One Direction took home the top prize at last night’s American Music Awards – beating out Iggy Azalea, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, Katy Perry, Pharrell Williams, Lorde, John Legend, and Luke Bryan for the Artist of the Year award. 

The British boy band also won favorite band and favorite album in the pop/rock category. 

Watch 1D’s “Night Changes” performance and their big win, AFTER THE JUMP…

Fellow Brit Sam Smith also managed to nab an award last night in the favorite pop/rock male artist category.