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As with every award show the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards brought many memorable moments that were both good and bad.

From awesome performances to really bad jokes, check out our list of the best and the worst moments from this years MTV show.

Best: Opening with a “Bang Bang”
Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj opened the show with a performance that had Grande emerge from a spaceship for her electro-stomper “Break Free,” Minaj twerking in a jungle for “Anaconda” and then the pair united with Jessie J for ladies anthem “Bang Bang.” It was the sort of over-the-top fun that award shows are made for – even if Minaj teetered on the edge of showing all her glory with a wardrobe malfunction. 

Worst: Jay Pharoah's unofficial hosting gig
The show didn't have a proper host, but the “Saturday Night Live” star regularly popped-up to plug an award with extended monologues. No one can deny that he does spot-on impressions of Jay Z and Kanye West, but instead of any real riffing he opted for corny punch lines. It quickly became tedious, but maybe that’s because he stuck to the script on the TelePrompTer.

Best: Sam Smith bringing calm to the storm
At a show in which everyone tries to top everyone, there aren’t many moments of restraint. The breakout British soul singer was the first act to still the crowd with his exquisite, and simple, performance of “Stay With Me.”

Worst: The actual award winners
Sure, the actual awards are pretty secondary to onstage spectacle. But most of the winners didn’t make any real sense. Lorde taking rock video? Ed Sheeran besting Pharrell? Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse” topping Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy”? Odd.

Best: Beyoncé owning the show
Beyoncé has spent her career making award shows memorable with her onstage precision and knack for continuously upping her showmanship. As the recipient of the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, the pop diva closed the night with a 15-minute performance. She used her self-titled visual album to perform songs like "XO", "Drunk In Love", and "Partition".