Directed by Alex Rudzinski   Paul Dugdale   Written by Dave Boone   M. Dickson   Austen Earl   Brittany Chanel Greene   Jesse Joyce   Steven Murphy   D.C. Pierson   Matt Roberts   Beth Sherman   Chuck Sklar   Cast Taylor Swift ... Self - Performer & Winner Hailee Steinfeld ... Self - Presenter Bella Hadid ... Self - Presenter Alison Brie ... Self - Presenter Sophie Turner ... Self - Audience Member John Travolta ... Self - Presenter Cardi B ... Self - Presenter & Winner Jamie-Lynn Sigler ... Self - Presenter Drea de Matteo ... Self - Presenter Keke Palmer ... Self - Presenter Miley Cyrus ... Self - Performer Gigi Hadid ... Self - Presenter Megan Thee Stallion ... Self - Presenter Bad Bunny ... Self - Performer Sebastian Maniscalco ... Self - Host Ice-T ... Self - Presenter Lenny Kravitz ... Self - Presenter Billie Eilish ... Self - Winner Camila Cabello ... Self - Performer & Winner Billy Ray Cyrus ... Self - Presenter & Winner Vincent Pastore ... Self - Presenter H.E.R. ... Self - Performer Shawn Mendes ... Self - Performer & Winner Lizzo ... Self - Performer & Presenter Bebe Rexha ... Self - Presenter Lil' Kim ... Self (Presenter) DJ Khaled ... Self - Presenter Jonathan Van Ness ... Self - Presenter Lil Nas X ... Self - Performer & Winner Redman ... Self - Performer Normani ... Self - Performer Missy Elliott ... Self - Performer & Honoree Alex Wong ... Taylor Swift Dancer The Jonas Brothers ... Themselves - Performers & Winners Pepa ... Self - Presenter Lindsey Vonn ... Self Rosalía ... Self - Performer & Winner J Balvin ... Self - Performer & Winner Rick Ross ... Self - Presenter Wyclef Jean ... Self - Performer Big Sean ... Self - Performer Alex Morgan ... Self - Presenter Fetty Wap ... Self - Performer Victor Cruz ... Self - Presenter Marc Jacobs ... Self - Honoree French Montana ... Self - Presenter Ozuna ... Self - Performer Ilia Jessica Castro ... Dancer P.K. Subban ... Self - Presenter A$AP Ferg ... Self - Performer Ashlyn Harris ... Self - Presenter Naughty By Nature ... Themselves - Performers Ali Krieger ... Self - Presenter Kamilah Marshall ... Self - Background Vocalist Daymien Valentino ... Doritos Commercial Bodyguard Brayden Newby ... Self - Dancer Darielle Williams ... Aerialist - Missy Elliot Video Vanguard Award Recipient Ebone Johnson   Brittany Chanel Greene ... Self - Missy Elliott Video Vanguard Tribute Ivie Ani ... Self - After Show Presenter Malcriado ... Self Uncredited Cast Joshua Jones ... Joshua jones Caleb Thomas ... Nephew Produced by Tolisa Abrams   Barb Bialkowski   Trevor Stirlin Burk   Paul Caslin   Patrizia Di Maria   Bruce Gillmer   Jesse Ignjatovic   Ariel Kubit   Gary Lanvy   Ashley Markley   Sara Miller   Yanina Molina   Christopher Pang   Evan Prager   Jessica Rionero   Nikki Todaro   Matasa Williams

Additional Info Premiere: August 26, 2019 Country: Distributor: MTV Networks Websites: Production Companies Den of Thieves MTV Productions Distributors Music Television (MTV)   (2019) (United States) (TV) Filming Locations Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 4.8 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #13,657 / 21,263 Site Ranking #13,652 The Legend Of Mulan (1998) #13,653 She (1911) #13,654 The New York Butcher (2016) #13,656 Lucy Gets Lucky (1975) #13,657 2019 MTV Video Music Awards (2019) #13,658 Green Jelly: Cereal Killer (1992) #13,659 Malefice: A True Story Of A Demonic Haunting (2021) #13,660 Book Of The Dead (2014) #13,661 Cellphone (2023)