Grammy Award for Best Music Video

Not to be confused with Grammy Award for Best Music Film.
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
Awarded for quality short form music videos
Country United States
Presented by National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
First awarded 1984
Last awarded 2016
Official website grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,[1] to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[2]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Video, Short Form, the award was first presented in 1984, as was a similar award for Best Long Form Music Video. From 1986 to 1997, the category name was changed to Best Music Video, Short Form. However, in 1988 and 1989, the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented under the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video. The awards were returned to the original format in 1990. The category was called Best Short Form Music Video until 2014, when it was shortened to Best Music Video. Award recipients include the performers, directors, and producers associated with the winning videos.

Johnny Cash, Peter Gabriel, Janet Jackson, and Michael Jackson hold the record for the most wins as a performer in this category, with two each (Michael was also a member of the supergroup USA for Africa and was highly involved in the "We Are the World" project).[3] Mark Romanek holds the record for the most wins as a director, with a total of three. Icelandic singer Björk holds the record for the most nominations as a performer without a win, with four.

Recipients

A man wearing dark sunglasses and a jacket covered in blue and yellow rhinestones, holding up his right hand which is covered in a white glove. Behind him stands a man in a black suit.
Two-time award winner Michael Jackson. Jackson was also a member of USA for Africa and was highly involved in the "We Are the World" project
A woman sitting at a table with her arms crossed; she is wearing red lipstick and a colorful dress with sequins.
1991 award winner for "Opposites Attract", Paula Abdul
A woman in black clothing holding a guitar and standing behind a microphone stand with one arm extended straight into the air. In the background is a screen with shades of pink and purple.
1999 award winner, Madonna, performing "Ray of Light" on the Confessions Tour
A man in a pink dress shirt and tan jacket holding up a producer credit for "The 1 Second Film" (as indicated by the text).
2002 award winner for directing the music video for "Weapon of Choice", Spike Jonze
Four men wearing dress shirts and ties of various colors with their hands extended in uniform positions. All four men are looking straight ahead, and stand before trees and a blue tarp.
Members of the band OK Go, among winners of the 2007 award for "Here It Goes Again", performing in 2006
A woman with long blond hair and black sunglasses holding a microphone up to her mouth
2011 award winner for "Bad Romance", Lady Gaga
A woman wearing a black turtle neck with a microphone in front of her face
2012 award winner for "Rolling in the Deep", Adele
A women with a red dress singing into a gold microphone
2013 award winner for "We Found Love", Rihanna
2014 award winner for "Suit & Tie", Justin Timberlake
2016 winner Taylor Swift for "Bad Blood"
Year[I] Work Performing artist(s) Director(s)[II] Nominees Ref.
1984 "Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf" Duran Duran Kevin Godley and Lol Creme/Russell Mulcahy [4]
1985 "Jazzin' for Blue Jean" Bowie, DavidDavid Bowie Julien Temple [5]
1986 "We Are the World – The Video Event" USA for Africa Tom Trbovich [6]
1987 "Brothers in Arms" Dire Straits N/A [7]
1988[III] N/A N/A N/A N/A [8]
1989[III] N/A N/A N/A N/A [9]
1990 "Leave Me Alone" Jackson, MichaelMichael Jackson Jim Blashfield [10]
1991 "Opposites Attract" Abdul, PaulaPaula Abdul Michael Patterson
Candice Reckinger		 [11]
1992 "Losing My Religion" R.E.M. Tarsem [12]
1993 "Digging in the Dirt" Gabriel, PeterPeter Gabriel John Downer [13]
1994 "Steam" Gabriel, PeterPeter Gabriel Stephen R. Johnson [14]
1995 "Love Is Strong" The Rolling Stones David Fincher [15]
1996 "Scream" Jackson, JanetJanet Jackson
Michael Jackson		 Mark Romanek [16]
1997 "Free as a Bird" The Beatles Joe Pytka [17]
1998 "Got 'til It's Gone" Jackson, JanetJanet Jackson Mark Romanek [18]
1999 "Ray of Light" Madonna Jonas Åkerlund [19]
2000 "Freak on a Leash" Korn Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Todd McFarlane
Graham Morris		 [20]
2001 "Learn to Fly" Foo Fighters Jesse Peretz [21]
2002 "Weapon of Choice" Fatboy Slim
Bootsy Collins		 Spike Jonze [22]
2003 "Without Me" Eminem Joseph Kahn [23]
2004 "Hurt" Cash, JohnnyJohnny Cash Mark Romanek [24]
2005 "Vertigo" U2 Alex and Martin [25]
2006 "Lose Control" Elliott, MissyMissy Elliott
Ciara
Fatman Scoop		 Missy Elliott
Dave Meyers		 [26]
2007 "Here It Goes Again" OK Go Dan Konopka
Damian Kulash, Jr.
Timothy Nordwind
Andy Ross
Trish Sie		 [27]
2008 "God's Gonna Cut You Down" Cash, JohnnyJohnny Cash Tony Kaye [28]
2009 "Pork and Beans" Weezer Mathew Cullen [29]
2010 "Boom Boom Pow" The Black Eyed Peas Mark Kudsi
Mathew Cullen		 [30]
2011 "Bad Romance" Lady Gaga Francis Lawrence [31]
2012 "Rolling in the Deep" Adele Sam Brown
Hannah Chandler		 [32]
2013 "We Found Love" Rihanna
Calvin Harris		 Melina Matsoukas [33]
2014 "Suit & Tie" Justin Timberlake
Jay Z		 David Fincher [34]
2015 "Happy" Pharrell Williams We Are from LA [35]
2016 "Bad Blood" Taylor Swift
Kendrick Lamar		 Joseph Kahn [36]

^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Director(s) are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award.
^[III] Award was not presented. Music video categories presented this year included Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video.

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ Bedard, Paul (October 19, 2009). "Michael Jackson Is Still Helping the World". U.S. News & World Report. ISSN 0041-5537. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards". Schenectady Gazette. Schenectady, New York. January 9, 1984. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ "27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations". Billboard 97 (4): 78. January 26, 1985. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  6. ↑ Hunt, Dennis (January 10, 1986). "'We Are The World' Scores In Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. p. 6. Retrieved June 18, 2010. Note: This source lists the directors associated with the nominated videos, but the "Nominees" column of the table contains the performing artists associated with the nominated videos.
  7. ↑ Hunt, Dennis (January 9, 1987). "Grammy Nominations: Highs And Lows". Los Angeles Times. p. 5. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  8. ↑ "List of Grammy Award winners". Times-News. March 3, 1988. Retrieved June 18, 2010. Note: This source verifies the existence of the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video in 1988.
  9. ↑ "McFerrin and Chapman Top Grammys". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). February 24, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved May 6, 2011. Note: This source verifies the existence of the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video in 1989.
  10. ↑ "Here's a list of Grammy nominees". St. Petersburg Times. January 13, 1990. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  11. ↑ Bargreen, Melinda (January 11, 1991). "Symphony Nominated For 4 Grammys". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  12. ↑ "The Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 9, 1992. p. 5. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  13. ↑ Macdonald, Patrick (January 8, 1993). "Grammys Show Influence Of Seattle Music". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  14. ↑ "36th Grammy Awards – 1994". Rock on the Net. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  15. ↑ "The 37th Grammy Nominations". Los Angeles Times. January 6, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  16. ↑ "List of Grammy nominees". CNN. January 4, 1996. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
  17. ↑ Kot, Greg (January 8, 1997). "Pumpkins A Smash With 7 Grammy Nominations". Chicago Tribune. p. 12. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Complete List of Academy Voter Picks". Los Angeles Times. January 7, 1998. p. 15. Retrieved May 6, 2011.
  19. ↑ Kot, Greg (January 6, 1999). "10 Nominations Put Lauryn Hill Atop Grammy Heap". Chicago Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Santana Tops List With 10 Grammy Nominations". The Seattle Times. January 5, 2000. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
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  22. ↑ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". CBS News. January 4, 2002. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  23. ↑ "Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23". San Francisco Chronicle. January 8, 2003. p. 7. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  24. ↑ "Nominee list for the 46th Annual Annual Grammy Awards". LiveDaily. December 4, 2003. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  25. ↑ "Nominee list for the 47th Annual Annual Grammy Awards". LiveDaily. December 7, 2004. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  26. ↑ "The Complete List of Grammy Nominations". The New York Times Company. December 8, 2005. p. 8. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  27. ↑ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  28. ↑ "Grammy 2008 Winners List". MTV. February 10, 2008. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  29. ↑ "The 51st Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  30. ↑ "The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  31. ↑ "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 2, 2010.
  32. ↑ "The 54th Annual Grammy Awards Nominees List "Dance"". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  33. ↑ List of Grammy Nominees 2013
  34. ↑ "The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  35. ↑ "57th Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Grammy Nominations 2016: See the Full List of Nominees". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. December 7, 2015. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

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