Grammy Award for Best Music Video

The Grammy Award for Best Music Video (known until 2013 as Best Short Form Music Video , in German " Grammy Award for Best Music Video ") is a music prize that has been presented under changing names at the annual Grammy Awards since 1984 . Be awarded music videos for each song, with the price compared to the Grammy Award for Best Music Film , which for music films is awarded is deferred.

Background and story

The US-American director Mark Romanek received the award with three prizes the most

The Grammy Awards (actually Grammophone Awards), which have been presented since 1958, are presented annually in numerous categories by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) in the United States of America for artistic achievement, technical competence and excellent overall performance regardless of the album - Honor sales or chart position.

The Grammy Award for Best Music Video was introduced in 1984 as Best Video, Short Form alongside the Grammy Award for Best Video Album as one of two successors to the Grammy Award for Video of the Year , which was given in 1982 and 1983, and has since changed its name several times:

• Best Video, Short Form (1984–1985)
• Best Music Video, Short Form (1986–1997)
• Best Short Form Music Video (1998-2013)
• Best Music Video (since 2014)

The award is given to actors, directors and producers of high-quality music videos for individual songs that were newly shot or became known during the award period. In 1988 and 1989 the criteria for this category were changed and the award was given in two categories as Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video . In 1990 the original shape was restored.

statistics

With three awards, the director Mark Romanek is the most successful artist in this category. Actors who have received this award twice include Johnny Cash , Peter Gabriel , Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson , the latter also being involved in the USA for Africa project, which won the award in 1986. The singer Björk was nominated most often without receiving the award, with four nominations.

Winner and nominated artist

year	Award winners	nationality	plant	Other nominated artists	Pictures of the awardees (examples)
1984 February 28, 1984	Duran Duran	United Kingdom	Girls on Film / Hungry Like the Wolf	Todd Rundgren - Videosyncracy Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours Bill Wyman
1985 February 26, 1985	David Bowie	United Kingdom	Jazzin 'for Blue Jean	Ashford & Simpson Phil Collins Thomas Dolby Olivia Newton-John - Twist of Fate Rubber Rodeo - Scenic Views
1986 February 25, 1986	USA for Africa Director : Tom Trbovich	United States	We are the world	Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas? Phil Collins - No Jacket Required Hall & Oates - The Daryl Hall and John Oates Video Collection Tina Turner - Private Dancer
1987 February 24, 1987	Dire Straits	United Kingdom	Brothers in Arms	Louis Cardenas - Making of Runaway Paul McCartney - Rupert and the Frog Song Richard Perry - So Excited Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound
1988 March 2nd, 1988	not forgiven
1989 February 22, 1989	not forgiven
1990 February 21, 1990	Michael Jackson Director: Jim Blashfield	United States	Leave me alone	Enya - Orinoco Flow (Sail Away) Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years Trevor Rabin - Something to Hold On To Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams Sr. - There's a Tear in My Beer
1991 February 20, 1991	Paula Abdul Directors: Michael Patterson and Candice Reckinger	United States	Opposites Attract	Phil Collins - Another Day in Paradise Madonna - Oh Father Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U The Lightning Seeds - All I Want
1992 February 26, 1992	REM Director: Tarsem Singh	United States India	Losing my religion	Garth Brooks - The Thunder Rolls Dire Straits - Calling Elvis Bob Dylan - Series of Dreams Billy Joel - When You Wish upon a Star
1993 February 24, 1993	Peter Gabriel Director: John Downer	United Kingdom	Digging in the dirt	En Vogue - Free Your Mind Los Lobos - Kiko and the Lavender Moon Lyle Lovett - Church Roger Waters - What God Wants
1994 March 1, 1994	Peter Gabriel Director: Stephen R. Johnson	United Kingdom United States	Steam	Björk - Human Behavior INXS - Beautiful Girl REM - Everybody Hurts Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
1995 March 1, 1995	The Rolling Stones Director: David Fincher	United Kingdom United States	Love is strong	Angélique Kidjo - Agolo Lucas - Lucas with the Lid Off Sinéad O'Connor - Fire on Babylon Pet Shop Boys - Go West Weird Al Yankovic - Jurassic Park
1996 February 28, 1996	Janet Jackson and Michael Jackson Director: Mark Romanek	United States	Scream	Björk - It's Oh So Quiet Dave Matthews Band - What Would You Say Herbie Hancock - Dis Is da Drum Sinéad O'Connor - Famine
1997 February 26, 1997	The Beatles Director: Joe Pytka	United Kingdom United States	Free as a bird	Green Day - Walking Contradiction Michael Jackson - Earth Song Alanis Morissette - Ironic The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight
1998 February 25, 1998	Janet Jackson Director: Mark Romanek	United States	Got 'til It's Gone	Babyface - How Come, How Long Milestone - I Care 'Bout You Morphine - Early to Bed Tool - Stinkfist
1999 February 24, 1999	Madonna Director: Jonas Åkerlund	United States Sweden	Ray of Light	Aerosmith - Pink Björk - Bachelorette Oasis - All Around the World Pearl Jam - Do the Evolution
2000 February 23, 2000	Korn Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris , Todd McFarlane and Graham Morris	United States Canada	Freak on a leash	Björk - All Is Full of Love Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything Brian McKnight - Back at One TLC - Unpretty
2001 February 21, 2001	Foo Fighters Director: Jesse Peretz	United States	Learn to Fly	Busta Rhymes - Fire Reba McEntire - What Do You Say Papa Roach - Broken Home Will Smith - Will 2K
2002 February 27, 2002	Fatboy Slim and Bootsy Collins Director: Spike Jonze	United Kingdom United States United States	Weapon of Choice	Aerosmith - Fly Away from Here Missy Elliott - One Minute Man Madonna - Don't Tell Me OutKast - Ms. Jackson
2003 February 23, 2003	Eminem Director: Joseph Kahn	United States	Without me	1 Giant Leap - My Culture Dirty Vegas - Days Go By Knoc-turn'al , Dr. Dre and Missy Elliott - Knoc Nas - One Mic
2004 February 8, 2004	Johnny Cash Director: Mark Romanek	United States	Hurt	Coldplay - The Scientist Madonna - Die Another Day Martina McBride - Concrete Angel OutKast - Hey Ya!
2005 February 13, 2005	U2 directors: Alex Courtes and Martin Fougerol	Ireland France France	Vertigo	Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out Green Day - American Idiot George Michael - Flawless (Go to the City) Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man
2006 February 8, 2006	Missy Elliott , Ciara and Fatman Scoop Directors: Missy Elliott and Dave Meyers	United States	Lose control	Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc. Jamiroquai - Feels Just Like It Should Martina McBride - God's Will Sarah McLachlan - World on Fire
2007 February 11, 2007	OK Go Directors: OK Go and Trish You	United States	Here It Goes Again	Big & Rich - 8th of November Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California The Killers - When You Were Young Underoath - Writing on the Walls
2008 February 10, 2008	Johnny Cash Director: Tony Kaye	United States United Kingdom	God's Gonna Cut You Down	Feist - 1234 Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone Justice - DANCE Mute Math - Typical
2009 February 8, 2009	Weezer Director: Mathew Cullen	United States	Pork and beans	Erykah Badu - Honey Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul Radiohead - House of Cards Jack White and Alicia Keys - Another Way to Die
2010 January 31, 2010	The Black Eyed Peas Directors: Mark Kudsi and Mathew Cullen	United States	Boom Boom Pow	Beast - Mr. Hurricane Coldplay - Life in Technicolor II Depeche Mode - Wrong Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
2011 February 13, 2011	Lady Gaga Director: Francis Lawrence	United States	bad Romance	Johnny Cash - Ain't No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project Eminem and Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie Gorillaz , Mos Def and Bobby Womack - Stylo Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You!
2012 February 12, 2012	Adele Directors: Sam Brown and Hannah Chandler	United Kingdom	Rolling in the deep	Memory Tapes - Yes I Know OK Go - All Is Not Lost Radiohead - Lotus Flower Skrillex - First of the Year (Equinox) Weird Al Yankovic - Perform This Way
2013 February 10, 2013	Rihanna and Calvin Harris Director: Melina Matsoukas	Barbados United Kingdom United States	We found love	Foster the People - Houdini Jay-Z , Kanye West , Frank Ocean and The-Dream - No Church in the Wild MIA - Bad Girls Woodkid - Run Boy Run
2014 January 26, 2014	Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z Director: David Fincher	United States	Suit & Tie	Capital Cities - Safe and Sound Jay-Z - Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film Macklemore , Ryan Lewis and Ray Dalton - Can't Hold Us Jack White - I'm Shakin '
2015 February 8, 2015	Pharrell Williams Director: We Are from LA Producers: Kathleen Heffernan, Roman Pichon Herrera, Jett Steiger, Cedric Troadec	United States	Happy	Arcade Fire - We Exist (Direction: David Wilson; Producer: Jason Baum) DJ Snake & Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert; Producers: Judy Craig, Candice Ouaknine, Jonathan Wang, Bryan Younce) Sia - Chandelier (Directors: Sia Furler, Daniel Askill; Producer: Jennifer Heath) Woodkid featuring Max Richter - The Golden Age (Directors: Yoann Lemoine , Chris Clayton; Producers: Roman Pichon Herrera, Christine Miller, Susan Porche, Annabel Rosier)
2016 February 15, 2016	Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar Director: Joseph Kahn Producer: Ron Morhoff	United States	Bad blood	A $ AP Rocky - LSD by (Director: Dexter Navy; Producer: Shin Nishigaki) The Dead Weather - I Feel Love (Every Million Miles) (Directors: Cooper Roberts, Ian Schwartz; Producers: Candice Dragonas, Nathan Scherrer) Kendrick Lamar - Alright (Directors: The Little Homies, Colin Tilley; Producers: Brandon Bonfiglio, Dave Free, Andrew Lerios, Luga Podesta) Pharrell Williams - Freedom (Direction: Paul Hunter; Producers: Candice Dragonas, Nathan Scherrer)
2017 February 12, 2017	Beyoncé Director: Melina Matsoukas Producer: Nathan Scherrer	United States	formation	Leon Bridges - River (Direction: Miles Jay; Producers: Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman, Saul Levitz) Coldplay - Up & Up (directors: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia; producers: Juliette Larthe, Natan Schottenfels) Jamie XX - Gosh (Director: Romain Gavras ; Producer: Iconoclast) OK Go - Upside Down & Inside Out (Directors: Damian Kulash Jr. , Trish Sie ; Producers: Melissa Murphy, John O'Grady)
2018 January 28, 2018	Kendrick Lamar Directors: The Little Homies, Dave Meyers Producers: Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer, Anthony Tiffith	United States	Humble	Beck - Up All Night (Director: Canada; Producers: Laura Serra Estorch, Oscar Romagosa) Jain - Makeba (Directors: Lionel Hirle, Gregory Ohrel; Producer: Yodelice ) Jay-Z - The Story of OJ (Directors: Shawn Carter, Mark Romanek; Producer: Daniel Midgley) Logic feat. Alessia Cara and Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 (Director: Andy Hines; Producer: Andrew Lerios)
2019 February 10, 2019	Childish Gambino Director: Hiro Murai Producers: Ibra Ake, Jason Cole, Fam Rothstein	United States	This Is America	Beyoncé & Jay-Z - Apeshit (Direction: Ricky Saiz; Producers: Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels, Erinn Williams) Joyner Lucas - I'm Not Racist (Directors: Joyner Lucas, Ben Proulx; Producer: Joyner Lucas) Janelle Monáe - Pynk (Direction: Emma Westenburg; Producers: Justin Benoliel, Whitney Jackson) Tierra Whack - Mumbo Jumbo (Director: Marco Prestini; Producer: Sara Nassim)
2020 January 26th, 2020	Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus Director: Calmatic Producers: Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen, Saul Levitz	United States	Old Town Road (Official Movie)	Chemical Brothers - We've Got to Try (Director: Ellie Fry; Producer: Ninian Doff) Gary Clark Jr. - This Land (Director: Savanah Leaf; Producer: Alicia Martinez) FKA Twigs - Cellophane (Director: Andrew Thomas Huang; Producer: Alex Chamberlain) Tove Lo - Glad He's Gone (Direction: Vania Heymann, Gal Muggia; Producer: Natan Schottenfels)

Web links

• Official site of the Grammy Awards (English)
• Grammy Awards: Best Music Video ( English ) Rock on the Net. Retrieved September 9, 2014.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position" Overview. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , accessed September 9, 2014 . 
2. ↑ 52nd OEP Category Description Guide ( English , PDF ; 85 kB) National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 9, 2014.