MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction

MTV Video Music Award
for Best Direction
Awarded forDirection
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First awarded1984
Last awarded2022
Currently held byTaylor SwiftAll Too Well: The Short Film by Taylor Swift (2022)
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.

Taylor Swift is the only performer to have won two Moonmen in this category for her work directing ("The Man" & “All Too Well: The Short Film)

Five other 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), 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
1985 Jean-Baptiste Mondino – "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
1986 Steven Barron – "Take On Me" by a-ha
1987 Stephen R. Johnson – "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel
1988 Andy Morahan and George Michael – "Father Figure" by George Michael
1989 David Fincher – "Express Yourself" by Madonna
1990 David Fincher – "Vogue" by Madonna
1991 Tarsem – "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.
1992 Mark Fenske – "Right Now" by Van Halen
1993 Mark Pellington – "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
1994 Jake Scott – "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
1995 Spike Jonze – "Buddy Holly" by Weezer
1996 Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins
1997 Beck – "The New Pollution" by Beck
1998 Jonas Åkerlund – "Ray of Light" by Madonna
1999 Torrance Community Dance Group – "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim
2000 Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
2001 Spike Jonze – "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim
2002 Joseph Kahn – "Without Me" by Eminem
2003 Jamie Thraves – "The Scientist" by Coldplay
2004 Mark Romanek – "99 Problems" by Jay-Z
2005 Samuel Bayer – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
2006 Robert Hales – "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley
2007 Samuel Bayer – "What Goes Around... Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake
2008 Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto – "Honey" by Erykah Badu
2009 Marc Webb – "21 Guns" by Green Day
2010 Francis Lawrence – "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga
2011 Adam Yauch – "Make Some Noise" by Beastie Boys
2012 Romain Gavras – "Bad Girls" by M.I.A.
2013 David Fincher – "Suit & Tie" by Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay Z)
2014 DANIELS – "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon
2015 Colin Tilley and the Little Homies – "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar
2016 Melina Matsoukas – "Formation" by Beyoncé
2017 Dave Meyers and The Little Homies - "HUMBLE." by Kendrick Lamar
2018 Hiro Murai − "This Is America" by Childish Gambino
2019 Calmatic – "Old Town Road (Remix)" by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
2020 Taylor Swift – "The Man" by Taylor Swift
2021 Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino – "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" by Lil Nas X
2022 Taylor SwiftAll Too Well: The Short Film by Taylor Swift

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