AMAs winners list: One Direction, Iggy Azalea and Katy Perry dominate

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AMAs winners list: One Direction, Iggy Azalea and Katy Perry dominate
Niall Horan, from left, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson, of the musical group One Direction, accept the award for artist of the year on stage at the 42nd annual American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles. Credit: Matt Sayles/Invision

The men of One Direction snagged the biggest honor at Sunday's fan-voted American Music Awards, winning Artist of the Year over Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea and Luke Bryan.

Taylor Swift opened the night with a fiery performance of "Blank Space." Pitbull poked fun at her commercial success: "In four minutes onstage, she sold another 68 million albums."

Iggy Azalea dominated the rap/hip-hop categories and then closed the festivities by joining Jennifer Lopez onstage for their "Booty" remix.

Here's everything you missed in GIFs, plus the list of winners below the gallery.

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Artist of the year: One Direction

New artist of the year: 5 Seconds of Summer

Single of the year: Katy Perry feat. Juicy J -- "Dark Horse"

Pop/rock female artist: Katy Perry

Pop/rock male artist: Sam Smith

Pop/rock band, duo or group: One Direction

Pop/rock album: One Direction -- Midnight Melodies

Country female artist: Carrie Underwood

Country male artist: Luke Bryan

Country band, duo or group: Florida Georgia Line

Country album: Brantley Gilbert -- Just As I Am

Rap/hip-hop artist: Iggy Azalea

Rap/hip-hop album: Iggy Azalea -- The New Classic

Soul/R&B female artist: Beyoncé

Soul/R&B male artist: John Legend

Soul/R&B album: Beyoncé -- Beyoncé

Latin artist: Enrique Iglesias

Alternative rock: Imagine Dragons

Adult contemporary: Katy Perry

Contemporary inspirational: Casting Crowns

Electronic dance music: Calvin Harris

Soundtrack: Frozen

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