Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga Come Up Big at 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards went down last night offering a hearty dose of flying men, pregnancy reveals, profanity laced rap performances, and even an Amy Winehouse Tribute, thrown in for good measure.

When the proverbial smoke cleared, however, artists Adele, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga, came out on top, as all three grabbed multiple “Moonmen” during the event held at LA’s Nokia Theatre.

Perry’s “Firework” won for Video of the Year, and she also took home a moon man along with Kanye West for Best Collaboration for their sci-fi fantasia “E.T.” During her acceptance speech for best collab, Perry jokingly recalled a previous VMAs show incident when she told her co-winner, “Now this is the time when you want to interrupt me, Kanye!”

Lady Gaga — who spent the entire night dressed as her male alter ego, Jo Calderone — won two awards – Best Female Video and Best Video with a Message – for her song “Born This Way.”

The evening’s big winner, however, was Adele. In addition to delivering an amazing performance of Someone Like You, the 23-year-old Brit rocked the awards show by taking home four Moonmen – Best Editing, Best Direction, Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography – for the video of her hit single “Rolling in the Deep.”

Did you watch the 2011 MTV VMAs? What was your favorite performance from the event?

For the complete list of winners check out the results below:

Video of the Year
Katy Perry — “Firework”

Best Male Video
Justin Bieber — “U Smile”

Best Female Video
Lady Gaga — “Born This Way”

Best New Artist
Tyler, the Creator — “Yonkers”

Best Pop Video
Britney Spears — “Till the World Ends”

Best Rock Video
Foo Fighters — “Walk”

Best Hip-Hop Video
Nicki Minaj — “Super Bass”

Best Collaboration
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — “E.T.”

Best Direction in a Video
Adele — “Rolling in the Deep” (Director: Sam Brown)

Best Choreography in a Video
Beyoncé — “Run the World (Girls)” (Choreographer: Frank Gatson, Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page)

Best Special Effects in a Video
Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) — “E.T.” (Special Effects: Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects)

Best Art Direction in a Video
Adele — “Rolling in the Deep” (Art Director: Nathan Parker)

Best Editing in a Video
Adele — “Rolling in the Deep” (Editor: Art Jones at Work)

Best Cinematography in a Video
Adele — “Rolling in the Deep” (Director of Photography: Tom Townend)

Best Video with a Message
Lady Gaga — “Born This Way”

Best Latino Artist of 2011
Maná — “Lluvia al Corazón”

Video Vanguard Award
Britney Spears

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