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{{Short description|Annual music video award}}
{{Infobox award
| name             = MTV Video Music Award <br>for Best Group
| awarded_for      = 
| country          = United States
| presenter        = [[MTV]]
| former name      = Best Group Video, Group of the Year
| year             = 1984
| holder           = [[Blackpink]] ([[2025 MTV Video Music Awards|2025]])
| most_wins        = [[BTS]] (4)
| most_nominations = [[U2]] (7)
| website          = [https://www.mtv.com/vma VMA website]
}}
The '''[[MTV Video Music Award]] for Best Group''' is given to [[recording artists]] at the [[MTV Video Music Award]]s (VMAs). The award was introduced as the '''MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video''' at the inaugural ceremony in [[1984 MTV Video Music Awards|1984]]<ref>{{cite magazine|editor1-last=Sendler|editor1-first=David|editor2-last=Youman|editor2-first=Roger|editor3-last=Smith|editor3-first=R.C.|editor4-last=Mills|editor4-first=Andrew|editor5-last=Crist|editor5-first=Judith|editor6-last=Davidson|editor6-first=Bill|editor7-last=Durslag|editor7-first=Melvin|editor8-last=MacKenzie|editor8-first=Robert|editor9-last=Joseph|editor9-first=Mancini|title=Fall Preview|date=September 8, 1984|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|location=Los Angeles, California|publisher=Triangle Publications Inc.|volume=32|issue=36|issn=0039-8543}}</ref> by vocalist [[Ric Ocasek]] of [[the Cars]]. American rock band [[ZZ Top]] was the first act to receive the honor for its "[[Legs (song)|Legs]]" music video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/news/279403/mtv-vma-1984-photos-video/|title=A Look Back At The First Ever MTV VMAs: Bette Midler & Dan Aykroyd Co-Hosted, Herbie Hancock Swept The Awards|last=Black|first=Elizabeth|date=August 25, 2016|website=[[VH1]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831220123/http://www.vh1.com/news/279403/mtv-vma-1984-photos-video/|archive-date=August 31, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> Tim Newman, the video's director, accepted the award on behalf of the band.<ref name="paley center">{{cite web|url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=news&p=47&item=T:08261|title=MTV Video Music Awards, The First Annual (TV)|website=[[Paley Center]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021005933/https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=news&p=47&item=T%3A08261|archive-date=October 21, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2020}}</ref>

In [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards|2007]], a revamp of the ceremony saw the award renamed from Best Group Video to simply Best Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/the-2007-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-announced/|title=The 2007 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees Announced|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=August 7, 2007|website=[[MovieWeb]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921095026/https://movieweb.com/the-2007-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-announced/|archive-date=September 21, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/2007-mtv-video-music-awards-winner-predictions/|title=AWARDS2007 MTV Video Music Awards: Winner Predictions|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=August 27, 2007|magazine=[[Slant Magazine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104232403/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/2007-mtv-video-music-awards-winner-predictions/|archive-date=November 4, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 4, 2020}}</ref> In [[2008 MTV Video Music Awards|2008]], the VMAs returned to their original format, but the award was not included.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mtv-vmas-new-nominees-preshow-performers-1235128568/|title=Will BTS Make It Four in a Row as Group of the Year at 2022 MTV VMAs?|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=August 19, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819182406/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/mtv-vmas-new-nominees-preshow-performers-1235128568/|archive-date=August 19, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/2292317/2008-vma-nominees-vote-or-die/|title=2008 VMA Nominees – Vote Or Die!|last=Anitai|first=Tamar|date=July 18, 2008|website=[[MTV.com]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007043704/https://www.mtv.com/news/2292317/2008-vma-nominees-vote-or-die/|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=dead|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> It was brought back for the [[2019 MTV Video Music Awards|2019 edition]] of the show, as one of three social-media voted categories, instead of being determined by industry personnel as in previous years.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bts-vmas-kpop-category-mtv-1203314934/|title=BTS Wins First VMA in Controversial K-Pop Category|last=Kim|first=Jae-ha|date=August 6, 2019|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829013641/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/bts-vmas-kpop-category-mtv-1203314934/|archive-date=August 29, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020|quote=MTV wasn't unaware of the criticism. A few days ago, they announced a trio of trophies to be voted on by fans: Best Power Anthem, Song of Summer and Best Group.}}</ref><ref name=UPROXX>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/mtv-vmas-1984-madonna-like-a-virgin-michael-jackson-thriller/|title=The Inside Story Of How The First MTV VMAs Created A Tradition Of Making Censors Sweat|last=Mantzouranis|first=Tom|date=August 28, 2015|website=[[UPROXX]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322214106/https://uproxx.com/music/mtv-vmas-1984-madonna-like-a-virgin-michael-jackson-thriller/|archive-date=March 22, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 8, 2020|quote=The original VMAs were determined by a panel made up of record company execs, video producers and directors, and other industry stalwarts..."...a jury of [the artists'] peers. It didn't have a lot to do with what...the fans thought," Sykes said.}}</ref> In 2021, it was renamed to the '''MTV Video Music Award for Group of the Year''', though it was changed back to Best Group in 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |title=Taylor Swift Dominates 2024 MTV Video Music Award Nominations |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2024-mtv-vma-nominations-taylor-swift-post-malone-1235074720/ |access-date=30 August 2024 |work=Rolling Stone |date=6 August 2024}}</ref>

[[BTS]] is the most-awarded artist in this category, having won the award four times, and is the only nominee to win the award in consecutive years, from 2019 to 2022.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-bad-bunny-records-set-2022-mtv-vmas/|title=Taylor Swift Is First Artist to Achieve This VMAs Feat, Plus Other 2022 Record Setters|last=Grein|first=Paul|date=August 29, 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829055914/https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-bad-bunny-records-set-2022-mtv-vmas/|archive-date=August 29, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=August 29, 2022}}</ref> [[U2]] is the most-nominated act, with seven of its videos receiving nominations in six different years between 1985 and 2005. [[TLC (group)|TLC]] was the first girl group to win the award, doing so twice with their videos for "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]" (1995) and "[[No Scrubs]]" (1999). [[Blackpink]] is the most-nominated girl group, having received six nominations from 2019 to 2025, and was the second girl group after TLC to win the award in 2023.

==Recipients==
[[File:ZZ Top 2015.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[ZZ Top]] was the first act to win the award at the inaugural show in 1984.]]
[[File:U2 in Sydney (49139991797).jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[U2]] has been nominated seven times, the most of any act, for seven different music videos over the course of ten years.]]
[[File:Fall Out Boy-Rock im Park 2014- by 2eight DSC8554.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[Fall Out Boy]] was the first artist to win the award under its new name, Best Group, in 2007.]]
[[File:BTS on the 33rd Golden Disc Awards red carpet, 5 January 2019 01.jpg|thumb|upright=1|[[BTS]] is the most-awarded act in the category, having won four times. They are also the only nominee to consecutively win the award, from 2019 to 2022.]]
[[File:TLC 2016.jpg|thumb|[[TLC (group)|TLC]] ties for the most-awarded girl group in the category, having won twice.]]
[[File:Blackpink Born Pink Tour Hanoi 01.jpg|thumb|[[Blackpink]] is the most-nominated girl group with six nominations and ties for the most-awarded girl group in the category with 2 wins.]]

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%;"
|+Key
| {{dagger}}
| Marks winners of the [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year]]
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| {{Asterisk}}
| Marks nominees of the [[MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year]]
|}

===1980s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}}
! scope="col"| Year{{efn|name=Note1|Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.}}
! scope="col" style="width:310px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:320px;"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1984}}
| [[ZZ Top]] – "[[Legs (song)|Legs]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Huey Lewis and the News]] – "[[The Heart of Rock & Roll]]"
* [[The Police]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Every Breath You Take]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Van Halen]] – "[[Jump (Van Halen song)|Jump]]"
* [[ZZ Top]] – "[[Sharp Dressed Man]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|last=Terry|first=Ken|date=September 17, 1984|title=Hancock's 'Rockit' Tops MTV Vid Awards|url=https://variety.com/exclusive/week-in-review-this-week-in-entertainment-sept-5/|url-status=live|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|page=7|issn=0042-2738|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201011191633/https://variety.com/exclusive/week-in-review-this-week-in-entertainment-sept-5/|archive-date=October 11, 2020|access-date=October 12, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1985}}
| USA for Africa {{Asterisk}} – "[[We Are the World]]" {{Asterisk}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[The Cars]] – "[[Drive (The Cars song)|Drive]]"
* [[Eurythmics]] – "[[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]"
* [[Huey Lewis and the News]] – "[[If This Is It (Huey Lewis and the News song)|If This Is It]]"
* [[U2]] – "[[Pride (In the Name of Love)]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=August 24, 1985|title=Nominations for Second Annual Awards MTV Salutes Behind-The-Scenes Talent|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2iQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Eurythmics+i+need+a+man+best+group+mtv&pg=PT33|url-status=live|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|location=New York|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|volume=97|page=34|issn=0006-2510|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103235236/https://books.google.com/books?id=2iQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Eurythmics+i+need+a+man+best+group+mtv&pg=PT33#v=snippet&q=Eurythmics%20i%20need%20a%20man%20best%20group%20mtv&f=false|archive-date=November 3, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020|quote=In combat for "best group video" are the Cars' "Drive", Eurythmics' "Would I Lie To You?", Huey Lewis & the News' "If This Is It", U2's "Pride/In The Name Of Love" and USA for Africa's "We Are The World".}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/09/14/mtv-awards-no-prize/9b84f2b4-ed5f-468e-9da5-5aef21b2c1ca/|title=Living Colour, Abdul turn it up at MTV awards|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=September 14, 1985|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201010232919/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/09/14/mtv-awards-no-prize/9b84f2b4-ed5f-468e-9da5-5aef21b2c1ca/|archive-date=October 10, 2020|access-date=October 10, 2020|quote=...USA for Africa won the best group video and viewer's choice awards.}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1986}}
| [[Dire Straits]] {{dagger}} – "[[Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]]" {{dagger}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[a-ha]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Take On Me]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[INXS]] – "[[What You Need (INXS song)|What You Need]]"
* [[The Rolling Stones]] – "[[Harlem Shuffle#The Rolling Stones version|Harlem Shuffle]]"
* [[Talking Heads]] – "[[And She Was]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/04/Finalists-for-the-1986-MTV-Video-Music-Awards-announced/1397523512000/|title=Finalists for the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards announced...|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=August 4, 1986|work=[[UPI]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014013437/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/08/04/Finalists-for-the-1986-MTV-Video-Music-Awards-announced/1397523512000/|archive-date=October 14, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 13, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-08-ca-13116-story.html|title=MTV's Awards Show Hits Casual Note|last=Hunt|first=Dennis|date=September 8, 1986|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014014704/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-09-08-ca-13116-story.html|archive-date=October 14, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 13, 2020|quote=Other key winners included Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" (female video), Robert Palmer's "Addicted to Love" (male video), "Money For Nothing" (group video)...}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1987}}
| [[Talking Heads]] – "[[Wild Wild Life]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[The Bangles]] – "[[Walk Like an Egyptian]]"
* [[Crowded House]] – "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]"
* [[Eurythmics]] – "[[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]]"
* [[U2]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[With or Without You]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/f1f1da6725a872dd6707cba120b1e9ea|title=MTV Awards Nominations Announced|last=Barclay|first=Dolores|date=August 5, 1987|work=[[AP News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201103234325/https://apnews.com/article/f1f1da6725a872dd6707cba120b1e9ea|archive-date=November 3, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-09-18-8703100769-story.html|title=Gabriel Nails Down Multiple MTV Awards|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=September 18, 1987|work=AP News|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201104000802/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-09-18-8703100769-story.html|archive-date=November 4, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 3, 2020|via=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1988}}
| [[INXS]] {{dagger}} – "[[Need You Tonight]]" / "[[Mediate (song)|Mediate]]" {{dagger}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Aerosmith]] – "[[Dude (Looks Like a Lady)]]"
* [[Eurythmics]] – "[[I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)|I Need a Man]]"
* [[U2]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[U2]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Where the Streets Have No Name]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/aerosmith/dude-looks-like-a-lady|title=Dude (Looks Like A Lady) by Aerosmith|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|website=[[Songfacts]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200604150146/https://www.songfacts.com/facts/aerosmith/|archive-date=June 4, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2020|quote=...and the network loved "Dude," giving it MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best Group Video and Best Stage Performance in a Video.}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-09-ca-1872-story.html|title=INXS Rocks Off With 5 Video Awards|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=September 9, 1988|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801230628/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-09-09-ca-1872-story.html|archive-date=August 1, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1989}}
| [[Living Colour]] – "[[Cult of Personality (song)|Cult of Personality]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Fine Young Cannibals]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[She Drives Me Crazy]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Guns N' Roses]] – "[[Sweet Child o' Mine]]"
* [[Traveling Wilburys]] – "[[Handle with Care (song)|Handle with Care]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/07/Living-Colour-Abdul-turn-it-up-at-MTV-awards/8175621144000/|title=Living Colour, Abdul turn it up at MTV awards|last=Ryan|first=James|date=September 7, 1989|work=UPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007221747/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/09/07/Living-Colour-Abdul-turn-it-up-at-MTV-awards/8175621144000/|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/db9329c3915a57004493a0148bc6c993|title=Winners of MTV Awards|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=September 7, 1989|work=AP News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007220938/https://apnews.com/article/db9329c3915a57004493a0148bc6c993|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
|}

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}}
! scope="col"| Year{{efn|name=Note1}}
! scope="col" style="width:310px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:320px;"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1990}}
| [[The B-52's]] – "[[Love Shack]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Aerosmith]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Midnight Oil]] – "[[Blue Sky Mine]]"
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] – "[[Higher Ground (Stevie Wonder song)#Red Hot Chili Peppers version|Higher Ground]]"
* [[Tears for Fears]] – "[[Sowing the Seeds of Love]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-09-02-9002110912-story.html|title=Heavyweight Contenders MTV's Video Awards Have Attracted The Best And The Brightest In Contemporary Music.|last=Lannert|first=John|date=September 2, 1990|work=[[South Florida Sun Sentinel]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201007021620/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1990-09-02-9002110912-story.html|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/67e13f3e0506276226cdeef9781a5444|title=Sinead O'Connor Tops Madonna in MTV Awards|last=Hastings|first=Deborah|date=September 7, 1990|work=AP News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007023431/https://apnews.com/article/67e13f3e0506276226cdeef9781a5444|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1991}}
| [[R.E.M.]] {{dagger}} – "[[Losing My Religion]]" {{dagger}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[The Black Crowes]] – "[[She Talks to Angels]]"
* [[Divinyls]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[I Touch Myself]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Queensrÿche]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Silent Lucidity]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-09-05-1991248094-story.html|title=At MTV's Video Music Awards, it's not whether you win, it's whether you get to perform|last=Considine|first=J.D.|date=September 5, 1991|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201007011717/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1991-09-05-1991248094-story.html|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-09-03-9309030252-story.html|title=R.E.M Wins Big At A Fast-paced – But Dull – MTV Video Awards|last=Caro|first=Mark|date=September 7, 1991|work=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201007015014/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-09-07-9103070407-story.html|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020|quote=R.E.M. won six awards for its ''Losing My Religion'' clip: best video, best group video...}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1992}}
| [[U2]] – "[[Even Better Than the Real Thing]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[En Vogue]] – "[[My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)]]"
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] – "[[Under the Bridge]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Van Halen]] {{dagger}} – "[[Right Now (Van Halen song)|Right Now]]" {{dagger}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/07/07/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-nominated-for-eight-MTV-awards/7600710481600/|title=Red Hot Chili Peppers nominated for eight MTV awards|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=July 2, 1992|work=UPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007002044/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1992/07/07/Red-Hot-Chili-Peppers-nominated-for-eight-MTV-awards/7600710481600/|archive-date=October 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/05b1158fee2d7b566799a162db4c7f8f|title=1992 MTV Video Music Awards With AM-MTV Awards|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=September 10, 1992|work=AP News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006235600/https://apnews.com/article/05b1158fee2d7b566799a162db4c7f8f|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1993}}
| [[Pearl Jam]] {{dagger}} – "[[Jeremy (song)|Jeremy]]" {{dagger}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Depeche Mode]] – "[[I Feel You]]"
* [[En Vogue]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Free Your Mind (song)|Free Your Mind]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[R.E.M.]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Man on the Moon (R.E.M. song)|Man on the Moon]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-08-29-9308180492-story.html|title=10th MTV Gala|last=Mendoza|first=Manuel|date=August 29, 1993|work=South Florida Sun Sentinel|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201006142537/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1993-08-29-9308180492-story.html|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-09-03-9309030252-story.html|title=Live Music The Clear-Cut Winner On MTV Video Awards|last=Malham Jr.|first=Howell J.|date=September 3, 1993|work=Chicago Tribune|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201006144536/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-09-03-9309030252-story.html|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020|quote=The ga-ga of grunge, Pearl Jam, crowded the winners circle with their offering "Jeremy," which earned awards for best video, best group video and best metal-hard rock video.}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1994}}
| [[Aerosmith]] {{dagger}} – "[[Cryin']]" {{dagger}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Beastie Boys]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Green Day]] – "[[Longview (song)|Longview]]"
* [[R.E.M.]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Everybody Hurts]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-09-08-1994251058-story.html|title=MTV show: Roseanne and raucous rock|last=Considine|first=J.D.|date=September 8, 1994|work=The Baltimore Sun|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201006111819/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-09-08-1994251058-story.html|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-09-mn-36379-story.html|title=Jacksons, Roseanne Give MTV Awards a Tabloid Tilt|author=<!--Not stated; no by-line-->|date=September 9, 1994|work=Los Angeles Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407114038/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-09-mn-36379-story.html|archive-date=April 7, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1995}}
| [[TLC (band)|TLC]] {{dagger}} – "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]" {{dagger}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Green Day]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[The Rolling Stones]] – "[[Love Is Strong]]"
* [[Stone Temple Pilots]] – "[[Interstate Love Song]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/09/08/video-music-awards-mtv-uninspired/5a24bc2e-159c-4e52-8d5b-7787f483c045/|title=Video Music Awards: MTV Uninspired|last=Harrington|first=Richard|date=September 8, 1995|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006083602/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/09/08/video-music-awards-mtv-uninspired/5a24bc2e-159c-4e52-8d5b-7787f483c045/|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020|quote=TLC claimed four awards: Best R&B; Video, Best Group Video, Video of the Year and Viewer's Choice, all for "Waterfalls".}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1996}}
| [[Foo Fighters]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Big Me]]" {{Asterisk}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Bone Thugs-n-Harmony]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Tha Crossroads]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[The Fugees]] – "[[Killing Me Softly with His Song#Fugees version|Killing Me Softly]]"
* [[Hootie & the Blowfish]] – "[[Only Wanna Be with You]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-09-04-1996248067-story.html|title=Video Music Awards offer stars and unpredictability|last=Considine|first=J.D.|date=September 4, 1996|work=The Baltimore Sun|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806080309/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1996-09-04-1996248067-story.html|archive-date=August 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtv-vmas-foo-fighters-follow-229168|title=MTV VMAs: Foo Fighters Follow Up 'Best Rock Video' Win With Raunchiest Clip Yet (NSFW Video)|last=Halperin|first=Shirley|date=August 30, 2011|work=The Hollywood Reporter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006083112/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/mtv-vmas-foo-fighters-follow-229168|archive-date=October 6, 2011|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020|quote=The last time Foo Fighters won an MTV Video Music Award, it was in 1996, when "Big Me" was named Best Group Video...}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1997}}
| [[No Doubt]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Don't Speak]]" {{Asterisk}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Blur (band)|Blur]] – "[[Song 2]]"
* [[Counting Crows]] – "[[A Long December]]"
* [[Dave Matthews Band]] – "[[Crash into Me]]"
* [[The Wallflowers]] – "[[One Headlight]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/34895/jamiroquai-tops-mtv-video-music-nom-list|title=Jamiroquai Tops MTV Video Music Nom List|last=Jolson-Coburn|first=Jeffrey|date=July 22, 1997|work=[[E!|E! Online]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425122635/https://www.eonline.com/news/34895/jamiroquai-tops-mtv-video-music-nom-list|archive-date=April 25, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9709/05/mtv.music.awards/index.html|title=Beck, Jamiroquai big winners at MTV Music Awards|last=Scheerer|first=Mark|date=September 5, 1997|work=[[CNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020317055603/http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9709/05/mtv.music.awards/index.html|archive-date=March 17, 2002|url-status=dead|access-date=October 5, 2020|quote=...and No Doubt won best group video.}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1998}}
| [[Backstreet Boys]] – "[[Everybody (Backstreet's Back)]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] – "[[Push It (Garbage song)|Push It]]"
* [[Matchbox 20]] – "[[3 a.m. (Matchbox Twenty song)|3 A.M.]]"
* [[Radiohead]] – "[[Karma Police]]"
* [[The Verve]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Bitter Sweet Symphony]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9809/11/mtv.video.awards.cnn/index.html|title=Outrageous behavior set to the top videos Awards: Tonight's MTV Video Music Awards may again be secondary to the live shenanigans.|last=Considine|first=J.D.|date=September 10, 1998|work=The Baltimore Sun|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201006021757/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1998-09-10-1998253017-story.html|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=dead|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9809/11/mtv.video.awards.cnn/index.html|title=Madonna biggest winner at surprisingly staid MTV awards|author=<!--Reuters contributed; no by-line.-->|date=September 11, 1998|work=CNN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010505062740/https://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9809/11/mtv.video.awards.cnn/index.html|archive-date=May 5, 2001|url-status=dead|access-date=October 5, 2020|quote=...the Backstreet Boys won the best group video for "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)".}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|1999}}
| [[TLC (band)|TLC]] – "[[No Scrubs]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Backstreet Boys]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[I Want It That Way]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Limp Bizkit]] – "[[Nookie (Limp Bizkit song)|Nookie]]"
* [[*NSYNC]] – "[[Tearin' Up My Heart]]"
* [[Sugar Ray]] – "[[Every Morning (Sugar Ray song)|Every Morning]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/09/09/here-are-ews-picks-tonights-mtv-video-music-awards/|title=Here are EW's picks for tonight's MTV Video Music Awards|last=Wolk|first=Josh|date=September 9, 1999|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006015402/https://ew.com/article/1999/09/09/here-are-ews-picks-tonights-mtv-video-music-awards/|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/hill-tops-mtv-awards-takes-home-four-nods-1117755542/|title=Hill tops MTV awards, takes home four nods|last=Katz|first=Richard|date=September 10, 1999|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006050121/https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/hill-tops-mtv-awards-takes-home-four-nods-1117755542/|archive-date=October 6, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 6, 2020|quote=...and TLC snared the group video prize with "No Scrubs".}}</ref>
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}}
! scope="col" style="width:25px;"| Year{{efn|name=Note1}}
! scope="col" style="width:310px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:320px;"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2000}}
| [[Blink-182]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[All the Small Things]]" {{Asterisk}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Destiny's Child]] – "[[Say My Name]]"
* [[Foo Fighters]] – "[[Learn to Fly]]"
* [[*NSYNC]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Bye Bye Bye]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Californication (song)|Californication]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/852316.stm|title=MTV Video Music Awards: The nominations|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=July 26, 2000|work=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827030532/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/852316.stm|archive-date=August 27, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-09-08-0009080249-story.html|title=MTV Awards: Outre attire, insider jokes|last=Considine|first=J.D.|date=September 8, 2000|work=The Baltimore Sun|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201005205645/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-09-08-0009080249-story.html|archive-date=October 5, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2001}}
| [[NSYNC|*NSYNC]] – "[[Pop (NSYNC song)|Pop]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Destiny's Child]] – "[[Survivor (Destiny's Child song)|Survivor]]"
* [[Incubus (band)|Incubus]] – "[[Drive (Incubus song)|Drive]]"
* [[Dave Matthews Band]] – "[[I Did It (Dave Matthews Band song)|I Did It]]"
* [[U2]] – "[[Elevation (song)|Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix)]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://idobi.com/news/fatboy-slim-tops-list-of-2001-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-with-nine-nominations/|title=Fatboy Slim Tops List Of 2001 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees With Nine Nominations|last=Fiasco|first=Lance|date=July 23, 2001|website=[[idobi Radio]]|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201005042930/https://idobi.com/news/fatboy-slim-tops-list-of-2001-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-with-nine-nominations/|archive-date=October 5, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wired.com/2001/09/mtv-awards-lady-n-sync-sweep|title=MTV Awards: 'Lady,' 'N Sync Sweep|date=July 9, 2001|agency=[[Reuters]]|via=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005043634/https://www.wired.com/2001/09/mtv-awards-lady-n-sync-sweep/|archive-date=October 5, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 5, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2002}}
| [[No Doubt]] {{small|(featuring [[Bounty Killer]])}} – "[[Hey Baby (No Doubt song)|Hey Baby]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Blink-182]] – "[[First Date (Blink-182 song)|First Date]]"
* [[Linkin Park]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[In the End]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Dave Matthews Band]] – "[[Everyday (Dave Matthews Band song)|Everyday]]"
* [[*NSYNC]] (featuring [[Nelly]]) – "[[Girlfriend (NSYNC song)|Girlfriend (Remix)]]"
* [[P.O.D.]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Alive (P.O.D. song)|Alive]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74973/2002-mtv-video-music-award-nominees|title=2002 MTV Video Music Award nominees|author=<!--Billboard Staff-->|date=July 25, 2002|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307152431/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/74973/2002-mtv-video-music-award-nominees|archive-date=March 7, 2013|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/35298f54bc22d5e33706710b4b090ce1/No-Doubt-F-at-the-2002-MTV-Video-Music-Awards/|title=No Doubt F at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards|date=August 29, 2002|work=UPI|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005032743/https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/35298f54bc22d5e33706710b4b090ce1/No-Doubt-F-at-the-2002-MTV-Video-Music-Awards/|archive-date=October 5, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020|quote=No Doubt...winner of "Best Group Video" poses at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards...}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2003}}
| [[Coldplay]] – "[[The Scientist (song)|The Scientist]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[B2K]] (featuring [[P. Diddy]]) – "[[Bump, Bump, Bump]]"
* [[The Donnas]] – "Take It Off"
* [[Good Charlotte]] – "[[Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous (Good Charlotte song)|Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous]]"
* [[The White Stripes]] – "[[Seven Nation Army]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3094021.stm|title=MTV Awards 2003: The winners|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=July 24, 2003|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031003112753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3094021.stm|archive-date=October 3, 2003|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2004}}
| [[No Doubt]] – "[[It's My Life (Talk Talk song)#No Doubt version|It's My Life]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[D12]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[My Band]]" {{Asterisk}}
* [[Good Charlotte]] – "[[Hold On (Good Charlotte song)|Hold On]]"
* [[Hoobastank]] – "[[The Reason (Hoobastank song)|The Reason]]"
* [[Maroon 5]] – "[[This Love (Maroon 5 song)|This Love]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67171/jay-z-tops-2004-mtv-vma-nominations|title=Jay-Z Tops 2004 MTV VMA Nominations|author=<!--Billboard Staff-->|date=July 27, 2004|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002221005/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/67171/jay-z-tops-2004-mtv-vma-nominations|archive-date=October 2, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66688/2004-mtv-video-music-awards-winners|title=2004 MTV Video Music Awards Winners|author=<!--Billboard Staff-->|date=August 30, 2004|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313013516/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/66688/2004-mtv-video-music-awards-winners|archive-date=March 13, 2013|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2005}}
| [[Green Day]] {{dagger}} – "[[Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)|Boulevard of Broken Dreams]]" {{dagger}}
| {{smalldiv|
* [[The Black Eyed Peas]] – "[[Don't Phunk with My Heart]]"
* [[Destiny's Child]] (featuring [[T.I.]] and [[Lil Wayne]]) – "[[Soldier (Destiny's Child song)|Soldier]]"
* [[The Killers]] – "[[Mr. Brightside]]"
* [[U2]] – "[[Vertigo (U2 song)|Vertigo]]"
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2005/07/28/mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-announced-2/|title=MTV Video Music Awards nominees announced|author=<!--Staff writers; no by-line-->|date=July 28, 2005|work=AP News|via=[[East Bay Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004222053/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2005/07/28/mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-announced-2/|archive-date=October 4, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles//1407261/green-day-dominates-mtv-video-music-awards|title=Green Day Dominates MTV Video Music Awards|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=August 29, 2005|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201004205608/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard.com%2Farticles%2F%2F1407261%2Fgreen-day-dominates-mtv-video-music-awards|archive-date=October 4, 2020|url-status=dead|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2006}}
| [[The All-American Rejects]] – "[[Move Along (song)|Move Along]]"
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Fall Out Boy]] – "[[Dance, Dance (Fall Out Boy song)|Dance, Dance]]"
* [[Gnarls Barkley]] – "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]"
* [[Panic! at the Disco]] {{dagger}} – "[[I Write Sins Not Tragedies]]" {{dagger}}
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] {{Asterisk}} – "[[Dani California]]" {{Asterisk}}
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5304654.stm|title=MTV Video Music Awards: Winners|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=September 1, 2006|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110080804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5304654.stm|archive-date=January 10, 2008|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2007}}
| [[Fall Out Boy]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Gym Class Heroes]]
* [[Linkin Park]]
* [[Maroon 5]]
* [[The White Stripes]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2007-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations-are-in-121670/|title=2007 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations Are In|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=August 7, 2007|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216032156/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2007-mtv-video-music-awards-nominations-are-in-121670/|archive-date=December 16, 2018|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref><br><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/winners-2007-mtv-video-music-awards-article-1.242951|title=Winners of the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=September 10, 2007|work=AP News|via=NY Daily News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312041058/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/winners-2007-mtv-video-music-awards-article-1.242951|archive-date=March 12, 2017|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2008}} – {{Mtvvma|2009}}
| colspan="4" {{n/a}}
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}}
! scope="col" style="width:25px;"| Year{{efn|name=Note1}}
! scope="col" style="width:310px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:320px;"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2010}} – {{Mtvvma|2018}}
| colspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2019}}
| [[BTS]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[5 Seconds of Summer]]
* [[Backstreet Boys]]
* [[Blackpink]]
* [[CNCO]]
* [[Jonas Brothers]]
* [[PrettyMuch]]
* [[Why Don't We]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/mtv-vmas-2019-winners-list-updating-1229669/item/video-year-1229676|title=MTV Video Music Awards: Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Cardi B Among Winners|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|date=August 27, 2019|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827082415/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/mtv-vmas-2019-winners-list-updating-1229669/item/video-year-1229676|archive-date=August 27, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}}
! scope="col" style="width:25px;"| Year{{efn|name=Note1}}
! scope="col" style="width:310px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:320px;"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2020}}
| [[BTS]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[5 Seconds of Summer]]
* [[Blackpink]]
* [[Chloe x Halle]]
* [[CNCO]]
* [[Little Mix]]
* [[Monsta X]]
* [[Now United]]
* [[The 1975]]
* [[Twenty One Pilots]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442281/mtv-vmas-winners-list-2020|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2020 MTV VMAs|last=Warner|first=Denise|date=August 30, 2020|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905055941/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9442281/mtv-vmas-winners-list-2020|archive-date=September 5, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 4, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2021}}
| [[BTS]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Blackpink]]
* [[CNCO]]
* [[Foo Fighters]]
* [[Jonas Brothers]]
* [[Maroon 5]]
* [[Silk Sonic]]
* [[Twenty One Pilots]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/2021-vmas-winners-list-mtv-1235059129/|title=2021 MTV Video Music Awards: The Complete Winners List (Updating Live)|last=Hailu|first=Selome|date=September 12, 2021|magazine=Variety|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913015825/https://variety.com/2021/music/news/2021-vmas-winners-list-mtv-1235059129/|archive-date=September 13, 2021|url-status=live|access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2022}}
| [[BTS]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Blackpink]]
* [[City Girls]]
* [[Foo Fighters]]
* [[Imagine Dragons]]
* [[Måneskin]]
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
* [[Silk Sonic]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/awards/mtv-vma-awards-2022-winners-list-1235352135/|title=MTV VMAs 2022: Taylor Swift Wins Video of the Year, Plus Full Winners List|last1=Panaligan|first1=EJ|first2=Earl|last2=William|date=August 28, 2022|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829033555/https://variety.com/2022/music/awards/mtv-vma-awards-2022-winners-list-1235352135/|archive-date=August 29, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=August 28, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2023}}
| [[Blackpink]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Fifty Fifty (group)|Fifty Fifty]]
* [[Flo (group)|Flo]]
* [[Jonas Brothers]]
* [[Måneskin]]
* [[NewJeans]]
* [[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]
* [[Tomorrow X Together]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/2023-vmas-winners-see-the-full-list/|title=Taylor Swift wins big at 2023 MTV VMAs: See the full list of winners|last=Stenzel|first=Wesley|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 13, 2023|archive-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913022515/https://ew.com/mtv-video-music-awards/2023-vmas-winners-see-the-full-list/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2024}}
| [[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]] 
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Coldplay]]
* [[Imagine Dragons]]
* [[NCT Dream]]
* [[NewJeans]]
* [[*NSYNC]]
* [[Tomorrow X Together]]
* [[Twenty One Pilots]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2024/awards/news/2024-vmas-winners-list-mtv-1236141425/|title=Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan and Megan Thee Stallion Win Big at MTV Video Music Awards, Plus Full List of Winners|last=Horowitz|first=Steven J.|date=September 12, 2024|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912030748/https://variety.com/2024/awards/news/2024-vmas-winners-list-mtv-1236141425/|archive-date=September 12, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=September 12, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{Mtvvma|2025}}
| [[Blackpink]]
| {{smalldiv|
* [[Aespa]]
* [[All Time Low]]
* [[Backstreet Boys]]
* [[Coldplay]]
* [[Evanescence]]
* [[Fuerza Regida]]
* [[Grupo Frontera]]
* [[Imagine Dragons]]
* [[Jonas Brothers]]
* [[Katseye]]
* [[My Chemical Romance]]
* [[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]
* [[Stray Kids]]
* [[The Marías]]
* [[Twenty One Pilots]]
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |last=Green |first=Walden |title=MTV VMAs 2025 Winners: See the Full List Here |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mtv-vmas-2025-winners-see-the-full-list-here/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=September 7, 2025 |date=September 7, 2025}}</ref>
|}

==Statistics==
===Artists with multiple wins===
; 4 wins
* [[BTS]]

; 3 wins
* [[No Doubt]]

; 2 wins
* [[Blackpink]]
* [[TLC (band)|TLC]]

===Artists with multiple nominations===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
; 7 nominations
* [[U2]]

; 6 nominations
* [[Blackpink]]

; 5 nominations
* [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]]
* [[*NSYNC]]

; 4 nominations
* [[Foo Fighters]]
* [[BTS]]
* [[Backstreet Boys]]
* [[Jonas Brothers]]
* [[Twenty One Pilots]]

; 3 nominations
* [[Eurythmics]]
* [[Aerosmith]]
* [[R.E.M.]]
* [[Green Day]]
* [[No Doubt]]
* [[Dave Matthews Band]]
* [[Destiny's Child]]
* [[Maroon 5]]
* [[CNCO]]
* [[Coldplay]]
* [[Imagine Dragons]]
* [[Seventeen (South Korean band)|Seventeen]]
{{col-2}}
; 2 nominations
* [[ZZ Top]]
* [[Huey Lewis and the News]]
* [[Van Halen]]
* [[INXS]]
* [[The Rolling Stones]]
* [[Talking Heads]]
* [[En Vogue]]
* [[TLC (band)|TLC]]
* [[Blink-182]]
* [[Linkin Park]]
* [[Good Charlotte]]
* [[Fall Out Boy]]
* [[5 Seconds of Summer]]
* [[Silk Sonic]]
* [[Måneskin]]
* [[NewJeans]]
* [[Tomorrow X Together]]
{{col-end}}

==See also==
* [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group]]
* [[MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Group Video]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{MTV Video Music Award for Group of the Year}}
{{MTV Video Music Awards}}

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[[Category:MTV Video Music Awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1984]]