MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction | |
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Awarded for | Direction |
Country | United States |
Presented by | MTV |
First awarded | 1984 |
Currently held by | Taylor Swift – "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift (2023) |
Website | VMA 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 David Fincher, Spike Jonze and Taylor Swift, 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 recent 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 the most nominations and no wins at five.
The performers whose videos have won the most awards are Madonna and Taylor Swift, whose videos have garnered three direction moonmen respectively. However, Eminem's videos have received the most nominations with seven. Swift is also the only performer to have won three moonmen in this category for her work directing.
Five other performers have won a moonman in this category for their work directing/co-directing their videos: George Michael, Beck, Erykah Badu, Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys, Kendrick Lamar and Lil Nas X. 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
1980s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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1984 | Tim Newman | "Sharp Dressed Man" (performed by ZZ Top) |
| [1] |
1985 | Jean-Baptiste Mondino | "The Boys of Summer" (performed by Don Henley) |
| [2] |
1986 | Steven Barron | "Take On Me" (performed by a-ha) |
| [3] |
1987 | Stephen R. Johnson | "Sledgehammer" (performed by Peter Gabriel) |
| [4] |
1988 | Andy Morahan and George Michael | "Father Figure" (performed by George Michael) |
| [5] |
1989 | David Fincher | "Express Yourself" (performed by Madonna) |
| [6] |
1990s
2000s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2000 | Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | "Californication" (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
| [17] |
2001 | Spike Jonze | "Weapon of Choice" (performed by Fatboy Slim) |
| [18] |
2002 | Joseph Kahn | "Without Me" (performed by Eminem) |
| [19] |
2003 | Jamie Thraves | "The Scientist" (performed by Coldplay) |
| [20] |
2004 | Mark Romanek | "99 Problems" (performed by Jay-Z) |
| [21] |
2005 | Samuel Bayer | "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (performed by Green Day) |
| [22] |
2006 | Robert Hales | "Crazy" (performed by Gnarls Barkley) |
| [23] |
2007 | Samuel Bayer | "What Goes Around... Comes Around" (performed by Justin Timberlake) |
| [24] |
2008 | Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto | "Honey" (performed by Erykah Badu) |
| [25] |
2009 | Marc Webb | "21 Guns" (performed by Green Day) |
| [26] |
2010s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2010 | Francis Lawrence | "Bad Romance" (performed by Lady Gaga) |
| [27] |
2011 | Adam Yauch | "Make Some Noise" (performed by Beastie Boys) |
| [28] |
2012 | Romain Gavras | "Bad Girls" (performed by M.I.A.) |
| [29] |
2013 | David Fincher | "Suit & Tie" (performed by Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z) |
| [30] |
2014 | DANIELS | "Turn Down for What" (performed by DJ Snake and Lil Jon) |
| [31] |
2015 | Colin Tilley and the Little Homies | "Alright" (performed by Kendrick Lamar) |
| [32] |
2016 | Melina Matsoukas | "Formation" (performed by Beyoncé) |
| [33] |
2017 | Dave Meyers and The Little Homies | "HUMBLE." (performed by Kendrick Lamar) |
| [34] |
2018 | Hiro Murai | "This is America" (performed by Childish Gambino) |
| [35] |
2019 | Calmatic | "Old Town Road (Remix)" (performed by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) |
| [36] |
2020s
Year | Winner(s) | Work | Nominees | Ref. |
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2020 | Taylor Swift | "The Man" (performed by Taylor Swift) |
| [37] |
2021 | Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino | "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" (performed by Lil Nas X) |
| [38] |
2022 | Taylor Swift | All Too Well: The Short Film (performed by Taylor Swift) |
| [39] |
2023 | Taylor Swift | "Anti-Hero" (performed by Taylor Swift) |
| [40] |
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See also
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- Tim Newman (1984)
- Jean-Baptiste Mondino (1985)
- Steven Barron (1986)
- Stephen R. Johnson (1987)
- Andy Morahan and George Michael (1988)
- David Fincher (1989)
- David Fincher (1990)
- Tarsem (1991)
- Mark Fenske (1992)
- Mark Pellington (1993)
- Jake Scott (1994)
- Spike Jonze (1995)
- Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (1996)
- Beck (1997)
- Jonas Åkerlund (1998)
- Torrance Community Dance Group (1999)
- Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (2000)
- Spike Jonze (2001)
- Joseph Kahn (2002)
- Jamie Thraves (2003)
- Mark Romanek (2004)
- Samuel Bayer (2005)
- Robert Hales (2006)
- Samuel Bayer (2007)
- Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto (2008)
- Marc Webb (2009)
- Francis Lawrence (2010)
- Adam Yauch (2011)
- Romain Gavras (2012)
- David Fincher (2013)
- Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2014)
- Colin Tilley and the Little Homies (2015)
- Melina Matsoukas (2016)
- Dave Meyers and The Little Homies (2017)
- Hiro Murai (2018)
- Calmatic (2019)
- Taylor Swift (2020)
- Lil Nas X and Tanu Muino (2021)
- Taylor Swift (2022)
- Taylor Swift (2023)