MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography
Awarded forCinematography
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First awarded1984
Last awarded2021
Currently held byBenoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez, Ryan Helfant – "Brown Skin Girl" by Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter, Wizkid, and Saint Jhn (2021)
WebsiteVMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography is a craft award given to both the artist as well as the cinematographer/director of photography of the music video. From 1984 to 2006, the award's full name was Best Cinematography in a Video. After a brief absence in 2007, the category acquired its current, shortened name in 2008.

The biggest winner is Harris Savides with three wins. Pascal Lebègue, Daniel Pearl, Mark Plummer, and Scott Cunningham follow with two wins each. The most nominated director of photography is Daniel Pearl with nine nominations, followed by Martin Coppen, Christopher Probst, and Jeff Cronenweth with six. Beyoncé has won the most awards in this category with 4 wins. Madonna's videos have received the most nominations with ten. Ryan Lewis is also the only performer to have won a Moonman in this category for his work as a director of photography on the video for "Can't Hold Us" in 2013. Jared Leto ("Hurricane") is the only other performer to have been nominated for his work in this category.

Recipients[]

Year Winner(s) Work Performer(s) Nominees Ref.
1984 Daniel Pearl "Every Breath You Take" The Police
[1]
1985 Pascal Lebègue "The Boys of Summer" Don Henley
  • "Go Insane" – Oliver Stapleton (performed by Lindsey Buckingham)
  • "Heaven (version 2)" – Peter MacDonald (performed by Bryan Adams)
  • "Like a Virgin" – Peter Sinclair (performed by Madonna)
  • "Run to You" – Frank Gell (performed by Bryan Adams)
 [2]
1986 Oliver Stapleton "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." a-ha
[3]
1987 Mark Plummer "C'est la Vie" Robbie Nevil
[4]
1988 Bill Pope "We'll Be Together" Sting
  • "Father Figure" – Peter Mackay (performed by George Michael)
  • "Heaven Knows" – Steve Tickner (performed by Robert Plant)
  • "Learning to Fly" – Gordon Minard (performed by Pink Floyd)
  • "Luka" – Dariusz Wolski (performed by Suzanne Vega)
 [5]
1989 Mark Plummer "Express Yourself" Madonna
[6]
1990 Pascal Lebègue "Vogue" Madonna
[7]
1991 Rolf Kestermann "Wicked Game (Concept)" Chris Isaak
[8]
1992 Mike Southon and Daniel Pearl "November Rain" Guns N' Roses
[9]
1993 Harris Savides "Rain" Madonna
  • "Constant Craving" – Marc Reshovsky (performed by k.d. lang)
  • "Free Your Mind" – Thomas Kloss (performed by En Vogue)
  • "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – Ivan Bartos (performed by Sting)
  • "Ordinary World" – Martin Coppen (performed by Duran Duran)
 [10]
1994 Harris Savides "Everybody Hurts" R.E.M.
  • "Amazing" – Gabriel Beristain (performed by Aerosmith)
  • "Heart-Shaped Box" – John Mathieson (performed by Nirvana)
  • "Sweet Lullaby" – Tarsem and Denise Milford (performed by Deep Forest)
 [11]
1995 Garry Waller and Mike Trim "Love Is Strong" The Rolling Stones
[12]
1996 Declan Quinn "Tonight, Tonight" The Smashing Pumpkins
  • "Brokenhearted" – Martin Coppen (performed by Brandy featuring Wanya Morris))
  • "Change the World" – Peter Nydrle and Marco Mazzei (performed by Eric Clapton)
  • "You'll See" – Adrian Wild (performed by Madonna)
 [13]
1997 Stephen Keith-Roach "Virtual Insanity" Jamiroquai
[14]
1998 Harris Savides "Criminal" Fiona Apple
  • "Don't Drink the Water" – Checco Varese (performed by Dave Matthews Band)
  • "Karma Police" – Stephen Keith-Roach (performed by Radiohead)
  • "Push It" – Max Malkin (performed by Garbage)
  • "Ray of Light" – Henrik Halvarsson (performed by Madonna)
 [15]
1999 Martin Coppen "The Dope Show" Marilyn Manson
  • "Beautiful Stranger" – Thomas Kloss (performed by Madonna)
  • "Freak on a Leash" – Julian Whatley (performed by Korn)
  • "Malibu" – Martin Coppen (performed by Hole)
  • "Miami" – Daniel Pearl (performed by Will Smith)
 [16]
2000 Jeff Cronenweth "Do Something" Macy Gray
[17]
2001 Lance Acord "Weapon of Choice" Fatboy Slim
  • "Get Ur Freak On" – James Hawkinson (performed by Missy Elliott)
  • "Jaded" – Thomas Kloss (performed by Aerosmith)
  • "Stan" – Dariusz Wolski (performed by Eminem featuring Dido)
 [18]
2002 Brad Rushing "We Are All Made of Stars" Moby
[19]
2003 Jean-Yves Escoffier "Hurt" Johnny Cash
  • "There There" – Fred Reed (performed by Radiohead)
  • "Underneath It All" – Karsten "Crash" Gopinath (performed by No Doubt featuring Lady Saw)
  • "Work It" – Michael Bernard (performed by Missy Elliott)
 [20]
2004 Joaquín Baca-Asay "99 Problems" Jay-Z
[21]
2005 Samuel Bayer "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day
[22]
2006 Robbie Ryan "You're Beautiful" James Blunt
  • "Black Sweat" – Checco Varese (performed by Prince)
  • "Dani California" – Tony Kaye (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  • "Invisible" – Jeff Cutter (performed by Ashlee Simpson)
  • "Miss Murder" – Welles Hackett (performed by AFI)
 [23]
2007 — — — —
2008 Wyatt Troll "Conquest" The White Stripes
  • "Honey" – Karsten "Crash" Gopinath (performed by Erykah Badu)
  • "I Kissed a Girl" – Simon Thirlaway (performed by Katy Perry)
  • "I Will Possess Your Heart" – Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Shawn Kim (performed by Death Cab for Cutie)
  • "When I Grow Up" – Christopher Probst (performed by The Pussycat Dolls)
 [24]
2009 Jonathan Sela "21 Guns" Green Day
  • "Circus" – Thomas Kloss (performed by Britney Spears)
  • "Paparazzi" – Eric Broms (performed by Lady Gaga)
  • "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Jim Fealy (performed by Beyoncé)
  • "Viva la Vida" – John Perez (performed by Coldplay)
 [25]
2010 John Perez "Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z and Alicia Keys
  • "Bad Romance" – Thomas Kloss (performed by Lady Gaga)
  • "Dog Days Are Over" – Adam Frisch (performed by Florence and the Machine)
  • "Little Lion Man" – Ben Magahy (performed by Mumford & Sons)
  • "Not Afraid" – Christopher Probst (performed by Eminem)
 [26]
2011 Tom Townend "Rolling in the Deep" Adele
  • "Hurricane" – Benoît Debie, Jared Leto, Rob Witt and Daniel Carberry (performed by Thirty Seconds to Mars)
  • "Love the Way You Lie" – Christopher Probst (performed by Eminem featuring Rihanna)
  • "Run the World (Girls)" – Jeffrey Kimball (performed by Beyoncé)
  • "Teenage Dream" – Paul Laufer (performed by Katy Perry)
 [27]
2012 André Chemetoff "Bad Girls" M.I.A.
  • "Born to Die" – André Chemetoff (performed by Lana Del Rey)
  • "Princess of China" – Stéphane Vallée (performed by Coldplay featuring Rihanna)
  • "Someone Like You" – David Johnson (performed by Adele)
  • "Take Care" – Kasper Tuxen (performed by Drake featuring Rihanna)
 [28]
2013 Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig and Mego Lin "Can't Hold Us" Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton)
[29]
2014 Darren Lew and Jackson Hunt "Pretty Hurts" Beyoncé
  • "Afterlife" – Evan Prosofsky (performed by Arcade Fire)
  • "City of Angels" – David Devlin (performed by Thirty Seconds to Mars)
  • "Hate or Glory" – Michael Ragen (performed by Gesaffelstein)
  • "West Coast" – Evan Prosofsky (performed by Lana Del Rey)
 [30]
2015 Larkin Seiple "Never Catch Me" Flying Lotus (featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • "Bad Blood" – Christopher Probst (performed by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • "Left Hand Free" – Mike Simpson (performed by Alt-J)
  • "Thinking Out Loud" – Daniel Pearl (performed by Ed Sheeran)
  • "Two Weeks" – Justin Brown (performed by FKA Twigs)
 [31]
2016 Malik Sayeed "Formation" Beyoncé
  • "Hello" – André Turpin (performed by Adele)
  • "I Wanna Know" – Corey Jennings (performed by Alesso)
  • "Into You" – Paul Laufer (performed by Ariana Grande)
  • "Lazarus" – Crille Forsberg (performed by David Bowie)
2017 Scott Cunningham "HUMBLE." Kendrick Lamar
  • "Castle on the Hill" – Steve Annis (performed by Ed Sheeran)
  • "Nobody Speak" – David Proctor (performed by DJ Shadow featuring Run the Jewels)
  • "Now or Never" – Kristof Brandl (performed by Halsey)
  • "Thunder" – Matthew Wise (performed by Imagine Dragons)
2018 Benoît Debie "Apeshit" The Carters
  • "Growing Pains" – Pau Castejón (performed by Alessia Cara)
  • "In My Blood" – Jonathan Sela (performed by Shawn Mendes)
  • "No Tears Left to Cry" – Scott Cunningham (performed by Ariana Grande)
  • "River" – Frank Mobilio and Patrick Meller (performed by Eminem featuring Ed Sheeran)
  • "This Is America" – Larkin Seiple (performed by Childish Gambino)
2019 Scott Cunningham "Señorita" Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
  • "Almeda" – Chayse Irvin, Ryan Marie Helfant, and Justin Hamilton (performed by Solange)
  • "hostage" – Pau Castejón (performed by Billie Eilish)
  • "Me!" – Starr Whitesides (performed by Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)
  • "thank u, next" – Christopher Probst (performed by Ariana Grande)
  • "Tints" – Elias Talbot (performed by Anderson .Paak featuring Kendrick Lamar)
 [32]
2020 Michael Merriman "Rain on Me" Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande
  • "all the good girls go to hell" – Christopher Probst (performed by Billie Eilish)
  • "Blinding Lights" – Oliver Millar (performed by The Weeknd)
  • "Harleys in Hawaii" – Arnau Valls (performed by Katy Perry)
  • "My Oh My" – Scott Cunningham (performed by Camila Cabello featuring DaBaby)
  • "Old Me" – Kieran Fowler (performed by 5 Seconds of Summer)
 [33]
2021 Benoit Soler, Malik H. Sayeed, Mohammaed Atta Ahmed, Santiago Gonzalez and Ryan Helfant "Brown Skin Girl" Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Saint Jhn and Wizkid
  • "911" – Jeff Cronenweth (performed by Lady Gaga)
  • "Holy" – Elias Talbot (performed by Justin Bieber featuring Chance the Rapper)
  • "Shame Shame" – Santiago Gonzalez (performed by Foo Fighters)
  • "Solar Power" – Andrew Stroud (performed by Lorde)
  • "Therefore I Am" – Rob Witt (performed by Billie Eilish)
 [34]

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