American Music Awards full winners list: One Direction, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj and The Weeknd win big

The annual awards event didn't fail to deliver on the glamour and gossip as a host of stars took to the stage

Getty Top prize: The band won the artist of the year award

One Direction scooped the top gong - the artist of the year award - at Sunday's American Music Awards.

The four-piece won the accolade for the second year running and also won the best pop/rock album for a third consecutive year, with the album Made In The A.M.

"It's absolutely incredible to receive this award two years in a row. It's a testament to how incredible our fans are," Louis Tomlinson said. Meanwhile, actor-musician Jared Leto made a moving tribute to the 130victims of the deadly attacks across Paris, specifically the 89 who died at the Bataclan concert hall, where he said he and his band, 30 Seconds to Mars, had performed "a beautiful, peaceful" show earlier this year.

"Tonight we honor victims of the unimaginable violence that took place in Paris and around the world," he said.

"France matters, Russia matters, Syria matters, Mali matters, the Middle East matters, the United States matters, the entire world matters and peace is possible."

Celine Dion sang Edith Piaf's classic French ode La Vie en Rose in memory of those lost.

Key winners on the night included Taylor Swift, who went into the night with a leading six nominations and won three awards but didn't attend the event.

Nicki Minaj won two awards in the rap/hip hop categories, The Weeknd won two soul/R&B awards, Florida Georgia Line won two country music awards and country artist Sam Hunt was named best new artist.


Getty Images for dcp The four-piece pose on the red carpet


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Star Wars veteran Harrison Ford introduced five-piece acappella group Pentatonix, who put their vocals to John Williams' iconic Star Wars score, along with a full orchestra on stage. The performance comes ahead of next month's highly-anticipated new Star Wars: The Force Awakens film.


Show host Jennifer Lopez danced through a high-octane medley of this year's top pop songs, saying: "Tonight is about the music, and this year's music makes me want to dance."

But one of the biggest talking points came courtesy of Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth, who took audiences by surprise with a steamy kiss after their duet Marvin Gaye.

FULL WINNERS LIST:

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

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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

Getty Bieber along with Diplo and Skrillex won 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

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  Ariana cried as she collected her award
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

Getty Carrie Underwood took to the stage on the night
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

Drake
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

Getty The Weeknd won Favourite 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 scooped the Electronic Dance Music award
Calvin Harris - WINNER
David Guetta
Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK

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