deep Is Your Love"

Best Collaboration Video
Fifth Harmony (featuring Ty Dolla Sign) — "Work from Home"
Breakthrough Long Form Video
Beyoncé — Lemonade
Best Direction
Beyoncé — "Formation" (Director: Melina Matsoukas)
Best Choreography
Beyoncé — "Formation" (Choreographers: Chris Grant, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia)
Best Visual Effects
Coldplay — "Up&Up" (Visual Effects: Vania Heymann and GloriaFX)
Best Art Direction
David Bowie — "Blackstar" (Art Director: Jan Houllevigue)
Best Editing
Beyoncé — "Formation" (Editor: Jeff Selis)
Best Cinematography
Beyoncé — "Formation" (Director of Photography: Malik Sayeed)
Song of Summer
Fifth Harmony (featuring Fetty Wap) — "All in My Head (Flex)"
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
Rihanna