It was a memorable night for Taylor Swift at the 2023 Video Music Awards. The songstress added 9 moon men to her already impressive collection of MTV awards for her video “Anti-hero.” Swift is the most-awarded artist in VMA history in the Video of the Year category. All in all, Swift won in the following categories as documented by Vegas Insider.
VIDEO OF THE YEAR Category
Taylor Swift extended her record as the most awarded artist in the most prestigious, Video of the Year category, winning her 4th trophy for “Anti-hero” – she previously won for “Bad Blood”, “You Need to Calm Down” & “All Too Well: The Short Film”
Taylor Swift became the first artist ever to win VMA for Video of the Year two years in a row, winning for “Anti-hero” – she also won last year for “All Too Well: The Short Film”
After winning VOTY for Anti-hero, Taylor Swift extended her record as the artist with the most Video of the Year wins for videos that she directed or co-directed – she previously won VOTY for “You Need to Calm Down” & “All Too Well: The Short Film”, which were both directed / co-directed by Swift.
BEST DIRECTION Category
Taylor Swift tied David Fincher and Spike Jonze as the most awarded director at the VMAs (3 wins) after she won for directing “Anti-Hero” – she previously won for directing “The Man” & “All Too Well: The Short Film”
Taylor Swift joined David Fincher as the only director to ever win a VMA for directing two years in a row, winning for “Anti-Hero” – she also won last year for directing “All Too Well: The Short Film”
BEST POP VIDEO Category
Taylor Swift tied No Doubt, NSYNC and Ariana Grande (2 wins) as the second most awarded artists in the “Best Pop Video” category after Britney Spears (3 wins), winning for “Anti-hero” – she previously won for “Blank Space.”
Taylor Swift surpassed Lady Gaga and Madonna (with 18 and 20 wins, respectively), becoming the 2nd most awarded artist ever in the history of the VMAs – before tonight, Swift was the 4th most awarded artist ever with 14 wins, and 9 out of 11 of her nominations in 2023 turned out to be wins, bringing her total to 23 wins, second only to BeyoncĂ©
Taylor Swift surpassed Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and the Smashing Pumpkins and she became the second most awarded artist at the VMAs in a single night with 9 wins (Peter Gabriel is in first place overall for the most wins in a single nights with 10 wins); Swift also became the most awarded female artist in one night (9 wins)
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