MTV Video Music Awards / Best Male Video

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video was one of the longest lasting categories of the award. It was introduced with the first award in 1984 . In 2007, as part of the reorganization of the awards, he was renamed Male Artist of the Year for one year , but in 2008 he was back under his old name. In 2017, the category was replaced by Artist of the Year , which is made up of the Best Male and Best Female Video categories.

With three wins and a total of nine nominations, Eminem tops the list.

Overview

Award	year	Award winners	for the video	Nominations
1.	1984	David Bowie	China girl	Herbie Hancock - Rockit Michael Jackson - Thriller Billy Joel - Uptown Girl Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)
2.	1985	Bruce Springsteen	I'm on fire	Glenn Frey - Smuggler's Blues Don Henley - The Boys of Summer David Lee Roth - California Girls David Lee Roth - Just a Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody
3.	1986	Robert Palmer	Addicted to love	Bryan Adams - Summer of '69 Phil Collins - Take Me Home Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
4th	1987	Peter Gabriel	Sledgehammer	David Bowie - Day-In Day-Out Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean to Turn You On Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al Steve Winwood - Higher Love
5.	1988	Prince (featuring Sheena Easton )	U got the look	Terence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life Again
6th	1989	Elvis Costello	Veronica	Bobby Brown - Every Little Step Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd. Steve Winwood - Roll with It
7th	1990	Don Henley	The End of Innocence	Billy Idol - Cradle of Love MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Michael Penn - No Myth
8th.	1991	Chris Isaak	Wicked game	Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze of Glory Gerardo - Rico Suave George Michael - Freedom! '90
9.	1992	Eric Clapton	Tears in Heaven (Performance)	John Mellencamp - Get a Leg Up Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Into the Great Wide Open Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch '' Weird Al '' Yankovic - Smells Like Nirvana
10.	1993	Lenny Kravitz	Are you gonna go my way	Peter Gabriel - Steam George Michael - Killer / Papa Was a Rollin 'Stone Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
11.	1994	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	Mary Jane's Last Dance	Beck - loser Tony Bennett - Steppin 'Out with My Baby Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia
12.	1995	Tom Petty	You Don't Know How It Feels	Chris Isaak - Somebody's Crying Elton John - Believe Lucas - Lucas with the Lid Off
13.	1996	Beck	Where It's At	Bryan Adams - The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You Coolio - 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin 'New) R. Kelly (feat. Ernie Isley & Ronald Isley ) - Down Low (Nobody Has to Know) Seal - Don't Cry
14th	1997	Beck	Devils haircut	Babyface - Every Time I Close My Eyes R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly Will Smith - Men in Black
15th	1998	Will Smith	Just the Two of Us	David Bowie (feat. Trent Reznor ) - I'm Afraid of Americans ( Nine Inch Nails Remix) Busta Rhymes - Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See Eric Clapton - My Father's Eyes Brian McKnight - Anytime
16.	1999	Will Smith	Miami	Eminem - My Name Is Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away Ricky Martin - Livin 'la Vida Loca
17th	2000	Eminem	The Real Slim Shady	D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) Kid Rock - Cowboy Ricky Martin - Shake Your Bon-Bon Moby - Natural Blues
18th	2001	Moby (featuring Gwen Stefani )	South side	Eminem (featuring Dido ) - Stan Lenny Kravitz - Again Nelly - Ride wit Me Robbie Williams - rock DJ
19th	2002	Eminem	Without me	Craig David - Walking Away Enrique Iglesias - Hero Elton John - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore Nelly - # 1 Usher - U Got It Bad
20th	2003	Justin Timberlake	Cry me a river	50 cents - in the club Johnny Cash - Hurt Eminem - Lose Yourself John Mayer - Your Body Is a Wonderland
21st	2004	Usher (feat. Ludacris & Lil Jon )	Yeah!	Jay-Z - 99 Problems Prince - Musicology Justin Timberlake - Señorita Kanye West ( feat.Syleena Johnson ) - All Falls Down
22nd	2005	Kanye West	Jesus walks	50 Cent - Candy Shop Beck - E-Pro John Legend - Ordinary People Usher - Caught Up
23.	2006	James Blunt	You're beautiful	Busta Rhymes (feat. Mary J. Blige , Rah Digga , Missy Elliott , Lloyd Banks , Papoose and DMX ) - Touch It Remix Nick Lachey - What's Left of Me TI - What You Know Kanye West (fea. Jamie Foxx ) - Gold Digger
24.	2007	Justin Timberlake	(this year only the artist was awarded)	Akon Kanye West TI Robin Thicke
25th	2008	Chris Brown	With you	Flo Rida (feat.T-Pain) - Low Lil Wayne (feat. Static Major ) - Lollipop TI - No Matter What Usher (feat. Young Jeezy ) - Love in This Club
26th	2009	TI (featuring Rihanna )	Live your life	Eminem - We Made You Jay-Z - DOA (Death of Auto-Tune) Ne-Yo - Miss Independent Kanye West - Love Lockdown
27.	2010	Eminem	Not afraid	BoB (featuring Hayley Williams ) - Airplanes Jason Derulo - In My Head Drake - Find Your Love Usher (featuring will.i.am ) - OMG
28.	2011	Justin Bieber	U smile	Eminem (featuring Rihanna ) - Love the Way You Lie Cee-Lo Green - Fuck You! Bruno Mars - Grenade Kanye West (featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi ) - All of the Lights
29	2012	Chris Brown	Turn up the music	Justin Bieber - Boyfriend Drake (featuring Rihanna ) - Take Care Frank Ocean - Swim Good Usher - Climax
30th	2013	Bruno Mars	Locked Out of Heaven	Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) Ed Sheeran - Lego House Robin Thicke (featuring TI and Pharrell ) - Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake - Mirrors
31.	2014	Ed Sheeran (featuring Pharrell Williams )	Sing	Eminem (featuring Rihanna ) - The Monster John Legend - All of Me Sam Smith - Stay with Me Pharrell Williams - Happy
32.	2015	Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars )	Uptown funk	Nick Jonas - Chains Kendrick Lamar - Alright Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud The Weeknd - Earned It
33.	2016	Calvin Harris ( feat.Rihanna )	This Is What You Came For	Drake - Hotline Bling Bryson Tiller - Don't The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face Kanye West - Famous

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS HISTORY: BEST MALE VIDEO. Rockonthenet.com, accessed July 21, 2019 .