Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, taking home seven moon person trophies out of her 12 nominations, including the coveted video of the year and artist of the year awards.
These wins, added to Swift’s previous 23 wins, gives her 30 VMAs total, making her the most-awarded solo artist in VMAs history and tying her with Beyoncé for most overall VMA wins. (The latter’s wins span her time in Destiny’s Child and The Carters, plus her time as solo artist.)
During Swift’s first televised acceptance speech for best collaboration, an award she shared with Post Malone, she acknowledged that the ceremony was taking place in New York City on the anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.
“I’ve just been thinking about what happened 23 years ago, everyone who lost a loved one and everyone that we lost, and that is the most important thing about today — and everything that happens tonight falls behind that,” she said.
During her video of the year acceptance speech, Swift talked about how much fun she had making “Fortnight,” mentioning that every time she finished a take, she heard cheering from across the set from “my boyfriend, Travis [Kelce].”
“Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic. I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot, because I’ll always remember that,” she added, before urging her fans to register to vote for the upcoming election.
The rest of the show was heavily focused on musical performances rather than awards, but it also acknowledged the fact that 2024 marked the 40th anniversary of the event.
It even began with a callback to one of the show’s most memorable moments: Eminem and dozens of lookalikes assembled outside the UBS Arena, marching together into the venue, down the aisles and onto the stage, just as he did in 2000.
See a full list of winners from the 2024 MTV VMAs below:
Video of the year
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Artist of the year
Taylor Swift
Song of the year
Sabrina Carpenter – “Espresso”
Best new artist
Chappell Roan
Best collaboration
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best pop
Taylor Swift
Best hip-hop
Eminem – “Houdini”
Best R&B
SZA – “Snooze”
Best alternative
Benson Boone – “Beautiful Things”
Best rock
Lenny Kravitz – “Human”
Best Latin
Anitta – “Mil Veces”
Best Afrobeats
Tyla – “Water”
Best K-pop
Lisa – “Rockstar”
Video for good
Billie Eilish – “What Was I Made For (From The Motion Picture ‘Barbie’)”
Best direction
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best cinematography
Ariana Grande – “we can’t be friends (wait for your love)”
Best editing
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
Best choreography
Dua Lipa – “Houdini”
Best visual effects
Eminem – “Houdini”
Best art direction
Megan Thee Stallion – “BOA”
Best trending video
Megan Thee Stallion ft. Yuki Chiba – “Mamushi”
Best group
Seventeen
Song of the summer
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight”
VMAs most iconic performance (+ Video Vanguard Award winner)
Katy Perry – “Roar”
MTV push performance of the year
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