Grammy Award for Best Music Film

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Not to be confused with Grammy Award for Best Music Video.
Grammy Award for Best Music Film
Awarded forQuality long form
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded1984
Currently held byMoonage Daydream (2024)
Websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Music Film is an accolade presented at the

Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards,[1]
to performers, directors, and producers of quality videos or musical programs.

Criteria

Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the

National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2] In order to qualify for this category, concert/performance films or music documentaries must be released theatrically or for sale to the public for the first time or first appearing on television or online during the current eligibility year. Dramatic feature films and biopics are not eligible.[3]

Prior to 2024, films were only considered eligible for this category if they featured a minimum of 51% performance-based material. As of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, this requirement has been removed entirely.[4]

Background

The category was preceded by the

Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, this award was first presented in 1984. From 1984 to 1985, the accolade was known as Best Video Album, but in 1986, it was renamed to Best Music Video, Long Form. From 1998 to 2012, it was named Best Long Form Music Video,[5][6][7]
before changing to Best Music Film since 2013.

In 1988 and 1989, the award criteria were changed and the video accolades were presented under the categories

Best Music Video
, which recognizes stand-alone videos of one song or performance. In 2024, the Field was abolished and both categories were moved to a Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film Field.

Multiple wins and nominations

Singers

Homecoming
in 2020.

Recipients

In 1984 and 1985, only the artists were presented with an award. In 1986 the award went to the artist(s) and the video director(s). From 1987 onwards, the award has been presented to the artist(s), video director(s) and video producer(s). (Nominations list performing artists only).

1984 accolade for Duran Duran
, performing in 2005.
1985 winner for Making Michael Jackson's Thriller, Michael Jackson
A Caucasian male wearing all black and a floral scarf around his neck.
Sting has earned two accolades from this category for Bring On the Night and Ten Summoner's Tales.
1990 for Rhythm Nation 1814
.
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em
The Confessions Tour: Live from London
.
1993 winner, Annie Lennox.
1998
for Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill, Live
Mel Brooks won the award for Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks.
Director Don Letts received the award for the documentary Westway to the World about the band The Clash.
2006 award winner for directing the documentary No Direction Home
, Martin Scorsese
2007
for Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run
2009, Peter Bogdanovich earned the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for directing Runnin' Down a Dream
2011 award winners included director Tom DiCillo for When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors
.
Director James Moll won Foo Fighters's Back and Forth.
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
for the same film as well.
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard won for the documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week.
Rashida Jones won the award as co-director of Quincy, a film about her father, Quincy Jones.
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
.
Year[I] Work(s) Performing artist(s) Director(s) and Producer(s)[II] Nominees Ref.
1984
 Duran Duran Duran Duran — [8]
1985
 Making Michael Jackson's Thriller Michael Jackson — [9]
1986
 Huey Lewis & The News: The Heart of Rock 'n Roll Huey Lewis and the News
[10]
1987
 Bring On the Night Sting
[11]
1988
 —[III] — — — [12]
1989
 —[III] — — — [13]
1990
 Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson
[14]
1991
Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
 		MC Hammer
[15]
1992
 Madonna: Live! – Blond Ambition World Tour 90
Madonna
  • David Mallet & Mark "Aldo" Miceli, directors
  • Anthony Eaton, producer
  • Peter Gabriel – P.O.V. (Michael Chapman & Hart Perry, video directors; Dana Heinz & Sandy Lieberson, video producers)
  • Billy Joel – Live at Yankee Stadium (Jon Small, video director; Jon Small, video producer)
  • Lifers Group – World Tour Rahway Prison, That's It (Penelope Spheeris, video director; Jessica Cooper, video producer)
  • Sinéad O'Connor – Year of the Horse (Sophie Muller, video director; Steve Fargnoli & James Todd, video producers)
 [16]
1993
 Diva Annie Lennox
  • Gwar – Phallus in Wonderland (Judas Bullhorn & Distortion Wells, video directors; Dean English, video producer)
  • MC Hammer – Hammerin' Home (Rupert Wainwright, video director; Oliver Fuselier, Guy J. Louthan & Terance Power, video producers)
  • Public Enemy
    – The Enemy Strikes Live (Larry Holland, video director; J. Kevin Swain, video producer)
  • Swiss Radio Symphony; Matthias Bamert, conductor – Classic Visions 5: Gershwin, D'Albert, Strauss, Honegger (Adrian Marthaler, video director; Armin Brunner, video producer)
 [17]
1994
 Ten Summoner's Tales Sting
[18]
1995
 Zoo TV: Live from Sydney U2
  • David Mallet, director
  • Ned O'Hanlon and Rocky Oldham, producer
[18]
1996
 Secret World Live Peter Gabriel
[19]
1997
 The Beatles Anthology The Beatles
  • Bob Smeaton and Geoff Wonfor, directors
  • Chips Chipperfield and Neil Aspinall, producers
[20]
1998
 Jagged Little Pill, Live Alanis Morissette
[21]
1999
 American Masters: Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart Lou Reed
  • Fastball – They Wanted the Highway (Ondi Timoner, video director; Mark Didia, David Timoner & Ondi Timoner, video producers)
  • Yo-Yo Ma – Inspired by Bach: Six Gestures – No. 6 (Patricia Rozema, video director; Niv Fichman, video producer)
  • Scott Rockenfield and Paul Speer featuring Sir Mix-A-Lott – TeleVoid (Michael Boydstun, video director and producer)
  • Various artists – Robert Altman's Jazz '34: Remembrances of Kansas City Swing (Robert Altman, video director; Robert Altman, Brent Carpenter, James McLindon & Matthew Seig, video producers)
 [22]
2000
 Band of Gypsys: Live at Fillmore East Jimi HendrixIV
  • Bob Smeaton, director
  • Chips Chipperfield and Neil Aspinall, producer
[23]
2001
 Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album John LennonIV
[24]
2002
 Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks Mel Brooks
[25]
2003
 Westway to the World The Clash
[26]
2004
 Legend Sam CookeIV
[27]
2005
 Concert for George Various artistsIV
[28]
2006
 No Direction Home Bob DylanIV
[29]
2007
Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run
 		Bruce Springsteen
  • Terence Blanchard – Flow: Living in the Stream of Music (Jim Gabour, video director; Robin Burgess & Jim Gabour, video producers)
  • Death Cab for Cutie – Directions (Noah Gelb, Nicholas Harmer, Jill Kaplan & Aaron Stewart-Ahn, video producers)
  • Gorillaz – Demon Days: Live in Manchester (Damon Albarn, David Barnard, Grant Gee & Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Kersti Bergstrom, Stefan Demetriou, Simon Jones & Claire Oxley, video producers)
  • Jonas Akerlund
    , video director; Susan Applegate, Angela Becker, Keeley Gould, Shelli Jury & David May, video producers)
 [18]
2008
 The Confessions Tour Madonna
[18]
2009
 Runnin' Down a Dream Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • Peter Bogdanovich, director
  • Skot Bright, Tony Dimitriades & George Drakoulias, producers
[18]
2010
 The Beatles Love – All Together Now The Beatles and Cirque du SoleilIV
  • Adrian Wills, director
  • Jonathan Clyde and Martin Bolduc, producers
[18]
2011
 When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors The DoorsIV
[30]
2012
 Back and Forth Foo Fighters
2013
 Big Easy Express
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, and Old Crow Medicine Show
  • Emmett Malloy, director
  • Bryan Ling, Mike Luba, and Tim Lynch, producers
2014
Live Kisses
 		Paul McCartney
  • Jonas Åkerlund, director
  • Violaine Etienne, Aron Levine & Scott Rodger, producers
2015
 20 Feet from Stardom ≈ Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer & Judith Hill
2016
 Amy ≈ Amy WinehouseIV
2017 The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years The BeatlesIV
2018
 The Defiant Ones Various artistsIV
  • Allen Hughes, director
  • Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray & Steven Williams, producers
[31]
2019
 Quincy Quincy Jones
  • Alan Hicks & Rashida Jones, directors
  • Paula DuPré Pesmen, producer
[32]
2020
Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé
 		Beyoncé
  • Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke, directors
  • Steve Pamon & Erinn Williams, producers
[33]
2021
 The Sound of My Voice Linda Ronstadt
[34]
2022 Summer of Soul ≈ Various ArtistsIV
[35]
2023 Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story Various ArtistsIV
  • Frank Marshall & Ryan Suffern, video directors
  • Frank Marshal, Sean Stuart & Ryan Suffern, video producers
  • Adele – Adele One Night Only (Paul Dugdale, video director)
  • Justin Bieber – Our World (Michael D. Ratner, video director; Michael D. Ratner, Kfir Goldberg, Andy Mininger & Scott Ratner, video producers)
  • Billie Eilish – Billie Eilish Live at the O2 (Sam Wrench, video director; Michelle An, Tom Colbourne, Chelsea Dodson & Billie Eilish, video producers)
  • Rosalía – Motomami (Rosalía Tiktok Live Performance) (Ferrán Echegaray, Rosalía Vila Tobella & Stillz, video directors); Karen Saurí Marchán & Christy Alcaraz Moyer (video producers)
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Barn (Daryl Hannah, video director; Gary Ward, video producer)
 [36]
2024 Moonage Daydream David BowieIV Brett Morgen, video director and video producer [37]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Director(s) are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award.
^[III] Award was not presented. Music video categories presented that year included Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video.
^[IV] Award not presented to the performing artist (only to video director(s) and video producer(s))
^[V] Director unknown; award presented to video producers only

Notes

  • ≈ indicates an
    Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
    winner
  • ± indicates an
    Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
    nominee

See also

References

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  2. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original
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  3. ^ Grammy.com
  4. ^ Paul Grein (June 16, 2023). "Here Are the 10 Biggest Changes to the Grammy Awards Process for 2024". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
    . Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  6. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
    . Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  7. ^ Press release, 4 June 2013
  8. ^ "Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards". Schenectady Gazette. Schenectady, New York. January 9, 1984. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  9. ^ "27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 4. January 26, 1985. p. 78. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  10. ^ Hunt, Dennis (January 10, 1986). "'We Are The World' Scores In Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. p. 6. Retrieved May 13, 2011. Note: This source lists the directors associated with the nominated videos, but the "Nominees" column of the table contains the performing artists associated with the nominated videos.
  11. ^ Hunt, Dennis (January 9, 1987). "Grammy Nominations: Highs And Lows". Los Angeles Times. p. 5. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
  12. 1988
    .
  13. 1989
    .
  14. St. Petersburg Times
    . January 13, 1990.
  15. ^ Bargreen, Melinda (January 11, 1991). "Symphony Nominated For 4 Grammys". The Seattle Times. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  16. ^ "The Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1992. p. 5. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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  20. ^ Kot, Greg (January 8, 1997). "Pumpkins A Smash With 7 Grammy Nominations". Chicago Tribune. p. 12. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  21. ^ "Complete List of Academy Voter Picks". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 1998. p. 15. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  22. ^ Kot, Greg (January 6, 1999). "10 Nominations Put Lauryn Hill Atop Grammy Heap". Chicago Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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  32. ^ "Grammy.com, 7 December 2018". Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  33. ^ 62nd Grammy Awards nominations list
  34. ^ 2021 Nominations List
  35. ^ "Grammy Nominations List 2022". Grammy.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  36. ^ "Air Date For 2023 GRAMMYs Announced: Taking Place On Feb. 5 In Los Angeles; GRAMMY Nominations To Be Announced Nov. 15, 2022". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  37. ^ Minsker, Evan (November 10, 2023). "Grammy Nominations 2024: See the Full List Here". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

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