1998 MTV Video Music Awards

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1998 MTV Video Music Awards
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DateThursday, September 10, 1998
LocationUniversal Amphitheatre
CountryUnited States
Hosted byBen Stiller
Most awardsMadonna (6)
Most nominationsMadonna (9)
Websitehttp://www.mtv.com/vma/1998/
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV
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The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 10, 1998, honoring the best music videos from June 17, 1997, to June 12, 1998. The show was hosted by Ben Stiller at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

Madonna was the most successful winner and nominee of the night, winning six awards out of a total nine nominations: five (out of eight) for "Ray of Light", including Video of the Year and Best Female Video, and one for "Frozen" (its only nomination). Other than Madonna, only Will Smith and The Prodigy won multiple awards that night, winning two apiece.

With regard to nominations, the two biggest nominees aside from Madonna were alt-rock band Garbage and rapper Will Smith. Smith split his nominations between two videos: "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (five) and "Just the Two of Us" (one), each of which earned a Moonman. In contrast, Garbage received all eight nominations for "Push It" but went home completely empty-handed at the end of the night.

The mesh dress that actress Rose McGowan wore to the award show was the subject of much media attention following the awards. The dress went on to become one of the most iconic and controversial outfits in the history of the VMA's.[1][2]

Promotion[]

In the weeks before the awards ceremony, MTV "hacked" its own website intentionally and graffitied the words "JF Was Here" across the page,[3] at the same time that the British hacker JF was under investigation by Scotland Yard for the milw0rm hacktivist attacks.[4] Hundreds of pages hosted on MTV.com sported the new JF logo, including one page that read, "JF was here, greets to milw0rm".[5] MTV later confirmed that the alleged JF "hack" was a publicity stunt to promote the appearance of a commentator named Johnny Fame at their upcoming awards show.[4] Many were puzzled by the apparent hack committed by JF since the hacker was "known for relatively high ethical standards."[4]

Nominations[]

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year[]

Madonna – "Ray of Light"

Best Male Video[]

Will Smith – "Just the Two of Us"

Best Female Video[]

Madonna – "Ray of Light"

Best Group Video[]

Backstreet Boys – "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"

  • Garbage – "Push It"
  • Matchbox 20 – "3 A.M."
  • Radiohead – "Karma Police"
  • The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

Best New Artist in a Video[]

Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"

Best Rock Video[]

Aerosmith – "Pink"

Best R&B Video[]

Wyclef Jean – "Gone Till November"

Best Rap Video[]

Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"

Best Dance Video[]

The Prodigy – "Smack My Bitch Up"

Best Alternative Video[]

Green Day – "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"

  • Ben Folds Five – "Brick"
  • Garbage – "Push It"
  • Radiohead – "Karma Police"
  • The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

Best Video from a Film[]

Aerosmith – "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (from Armageddon)

Breakthrough Video[]

The Prodigy – "Smack My Bitch Up"

Best Direction in a Video[]

Madonna – "Ray of Light" (Director: Jonas Åkerlund)

Best Choreography in a Video[]

Madonna – "Ray of Light" (Choreographers: Madonna and Jonas Åkerlund)

Best Special Effects in a Video[]

Madonna – "Frozen" (Special Effects: Steve Murgatroyd, Dan Williams, Steve Hiam, and Anthony Walsham)

  • Aerosmith – "Pink" (Special Effects: Kevin Yagher)
  • Aphex Twin – "Come to Daddy" (Special Effects: Chris Cunningham, Glassworks, Red, and Creature FX)
  • Foo Fighters – "Everlong" (Special Effects: Paul Sokol and Chris W.)
  • Garbage – "Push It" (Special Effects: Sebasten Caudron)

Best Art Direction in a Video[]

Björk – "Bachelorette" (Art Director: Samantha Gore)

  • Death in Vegas – "Dirt" (Art Director: Andrea Giacobbe)
  • Foo Fighters – "Everlong" (Art Director: Bill Lakoss)
  • Garbage – "Push It" (Art Director: Virginia Lee)

Best Editing in a Video[]

Madonna – "Ray of Light" (Editor: Jonas Åkerlund)

Best Cinematography in a Video[]

Fiona Apple – "Criminal" (Director of Photography: Harris Savides)

  • Garbage – "Push It" (Director of Photography: Max Malkin)
  • Madonna – "Ray of Light" (Director of Photography: Henrik Halvarsson)
  • Dave Matthews Band – "Don't Drink the Water" (Director of Photography: Checco Varese)
  • Radiohead – "Karma Police" (Director of Photography: Stephen Keith-Roach)

Viewer's Choice[]

Puff Daddy and the Family (featuring The LOX, Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G. and Fuzzbubble – "It's All About the Benjamins (rock remix)"

  • Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic)"
  • Green Day – "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
  • Matchbox 20 – "3 A.M."
  • Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"

International Viewer's Choice Awards[]

MTV Asia[]

Chrisye – "Kala Cinta Menggoda"

MTV Australia[]

Kylie Minogue – "Did It Again"[6]

MTV Brasil[]

Racionais MC's – "Diário de um Detento"

MTV India[]

Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan – "Dil To Pagal Hai"

  • Abhijeet – "Main Koi Aisa Geet"
  • Asha Bhosle – "Janam Samjha Karo"
  • Kamaal Khan – "O Oh Jaane Jana"
  • A. R. Rahman – "Maa Tujhe Salaam"

MTV Japan[]

hide with Spread Beaver – "Pink Spider"

MTV Latin America (North)[]

Molotov – "Gimme Tha Power"

MTV Latin America (South)[]

Molotov – "Gimme Tha Power"

MTV Mandarin[]

Coco Lee – "Di Da Di"

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award[]

Beastie Boys

Performances[]

Pre-show[]

Main show[]

Presenters[]

Pre-show[]

Main show[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hills, Megan C. (June 27, 2019). "Rose McGowan explains why her 'naked dress' defied Harvey Weinstein". Evening Standard. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  2. ^ Heron-Langton, Jessica (January 28, 2020). "10 times celebrities ripped up the red carpet rule book". Dazed. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "MTV "hack" backfires". CNet. September 9, 1998.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "MTV Cries 'Hacked!'". Wired. September 9, 1998. Archived from the original on July 22, 2009. Retrieved July 10, 2009.
  5. ^ "AntiOnline's Editorial Coverage Of The MTV Site "Hack" ?". AntiOnline. September 1998. Archived from the original on December 5, 1998.
  6. ^ MTV - Logo Competition
  7. ^ UOL - O melhor conteúdo Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 18, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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