Over 500 million votes were cast, and on 25^th October, the winners of this year’s 22^nd Annual MTV EMAs (Europe Music Awards) were revealed at an all-star ceremony in Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy. Justin Bieber was the big winner of the night, taking home five trophies. Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis also had their share of success, with the latter winning the coveted Best Video. 80s heartthrobs Duran Duran who have made a comeback was awarded the first ever Video Visionary Award for band’s innovative music videos when MTV first launched, putting them back into the spotlight of new fans who are tuning into them.

The musical evening was hosted by Ed Sheeran and model and actress Ruby Rose. The event also saw a galaxy of live performances by such artists as justin Bieber, Ellie Goulding, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pharrell and many others. The EMAs honour the best music from around the world with categories including Best Song, Best Pop, Best Rock, Best Hip Hop, Best Male and Best Female singers among many others.

American country turned pop singer Taylor Swift, who lead the nominations list with nine nominations, surprised many by only taking home one award for Best Song. The singer cleaned up at the MTV Video Music Awards (America’s equivalent) just a few months ago, and a repeat was expected.

Canadian singer Justin Bieber won the Best Male at the EMAs for the sixth year in a row. The 21-year-old singer rocked the stage with a memorable performance with his new song 'What Do You Mean?'. Ellie Goulding gave a stunning performance of her super hit Love me like you do atop a diamond podium on stage.

Bieber ruled the night winning five awards at the ceremony. Justin Bieber accepts the award for Best Collaboration.

Though the EMAs are based in Europe every year (they were held in Milan this year, and will be in Rotterdam in 2016), they celebrate music from all corners of the globe. The show has specific categories for every continent, where fans can support their country’s biggest stars that might not be well known elsewhere in the world.

Here is the complete winners list with the nominations.

Best Song

• Ellie Goulding − Love Me Like You Do
• Major Lazer & DJ Snake featuring MØ − Lean On
• Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars − Uptown Funk
• Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar − Bad Blood (Winner)
• Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth − See You Again

Best Pop

• 5 Seconds of Summer
• Ariana Grande
• Justin Bieber
• One Direction (Winner)
• Taylor Swift

Best Female

• Ellie Goulding
• Miley Cyrus
• Nicki Minaj
• Rihanna (Winner)
• Taylor Swift

Best Male

• Ed Sheeran
• Jason Derulo
• Justin Bieber (Winner)
• Kanye West
• Pharrell Williams

Best Live Act

• Ed Sheeran (Winner)
• Foo Fighters
• Katy Perry
• Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett
• Taylor Swift

Best New Act

• Echosmith
• James Bay
• Jess Glynne
• Shawn Mendes (Winner)
• Tori Kelly

Best Video

• Kendrick Lamar − Alright
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis − Downtown (Winner)
• Pharrell Williams − Freedom
• Sia − Elastic Heart
• Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar − Bad Blood

 Best Rock

• AC/DC
• Coldplay (Winner)
• Foo Fighters
• Muse
• Royal Blood

Best Alternative

• Fall Out Boy
• Florence + The Machine
• Lana Del Rey (Winner)
• Lorde
• Twenty One Pilots

Best Hip Hop

• Drake
• Kanye West
• Kendrick Lamar
• Nicki Minaj (Winner)
• Wiz Khalifa

Biggest Fans

• 5 Seconds of Summer
• Justin Bieber (Winner)
• Katy Perry
• One Direction
• Taylor Swift

Best Electronic

• Avicii
• Calvin Harris
• David Guetta
• Major Lazer
• Martin Garrix (Winner)

Best Push

• Echosmith
• James Bay
• Jess Glynne
• Kwabs
• Natalie La Rose
• Royal Blood
• Shamir
• Shawn Mendes (Winner)
• Tori Kelly
• Years & Years
• Zara Larsson

Best Collaboration

• David Guetta featuring Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rhexa & Afrojack − Hey Mama
• Justin Bieber, Skrillex, Diplo − Where Are You Now? (Winner)
• Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars − Uptown Funk
• Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar − Bad Blood
• Wiz Khalifa & Charlie Puth − See You Again

Best Look

• Justin Bieber (Winner)
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Nicki Minaj
• Rita Ora
• Taylor Swift

Best World Stage

• Afrojack − Derry-Londonderry, Northern Ireland UK 2014
• Alicia Keys − O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014
• B.O.B − Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2014
• Biffy Clyro − O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014
• Charli XCX − Circus, Helsinki, Finland 2014
• Dizzee Rascal − Isle of MTV, Malta 2014
• Ed Sheeran − V Festival, Hylands Park, UK 2014 (Winner)
• Iggy Azalea − Wireless Festival, London, UK 2014
• Jason Derulo − Isle of MTV, Malta 2015
• Jessie Ware − Cork, Ireland 2014
• Kaiser Chiefs − MTV Crashes Plymouth, UK 2014
• Slash − O2 Academy Glasgow, Scotland UK 2014
• Tomorrowland - Belgium & Brazil 2015
• YG − MTV Evolution, Manila, Philippines 2015

Others winners:

Video Visionary Award: Duran Duran

Worldwide Act, North America: Canada/Justin Bieber

Worldwide Act, Latin America: Brazil/Anitta

Worldwide Act, Europe: Italy/Marco Mengoni

Worldwide Act, Africa/India: Africa/Diamond Platnumz

Worldwide Act, Asia: China/Jane Zhang

Worldwide Act, Australia/New Zealand: Australia/5 Seconds of Summer

(Photos: mtvema.com)