1997 MTV Video Music Awards

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1997 MTV Video Music Awards
MTV VMA 1997 logo.png
DateThursday, September 4, 1997
LocationRadio City Music Hall, New York, New York
CountryUnited States
Hosted byChris Rock
Most awardsBeck (5)
Most nominationsJamiroquai (10)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV
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The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4, 1997, honoring the best music videos from June 17, 1996, to June 16, 1997. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.[1]

American singer Beck took home the most Moonmen of the night, winning a total of five awards. British acid jazz band Jamiroquai closely followed, though, taking home four awards including the coveted Video of the Year prize. The only other multiple winner that night was British dance outfit The Prodigy, which took home both the American and European Viewer's Choice awards – making them the first act in VMA history to win two Viewer's Choice awards in the same year.

As for nominations, Jamiroquai dominated the field with a total of ten nominations for their video for "Virtual Insanity." In second place was Beck, who received a total of seven mentions: five for "The New Pollution" and two for "Devils Haircut." Lastly, Nine Inch Nails came in third with five nominations for "The Perfect Drug." Unlike Beck and Jamiroquai, though, Nine Inch Nails went home empty-handed that night.

Background[]

MTV announced on July 7 that the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards would be held at Radio City Music Hall and hosted by Chris Rock.[2] Nominees were announced on July 22.[3] The ceremony was preceded by a 90-minute MTV News Opening Act special. Hosted by Kurt Loder and Tabitha Soren with reports from Serena Altschul, Chris Connelly, Abbie Kearse, and John Norris, the broadcast featured red carpet interviews, a pre-taped interview with Mariah Carey, the world premiere of Janet Jackson's music video for "Got 'til It's Gone", and performances from Foo Fighters and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The Foo Fighters performance was notable for guitarist Pat Smear's announcement that he was leaving the band and Franz Stahl's debut as a band member.[4]

Nominations[]

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year[]

Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity"

Best Male Video[]

Beck – "Devils Haircut"

  • Babyface – "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
  • R. Kelly – "I Believe I Can Fly"
  • Will Smith – "Men in Black"

Best Female Video[]

Jewel – "You Were Meant for Me"

Best Group Video[]

No Doubt – "Don't Speak"

Best New Artist in a Video[]

Fiona Apple – "Sleep to Dream"

Best Rock Video[]

Aerosmith – "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"

  • Foo Fighters – "Monkey Wrench"
  • Marilyn Manson – "The Beautiful People"
  • Dave Matthews Band – "Crash into Me"
  • Rage Against the Machine – "People of the Sun"

Best R&B Video[]

Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) – "I'll Be Missing You"

Best Rap Video[]

The Notorious B.I.G. – "Hypnotize"

Best Dance Video[]

Spice Girls – "Wannabe"

Best Alternative Video[]

Sublime – "What I Got"

  • Beck – "The New Pollution"
  • Blur – "Song 2"
  • Foo Fighters – "Monkey Wrench"
  • Nine Inch Nails – "The Perfect Drug"

Best Video from a Film[]

Will Smith – "Men in Black" (from Men in Black)

Breakthrough Video[]

Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity"

  • The Chemical Brothers – "Setting Sun"
  • Daft Punk – "Da Funk"
  • Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott – "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
  • Radiohead – "Paranoid Android"

Best Direction in a Video[]

Beck – "The New Pollution" (Director: Beck Hansen)

Best Choreography in a Video[]

Beck – "The New Pollution" (Choreographer: Peggy Hickey)

Best Special Effects in a Video[]

Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity" (Special Effects: Jonathan Glazer and Sean Broughton)

  • Eels – "Novocaine for the Soul" (Special Effects: Ashley Clemens)
  • Marilyn Manson – "The Beautiful People" (Special Effects: D.A.V.E. and Panic & Bob)
  • The Smashing Pumpkins – "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (Special Effects: Chris Staves, Nigel Randall, Edson Williams and the Brothers Strause)
  • Will Smith – "Men in Black" (Special Effects: Paul Griffin, Alan Rosenfield and Wade Howie)

Best Art Direction in a Video[]

Beck – "The New Pollution" (Art Director: K. K. Barrett)

  • Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity" (Art Director: John Bramble)
  • Marilyn Manson – "The Beautiful People" (Art Director: Ken Baird)
  • Nine Inch Nails – "The Perfect Drug" (Art Director: Tom Foden)

Best Editing in a Video[]

Beck – "Devils Haircut" (Editor: Hank Corwin)

  • Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity" (Editors: Jonathan Glazer and John McManus)
  • The Smashing Pumpkins – "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (Editor: Hal Honigsberg)
  • The Wallflowers – "One Headlight" (Editor: Einar Thorsteinsson)

Best Cinematography in a Video[]

Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity" (Director of Photography: Stephen Keith-Roach)

  • Eels – "Novocaine for the Soul" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth)
  • Nine Inch Nails – "The Perfect Drug" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth)
  • The Smashing Pumpkins – "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" (Director of Photography: Declan Quinn)

Viewer's Choice[]

The Prodigy – "Breathe"

International Viewer's Choice Awards[]

MTV Asia[]

The Eraserheads – "Ang Huling El Bimbo"

MTV Australia[]

Silverchair – "Freak"

MTV Brasil[]

Skank – "É uma Partida de Futebol"

MTV Europe[]

The Prodigy – "Breathe"

  • Daft Punk – "Around the World"
  • Jamiroquai – "Virtual Insanity"
  • Radiohead – "Paranoid Android"
  • Skunk Anansie – "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"

MTV India[]

Asha Bhosle – "O Mere Sona Re"

MTV Japan[]

Chara – "Yasashii Kimochi"

MTV Latin America[]

Café Tacuba – "Chilanga Banda"

MTV Mandarin[]

Mavis Fan – "Bartender Angel"

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award[]

LL Cool J
Mark Romanek

Performances[]

MTV.com cybercast[]

Pre-show[]

Main show[]

Appearances[]

Pre-show[]

Main show[]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Beck, Jamiroquai big winners at MTV Music Awards". CNN, September 5, 1997
  2. ^ "MTV will Chris Rock 'n' roll in NYC with music-vid awards". New York Daily News. July 8, 1997 – via NewsBank.
  3. ^ "Jamiroquai leads in MTV nominations". Houston Chronicle. Associated Press. July 23, 1997 – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ "Pat Smear leaves the Foo Fighters, on live MTV". MTV News. September 4, 1997. Retrieved November 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1997". MTV.com. Winners > Best Direction. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
  6. ^ "Meredith Brooks To Open For Video Music Awards Online". MTV News. September 2, 1997. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  7. ^ http://www.mtv.com/bands/r/red_carpet/NewsFeature_081701/feature.jhtml
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