MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video

MTV Europe Music Award
for Best Video
Awarded forMusic videos
CountryEurope
Presented byMTV
First awarded1994
Currently held byTaylor SwiftAll Too Well: The Short Film (2022)
Most awards
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (6)
Websiteema.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, Massive Attack and Taylor Swift with two wins each. Taylor Swift is the artist with the most nominations, with six. Swift and Kendrick Lamar 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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" Cho Soo-hyun
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
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
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
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
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 †
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
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
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
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 †
2021
Lil Nas X "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)†" Tanu Muino
Doja Cat (feat. SZA) "Kiss Me More‡" Warren Fu
Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits‡" Dave Meyers
Justin Bieber (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) "Peaches" Colin Tilley
Normani (feat. Cardi B) "Wild Side" Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift "Willow" Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift All Too Well: The Short Film Taylor Swift
Blackpink "Pink Venom" Seo Hyun-Seung
Doja Cat "Woman" ‡ Child
Harry Styles "As It Was" ‡ Tanu Muino
Kendrick Lamar "The Heart Part 5" Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj "Super Freaky Girl" ‡ Joseph Kahn

Statistic

As of 2018.

Number of European Nominations Total Number
38 89

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