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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: Heart Shaped Box

      8.0 (931)
      Nirvana
    • [object Object]

      Beck: Loser

      7.2 (136)
      Beck
    • [object Object]

      Green Day: Longview

      7.0 (77)
      Green Day
    • [object Object]

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Disarm

      8.0 (97)
      The Smashing Pumpkins

    Best Art Direction in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Nirvana: Heart Shaped Box

      8.0 (931)
      Byrnadette DiSanto(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Aerosmith: Amazing

      7.3 (814)
      Ted Bafaloukos(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Björk: Human Behaviour

      7.9 (358)
      Michel Gondry(art director)
    • [object Object]

      Nine Inch Nails: Closer

      8.3 (721)
      Tom Foden(art director)

    Best Choreography in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Salt 'N' Pepa Feat. En Vogue: Whatta Man

      6.8 (89)
      Frank Gatson Jr.(choreographer)
      Randy Connor(choreographer)

    • Hammer: Pumps and a Bump, Version 2

      6.5 (11)
      M.C. Hammer(choreographer)
      Randi G.(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Janet Jackson: If

      7.8 (105)
      Tina Landon(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Us3: Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

      5.9 (20)
      Toledo(choreographer)

    Best Cinematography in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts

      7.4 (770)
      Harris Savides(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Aerosmith: Amazing

      7.3 (814)
      Gabriel Beristain(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2)

      7.1 (46)
      Tarsem Singh(director of photography)
      Denise Milford(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Nirvana: Heart Shaped Box

      8.0 (931)
      John Mathieson(director of photography)

    Best Dance Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Salt 'N' Pepa Feat. En Vogue: Whatta Man

      6.8 (89)
      Salt-N-Pepa
      En Vogue
    • [object Object]

      En Vogue: Runaway Love

      4.4 (13)
      En Vogue
    • [object Object]

      Janet Jackson: If

      7.8 (105)
      Janet Jackson
    • [object Object]

      Us3: Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)

      5.9 (20)
      Us3
    • [object Object]

      Crystal Waters: 100% Pure Love

      5.8 (21)
      Crystal Waters

    Best Direction in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts

      7.4 (770)
      Jake Scott
    • [object Object]

      Aerosmith: Amazing

      7.3 (814)
      Marty Callner
    • [object Object]

      Beastie Boys: Sabotage

      8.4 (3.4K)
      Spike Jonze
    • [object Object]

      Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2)

      7.1 (46)
      Tarsem Singh

    Best Editing in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts

      7.4 (770)
      Patrick Sheffield(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Aerosmith: Amazing

      7.3 (814)
      Troy Okoniewski(editor)
      Jay Torres(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Björk: Human Behaviour

      7.9 (358)
      Michel Gondry(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2)

      7.1 (46)
      Robert Duffy(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Peter Gabriel: Kiss That Frog

      6.9 (51)
      Craig Wood(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Meat Puppets: Backwater

      7.2 (18)
      Katz(editor)
    • [object Object]

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Disarm

      8.0 (97)
      Patrick Sheffield(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Stone Temple Pilots: Vasoline, Version X

      6.6 (29)
      Kevin Kerslake(editor)

    Best Female Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Janet Jackson: If

      7.8 (105)
      Janet Jackson
    • [object Object]

      Björk: Human Behaviour

      7.9 (358)
      Björk
    • [object Object]

      Sheryl Crow: Leaving Las Vegas

      4.3 (33)
      Sheryl Crow
    • [object Object]

      Meshell Ndegeocello: If That's Your Boyfriend - He Wasn't Last Night

      Meshell Ndegeocello

    Best Group Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aerosmith: Cryin'

      7.5 (1K)
      Aerosmith
    • [object Object]

      Beastie Boys: Sabotage

      8.4 (3.4K)
      Beastie Boys
    • [object Object]

      Green Day: Longview

      7.0 (77)
      Green Day
    • [object Object]

      R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts

      7.4 (770)
      R.E.M.

    Best Male Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mary Jane's Last Dance

      7.9 (156)
      Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    • [object Object]

      Beck: Loser

      7.2 (136)
      Beck

    • Tony Bennett: Steppin' Out with My Baby

      Tony Bennett
    • [object Object]

      Bruce Springsteen: Streets of Philadelphia

      7.6 (526)
      Bruce Springsteen

    Best Metal/Hard Rock Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soundgarden: Black Hole Sun

      7.6 (1.2K)
      Soundgarden
    • [object Object]

      Aerosmith: Cryin'

      7.5 (1K)
      Aerosmith
    • [object Object]

      Anthrax: Black Lodge

      7.0 (33)
      Anthrax
    • [object Object]

      Rollins Band: Liar

      7.6 (86)
      Rollins Band

    Best New Artist in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Counting Crows: Mr. Jones

      6.5 (60)
      Counting Crows
    • [object Object]

      Beck: Loser

      7.2 (136)
      Beck
    • [object Object]

      Björk: Human Behaviour

      7.9 (358)
      Björk
    • [object Object]

      Green Day: Longview

      7.0 (77)
      Green Day
    • [object Object]

      Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories: Stay (I Missed You)

      6.5 (75)
      Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
    • [object Object]

      Meshell Ndegeocello: If That's Your Boyfriend - He Wasn't Last Night

      Meshell Ndegeocello

    Best R&B Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Salt 'N' Pepa Feat. En Vogue: Whatta Man

      6.8 (89)
      Salt-N-Pepa
      En Vogue
    • [object Object]

      The Brand New Heavies: Dream on Dreamer

      6.0 (7)
      The Brand New Heavies
    • [object Object]

      Toni Braxton: Breathe Again

      6.5 (36)
      Toni Braxton
    • [object Object]

      R. Kelly: Bump N' Grind

      5.6 (23)
      R. Kelly

    Best Rap Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Snoop Doggy Dogg: Doggy Dogg World

      6.0 (68)
      Snoop Dogg
    • [object Object]

      Coolio: Fantastic Voyage

      6.0 (39)
      Coolio
    • [object Object]

      Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain

      6.7 (55)
      Cypress Hill
    • [object Object]

      Dr. Dre: Let Me Ride

      6.7 (67)
      Dr. Dre

    Best Special Effects in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Peter Gabriel: Kiss That Frog

      6.9 (51)
      Brett Leonard(special effects)
      Angel Studios Inc.
    • [object Object]

      Aerosmith: Amazing

      7.3 (814)
      Cream Cheese Films
      Video Image
    • [object Object]

      Björk: Human Behaviour

      7.9 (358)
      Michel Gondry(special effects)
    • [object Object]

      Tool: Prison Sex

      8.3 (132)
      Adam Jones(special effects)

    Best Video from a Film

    • Bruce Springsteen in Bruce Springsteen: Streets of Philadelphia (1994)
      Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)
      Winners
      • Bruce Springsteen: Streets of Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia
      Bruce Springsteen
    • Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell, Sheryl Lee, Chris O'Neill, and Scot Williams in Backbeat (1994)
      • Backbeat Band: Money, Version 1
      • Backbeat
      Backbeat
    • Madonna in Madonna: I'll Remember (1994)
      Brendan Fraser, Joe Pesci, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Hamilton, and Moira Kelly in With Honors (1994)
      • Madonna: I'll Remember
      • With Honors
      Madonna
    • Sinéad O'Connor in Sinéad O'Connor: You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart (1994)
      Daniel Day-Lewis in In the Name of the Father (1993)
      • Sinéad O'Connor: You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart
      • In the Name of the Father
      Sinéad O'Connor

    Breakthrough Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts

      7.4 (770)
      R.E.M.
    • [object Object]

      Beastie Boys: Sabotage

      8.4 (3.4K)
      Beastie Boys
    • [object Object]

      Björk: Human Behaviour

      7.9 (358)
      Björk
    • [object Object]

      Deep Forest: Sweet Lullaby (Version 2)

      7.1 (46)
      Deep Forest
    • [object Object]

      Nine Inch Nails: Closer

      8.3 (721)
      Nine Inch Nails

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Brasil

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Sepultura: Territory

      7.2 (10)
      Sepultura

    • Chico Science & Nação Zumbi: A Cidade

      Chico Science
      Nação Zumbi
    • [object Object]

      Legião Urbana: Perfeição

      9.0 (19)
      Legião Urbana

    • Raimundos: Nêga Jurema

      Raimundos
    • [object Object]

      Caetano Veloso e Gilberto Gil: Haiti

      Caetano Veloso
      Gilberto Gil

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Europe

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Take That: Babe

      7.3 (27)
      Take That
    • [object Object]

      The Cranberries: Linger

      7.5 (146)
      The Cranberries
    • [object Object]

      D:Ream: Things Can Only Get Better

      6.3 (7)
      D. Ream
    • [object Object]

      Enigma: Return to Innocence

      7.7 (83)
      Enigma
    • [object Object]

      U2: Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

      7.7 (135)
      U2
    • [object Object]

      Whale: Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe

      5.7 (17)
      Whale

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Japan

    • Winner

      Hide: Eyes Love You

      Hideto Matsumoto

    • Chara: Tsumibukako Aishiteyo

      Chara

    • Original Love: The Rover

      Original Love

    • Seikima-II: Tatakau Nihonjin

      Seikima-II

    • Izumi Tachibana: Vanilla

      Izumi Tachibana

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Latin America

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: Matador

      6.4 (11)
      Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
    • [object Object]

      Caifanes: Afuera

      Caifanes
    • [object Object]

      La Ley: Tejedores de ilusión

      La Ley
    • [object Object]

      Mano Negra: El Señor Matanza

      Mano Negra

    Video of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aerosmith: Cryin'

      7.5 (1K)
      Aerosmith
    • [object Object]

      Beastie Boys: Sabotage

      8.4 (3.4K)
      Beastie Boys
    • [object Object]

      Nirvana: Heart Shaped Box

      8.0 (931)
      Nirvana
    • [object Object]

      R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts

      7.4 (770)
      R.E.M.

    Viewer's Choice

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Aerosmith: Cryin'

      7.5 (1K)
      Aerosmith
    • [object Object]

      Beastie Boys: Sabotage

      8.4 (3.4K)
      Beastie Boys
    • [object Object]

      Nirvana: Heart Shaped Box

      8.0 (931)
      Nirvana
    • [object Object]

      R.E.M.: Everybody Hurts

      7.4 (770)
      R.E.M.

    Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

    Edit
    • Tom Petty
      Winner
      • Tom Petty

    Lifetime Achievement Award

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    • The Rolling Stones (Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts)
      Winner
      • The Rolling Stones

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