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MTV Video Music Awards (VMA)

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    Best Alternative Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979

      7.8 (552)
      The Smashing Pumpkins
    • [object Object]

      Bush: Glycerine

      6.9 (46)
      Bush
    • [object Object]

      Everclear: Santa Monica

      6.5 (27)
      Everclear
    • [object Object]

      Foo Fighters: Big Me

      7.5 (91)
      Foo Fighters

    Best Art Direction in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      K.K. Barrett
      Wayne White
    • [object Object]

      Björk: It's Oh So Quiet

      7.8 (745)
      Teri Whittaker(art director)
    • [object Object]

      The Cranberries: Salvation

      6.8 (73)
      William Abello(art director)
    • [object Object]

      R.E.M.: Tongue

      7.2 (23)
      Clam Lynch(art director)

    Best Choreography in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Björk: It's Oh So Quiet

      7.8 (745)
      Michael Rooney(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Janet Jackson: Runaway

      7.5 (90)
      Tina Landon
    • [object Object]

      George Michael: Fastlove

      7.7 (123)
      Vaughan Arnell(choreographer)
      Anthea Benton(choreographer)
    • [object Object]

      Quad City DJ's: C'mon N' Ride It (the Train)

      Quad City DJ's(choreographer)

    Best Cinematography in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      Declan Quinn
    • [object Object]

      Brandy Feat. Wanya Morris: Brokenhearted

      6.4 (23)
      Martin Coppen(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Eric Clapton: Change the World

      7.0 (30)
      Peter Nydrle(director of photography)
      Marco Mazzei(director of photography)
    • [object Object]

      Madonna: You'll See

      7.6 (350)
      Adrian Wild(director of photography)

    Best Dance Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Coolio: 1 2 3 4 (Sumpin' New)

      5.0 (39)
      Coolio
    • [object Object]

      Everything But the Girl: Missing (Club Mix)

      7.8 (18)
      Everything But The Girl
    • [object Object]

      La Bouche: Be My Lover (US Version)

      6.2 (26)
      La Bouche
    • [object Object]

      George Michael: Fastlove

      7.7 (123)
      George Michael

    Best Direction in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      Valerie Faris
      Jonathan Dayton
    • [object Object]

      Alanis Morissette: Ironic

      7.4 (618)
      Stephane Sednaoui
    • [object Object]

      Björk: It's Oh So Quiet

      7.8 (745)
      Spike Jonze
    • [object Object]

      Foo Fighters: Big Me

      7.5 (91)
      Jesse Peretz

    Best Editing in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alanis Morissette: Ironic

      7.4 (618)
      Scott Gray(editor)
    • [object Object]

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      Eric Zumbrunnen
    • [object Object]

      Beck: Where It's At

      7.2 (39)
      Eric Zumbrunnen(editor)
    • [object Object]

      Red Hot Chili Peppers: Warped

      6.4 (29)
      Hal Honigsberg(editor)

    Best Female Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alanis Morissette: Ironic

      7.4 (618)
      Alanis Morissette
    • [object Object]

      Björk: It's Oh So Quiet

      7.8 (745)
      Björk
    • [object Object]

      Tracy Chapman: Give Me One Reason

      6.8 (40)
      Tracy Chapman
    • [object Object]

      Jewel: Who Will Save Your Soul

      6.5 (33)
      Jewel

    Best Group Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Foo Fighters: Big Me

      7.5 (91)
      Foo Fighters
    • [object Object]

      Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: Tha Crossroads

      7.7 (33)
      Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
    • [object Object]

      Fugees: Killing Me Softly

      6.9 (85)
      Fugees
    • [object Object]

      Hootie & the Blowfish: Only Wanna Be with You

      6.3 (33)
      Hootie & the Blowfish

    Best Hard Rock Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Metallica: Until It Sleeps

      7.3 (175)
      Metallica
    • [object Object]

      Alice in Chains: Again

      6.9 (36)
      Alice in Chains
    • [object Object]

      Marilyn Manson: Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

      7.6 (341)
      Marilyn Manson
    • [object Object]

      Rage Against the Machine: Bulls on Parade

      7.4 (55)
      Rage Against the Machine

    Best Male Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Beck: Where It's At

      7.2 (39)
      Beck
    • [object Object]

      Bryan Adams: The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You

      7.1 (22)
      Bryan Adams
    • [object Object]

      Coolio: 1 2 3 4 (Sumpin' New)

      5.0 (39)
      Coolio
    • [object Object]

      R. Kelly Feat. The Isley Brothers: Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)

      7.1 (24)
      R. Kelly
    • [object Object]

      Seal: Don't Cry

      6.0 (11)
      Seal

    Best New Artist in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Alanis Morissette: Ironic

      7.4 (618)
      Alanis Morissette

    • Tracy Bonham: Mother Mother, Version 1

      8.6 (8)
      Tracy Bonham
    • [object Object]

      Garbage: Stupid Girl

      7.2 (135)
      Garbage
    • [object Object]

      Jewel: Who Will Save Your Soul

      6.5 (33)
      Jewel

    Best R&B Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Fugees: Killing Me Softly

      6.9 (85)
      Fugees
    • [object Object]

      Toni Braxton: You're Makin' Me High

      6.9 (47)
      Toni Braxton
    • [object Object]

      Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men: One Sweet Day

      6.8 (144)
      Mariah Carey
      Boyz II Men
    • [object Object]

      D'Angelo: Brown Sugar

      7.2 (22)
      D'Angelo

    Best Rap Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Coolio feat. L.V.: Gangsta's Paradise

      7.7 (813)
      Coolio
    • [object Object]

      2Pac feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman: California Love

      7.5 (319)
      Tupac Shakur
    • [object Object]

      Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: Tha Crossroads

      7.7 (33)
      Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
    • [object Object]

      LL Cool J: Doin' It

      6.0 (29)
      LL Cool J

    Best Special Effects in a Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      Chris Staves
    • [object Object]

      The Beatles: Free as a Bird

      7.6 (248)
      Johnny Senered(special effects)
      Kristin Johnson(special effects)
      Ben Gibbs(special effects)
    • [object Object]

      Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: Tha Crossroads

      7.7 (33)
      Cameron Noble(special effects)
    • [object Object]

      Green Day: Walking Contradiction

      7.7 (61)
      Jefferson Zuma Jay Wagner(special effects)
      Brian Boles(special effects)

    Best Video from a Film

    • Coolio feat. L.V.: Gangsta's Paradise (1995)
      Michelle Pfeiffer, Ivan Sergei, Wade Dominguez, Paula Garcés, Marisela Gonzales, Bruklin Harris, Rahman Ibraheem, Renoly Santiago, and Marcello Thedford in Dangerous Minds (1995)
      Winners
      • Coolio feat. L.V.: Gangsta's Paradise
      • Dangerous Minds
      Coolio
    • Brandy Norwood in Brandy: Sittin' Up in My Room (1995)
      Waiting to Exhale (1995)
      • Brandy: Sittin' Up in My Room
      • Waiting to Exhale
      Brandy Norwood
    • Bush: Machinehead (1996)
      Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon in Fear (1996)
      • Bush: Machinehead
      • Fear
      Bush
    • Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen: Theme from Mission: Impossible (1996)
      Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
      • Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen: Theme from Mission: Impossible
      • Mission: Impossible
      Adam Clayton
      Larry Mullen Jr.

    Breakthrough Video

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      The Smashing Pumpkins
    • [object Object]

      Björk: It's Oh So Quiet

      7.8 (745)
      Björk
    • [object Object]

      Busta Rhymes: Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check

      6.8 (27)
      Busta Rhymes
    • [object Object]

      Foo Fighters: Big Me

      7.5 (91)
      Foo Fighters
    • [object Object]

      Garbage: Queer

      7.4 (55)
      Garbage
    • [object Object]

      Radiohead: Just

      8.0 (317)
      Radiohead

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Asia

    • Winner

      Seo Taiji & Boys: Come Back Home

      Seo Taiji & Boys

    • Dewa 19: Cukup Siti Nurbaya

      Dewa 19

    • Punnee Weeranukul: Chan Tang Jai

      Punnee Weeranukul

    • Put3ska: Manila Girl

      Put3ska

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Brasil

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Skank: Garota Nacional

      Skank

    • Engenheiros do Hawaii: A Promessa

      Engenheiros do Hawaii

    • Os Paralamas do Sucesso: Lourinha Bombril

      Os Paralamas do Sucesso
    • [object Object]

      Pato Fu: Qualquer Bobagem

      Pato Fu

    • Raimundos: Eu Quero Ver o Oco

      Raimundos
    • [object Object]

      Renato Russo: Strani amori

      6.8 (6)
      Renato Russo

    • Fernanda Abreu Feat. Herbert Vianna: Veneno da Lata

      Fernanda Abreu

    • Baba Cósmica: Sábado de Sol

      Baba Cósmica

    • Barão Vermelho: Vem Quente Que Eu Estou Fervendo

      Barão Vermelho

    • Chico Science & Nação Zumbi: Manguetown

      Chico Science
      Nação Zumbi
    • [object Object]

      Sepultura: Roots Bloody Roots

      7.5 (18)
      Sepultura
    • [object Object]

      Titãs: Eu Não Aguento

      Titãs

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Europe

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      George Michael: Fastlove

      7.7 (123)
      George Michael
    • [object Object]

      Björk: It's Oh So Quiet

      7.8 (745)
      Björk
    • [object Object]

      Die Fantastischen Vier: Sie ist weg

      Die Fantastischen Vier

    • Jovanotti: L'Ombelico del Mondo

      Jovanotti
    • [object Object]

      Pulp: Disco 2000

      8.6 (31)
      Pulp

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV India

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Colonial Cousins: Sa Ni Dha Pa

      Colonial Cousins

    • Sagarika: Disco Deewane

      Sagarika Mukherjee Da Costa

    • Asha Bhosle: Piya Tu Ab to Aaja

      Asha Bhosle

    • Biddu Feat. Nazia Hassan: Boom Boom

      Biddu

    • Indus Creed: Sleep

      Indus Creed
    • [object Object]

      Shaan and Style Bhai: Roop Tera Mastana

      Shaan
      Style Bhai

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Japan

    • Winner

      Kuroyume: Pistol

      Kuroyume
    • [object Object]

      Ken Ishii: Extra

      7.2 (28)
      Ken Ishii

    • Toshinobu Kubota: Funk It Up

      Toshinobu Kubota

    • The Mad Capsule Markets: Walk!

      The Mad Capsule Markets

    • Seiko Matsuda: Let's Talk About It

      Seiko Matsuda

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Latin America

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Soda Stereo: Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver

      7.3 (15)
      Soda Stereo

    • Los Fabulosos Cadillacs: Mal Bicho

      Los Fabulosos Cadillacs

    • Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas: Abarajáme

      6.4 (10)
      Illya Kuryaki & The Valderramas

    • Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del 5to Patio: Don Palabras

      Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del 5to Patio
    • [object Object]

      Eros Ramazzotti: La cosa mas bella (più bella cosa)

      7.0 (8)
      Eros Ramazzotti

    International Viewer's Choice: MTV Mandarin

    • Winner

      Nana Tang: Freedom

      Nana Tang

    • Dou Wei: Outside the Window

      Wei Dou

    • Andy Lau: Truly Forever

      Andy Lau

    • Eric Moo: Love Is So Heavy

      Eric Moo

    • Regina Tsang: From Dark to Light

      Hing-Yu Tsang

    Video of the Year

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      The Smashing Pumpkins
    • [object Object]

      Alanis Morissette: Ironic

      7.4 (618)
      Alanis Morissette
    • [object Object]

      Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: Tha Crossroads

      7.7 (33)
      Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
    • [object Object]

      Foo Fighters: Big Me

      7.5 (91)
      Foo Fighters

    Viewer's Choice

    • [object Object]
      Winner

      Bush: Glycerine

      6.9 (46)
      Bush
    • [object Object]

      The Smashing Pumpkins: Tonight, Tonight

      8.0 (765)
      The Smashing Pumpkins
    • [object Object]

      Alanis Morissette: Ironic

      7.4 (618)
      Alanis Morissette
    • [object Object]

      Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: Tha Crossroads

      7.7 (33)
      Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
    • [object Object]

      Coolio feat. L.V.: Gangsta's Paradise

      7.7 (813)
      Coolio
    • [object Object]

      Metallica: Until It Sleeps

      7.3 (175)
      Metallica

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