Castigatorii MTV VMA 2016 sunt:
VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Beyoncé – Formation’
BEST MALE VIDEO: Calvin Harris ft. Rihanna – This Is What You Came For’
BEST FEMALE VIDEO: Beyoncé – Hold Up’
BEST HIP HOP VIDEO: Drake – Hotline Bling’
BEST POP VIDEO: Beyoncé – Formation’
BEST ROCK VIDEO: twenty one pilots – Heathens’
BEST COLLABORATION: Fifth Harmony ft. Ty Dolla $ign – Work From Home’
BEST ELECTRONIC VIDEO: Calvin Harris & Disciples – How Deep Is Your Love’
SONG OF THE SUMMER: Fifth Harmony featuring Fetty Wap — All In My Head’
BEST ART DIRECTION: David Bowie – Blackstar’
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY: Beyoncé – Formation’
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Beyoncé – Formation’
BEST DIRECTION: Beyoncé – Formation’
BEST EDITING: Beyoncé – Formation’
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: Coldplay – Up&Up’
BREAKTHROUGH LONG FORM VIDEO: Beyoncé – Lemonade
BEST NEW ARTIST: DNCE