Taylor Swift made history at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards, winning a record-tying nine Moon Persons. This ties her with Michael Jackson for the most wins in one night and catapults her to the second most wins of any artist in show history, behind Madonna.
Swift’s wins included Video of the Year, Song of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best Pop, Best Cinematography, Best Direction, Best Visual Effects, Best Editing, and Best Direction. Her single “Anti-Hero” came out on top in most fields, as it was the video and song she’s focusing on when it comes to major awards.
She took home nine of the 11 trophies that she and her work were nominated for at the 2023 MTV VMAs.
Taylor Swift’s nine wins at the 2023 MTV VMAs brought her lifetime total to 23, second only to Beyoncé’s 30.
Other major winners at the annual ceremony that celebrates all things connected to music videos included Ice Spice as Best New Artist, K-pop stars like Stray Kids and Tomorrow X Together taking home prizes and host Nicki Minaj earning another honor for Best Hip-Hop.
Here are all the winners of the 2023 MTV VMAs:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR, Presented by Burger King®
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift
SONG OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
BEST NEW ARTIST – TBD
Ice Spice
PUSH PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
April 2023: TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “Sugar Rush Ride”
BEST COLLABORATION
KAROL G, Shakira – “TQG”
BEST POP
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
BEST HIP-HOP
Nicki Minaj – “Super Freaky Girl”
BEST R&B
SZA – “Shirt”
BEST ALTERNATIVE
IVE
Lana Del Rey ft. Jon Batiste – “Candy Necklace”
BEST ROCK
Måneskin – “THE LONELIEST”
BEST LATIN
Anitta – “Funk Rave”
BEST K-POP
Stray Kids – “S-Class”
BEST AFROBEATS
Rema & Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
VIDEO FOR GOOD
Dove Cameron – “Breakfast”
BEST DIRECTION
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Directed by Taylor Swift
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Cinematography by Rina Yang
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero” – Visual Effects by Parliament
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
BLACKPINK – “Pink Venom” – Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau,
BEST ART DIRECTION
Doja Cat – “Attention” – Art Direction by Spencer Graves
BEST EDITING
Olivia Rodrigo – “vampire” – Edited by Sofia Kerpan and David Checel
SHOW OF THE SUMMER
Taylor Swift
GROUP OF THE YEAR
BLACKPINK
SONG OF THE SUMMER presented by M&M’S®
Jung Kook ft. Latto – “Seven”
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift – Midnights
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