00:01Taylor Swift has broken yet another record by becoming the most awarded artist in MTV VMA history.
00:09The pop powerhouse received the inaugural artist-director honors on Sunday night, which recognizes artists' work behind the cameras.
00:17As she debuted the music video she directed for her latest song, Patient Zero, starring actors Colin Farrell and Dakota
00:24Johnson.
00:26She also took home the top prize of the night video of the year for the fate of Ophelia from
00:31her album The Life of a Showgirl.
00:34Picking up the award Swift, heaped praise on the late Dolly Parton, whom she described as the ultimate showgirl.
00:41Other stars also paid tribute to Parton with a string of performances and covers of her most well-known tracks.
00:49The other major winner of the night was Madonna, who kicked off the proceedings by performing her single Bring Your
00:55Love alongside Sabrina Carpenter.
00:57The pair won the award for best collaboration for the song.
01:01One of the most coveted prizes, the Video Vanguard Award, went to the legendary grunge band Nirvana.
01:08Kurt was one of one.
01:11You
