MTV EMA winners list: Ariana Grande, One Direction, Nicki Minaj dominate

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MTV EMA winners list: Ariana Grande, One Direction, Nicki Minaj dominate
Ed Sheeran performs "Thinking Out Loud" at the MTV EMA on Nov. 9 in Glasgow, Scotland. Credit: Dave Hogan/MTV 2014/Getty Images for MTV

The MTV Europe Music Awards celebrated its 20th anniversary with a time travel-themed ceremony at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, where Ariana Grande, One Direction, Katy Perry and host Nicki Minaj took home major hardware.

While the young guns snatched most of the fan-voted awards, long-standing acts had their time to shine onstage, too, with Ozzy Osbourne accepting the Global Icon honor, U2 performing "Every Breaking Wave," and Slash giving a tribute to Osbourne's "Crazy Train."

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Not only did Nicki Minaj host the MTV EMA, she also performed and won Best Hip-Hop. Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage

Best Hip-Hop winner Minaj surprisingly debuted "Bed of Lies" featuring Skylar Grey. She sandwiched the tune between "Super Bass" and "Anaconda." Grande, Ed Sheeran, Enrique Iglesias, Alicia Keys, Kiesza and Royal Blood also performed.

Best Song

WINNER: Ariana Grande feat. Iggy Azalea -- "Problem"

Eminem feat. Rihanna -- "The Monster"

Katy Perry feat. Juicy J -- "Dark Horse"

Pharrell Williams -- "Happy"

Sam Smith -- "Stay With Me"

Best Video

WINNER: Katy Perry feat. Juicy J -- "Dark Horse"

Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora -- "Black Widow"

Kiesza -- "Hideaway"

Pharrell Williams -- "Happy"

Sia -- "Chandelier"

Best Pop

WINNER: One Direction

5 Seconds Of Summer

Ariana Grande

Katy Perry

Miley Cyrus

Best Hip-Hop

WINNER: Nicki Minaj

Drake

Eminem

Iggy Azalea

Kanye West

Best Rock

WINNER: Linkin Park

Arctic Monkeys

The Black Keys

Coldplay

Imagine Dragons

Best Alternative

WINNER: Thirty Seconds To Mars

Fall Out Boy

Lana Del Rey

Lorde

Paramore

Best Live

WINNER: One Direction

Beyoncé

Bruno Mars

Justin Timberlake

Katy Perry

Best Male

WINNER: Justin Bieber

Ed Sheeran

Eminem

Justin Timberlake

Pharrell Williams

Best Female

WINNER: Ariana Grande

Beyoncé

Katy Perry

Nicki Minaj

Best Look

WINNER: Katy Perry

Iggy Azalea

Nicki Minaj

Rita Ora

Taylor Swift

Best New

WINNER: 5 Seconds Of Summer

Ariana Grande

Charli XCX

Kiesza

Sam Smith

Best Push

WINNER: 5 Seconds Of Summer

Ariana Grande

Charli XCX

Cris Cab

John Newman

Jungle

Kid Ink

Kiesza

Lorde

Sam Smith

Zedd

Best Electronic

WINNER: Afrojack

Avicii

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Hardwell

Worldwide Act

WINNER: Bibi Zhou

Dulce Maria

Alessandra Amoroso

5 Seconds of Summer

Fifth Harmony

Dawid Kwiatkowski

Biggest Fans

WINNER: One Direction

5 Seconds Of Summer

Ariana Grande

Justin Bieber

Nicki Minaj

Best Song With a Message

WINNER: Beyoncé -- "Pretty Hurts"

Global Icon

WINNER: Ozzy Osbourne

To watch all of the night's performances, click here.

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