MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Music videos |
Country | United States |
Presented by | MTV |
First awarded | 1984 |
Currently held by | "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift |
Most awards | Taylor Swift (4) |
Most nominations | Eminem (7) |
Website | Official website |
The music videos.[2] At the first MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in 1984, the Video of the Year honor was presented to The Cars for the video "You Might Think".[3] Originally, all winners were determined by a special panel of music video directors, producers, and record company executives.[4] Since the 2006 awards, winners of major categories are determined by viewers' votes through MTV's website, while the jury decides in the technical categories.[5]
History
Recipients
† Marks winners of the Grammy Award for Best Music Video
*Marks nominees of the Grammy Award for Best Music Video
1980s
Year[c] | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
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1984 | The Cars | "You Might Think" |
|
[3] |
1985 | Don Henley | "The Boys of Summer" |
|
[11] |
1986 | Dire Straits | "Money for Nothing" |
|
[12] |
1987 | Peter Gabriel | "Sledgehammer" | [13] | |
1988 | INXS | "Need You Tonight" / "Mediate" | [14] | |
1989 | Neil Young | "This Note's for You" | [15] |
1990s
Year[d] | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
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1990 | Sinéad O'Connor* | "Nothing Compares 2 U"* | [16] | |
1991 | R.E.M.† | "Losing My Religion"† | [17] | |
1992 | Van Halen | "Right Now" | [18] | |
1993 | Pearl Jam | "Jeremy" | [19] | |
1994 | Aerosmith | "Cryin'" |
|
[20] |
1995 | TLC | "Waterfalls" |
|
[21] |
1996 | The Smashing Pumpkins | "Tonight, Tonight"* | [22] | |
1997 | Jamiroquai | "Virtual Insanity" | [23] | |
1998 | Madonna | "Ray of Light"† |
|
[24] |
1999 | Lauryn Hill | "Doo Wop (That Thing)" |
|
[25] |
2000s
2010s
2020s
Year[g] | Winner(s) | Video | Nominees | Ref. |
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2020 | The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" |
|
[47] |
2021 | Lil Nas X | " Montero (Call Me By Your Name) "*
|
|
[48] |
2022 | Taylor Swift | All Too Well: The Short Film† |
|
[49] |
2023 | "Anti-Hero" |
|
[50] |
Statistics
Artists with multiple wins
- 4 wins
- 2 wins
Artists with multiple nominations
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See also
Notes
- ^ Eminem has one more nomination as part of the collective D12.[6]
- ^ Kendrick Lamar co-directed "Humble" as part of the Little Homies.[10]
- ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
- ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
- ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
- ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
- ^ Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist.
- ^ 1 with D12.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist; 1 with The Carters.
- ^ 2 as a featured artist.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist.
- ^ 2 with NSYNC.
- ^ 2 as a featured artist; 1 with The Carters.
- ^ 2 as a featured artist.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist.
- ^ 2 as a featured artist.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist.
- ^ 1 with No Doubt.
- ^ 1 as a starring performer in the video but not a featured artist.
- ^ 1 as a featured artist.
- ^ Both as a featured artist.
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