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MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)

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    VMA

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    Best Alternative Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

      8.1 (2.1K)
      Nirvana
    • [object Object]

      Pearl Jam: Alive

      7.2 (155)
      Pearl Jam
    • [object Object]

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away

      7.0 (737)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers

    • The Soup Dragons: Divine Thing

      7.2 (6)
      The Soup Dragons

    Best Art Direction in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away

      7.0 (737)
      Nick Goodman(art director)
      Robertino Mazati(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Guns N' Roses: November Rain

      8.0 (1.6K)
      Nigel Phelps(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Sir Mix-A-Lot: Baby Got Back

      6.7 (90)
      Dan Hubp(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Rod Stewart: Broken Arrow

      6.8 (19)
      Jose Montano(art director)

    Best Choreography in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      En Vogue: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

      6.3 (58)
      Frank Gatson Jr.(choreographer)
      Travis Payne(choreographer)
      LaVelle Smith Jr.(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      MC Hammer: 2 Legit 2 Quit

      6.1 (116)
      M.C. Hammer(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Madonna: Holiday (Truth or Dare Version)

      7.6 (70)
      Vincent Paterson(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations

      6.2 (156)
      Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch(choreographer)

    Best Cinematography in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Guns N' Roses: November Rain

      8.0 (1.6K)
      Mike Southon(director of photography)
      Daniel Pearl(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Genesis: I Can't Dance

      7.1 (391)
      Daniel Pearl(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Michael Jackson: In the Closet

      7.6 (873)
      Rolf Kestermann(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations

      6.2 (156)
      David Phillips(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Tori Amos: Silent All These Years

      7.3 (27)
      George Tiffin(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Madonna: Holiday (Truth or Dare Version)

      7.6 (70)
      Toby Phillips(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Eric Clapton

      8.3 (414)
      David Johnson(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      En Vogue: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

      6.3 (58)
      Paul Lauter(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Metallica: Enter Sandman

      7.5 (1.1K)
      Martin Coppen(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away

      7.0 (737)
      Marco Mazzei(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Vanessa Williams: Running Back to You

      Ralph Ziman(director of photography)

    Best Dance Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Prince & The New Power Generation: Cream

      6.8 (223)
      Prince
    • [object Object]

      En Vogue: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

      6.3 (58)
      En Vogue
    • [object Object]

      Madonna: Holiday (Truth or Dare Version)

      7.6 (70)
      Madonna
    • [object Object]

      Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations

      6.2 (156)
      Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch

    Best Direction in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Van Halen: Right Now

      7.5 (63)
      Mark Fenske(director)
    • [object Object]

      En Vogue: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

      6.3 (58)
      Matthew Rolston(director)
    • [object Object]

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away

      7.0 (737)
      Stephane Sednaoui(director)
    • [object Object]

      Sir Mix-A-Lot: Baby Got Back

      6.7 (90)
      Adam Bernstein(director)

    Best Editing in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Van Halen: Right Now

      7.5 (63)
      Mitchell Sinoway(editor)
    • [object Object]

      En Vogue: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

      6.3 (58)
      Robert Duffy(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Metallica: Enter Sandman

      7.5 (1.1K)
      Jay Torres(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away

      7.0 (737)
      Veronica Labels(editor)
      Olivier Gajan(editor)
    • [object Object]

      U2: Even Better Than the Real Thing

      6.8 (51)
      Jerry Chater(editor)

    Best Female Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Annie Lennox: Why

      7.6 (62)
      Annie Lennox
    • [object Object]

      Tori Amos: Silent All These Years

      7.3 (27)
      Tori Amos
    • [object Object]

      Madonna: Holiday (Truth or Dare Version)

      7.6 (70)
      Madonna
    • [object Object]

      Vanessa Williams: Save the Best for Last

      6.3 (46)
      Vanessa Williams

    Best Group Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      U2: Even Better Than the Real Thing

      6.8 (51)
      U2
    • [object Object]

      En Vogue: My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)

      6.3 (58)
      En Vogue
    • [object Object]

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under the Bridge

      7.3 (403)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers
    • [object Object]

      Van Halen: Right Now

      7.5 (63)
      Van Halen

    Best Male Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Eric Clapton

      8.3 (414)
      Eric Clapton
    • [object Object]

      John Mellencamp: Get a Leg Up

      5.7 (12)
      John Mellencamp
    • [object Object]

      Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Into the Great Wide Open

      7.7 (612)
      Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    • [object Object]

      Bruce Springsteen: Human Touch

      6.8 (39)
      Bruce Springsteen
    • [object Object]

      'Weird Al' Yankovic: Smells Like Nirvana

      7.4 (525)
      'Weird Al' Yankovic

    Best Metal/Hard Rock Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metallica: Enter Sandman

      7.5 (1.1K)
      Metallica
    • [object Object]

      Def Leppard: Let's Get Rocked

      6.5 (50)
      Def Leppard
    • [object Object]

      Ugly Kid Joe: Everything About You

      5.9 (37)
      Ugly Kid Joe
    • [object Object]

      Van Halen: Right Now

      7.5 (63)
      Van Halen

    Best New Artist in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

      8.1 (2.1K)
      Nirvana
    • [object Object]

      Tori Amos: Silent All These Years

      7.3 (27)
      Tori Amos
    • [object Object]

      Arrested Development: Tennessee

      6.3 (42)
      Arrested Development

    • Cracker: Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now)

      7.0 (7)
      Cracker

    Best Rap Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Arrested Development: Tennessee

      6.3 (42)
      Arrested Development

    • Black Sheep: The Choice Is Yours - Revisited

      6.5 (10)
      Black Sheep
    • [object Object]

      Kris Kross: Jump

      6.1 (94)
      Kris Kross
    • [object Object]

      Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch: Good Vibrations

      6.2 (156)
      Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
    • [object Object]

      Sir Mix-A-Lot: Baby Got Back

      6.7 (90)
      Sir Mix A Lot

    Best Special Effects in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      U2: Even Better Than the Real Thing

      6.8 (51)
      Simon Tayler(special effects)

    • David Byrne: She's Mad

      5.8 (10)
      Carlos Arguello(special effects)
      Michele Ferrone(special effects)
    • [object Object]

      Def Leppard: Let's Get Rocked

      6.5 (50)
      Ian Pearson(special effects)
    • [object Object]

      Michael Jackson: Black or White

      7.9 (3.8K)
      Jamie Dixon(special effects)

    Best Video from a Film

    • Dana Carvey and Freddie Mercury in Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody (Wayne's World Version) (1992)
      Mike Myers and Dana Carvey in Wayne's World (1992)
      Winners
      • Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody (Wayne's World Version)
      • Wayne's World
      Queen
    • Eric Clapton: Tears in Heaven (1991)
      Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jason Patric in Rush (1991)
      • Eric Clapton: Tears in Heaven
      • Rush
      Eric Clapton
    • The Commitments: Try a Little Tenderness (1991)
      Robert Arkins in The Commitments (1991)
      • The Commitments: Try a Little Tenderness
      • The Commitments
      The Commitments
    • Christina Ricci, M.C. Hammer, and Jimmy Workman in Hammer: Addams Groove (1991)
      Christina Ricci, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Hart, Judith Malina, Carel Struycken, and Jimmy Workman in The Addams Family (1991)
      • Hammer: Addams Groove
      • The Addams Family
      M.C. Hammer

    Breakthrough Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Give It Away

      7.0 (737)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers
    • [object Object]

      Tori Amos: Silent All These Years

      7.3 (27)
      Tori Amos

    • David Byrne: She's Mad

      5.8 (10)
      David Byrne
    • [object Object]

      Van Halen: Right Now

      7.5 (63)
      Van Halen

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Asia

    • Winner

      Christina: Jing Mai Klua

      Christina Aguilar

    • R.A.P. Artists: Ikhlas Tapi Jauh

      R.A.P. Artists

    • Chang Yu-sheng: Take Me to the Moon

      Yu-Sheng Chang

    • The Dawn: Iisang Bangka Tayo

      The Dawn

    • Lo Ta-yu: Story of the Train

      Ta-Yu Lo

    • Marsha: Tæk-Hak

      Marsha Wattanapanich

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Australia

    • Winner

      Diesel: Man Alive

      Mark Lizotte

    • Boom Crash Opera: Holy Water

      Boom Crash Opera

    • The Clouds: Hieronymous

      The Clouds

    • Frente!: Ordinary Angels

      Frente

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Brasil

    • Winner

      Nenhum de Nós: Ao Meu Redor

      Nenhum de Nós
    • [object Object]

      Guilherme Arantes: Taça de Veneno

      Guilherme Arantes

    • Biquini Cavadão: Zé Ninguém

      Biquini Cavadão

    • Capital Inicial: O Passageiro

      Capital Inicial

    • Djavan: Se...

      Djavan
    • [object Object]

      Engenheiros do Hawaii: O Exército de Um Homem Só I

      Engenheiros do Hawaii

    • Gilberto Gil: Madalena

      Gilberto Gil
    • [object Object]

      Marina Lima: Criança

      Marina Lima
    • [object Object]

      Marisa Monte: Diariamente

      Marisa Monte
    • [object Object]

      Os Paralamas Do Sucesso: Trac-Trac

      Os Paralamas do Sucesso

    • RPM: Gita

      RPM

    • Sepultura: Desperate Cry

      Sepultura

    • Supla: Só Pensa na Fama

      Supla

    • Titãs: Saia de Mim

      Titãs

    • Caetano Veloso: Fora da Ordem

      Caetano Veloso

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Europe

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Cure: Friday I'm in Love

      7.5 (91)
      The Cure
    • [object Object]

      Genesis: I Can't Dance

      7.1 (391)
      Genesis
    • [object Object]

      The KLF: Justified & Ancient

      7.7 (35)
      The KLF
    • [object Object]

      Annie Lennox: Why

      7.6 (62)
      Annie Lennox
    • [object Object]

      Shakespear's Sister: Stay

      7.4 (64)
      Shakespear's Sister

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Internacional

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      El General: Muévelo

      El General

    • Caifanes: Nubes

      Caifanes

    • Gipsy Kings: Baila Me

      Gipsy Kings

    • Mecano: El 7 de Septiembre

      Mecano

    • El Último de la Fila: Cuando el Mar Te Tenga

      El Último de la Fila

    Video of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Van Halen: Right Now

      7.5 (63)
      Van Halen
    • [object Object]

      Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

      8.1 (2.1K)
      Nirvana
    • [object Object]

      Def Leppard: Let's Get Rocked

      6.5 (50)
      Def Leppard
    • [object Object]

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under the Bridge

      7.3 (403)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Viewer's Choice

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Under the Bridge

      7.3 (403)
      Red Hot Chili Peppers
    • [object Object]

      Nirvana: Smells Like Teen Spirit

      8.1 (2.1K)
      Nirvana
    • [object Object]

      Van Halen: Right Now

      7.5 (63)
      Van Halen
    • [object Object]

      Def Leppard: Let's Get Rocked

      6.5 (50)
      Def Leppard

    Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

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    • Steven Adler, Duff McKagan, Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, and Guns N' Roses
      Winner
      • Guns N' Roses

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