So that happened.
In between all of the Miley twerking and Taylor Swift side-eyeing and the brief 'NSYNC reunion wedged inbetween the 15-minute Justin Timberlake extravaganza, the MTV Video Music Awards took place. As always, the actual award winners were a bit puzzling (One Direction beat out Daft Punk and Calvin Harris for "Song of the Summer" -- then again, this is MTV.) But it was essentially Timberlake's night. Aside from taking home three moonmen, he was always awarded the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for Lifetime Achievement, quite a title for someone who once rocked this haircut.
A full list of winners, courtesy of Yahoo, below.
Video of the Year:
**WINNER Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz - "Thrift Shop"
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"
Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Best Male Video:
Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"
**WINNER Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Ed Sheeran - "Lego House"
Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools"
Artist to Watch:
Twenty One Pilots - "Holding on to You"
Zedd Feat. Foxes - "Clarity"
**WINNER Austin Mahone - "What About Love"
The Weeknd - "Wicked Games"
Iggy Azalea - "Work"
Best Song of the Summer
**WINNER One Direction - "Best Song Ever"
Miley Cyrus - "We Can't Stop"
Selena Gomez- "Come and Get It"
Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding - "I Need Your Love"
Daft Punk - "Get Lucky"
Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"
Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award (Lifetime Achievement)
Justin Timberlake
Best Video with a Social Message:
Kelly Clarkson - "People Like Us"
**WINNER Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Same Love"
Snoop Lion - "No Guns Allowed"
Miguel - "Candles in the Sun"
Beyonce - "I Was Here"
Best Female Video:
Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko - "Stay"
**WINNER Taylor Swift - "I Knew You Were Trouble"
Miley Cyrus - "We Can't Stop"
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - "Just Give Me a Reason"
Demi Lovato - "Heart Attack"
Best Hip-Hop Video:
**WINNER Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us"
Drake - "Started From the Bottom"
Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools"
A$AP Rocky feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar - "F**kin Problems"
J. Cole feat. Miguel - "Power Trip"
Best Visual Effects:
Flying Lotus - "Tiny Tortures"
Skrillex feat. The Door - "Breakin' a Sweat"
The Weeknd - "Wicked Games"
Duck Sauce - "It's You"
**WINNER Capital Cities - "Safe and Sound"
Best Editing:
P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - "Just Give Me a Reason"
Calvin Harris feat. Florence Welch - "Sweet Nothing"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us"
**WINNER Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
Miley Cyrus - "We Can't Stop"
Best Direction:
**WINNER Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z - "Suit & Tie"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Sacrilege"
fun. - "Carry On"
Drake - "Started From the Bottom"
Best Cinematography:
Thirty Seconds to Mars - "Up in the Air"
Lana Del Rey - "Ride"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Sacrilege"
**WINNER Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton - "Can't Hold Us"
A-Trak & Tommy Trash - "Tuna Melt"
Best Choreography:
Chris Brown - "Fine China"
Ciara - "Body Party"
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull - "Live It Up"
will.i.am feat. Justin Bieber - "#thatPOWER"
**WINNER Bruno Mars - "Treasure"
Best Art Direction:
Capital Cities - "Safe and Sound"
Thirty Seconds To Mars - "Up in the Air"
**WINNER Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu - "Q.U.E.E.N"
Lana Del Rey - "National Anthem"
Alt-J - "Tesselate"
Best Pop Video:
Bruno Mars - "Locked Out of Heaven"
Justin Timberlake - "Mirrors"
fun. - "Carry On"
Miley Cyrus - "We Can't Stop"
**WINNER Selena Gomez - "Come and Get It"
Best Rock Video:
Imagine Dragons - "Radiocative"
Fall Out Boy - "My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)"
Mumford & Sons - "I Will Wait"
**WINNER Thirty Seconds to Mars - "Up in the Air"
Vampire Weekend - "Diane Young"
Best Collaboration:
Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z -"Suit & Tie"
Pitbull feat. Christina Aguilera - "Feel This Moment"
Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - "I Need Your Love"
Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell - "Blurred Lines"
**WINNER P!nk feat. Nate Ruess - "Just Give Me a Reason"