1995 MTV Europe Music Awards
| 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
MTV Networks International (Europe) | |
| Produced by | Sara Martin [1] |
The 1995 Jean-Paul Gaultier.
The
French nuclear testing in the South Pacific
got the most attention at the ceremony.
underground nuclear blasts.[3]
"Stop abusing the earth," urged Madonna in a videotaped segment before the designer agnès b. picked up the award for Greenpeace
.
The awards are also notable for the portfolio given to approximately 200 attendees, Outbreak of Violets, which is an extremely rare work by comics writer Alan Moore. Written by Moore and drawn by 24 different European artists, the work is a sequence of 24 postcards and has never been reprinted. It is believed to be Moore’s rarest work and described by collectors as his Holy Grail.
Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
| Best Song | Best Director |
|---|---|
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Michel Gondry (Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn — "Protection")
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| Best Female | Best Male |
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| Best Group | Breakthrough Artist |
Best Dance
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Best Rock |
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| Best Live Act | |
| Free Your Mind | |
| Greenpeace | |
Performances
- Simply Red — "Fairground"
- East 17 — "Thunder"
- H-Blockx — "Risin' High"
- David Bowie — "The Man Who Sold the World"
- Blur — "The Universal"
- Bon Jovi — "Hey God"
- The Cranberries — "Zombie"
- Is This Love"
- Take That — "Back for Good"
Appearances
- The Edge and Björk — presented Best Song
- Carla Bruni and Robbie Williams — presented Best Rock
- Eva Herzigova and Jarvis Cocker — presented Best Male
- Patsy Kensit and Michael Hutchence — presented Breakthrough Artist
- Jean-Paul Gaultier and Karen Mulder — presented Best Director
- Best Dance
- George Michael — presented Free Your Mind Award
- agnès b. — accepted Free Your Mind on behalf of Greenpeace
- Zucchero and Nina Hagen — presented Best Group
- Kylie Minogue and Ray Cokes — presented Best Live Act
- Jean-Claude Van Damme — presented Best Female
See also
References
- ^ "MTV Europe Music Awards 1995 (1995) - IMDb".
- ^ ThinkExist.com Quotations. "Jon Bon Jovi quotes". Thinkexist.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ "Nuclear testing in the Pacific - nuclear-free New Zealand | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. Retrieved 2012-07-25.