2011 MTV Video Music Awards: The Highlights and the Complete List of Winners

Sunday night's 2011 MTV Video Music Awards had everything you could ask for--- well, except a host. Still, who needs a host with the most when you have Lady Gaga dressed as a man?

Yes, the show's bizarre opener by Lady Gaga featured her dressed as her alter ego, a really unattractive, greaser dude named Jo Calderone. And she kept up the charade all night long with no costume changes, practically scaring the bejeezus out of Video Vanguard Award Winner Britney Spears and 80-something year old actress Cloris Leachman. Yeah, Jo Calderone is no Fonzie.

But Gaga's venture into manhood wasn't the show's only highlight. Musical performances included Jay Z and Kanye West, Beyonce (who proudly introduced us to her baby bump), Chris Brown, Pitbull, Adele and Lil Wayne.

Singer Jessie J had a strange house band gig, which means just as soon as you started to get into one of her songs it broke away to a commercial.

And then there were the tributes. Britney Spears got one (yes, she's been around for that long ) and the late Amy Winehouse was also remembered by her pals Russell Brand and Tony Bennett, with a tribute song by Bruno Mars.

While the VMA's host-less format seemed all over the place (as expected), it was pure MTV: scattered, lasery and rushed (watch the Spears "tribute" if you want proof.) This is the one awards show that never seems to go into overtime.

Here are the winners of the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards:

VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
1. Adele - "Rolling in the Deep"
2. Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers"
3. Katy Perry - "Firework" -- WINNER
4. Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise"
5. Bruno Mars - "Grenade"

BEST NEW ARTIST:
1. Foster the People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
2. Wiz Khalifa - "Black and Yellow"
3. Tyler, The Creator - "Yonkers" -- WINNER
4. Big Sean featuring Chris Brown - "My Last"
5. Kreayshawn - "Gucci Gucci"

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO:
1. Wayne featuring Cory Gunz - "6'7"
2. Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
3. Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes - "Look at Me Now"
4. Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On"
5. Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass" -- WINNER

BEST MALE VIDEO:
1. Cee Lo Green - "Forget You"
2. Eminem featuring Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie"
3. Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
4. Kanye West Featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
5. Justin Bieber - "U Smile" -- WINNER

BEST FEMALE VIDEO:
1. Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
2. Katy Perry - "Firework"
3. Beyoncé - "Run The World (Girls)"
4. Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass"
5. Lady Gaga - "Born This Way" -- WINNER

BEST POP VIDEO:
1. Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
2. Bruno Mars - "Grenade"
3. Britney Spears - "Till The World Ends" -- WINNER
4. Katy Perry - "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
5. Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything"

BEST ROCK VIDEO:
1. The Black Keys - "Howlin For You"
2. Foo Fighters - "Walk" -- WINNER
3. Foster the People - "Pumped Up Kicks"
4. Mumford & Sons - "The Cave"
5. Cage The Elephant - "Shake Me Down"

BEST COLLABORATION:
1. Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack - "Give Me Everything"
2. Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes - "Look At Me Now"
3. Kanye West Featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"
4. Katy Perry Featuring Kanye West - "E.T." -- WINNER
5. Nicki Minaj featuring Drake - "Moment 4 Life"

BEST ART DIRECTION:
1. Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" -- WINNER
2. Katy Perry featuring Kanye West - "E.T."
3. Lady Gaga - "Judas"
4. Kanye West featuring Dwele - "Power"
5. Death Cab For Cutie - "You Are A Tourist"

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY:
1. Beyoncé - "Run The World (Girls)" -- WINNER
2. Britney Spears - "Till The World Ends"
3. Lady Gaga - "Judas"
4. Bruno Mars - "The Lazy Song"
5. LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & Goon - "Rock Party Rock Anthem"

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
1. Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" -- WINNER
2. 30 Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane"
3. Eminem featuring Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie"
4. Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream"
5. Beyoncé - "Run The World (Girls)"

BEST DIRECTION:
1. Adele - "Rolling In The Deep"
2. Katy Perry featuring Kanye West - "E.T."
3. Eminem featuring Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie"
4. 30 Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane"
5. Beastie Boys - "Make Some Noise" -- WINNER

BEST EDITING:
1. Katy Perry featuring Kanye West - "E.T."
2. 30 Seconds To Mars - "Hurricane"
3. Adele - "Rolling In The Deep" -- WINNER
4. Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"
5. Kanye West Featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi - "All Of The Lights"

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS:
1. Katy Perry featuring Kanye West - "E.T." -- WINNER
2. Linkin Park - "Waiting For The End"
3. Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math"
4. Kanye West featuring Dwele - "Power"
5. Chromeo - "Don't Turn The Lights On"

BEST VIDEO WITH A MESSAGE:
1. Pink - "F--- Perfect"
2. Lady Gaga - "Born This Way" -- WINNER
3. Katy Perry - "Firework"
4. Eminem featuring Rihanna - "Love The Way You Lie"
5. Rise Against - "Make It Stop (September's Children)"
6. Taylor Swift - "Mean"

Source: 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, August 28, 2011, MTV