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Katy Perry hosted the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.

We knew that would happen heading into the event.

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But the rest of the evening was filled with surprised and shocks, from who performed to who took home the annual ceremony’s biggest trophies.

Scroll all around The Hollywood Gossip for a rundown of the former… and scroll down right now for a rundown of the latter!

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VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE." (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ed Sheeran (Atlantic Records)

BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by Taco Bell®)
Khalid (RCA Records)

BEST COLLABORATION
Zayn & Taylor Swift – "I Don’t Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" (Republic Records)

Katy Perry Host Pic
(MTV)

SONG OF THE SUMMER
Lil Uzi Vert, "XO TOUR Llif3"

BEST POP
Fifth Harmony ft. Gucci Mane – "Down" (Syco Music/Epic Records)

BEST HIP HOP
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE." (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope)

BEST DANCE
Zedd and Alessia Cara – "Stay" (Interscope)’

BEST ROCK
Twenty One Pilots – "Heavydirtysoul" (Fueled by Ramen/Atlantic Records)

Lorde 2017 VMAs Look
(Getty)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE." (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) (Scott Cunningham)

BEST DIRECTION
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE." (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) (Dave Meyers & the little homies)

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Kendrick Lamar – "HUMBLE." (TDE/Aftermath/Interscope) (Company: Timber/Lead: Jonah Hall)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Kanye West – "Fade" (Def Jam) (Teyana Taylor, Guapo, Jae Blaze & Derek ‘Bentley’ Watkins)

BEST EDITING
Young Thug – "Wyclef Jean" (300 Entertainment/Atlantic Records) (Ryan Staake & Eric Degliomini)

Who was the most deserving?

Which winners came as the biggest surprises?

Leave a comment below and let us know how you felt in general about the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards!