On Sunday, Dec. 6, the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards commenced their awards ceremony with the theme "NEW-TOPIA". Unlike the previous years, this year's ceremony took place as "untact", meaning there was no face-to-face contact and no live audience due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony was broadcast live for K-pop fans around the world and was hosted by Song Joong Ki. This is the 22nd ceremony in the award show's history.
Here are all the winners of the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards!
Awards (in alphabetical order):
Best Art Director of the Year: MU:E
Best Asian Artist (Indonesia): Rizky Febian
Best Asian Artist (Japan): Official Hige Dandism
Best Asian Artist (Mandarin): G.E.M
Best Asian Artist (Thailand): Ink Waruntorn
Best Asian Artist (Vietnam): Binz
Best Band Performance: DAY6 - "Zombie"
Best Choreographer of the Year: Quang Dang
Best Collaboration: IU - "eight" (prod. by and feat. BTS’ Suga)
Best Composer of the Year: Yovie Widianto
Best Dance Performance (Female Group): BLACKPINK - "How You Like That"
Best Dance Performance (Male Group): BTS - "Dynamite"
Best Dance Performance (Solo): Hwasa - "Maria"
Best Engineer of the Year: Goo Jong Pil and Kwon Nam Woo
Best Executive Producer of the Year: Big Hit Entertainment founder and CEO, Bang Si Hyuk
Best Female Artist: IU
Best Female Group: BLACKPINK
Best Hip Hop and Urban Music: Zico - "Any Song"
Best Male Artist: EXO’s Baekhyun
Best Male Group: BTS
Best Music Video: BTS - "Dynamite"
Best New Asian Artist (Indonesia): Tiara Andini
Best New Asian Artist (Japan:) Fujii Kaze
Best New Asian Artist (Mandarin): Chin Siou
Best New Asian Artist (Thailand): Milli
Best New Asian Artist (Vietnam): Amee
Best New Asian Artist: JO1
Best New Female Artist: Weeekly
Best New Male Artist: TREASURE
Best OST: Gaho - "Start" (from the drama "Itaewon Class")
Best Producer of the Year: Pdogg
Best Stage: MONSTA X
Best Video Director of the Year: Lumpens
Best Vocal Performance - Group: MAMAMOO - "HIP"
Best Vocal Performance - Solo: IU - "Blueming"
Best of Next: CRAVITY
Discovery of the Year: ATEEZ
Favorite Asian Artist: WayV
Favorite Dance Performance (Female Solo): Jessi - "NUNU NANA"
Favorite Dance Performance (Group): TXT - "Can't You See Me"
Favorite Dance Performance (Male Solo): Taemin - "Criminal
Favorite Female Group: IZ*ONE
Favorite Male Group: NCT
Global Favorite Performer: SEVENTEEN
Inspired Achievement: BoA
Notable Achievement Artist: SEVENTEEN
The Most Popular Artist: TWICE
Worldwide Fans’ Choice Top 10: NCT, TREASURE, TXT, BLACKPINK, GOT7, TWICE, MAMAMOO, ATEEZ, SEVENTEEN, BTS
Daesangs
This is the second year in a row in which BTS swept all four Daesangs. On top of their Daesangs, the septet won a total of eight awards, meaning they won each category the group was nominated for. They are the group with the most amount of wins and nominations this year.
Artist of the Year: BTS
Album of the Year: BTS - "Map of the Soul: 7"
Song of the Year: BTS - "Dynamite"
Worldwide Icon of the Year: BTS
Congratulations to all the winners! Did your favorite artist win an award?
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Written by Alexa L.
