MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video
| MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video | |
|---|---|
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| Awarded for | Music videos |
| Country | Europe |
| Presented by | MTV |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Currently held by | Dj Khaled (featuring Drake) – "Popstar)" (2020) |
| Most awards |
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| Most nominations |
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| Website | ema.mtv.tv/ |
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video is an award category presented at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The award was first presented in 1994 under the name Best Director, awarded to Whale's "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe". This is the only MTV EMA award - excluding special awards - whose winner is chosen by MTV, rather than by the public. "Hey Ya!", "Born This Way" and "Havana" are the only music videos to also win Best Song. The artists with the most wins are Katy Perry, Justice and Massive Attack with two wins each. Perry and Beyoncé are the artists with the most nominations, with five each. Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift are the only performers to have won the award for a video they co-directed: Lamar for "Humble" in 2017 and Swift for "ME!" in 2019.
Winners and nominees[]
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
- † indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year–winning video.
- ‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year–nominated video that same year.
1990s[]
| Year | Artist | Song | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | ||||
| Whale | "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" | Mark Pellington | [1] | |
| Beastie Boys | "Sabotage" | Spike Jonze ‡ | ||
| Enigma | "Return to Innocence" | Julien Temple | ||
| MC Solaar | "Nouveau Western" | Stephane Sednaoui | ||
| U2 | "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" | Wim Wenders and Mark Neale | ||
| 1995 | ||||
| Massive Attack | "Protection" | Michel Gondry | [2] | |
| Weezer | "Buddy Holly" | Spike Jonze ‡ | ||
| Madonna | "Human Nature" | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | ||
| Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson | "Scream" | Mark Romanek ‡ | ||
| Therapy? | "Loose" | W.I.Z. | ||
| 1997 | ||||
| The Prodigy | "Breathe" | Walter Stern | [citation needed] | |
| Blur | "Song 2" | Sophie Muller | ||
| The Chemical Brothers | "Block Rockin' Beats" | Dom and Nic | ||
| Daft Punk | "Around the World" | Michel Gondry | ||
| Radiohead | "Paranoid Android" | Magnus Carlsson | ||
| 1998 | ||||
| Massive Attack | "Teardrop" | Walter Stern | [3] | |
| Aphex Twin | "Come to Daddy" | Chris Cunningham | ||
| Beastie Boys | "Intergalactic" | Nathanial Hornblower | ||
| Eagle-Eye Cherry | "Save Tonight" | Johan Camitz | ||
| Garbage | "Push It" | Andrea Giacobbe | ||
| 1999 | ||||
| Blur | "Coffee & TV" | Hammer and Tongs | [4] | |
| Aphex Twin | "Windowlicker" | Chris Cunningham | ||
| Björk | "All Is Full of Love" | |||
| Fatboy Slim | "Praise You" | Spike Jonze | ||
| George Michael with Mary J. Blige | "As" | Big TV! |
2000s[]
| Year | Artist | Song | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | ||||
| Moby | "Natural Blues" | David LaChapelle | [5] | |
| Blink 182 | "All the Small Things" | Marcos Siega ‡ | ||
| Foo Fighters | "Learn to Fly" | Jesse Peretz | ||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Californication" | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris ‡ | ||
| Robbie Williams | "Rock DJ" | Vaughan Arnell | ||
| 2001 | ||||
| The Avalanches | "Since I Left You" | Blue Source | [6] | |
| Fatboy Slim | "Weapon of Choice" | Spike Jonze ‡ | ||
| Gorillaz | "Clint Eastwood" | Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland | ||
| Outkast | "Ms. Jackson" | F. Gary Gray | ||
| Robbie Williams | "Supreme" | Vaughan Arnell | ||
| 2002 | ||||
| Röyksopp | "Remind Me" | H5 | [7] | |
| Basement Jaxx | "Where's Your Head At?" | Traktor | ||
| Eminem | "Without Me" | Joseph Kahn † | ||
| Primal Scream | "Miss Lucifer" | Dawn Shadforth | ||
| The White Stripes | "Fell in Love with a Girl" | Michel Gondry ‡ | ||
| 2003 | ||||
| Sigur Rós | "Untitled 1" | Floria Sigismondi | [8] | |
| Missy Elliott | "Work It" | Dave Meyers † | ||
| Queens of the Stone Age | "Go with the Flow" | Shynola | ||
| U.N.K.L.E. | "Eye for an Eye" | Shynola | ||
| The White Stripes | "Seven Nation Army" | Alex and Martin | ||
| 2004 | ||||
| Outkast | "Hey Ya!" | Bryan Barber † | [9] | |
| The Cure | "The End of the World" | Floria Sigismondi | ||
| Jay Z | "99 Problems" | Mark Romanek ‡ | ||
| The Streets | "Fit But You Know It" | Dougal Wilson | ||
| The White Stripes | "The Hardest Button to Button" | Michel Gondry | ||
| 2005 | ||||
| The Chemical Brothers | "Believe" | Dom and Nic | [10] | |
| Beck | "E-Pro" | Shynola | ||
| Gorillaz | "Feel Good Inc." | Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland | ||
| Rammstein | "Keine Lust" | Jörn Heitmann | ||
| Gwen Stefani | "What You Waiting For" | Francis Lawrence | ||
| 2006 | ||||
| Justice vs. Simian | "We Are Your Friends" | Rozan and Schmeltz | [11] | |
| Gnarls Barkley | "Crazy" | Robert Hales | ||
| OK Go | "A Million Ways" | Trish Sie and OK Go | ||
| Pink | "Stupid Girls" | Dave Meyers | ||
| Kanye West | "Touch the Sky" | Chris Milk | ||
| 2007 | ||||
| Justice | "D.A.N.C.E." | Jonas and François ‡ | [12] | |
| Bat for Lashes | "What's a Girl to Do?" | Dougal Wilson | ||
| The Chemical Brothers | "The Salmon Dance" | Dom and Nic | ||
| Foo Fighters | "The Pretender" | Sam Brown | ||
| Justin Timberlake | "What Goes Around... Comes Around" | Samuel Bayer ‡ | ||
| Kanye West | "Stronger" | Hype Williams ‡ | ||
| 2008 | ||||
| Thirty Seconds to Mars | "A Beautiful Lie" | Angakok Panipaq | [13] | |
| Madonna (feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) | "4 Minutes" | Jonas and François | ||
| Santogold | "L.E.S. Artistes" | Nima Nourizadeh | ||
| Snoop Dogg | "Sensual Seduction" | Melina and Steven Johnson | ||
| Weezer | "Pork and Beans" | Mathew Cullen | ||
| 2009 | ||||
| Beyoncé | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Jake Nava † | [14] | |
| Eminem | "We Made You" | Joseph Kahn ‡ | ||
| Katy Perry | "Waking Up in Vegas" | Joseph Kahn | ||
| Shakira | "She Wolf" | Jake Nava | ||
| Britney Spears | "Circus" | Francis Lawrence |
2010s[]
| Year | Artist | Song | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | ||||
| Katy Perry (feat. Snoop Dogg) | "California Gurls" | Mathew Cullen | [15] | |
| Eminem (feat. Rihanna) | "Love the Way You Lie" | Joseph Kahn | ||
| Lady Gaga (feat. Beyoncé) | "Telephone" | Jonas Åkerlund ‡ | ||
| Plan B | "Prayin'" | Daniel Wolfe | ||
| Thirty Seconds to Mars | "Kings and Queens" | Bartholomew Cubbins ‡ | ||
| 2011 | ||||
| Lady Gaga | "Born This Way" | Nick Knight | [16] | |
| Adele | "Rolling in the Deep" | Sam Brown ‡ | ||
| Beastie Boys | "Make Some Noise" | Spike Jonze ‡ | ||
| Beyoncé | "Run the World (Girls)" | Francis Lawrence | ||
| Justice | "Civilization" | Romain Gavras | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| Psy | "Gangnam Style" | Yang Hyun Suk | [17] | |
| Katy Perry | "Wide Awake" | Tony T. Datis ‡ | ||
| Lady Gaga | "Marry the Night" | Lady Gaga | ||
| M.I.A. | "Bad Girls" | Romain Gavras ‡ | ||
| Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris) | "We Found Love" | Melina Matsoukas † | ||
| 2013 | ||||
| Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" | Terry Richardson † | [18] | |
| Lady Gaga | "Applause" | Inez & Vinoodh | ||
| Robin Thicke (feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams) | "Blurred Lines" | Diane Martel ‡ | ||
| Thirty Seconds to Mars | "Up in the Air" | Bartholomew Cubbins | ||
| Justin Timberlake | "Mirrors" | Floria Sigismondi † | ||
| 2014 | ||||
| Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J) | "Dark Horse" | Mathew Cullen | [19] | |
| Iggy Azalea (feat. Rita Ora) | "Black Widow" | Director X and Iggy Azalea | ||
| Kiesza | "Hideaway" | Blayre Ellestad and Kiesza | ||
| Sia | "Chandelier" | Daniel Askill and Sia ‡ | ||
| Pharrell Williams | "Happy" | Yoann Lemoine ‡ | ||
| 2015 | ||||
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | "Downtown" | Ryan Lewis, Macklemore and Jason Koenig |
[20] | |
| Kendrick Lamar | "Alright" | Colin Tilley and the Little Homies ‡ | ||
| Sia | "Elastic Heart" | Sia and Daniel Askill | ||
| Taylor Swift (feat. Kendrick Lamar) | "Bad Blood" | Joseph Kahn † | ||
| Pharrell Williams | "Freedom" | Paul Hunter | ||
| 2016 | ||||
| The Weeknd (feat. Daft Punk) | "Starboy" | Grant Singer | [21] | |
| Beyoncé | "Formation" | Melina Matsoukas † | ||
| Coldplay | "Up & Up" | Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia | ||
| Kanye West | "Famous" | Kanye West ‡ | ||
| Tame Impala | "The Less I Know the Better" | Canada | ||
| 2017 | ||||
| Kendrick Lamar | "HUMBLE." | Dave Meyers and The Little Homies † | [22] | |
| Foo Fighters | "Run | Dave Grohl | ||
| Katy Perry (feat. Migos) | "Bon Appétit" | Dent De Cuir | ||
| Kyle (feat. Lil Yachty) | "iSpy" | Colin Tilley | ||
| Taylor Swift | "Look What You Made Me Do" | Joseph Kahn | ||
| 2018 | ||||
| Camila Cabello (feat. Young Thug) | "Havana" | Dave Meyers † | [23] | |
| Ariana Grande | "No Tears Left to Cry" | Dave Meyers ‡ | ||
| Childish Gambino | "This Is America" | Hiro Murai ‡ | ||
| Lil Dicky (feat. Chris Brown) | "Freaky Friday" | Tony Yacenda | ||
| The Carters | "APESHIT" | Ricky Saiz ‡ | ||
| 2019 | ||||
| Taylor Swift (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) | "ME!" | Taylor Swift and Dave Meyers | [24] | |
| Ariana Grande | "thank u, next" | Hannah Lux Davis ‡ | ||
| Billie Eilish | "bad guy" | Dave Meyers ‡ | ||
| Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) | "Old Town Road (Remix)" | Calmatic ‡ | ||
| Rosalía and J Balvin (feat. El Guincho) | "Con altura" | Director X |
2020s[]
| Year | Artist | Song | Director | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||||
| DJ Khaled (feat. Drake) | "Popstar" | Director X | [25] | |
| Billie Eilish | "Everything I Wanted" | Billie Eilish ‡ | ||
| Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) | "WAP" | Colin Tilley | ||
| Karol G (feat. Nicki Minaj) | "Tusa" | Mike Ho | ||
| Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande | "Rain on Me" | Robert Rodriguez ‡ | ||
| Taylor Swift | "The Man" | Taylor Swift ‡ | ||
| The Weeknd | "Blinding Lights" | Anton Tammi † |
Statistic[]
As of 2018.
| Number of European Nominations | Total Number |
|---|---|
| 38 | 89 |
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See also[]
Categories:
- MTV Europe Music Awards
- Music video awards
- Awards established in 1994