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"Which stars were the biggest winners at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards?\r\nKevin Hart hosted the show Thursday night from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Between performances by stars like Rihanna and Taylor Swift, some coveted awards were handed out to rising stars.\r\n\r\nNew to the VMAs, One Direction took home three Moonman awards for Most Share-Worthy Video, Best New Artist and Best Pop Video. All five guys (Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson) attended the show for their first time. &amp;quot;Guys what the Hell! You are incredible, 3 VMAs!&amp;quot; Horan tweeted Thursday. &amp;quot;We love you all so much! All 3 of them are for you! Thank you!&amp;quot;\r\nRihanna, 24, also was a big winner at the show, stealing the Video of the Year award for &amp;quot;We Found Love.&amp;quot;\r\nUs Weekly has a complete list of this year&amp;apos;s major VMA winners below. Tell Us: Who were you surprised to see win and do you think got snubbed?\r\n\r\n\r\nVideo of the Year\r\nWINNER: Rihanna, &amp;quot;We Found Love&amp;quot;\r\nKaty Perry, &amp;quot;Wide Awake&amp;quot;\r\nGotye, &amp;quot;Somebody That I Used To Know&amp;quot;\r\nDrake feat. Rihanna, &amp;quot;Take Care&amp;quot;\r\nM.I.A., &amp;quot;Bad Girls&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nMost Share-Worthy Video\r\nWINNER: One Direction, &amp;quot;What Makes You Beautiful&amp;quot;\r\nJustin Bieber, &amp;quot;Boyfriend&amp;quot;\r\nBeyonce, &amp;quot;Countdown&amp;quot;\r\nCarly Rae Jepsen, &amp;quot;Call Me Maybe&amp;quot;\r\nGotye, &amp;quot;Somebody That I Used To Know&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest New Artist\r\nWINNER: One Direction, &amp;quot;What Makes You Beautiful&amp;quot;\r\nFun. feat. Janelle Monae, &amp;quot;We Are Young&amp;quot;\r\nCarly Rae Jepsen, &amp;quot;Call Me Maybe&amp;quot;\r\nFrank Ocean, &amp;quot;Swim Good&amp;quot;\r\nThe Wanted, &amp;quot;Glad You Came&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest Hip-Hop Video\r\nWINNER: Drake feat. Lil Wayne, &amp;quot;HYFR&amp;quot;\r\nChildish Gambino, &amp;quot;Heartbeat&amp;quot;\r\nKanye West feat. Pusha T, Big Sean &amp;amp; 2 Chainz, &amp;quot;Mercy&amp;quot;\r\nWatch the Throne, &amp;quot;Paris&amp;quot;\r\nNicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz, &amp;quot;Beez in the Trap&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest Male Video\r\nWINNER: Chris Brown, &amp;quot;Turn Up the Music&amp;quot;\r\nJustin Bieber, &amp;quot;Boyfriend&amp;quot;\r\nFrank Ocean, &amp;quot;Swim Good&amp;quot;\r\nDrake feat. Rihanna, &amp;quot;Take Care&amp;quot;\r\nUsher, &amp;quot;Climax&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nPHOTOS: Lady Gaga&amp;apos;s wild VMA looks\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest Female Video\r\nWINNER: Nicki Minaj, &amp;quot;Starships&amp;quot;\r\nRihanna, &amp;quot;We Found Love&amp;quot;\r\nKaty Perry, &amp;quot;Part of Me&amp;quot;\r\nBeyonce, &amp;quot;Love on Top&amp;quot;\r\nSelena Gomez &amp;amp; The Scene, &amp;quot;Love You Like a Love Song&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest Pop Video\r\nWINNER: One Direction, &amp;quot;What Makes You Beautiful&amp;quot;\r\nFun. feat. Janelle Monae, &amp;quot;We Are Young&amp;quot;\r\nRihanna, &amp;quot;We Found Love&amp;quot;\r\nJustin Bieber, &amp;quot;Boyfriend&amp;quot;\r\nMaroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa, &amp;quot;Payphone&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest Rock Video\r\nWINNER: Coldplay, &amp;quot;Paradise&amp;quot;\r\nThe Black Keys, &amp;quot;Lonely Boy&amp;quot;\r\nLinkin Park, &amp;quot;Burn It Down&amp;quot;\r\nJack White, &amp;quot;Sixteen Saltines&amp;quot;\r\nImagine Dragons, &amp;quot;It&amp;apos;s Time&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest Electronic Dance Music Video\r\nWINNER: Calvin Harris, &amp;quot;Feel So Close&amp;quot;\r\nDuck Sauce, &amp;quot;Big Bad Wolf&amp;quot;\r\nSkrillex, &amp;quot;First of the Year (Equinox)&amp;quot;\r\nMartin Solveig, &amp;quot;The Night Out&amp;quot;\r\nAvicii, &amp;quot;Le7els&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;#xA0;\r\nBest Video With a Message\r\nWINNER: Demi Lovato, &amp;quot;Skyscraper&amp;quot;\r\nGym Class Heroes featuring Ryan Tedder, &amp;quot;The Fighter&amp;quot;\r\nKelly Clarkson, &amp;quot;Dark Side&amp;quot;\r\nK&amp;apos;Nann featuring Nelly Furtado, &amp;quot;Is Anybody Out There?&amp;quot;\r\nLil Wayne, &amp;quot;How to Love&amp;quot;\r\nRise Against, &amp;quot;Ballad Of Hollis Brown&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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