* Vh1 will premiere the awards on Tuesday, 30 August, at 9pm
MUMBAI: Katy Perry and Adele were the big winners at the 28th MTV Video Music 2011, which was held in Los Angeles on Sunday August 28 2011.
Katy Perry won the top honour of the awards, bagging â€?Video of the Year’ for â€?Firework’ along with â€?Best Collaboration’ and â€?Best Special Effects’. Adele, also grabbed three awards for â€?Best Art Direction in a Video’, Best Editing in a Video’ and â€?Best Cinematography in a Video’.
Lady Gaga bagged two awards â€?Best female video’ and â€?Best video with a message’ for her album â€?Born This Way’ while Justin Bieber won â€?Best Male Video’ for his â€?U Smile’ and Britney Spears took away the â€?Best pop video’ for â€?Till the World Ends’.
VMA witnessed performances by Lady Gaga, Joe Calderone, Beyonce, Adele, Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Jay-Z and Kanye West. A troupe of dancers performed on Britney’s biggest hits, including â€?Baby One More Time’, â€?Oops I Did It Again’, â€?Toxic’, â€?Slave For You’ and newer hits â€?Hold It Against Me’ and â€?Till the World Ends’.
Russell Brand paid tribute to his mate Amy Winehouse, who died earlier this year. Both Tony Bennett and Bruno Mars performed songs in Winehouse’s honor.
In keeping with MTV’s tradition of premiering clips from the hottest upcoming movies — first â€?Twilight’ now â€?The Hunger Games’ — Jennifer Lawrence unveiled the first look at the film based on the wildly popular young adult novels by Suzanne Collins.
In India, Vh1 will premiere the awards on Tuesday, 30 August, at 9pm.
MTV Video Music 2011 complete list.
1. Video of the Year: Katy Perry – Firework…
2. Best Male Video: Justin Bieber – U Smile…
3. Best Female Video: Lady GaGa – Born This Way…
4. Best New Artist: Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers…
5. Best Pop Video: Britney Spears – Till the World Ends…
6. Best Rock Video: Foo Fighters – Walk…
7. Best Hip-Hop Video: Nicki Minaj – Super Bass…
8. Best Collaboration: Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – E.T….
9. Best Direction in a Video: Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”
10.Best Choreography in a Video: Beyonce Knowles – Run the World (Girls)…
11.Best Special Effects in a Video: Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – E.T….
12.Best Art Direction in a Video: Adele – Rolling in the Deep…
13.Best Editing in a Video: Adele – Rolling in the Deep…
14.Best Cinematography in a Video: Adele – Rolling in the Deep…
15.Best Video with a Message: Lady GaGa – Born This Way…