MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction

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MTV Video Music Award
for Best Direction
Awarded forDirection
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First awarded1984
Last awarded2020
Currently held byLil Nas X and Tanu Muino − "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X (2021)
WebsiteVMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction is an award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and the director of the music video. From 1984 to 2006, the full name of the award was Best Direction in a Video, and in 2007, it was briefly renamed Best Director. The category acquired its current name with the 2008 awards. The most frequent winners are Spike Jonze and David Fincher with three wins each, although one of Jonze's wins is credited as the "Torrance Community Dance Group".

The most nominated director is David Fincher with eight nominations. Remarkably, seven of Fincher's nominations were achieved in a three-year span (1989–1991), as he was nominated a record three times in both 1989 and 1990. Fincher's latest nomination (and win) occurred over twenty years later in 2013 for his work on Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie." Closely following him are Dave Meyers with seven nominations and Francis Lawrence with six. Hype Williams is the director with most nominations and no wins at five.

The performer whose videos have won the most awards is Madonna, whose videos have garnered three direction Moonmen. However, Eminem's videos have received the most nominations with seven.

Six performers have won a Moonman in this category for their work directing/co-directing their videos: George Michael ("Father Figure"), Beck ("The New Pollution"), Erykah Badu ("Honey"), Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys ("Make Some Noise"), Kendrick Lamar ("Alright" and "HUMBLE.," as part of The Little Homies), Taylor Swift ("The Man"), and Lil Nas X ("Montero (Call Me by Your Name)"). An additional nine performers have been nominated for their work co-directing/directing videos: Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliott, Christina Aguilera, Jared Leto (as Bartholomew Cubbins), Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars, Billie Eilish, Tyler, the Creator (as Wolf Haley), and Travis Scott.

Recipients[]

Year Winner(s) Nominees Ref.
1984 Tim Newman – "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top
[1]
1985 Jean-Baptiste Mondino – "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
[2]
1986 Steven Barron – "Take On Me" by a-ha
[3]
1987 Stephen R. Johnson – "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel
[4]
1988 Andy Morahan and George Michael – "Father Figure" by George Michael
  • "Dear God" – Nicholas Brandt (performed by XTC)
  • "Learning to Fly" – Storm Thorgerson (performed by Pink Floyd)
  • "The One I Love" – Robert Longo (performed by R.E.M.)
  • "You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" – Sophie Muller (performed by Eurythmics)
 [5]
1989 David Fincher – "Express Yourself" by Madonna
[6]
1990 David Fincher – "Vogue" by Madonna
  • "The End of the Innocence" – David Fincher (performed by Don Henley)
  • "Janie's Got a Gun" – David Fincher (performed by Aerosmith)
  • "Opposites Attract" – Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger (performed by Paula Abdul)
 [7]
1991 Tarsem – "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.
[8]
1992 Mark Fenske – "Right Now" by Van Halen
[9]
1993 Mark Pellington – "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
[10]
1994 Jake Scott – "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
  • "Amazing" – Marty Callner (performed by Aerosmith)
  • "Sabotage" – Spike Jonze (performed by Beastie Boys)
  • "Sweet Lullaby" – Tarsem (performed by Deep Forest)
 [11]
1995 Spike Jonze – "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
  • "Basket Case" – Mark Kohr (performed by Green Day)
  • "Scream" – Mark Romanek (performed by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson)
  • "Waterfalls" – F. Gary Gray (performed by TLC)
 [12]
1996 Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins
[13]
1997 Beck – "The New Pollution" by Beck
[14]
1998 Jonas Åkerlund – "Ray of Light" by Madonna
[15]
1999 Torrance Community Dance Group – "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim
[16]
2000 Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • "Everything is Everything" – Sanji (performed by Lauryn Hill)
  • "Learn to Fly" – Jesse Peretz (performed by Foo Fighters)
  • "The Real Slim Shady" – Dr. Dre and Phillip Atwell (performed by Eminem)
  • "Untitled (How Does It Feel)" – Paul Hunter and Dominique Trenier (performed by D'Angelo)
 [17]
2001 Spike Jonze – "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim
  • "Imitation of Life" – Garth Jennings (performed by R.E.M.)
  • "Crawling" – Brothers Strause (performed by Linkin Park)
  • "Ms. Jackson" – F. Gary Gray (performed by OutKast)
  • "Stan" – Dr. Dre and Phillip Atwell (performed by Eminem featuring Dido)
 [18]
2002 Joseph Kahn – "Without Me" by Eminem
[19]
2003 Jamie Thraves – "The Scientist" by Coldplay
[20]
2004 Mark Romanek – "99 Problems" by Jay-Z
[21]
2005 Samuel Bayer – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
[22]
2006 Robert Hales – "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley
[23]
2007 Samuel Bayer – "What Goes Around... Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake
  • "Beautiful Liar" – Jake Nava (performed by Beyoncé and Shakira)
  • "Candyman" – Matthew Rolston and Christina Aguilera (performed by Christina Aguilera)
  • "Stronger" – Hype Williams (performed by Kanye West)
  • "Umbrella" – Chris Applebaum (performed by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z)
  • "What I've Done" – Joe Hahn (performed by Linkin Park)
 [24]
2008 Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto – "Honey" by Erykah Badu
  • "Nine in the Afternoon" – Shane Drake (performed by Panic! at the Disco)
  • "Shadow of the Day" – Joe Hahn (performed by Linkin Park)
  • "Take a Bow" – Anthony Mandler (performed by Rihanna)
  • "When I Grow Up" – Joseph Kahn (performed by Pussycat Dolls)
 [25]
2009 Marc Webb – "21 Guns" by Green Day
[26]
2010 Francis Lawrence – "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga
  • "Empire State of Mind" – Hype Williams (performed by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys)
  • "Funhouse" – Dave Meyers (performed by Pink)
  • "Kings and Queens" – Bartholomew Cubbins (performed by Thirty Seconds to Mars)
  • "Not Afraid" – Rich Lee (performed by Eminem)
 [27]
2011 Adam Yauch – "Make Some Noise" by Beastie Boys
  • "E.T." – Floria Sigismondi (performed by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West)
  • "Hurricane" – Bartholomew Cubbins (performed by Thirty Seconds to Mars)
  • "Love the Way You Lie" – Joseph Kahn (performed by Eminem featuring Rihanna)
  • "Rolling in the Deep" – Sam Brown (performed by Adele)
 [28]
2012 Romain Gavras – "Bad Girls" by M.I.A.
  • "Big Bad Wolf" – Keith Schofield (performed by Duck Sauce)
  • "Otis" – Spike Jonze (performed by Jay Z and Kanye West featuring Otis Redding)
  • "Princess of China" – Adria Petty and Alan Bibby (performed by Coldplay featuring Rihanna)
  • "Swim Good" – Nabil Elderkin (performed by Frank Ocean)
 [29]
2013 David Fincher – "Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay Z)
[30]
2014 DANIELS – "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon
[31]
2015 Colin Tilley and the Little Homies – "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar
  • "Bad Blood" – Joseph Kahn (performed by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar)
  • "Sober" – Hiro Murai (performed by Childish Gambino)
  • "Take Me to Church" – Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson (performed by Hozier)
  • "Uptown Funk" – Bruno Mars and Cameron Duddy (performed by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars)
 [32]
2016 Melina Matsoukas – "Formation" by Beyoncé
  • "Hello" – Xavier Dolan (performed by Adele)
  • "Lazarus" – Johan Renck (performed by David Bowie)
  • "The Less I Know the Better" – Canada (performed by Tame Impala)
  • "Up&Up" – Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia (performed by Coldplay)
 [33]
2017 Dave Meyers and The Little Homies - "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar
  • "24K Magic" – Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars (performed by Bruno Mars)
  • "Chained to the Rhythm" – Mathew Cullen (performed by Katy Perry featuring Skip Marley)
  • "Reminder" - Glenn Michael (performed by The Weeknd)
  • "Scars to Your Beautiful" - Aaron A (performed by Alessia Cara)
2018 Hiro Murai − "This Is America" by Childish Gambino
  • "Apeshit" – Ricky Saix (performed by The Carters)
  • "God's Plan" – Karena Evans (performed by Drake)
  • "In My Blood" – Jay Martin (performed by Shawn Mendes)
  • "Perfect" – Jason Koenig (performed by Ed Sheeran)
  • "Say Something" – Arturo Perez Jr. (performed by Justin Timberlake featuring Chris Stapleton)
2019 Calmatic – "Old Town Road (Remix)" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
  • "Bad Guy" – Dave Meyers (performed by Billie Eilish)
  • "Cellophane" – Andrew Thomas Huang (performed by FKA Twigs)
  • "Thank U, Next" – Hannah Lux Davis (performed by Ariana Grande)
  • "No New Friends" – Dano Cerny (performed by LSD)
  • "You Need to Calm Down – Taylor Swift and Drew Kirsch (performed by Taylor Swift)
 [34]
2020 Taylor Swift – "The Man" by Taylor Swift
  • "Adore You" – Dave Meyers (performed by Harry Styles)
  • "Blinding Lights" – Anton Tammi (performed by The Weeknd)
  • "Don't Start Now" – Nabil (performed by Dua Lipa)
  • "Say So" – Hannah Lux Davis (performed by Doja Cat)
  • "Xanny" – Billie Eilish (performed by Billie Eilish)
 [35]
2021 Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino – "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X
  • "Franchise" – Travis Scott (performed by Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A.)
  • "Lumberjack" – Wolf Haley (performed by Tyler, the Creator)
  • "Popstar (starring Justin Bieber)" – Julien Christian Lutz pka Director X (performed by DJ Khaled featuring Drake)
  • "Willow" – Taylor Swift (performed by Taylor Swift)
  • "Your Power" – Billie Eilish (performed by Billie Eilish)
 [36]

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