One thing about the American Music Awards is that they’re voted for by the American public only. And like the Grammy awards only half of the awards were given out on the actual show. It was a good night for One Direction, the Weeknd, who won two each, and Ariana Grande, who beat Taylor Swift - though Swift, who didn’t attend, won three.

The 43^rd American Music Awards event was held on Sunday night 20^th November at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California, honoring some of the biggest artists in the world. With J. Lo hosting and every pop star from Justin Bieber, Macklemore to Carrie Underwood and One Direction performing, the night was memorable for not only the performances, but the new opportunities that came their way for new artists to blow amid the excitement of winning the award.

Here's the full rundown of the evening's winners.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

• Luke Bryan
• Ariana Grande
• Maroon 5
• Nicki Minaj
• One Direction - WINNER
• Ed Sheeran
• Sam Smith
• Taylor Swift
• Meghan Trainor
• The Weeknd

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR presented by Khol's

• Fetty Wap
• Sam Hunt - WINNER
• Tove Lo
• Walk The Moon
• The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR

• Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
• Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
• Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
• Taylor Swift, “Blank Space” - WINNER
• The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

• Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
• Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
• Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
• Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ü Now” - WINNER
• Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK

• Nick Jonas
• Ed Sheeran - WINNER
• Sam Smith

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK

• Ariana Grande - WINNER
• Taylor Swift
• Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- POP/ROCK

• Maroon 5
• One Direction - WINNER
• Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ALBUM -- POP/ROCK

• Ed Sheeran, X
• Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
• Taylor Swift, 1989 - WINNER

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan - WINNER
• Sam Hunt

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Miranda Lambert
• Carrie Underwood - WINNER

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP -- COUNTRY

• Zac Brown Band
• Florida Georgia Line - WINNER
• Little Big Town

FAVORITE ALBUM -- COUNTRY

• Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
• Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes - WINNER
• Sam Hunt, Montevallo

FAVORITE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP-HOP

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• Fetty Wap
• Nicki Minaj - WINNER

FAVORITE ALBUM -- RAP/HIP-HOP

• J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
• Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
• Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint - WINNER

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B

• Chris Brown
• Trey Songz
• The Weeknd - WINNER

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B

• Beyoncé
• Mary J. Blige
• Rihanna - WINNER

FAVORITE ALBUM -- SOUL/R&B

• Chris Brown, X
• D’Angelo and The Vanguard, Black Messiah
• The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness - WINNER

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ALTERNATIVE ROCK

• Fall Out Boy - WINNER
• Hozier
• Walk the Moon

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ADULT CONTEMPORARY

• Ed Sheeran
• Taylor Swift - WINNER
• Meghan Trainor

FAVORITE ARTIST -- LATIN

• Enrique Iglesias - WINNER
• Ricky Martin
• Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST -- CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

• Casting Crowns - WINNER
• Hillsong United
• MercyMe

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

• Calvin Harris - WINNER
• David Guetta
• Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK

• Fifty Shades of Grey
• Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
• Pitch Perfect 2 - WINNER

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