Last month I made some predictions about who would win the VMAs, and last night the VMAs were given out. So how did I fare in my predictions? Er...not very well. Not very well at all.
Video of the Year
My Prediction: Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Actual Winner: Katy Perry, "Firework"
Best Male Video
My Prediction: Bruno Mars, "Grenade"
Actual Winner: Justin Bieber, "U Smile"
Best Female Video
My Prediction: Katy Perry, "Firework"
Actual Winner: Lady Gaga, "Born This Way"
Best Rock Video
My Prediction: The Black Keys, "Howlin' For You"
Actual Winner: Foo Fighters, "Walk"
Best Hip Hop Video
My Prediction: Lil Wayne, "6 Foot 7 Foot"
Actual Winner: Nicki Minaj, "Super Bass"
Best Pop Video
My Prediction: Adele, "Rolling in the Deep"
Actual Winner: Britney Spears, "Till The World Ends"
Best New Artist
My Prediction: Wiz Khalifa, "Black and Yellow"
Actual Winner: Tyler, The Creator, "Yonkers"
Best Collaboration
My Prediction: Pitbull f/ Neo-Yo, Nayer, and Afrojack, "Give Me Everything"
Actual Winner: Katy Perry f/ Kanye West "E.T."
Best Direction
My Prediction: Floria Sigismondi - Katy Perry, "E.T."
Actual Winner: Sam Brown - Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Best Choreography
My Prediction: Hokuto Konishi - LMFAO, "Party Rock Anthem"
Actual Winner: Frank Gatson - Beyonce, "Run The World"
Best Special Effects
My Prediction: The Mill - Chromeo, "Don't Turn the Lights On"
Actual Winner: Katy Perry f/ Kanye West, "E.T."
Best Art Direction
My Prediction: Babok Radboy - Kanye West, "Power"
Actual Winner: Nathan Parker - Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Best Editing
My Prediction: Daniels - Manchester Orchestra, "Simple Math"
Actual Winner: Art Jones at Work - Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
Best Cinematography
My Prediction: Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel Carberry - Thirty Second to Mars, "Hurricane"
Actual Winner: Tom Townend - Adele, "Rolling In The Deep"
How I did: I got 0/14. I don't think I should quit my job to do predictions for a living.