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It's Taylor Swift's Night at the CMT Awards

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Jun. 17 2009, Published 9:54 a.m. ET

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From the opening moments to the closing number, it was undeniably Taylor Swift's night at the Country Music Television Awards in Nashville on Tuesday night.

The 19-year-old not only performed two huge numbers during the live ceremony, her clip for "Love Story" won in both the Female Video and Video of the Year categories. The video's director, Trey Fanjoy, also won for Video Director of the Year.

"This is for everybody who still believes in love stories, because I do!" Taylor told the audience when accept her first trophy of the night.

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The night began with Taylor performing "You Belong With Me," in an elaborate production number that saw the singer evolve on-stage from daydreaming hopeful to full-fledged superstar.

And to wrap up the evening, a black-clad, headbanging Taylor was joined by British rock legends Def Leppard to sing their arena-rock classic "Pour Some Sugar On Me."

OK!'S GALLERY OF TAYLOR'S BIG NIGHT:

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The complete list of CMT Award Winners:

Video of the Year: Taylor Swift, "Love Story"

Male Video: Brad Paisley, "Waitin' On a Woman"

Female Video: Taylor Swift, "Love Story"

Group Video: Rascal Flatts, "Every Day"

Duo Video: Sugarland, "All I Want to Do"

Breakthrough Video: Zac Brown Band, "Chicken Fried"

Collaborative Video: Braid Paisley with Keith Urban, "Start a Band"

Performance of the Year: Alan Jackson, George Strait, Dierks Bentley and Brad Paisley, "Country Boy"

Wide-Open Country Video: Kid Rock, "All Summer Long"

Video Director of the Year: Trey Fanjoy for Taylor Swift's "Love Story"

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