The 2012 MTV Video Music Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart, took place on Thursday, September 6, 2012, honoring the best music videos from the previous year. The awards were broadcast from the Staples Center arena at L.A. Live in Downtown Los Angeles.[1] Nominations were announced on July 31, 2012. Rihanna and Drake were the most nominated artists that year with five nominations apiece, followed by Katy Perry and Beyoncé, who received four.[2]
One Direction was the biggest winner of the night winning their three nominations, including Best New Artist, and Rihanna went on to win Video of the Year. Both M.I.A. and Chris Brown won two awards each.[3][4]
The awards ceremony, with an average of 6.1 million viewers, was the least-watched VMA show since 2007. The major factor which contributed to the drop in ratings was most likely altering the program's broadcast date to Thursday instead of Sunday, the day MTV had been using since 2004, with the exception of the 2006 ceremony. MTV also moved up the telecast to 8pm instead of 9pm, to avoid competing with President Barack Obama's speech at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. This was somewhat early for MTV's targeted audience.[5]Best Special Effects renamed Best Visual Effects.
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Performances[edit]
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Appearances[edit]Pre-show[edit]
Main show[edit]
Winners and nominees[edit]
Nominees were announced on July 31, 2012.[2]
Video of the Year[edit]
Rihanna (featuring Calvin Harris) – 'We Found Love'
Best Male Video[edit]
Chris Brown – 'Turn Up the Music'
Best Female Video[edit]
Nicki Minaj – 'Starships'
Best New Artist[edit]
One Direction – 'What Makes You Beautiful'
Best Pop Video[edit]
One Direction – 'What Makes You Beautiful'
Best Rock Video[edit]
Coldplay – 'Paradise'
Best Hip-Hop Video[edit]
Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) – 'HYFR'
Best Electronic Dance Music Video[edit]
Calvin Harris – 'Feel So Close'
Best Direction[edit]
M.I.A. – 'Bad Girls' (Director: Romain Gavras)
Best Choreography[edit]
Chris Brown – 'Turn Up the Music' (Choreographer: Anwar 'Flii' Burton)
Best Visual Effects[edit]
Skrillex – 'First of the Year (Equinox)' (Visual Effects: Deka Brothers and Tony 'Truand' Datis)
Best Art Direction[edit]
Katy Perry – 'Wide Awake' (Art Director: Benji Bamps)
Best Editing[edit]
Beyoncé – 'Countdown' (Editors: Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff)
Best Cinematography[edit]
M.I.A. – 'Bad Girls' (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff)
Best Video with a Message[edit]
Demi Lovato – 'Skyscraper'
Most Share-Worthy Video[edit]
One Direction – 'What Makes You Beautiful'
Best Latino Artist[edit]
Romeo Santos[10]
See also[edit]References[edit]
External links[edit]
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