MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
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Template:Short description Template:Short descriptionScript error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction is an award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and the director of the music video. From 1984 to 2006, the full name of the award was Best Direction in a Video, and in 2007, it was briefly renamed Best Director. The category acquired its current name with the 2008 awards.
American artist Taylor Swift is the biggest winner in this category with four wins from six nominations.
The most nominated directors are David Fincher and Dave Meyers with eight nominations. Remarkably, seven of Fincher's nominations were achieved in a three-year span (1989–1991), as he was nominated a record three times in both 1989 and 1990. Fincher's recent nomination (and win) occurred over twenty years later in 2013 for his work on Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie." Closely following him are Taylor Swift and Francis Lawrence with six. Hype Williams is the director with the most nominations and no wins at five.
The performers whose videos have won the most awards are Madonna and Taylor Swift, whose videos have garnered three direction moonmen respectively. However, Eminem's videos have received the most nominations with seven. Swift is also the only performer to have won four moonmen in this category for her work directing.
Five other performers have won a moonman in this category for their work directing/co-directing their videos: George Michael, Beck, Erykah Badu, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X. An additional nine performers have been nominated for their work co-directing/directing videos: Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Christina Aguilera, Jared Leto (as Bartholomew Cubbins), Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, Tyler, the Creator (as Wolf Haley) and Travis Scott.
Recipients
1980s
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Tim Newman | "Sharp Dressed Man" (performed by ZZ Top)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [1] |
| 1985 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | "The Boys of Summer" (performed by Don Henley)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [2] |
| 1986 | Steven Barron | "Take On Me" (performed by a-ha)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [3] |
| 1987 | Stephen R. Johnson | "Sledgehammer" (performed by Peter Gabriel)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [4] |
| 1988 | Andy Morahan and George Michael | "Father Figure" (performed by George Michael)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [5] |
| 1989 | David Fincher | "Express Yourself" (performed by Madonna)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [6] |
1990s
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | David Fincher | "Vogue" (performed by Madonna)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [7] |
| 1991 | Tarsem | "Losing My Religion" (performed by R.E.M.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [8] |
| 1992 | Mark Fenske | "Right Now" (performed by Van Halen)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [9] |
| 1993 | Mark Pellington | "Jeremy" (performed by Pearl Jam)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [10] |
| 1994 | Jake Scott | "Everybody Hurts" (performed by R.E.M.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [11] |
| 1995 | Spike Jonze | "Buddy Holly" (performed by Weezer)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [12] |
| 1996 | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | "Tonight, Tonight" (performed by The Smashing Pumpkins)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [13] |
| 1997 | Beck | "The New Pollution" (performed by Beck)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [14] |
| 1998 | Jonas Åkerlund | "Ray of Light" (performed by Madonna)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [15] |
| 1999 | Torrance Community Dance Group | "Praise You" (performed by Fatboy Slim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [16] |
2000s
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | "Californication" (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [17] |
| 2001 | Spike Jonze | "Weapon of Choice" (performed by Fatboy Slim)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [18] |
| 2002 | Joseph Kahn | "Without Me" (performed by Eminem)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [19] |
| 2003 | Jamie Thraves | "The Scientist" (performed by Coldplay)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [20] |
| 2004 | Mark Romanek | "99 Problems" (performed by Jay-Z)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [21] |
| 2005 | Samuel Bayer | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (performed by Green Day)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [22] |
| 2006 | Robert Hales | "Crazy" (performed by Gnarls Barkley)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [23] |
| 2007 | Samuel Bayer | "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (performed by Justin Timberlake)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [24] |
| 2008 | Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto | "Honey" (performed by Erykah Badu)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [25] |
| 2009 | Marc Webb | "21 Guns" (performed by Green Day)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [26] |
2010s
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Francis Lawrence | "Bad Romance" (performed by Lady Gaga)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [27] |
| 2011 | Adam Yauch | "Make Some Noise" (performed by Beastie Boys)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [28] |
| 2012 | Romain Gavras | "Bad Girls" (performed by M.I.A.)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [29] |
| 2013 | David Fincher | "Suit & Tie" (performed by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [30] |
| 2014 | DANIELS | "Turn Down for What" (performed by DJ Snake and Lil Jon)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [31] |
| 2015 | Colin Tilley and the Little Homies | "Alright" (performed by Kendrick Lamar)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [32] |
| 2016 | Melina Matsoukas | "Formation" (performed by Beyoncé)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [33] |
| 2017 | Dave Meyers and The Little Homies | "HUMBLE." (performed by Kendrick Lamar)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [34] |
| 2018 | Hiro Murai | "This is America" (performed by Childish Gambino)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [35] |
| 2019 | Calmatic | "Old Town Road (Remix)" (performed by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [36] |
2020s
| Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Taylor Swift | "The Man" (performed by Taylor Swift)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [37] |
| 2021 | Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" (performed by Lil Nas X)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [38] |
| 2022 | Taylor Swift | All Too Well: The Short Film (performed by Taylor Swift)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [39] |
| 2023 | Taylor Swift | "Anti-Hero" (performed by Taylor Swift)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [40] |
| 2024 | Taylor Swift | "Fortnight" (performed by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [41] |
| 2025 | Lady Gaga, Bethany Vargas and Parris Goebel | "Abracadabra" (performed by Lady Gaga)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | Template:Smalldiv | [42] |
Director Statistics
Multiple wins
- 4 wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
- Samuel Bayer
- Spike Jonze
- Jonathan Dayton
- The Little Homies
- Valerie Faris
Multiple nominations
- 8 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Daniel Kleinman
- Dr. Dre
- Phillip Atwell
- Billie Eilish
- Jonas Åkerlund
- Bruno Mars
- Director X
- Dave Free
- Rich Lee
- Anthony Mandler
- Tanu Muino
- Floria Sigismondi
- 2 nominations
- Tim Newman
- Andy Morahan
- Tarsem
- Stéphane Sednaoui
- Matthew Rolston
- F. Gary Gray
- Jesse Peretz
- Jonathan Glazer
- David LaChapelle
- Joe Hahn
- Jake Nava
- Bartholomew Cubbins
- Kendrick Lamar
- Vania Heymann
- Gal Muggia
- Samuel Bayer
- Hannah Lux Davis
- Cameron Duddy
- Nabil Elderkin
- Missy Elliott
- Michel Gondry
- Jason Koenig
- The Little Homies
- Melina Matsoukas
- Hiro Murai
- Colin Tilley
- Marc Webb
Artist Statistics
Multiple wins
- 4 wins
- 3 wins
- 2 wins
- Fatboy Slim
- Green Day
- Jay-ZTemplate:Efn
- Justin Timberlake
- Kendrick Lamar
- Lady GagaTemplate:Efn
- Lil Nas XTemplate:Efn
- R.E.M.
Multiple nominations
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- 5 nominations
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Ariana Grande
- Bruno MarsTemplate:Efn
- Coldplay
- Green Day
- Kanye WestTemplate:Efn
- Lady GagaTemplate:Efn
- Lil Nas XTemplate:Efn
- Linkin Park
- Madonna
- ZZ Top
- 2 nominations
- Adele
- Aerosmith
- Beastie Boys
- Childish Gambino
- Chris Isaak
- Doja Cat
- Don Henley
- Ed Sheeran
- En Vogue
- Fatboy Slim
- Foo Fighters
- George MichaelTemplate:Efn
- Harry Styles
- Janet JacksonTemplate:Efn
- Katy Perry
- Megan Thee Stallion
- M.I.A.Template:Efn
- OutKast
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Steve Winwood
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- The Weeknd
- The White Stripes
- Thirty Seconds to Mars
- TLC
- U2
- Van Halen
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See also
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