MTV Video Music Awards / Best Visual Effects

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects is one of the technical categories. It is one of the few awards that have been given continuously since 1984. From 1984 to 2006 it was called Best Special Effects in a Video and from 2007 to 2011 Best Special Effects . In 2012 it got its current name.

As with all technical categories, in this case too the artist, the artist's manager and the actual performer, in this case the director of the video, are recognized.

The record is held by director Jim Blashfield , special effects technician Sean Broughton and the production company GloriaFX , who each received the award twice. GloriaFX has also been nominated six times.

Peter Gabriel won the artist award three times. In contrast, Missy Elliott was nominated six times.

Overview

Award	year	Award winners	for the video	Nominations
01.	1984	Godley & Creme	Herbie Hancock - Rockit	The Cars - You Might Think (Special Effects: Charlex) Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive (Special Effects: Dave Yardley) Billy Idol - Dancing with Myself (Special Effects: Eric Critchley) Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (Special Effects: David Byrne and Julia Hayward)
02.	1985	Tony Mitchell, Kathy Dougherty and Peter Cohen	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More	Bryan Adams - Run to You (Special Effects: Cinebuild) Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane (Special Effects: David Yardley) Lindsey Buckingham - Slow Dancing (Special Effects: David Yardley) Culture Club - It's a Miracle (Special Effects: David Yardley)
03.	1986	Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger	a-ha - Take On Me	Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Special Effects: Daniel Kleinman and Richard Uber) Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Special Effects: Ian Pearson) X - Burning House of Love (Special Effects: Daniel Kleinman ) ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Special Effects: Max Anderson and Chris Nibley)
04th	1987	Peter Lord	Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer	Eurythmics - Missionary Man (Special Effects: Willy Smax) Peter Gabriel - Big Time (Special Effects: Peter Wallach) Genesis - Land of Confusion (Special Effects: Jim Yukich and John Lloyd ) Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble (Special Effects: Jim Blashfield )
05.	1988	Jim Francis and Dave Barton	Squeeze - Hourglass	Grateful Dead - Touch of Gray (Special Effects: Gary Gutierrez) George Harrison - Got My Mind Set on You (Special Effects: John McCallum) George Harrison - When We Was Fab (Special Effects: Chris Lyons) INXS - Need You Tonight / Mediate (Special Effects: Lynn Maree Milburn)
06th	1989	Jim Blashfield	Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone	Adrian Belew - Oh Daddy (Special Effects: Joey Ahlbum) The Escape Club - Wild, Wild West (Special Effects: Nicholas Brandt and Bridget Blake-Wilson) Prince - I Wish U Heaven (Special Effects: Maury Rosenfeld and Fred Raimondi)
07th	1990	Jim Blashfield	Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love	Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract (Special Effects: Michael Patterson) Billy Idol - Cradle of Love (Special Effects: Peter Moyer) Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (Special Effects: Chris Blum)
08th.	1991	David Faithfull and Ralph Ziman	Faith No More - Falling to Pieces	Neneh Cherry - I've Got You Under My Skin (Special Effects: Pitov) MC Hammer - Here Comes the Hammer (Special Effects: Fred Raimondi and Maury Rosenfeld) The Replacements - When It Began (Special Effects: Carl Bressler and Paul Rachman) Seal - Crazy (Special Effects: Big TV!) Bart Simpson - Do the Bartman (Special Effects: Brad Bird )
09.	1992	Simon Taylor	U2 - Even Better Than the Real Thing	David Byrne - She's Mad (Special Effects: Carlos Arguello and Michele Ferrone) Def Leppard - Let's Get Rocked (Special Effects: Ian Pearson) Michael Jackson - Black or White (Short Version) (Special Effects: Jamie Dixon)
10.	1993	Real World Productions and (Colossal) Pictures	Peter Gabriel - Steam	Aerosmith - Livin 'on the Edge (Special Effects: Cream Cheese Productions) Terence Trent D'Arby - She Kissed Me (Special Effects: Michel Gondry ) Billy Idol - Shock to the System (Special Effects: Stan Winston )
11.	1994	Brett Leonard and Angel Studios	Peter Gabriel - Kiss That Frog	Aerosmith - Amazing (Special Effects: Cream Cheese Films and Video Image) Björk - Human Behavior (Special Effects: Michel Gondry ) Tool - Prison Sex (Special Effects: Adam Jones )
12.	1995	Fred Raimondi	The Rolling Stones - Love Is Strong	Björk - Army of Me (Special Effects: BUF ) Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson - Scream (Special Effects: Kevin Tod Haug, Alexander Frisch, Ashley Clemens, Richard 'Dr.' Baily, Jay Johnson and P. Scott Makela) TLC - Waterfalls (Special Effects: Peter Conn and Chris Mitchell)
13.	1996	Chris Staves	The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight	The Beatles - Free as a Bird (Special Effects: Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson and Ben Gibbs) Bone Thugs-n-Harmony - Tha Crossroads (Special Effects: Cameron Noble) Green Day - Walking Contradiction (Special Effects: Jefferson Wagner and Brian Boles)
14th	1997	Jonathan Glazer and Sean Broughton	Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity	Eels - Novocaine for the Soul (Special Effects: Ashley Clemens) Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People (Special Effects: DAVE and Panic & Bob) The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End (Special Effects: Chris Staves, Nigel Randall, Edson Williams and The Brothers Strause) Will Smith - Men in Black (Special Effects: Paul Griffin, Alan Rosenfield and Wade Howie)
15th	1998	Steve Murgatroyd, Dan Williams, Steve Hiam and Anthony Walsham	Madonna - Frozen	Aerosmith - Pink (Special Effects: Kevin Yagher) Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy (Special Effects: Chris Cunningham , Glassworks, Red, & Creature FX) Foo Fighters - Everlong (Special Effects: Paul Sokol & Chris W.) Garbage - Push It (Special Effects: Sebastien Caudron)
16.	1999	Sean Broughton, Stuart D. Gordon & Paul Simpson of Digital Domain	Garbage - Special	The Black Eyed Peas - Joints & Jam (Special Effects: Brian Beletic & Todd Somodivilla) Busta Rhymes (feat. Janet Jackson ) - What's It Gonna Be ?! (Special Effects: Fred Raimondi) Korn - Freak on a Leash (Special Effects: Matt Beck, Edson Williams , & the Brothers Strause ) Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Special Effects: Johan Renck , Bjorn Benckert & Tor-Bjorn Olsson) Will Smith - Miami (Special Effects: Eric Swenson, Andrea Mansour & Simon Mowbray)
17th	2000	Glassworks	Björk - All Is Full of Love	Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything (Special Effects: Method Studios) Metallica - I Disappear (Special Effects: Asylum Visual Effects) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Special Effects: Pixel Envy) Supergrass - Pumping on Your Stereo (Special Effects: Jim Henson's Creature Shop)
18th	2001	Carter White FX, Audio Motion and Clear Post Production	Robbie Williams - rock DJ	Missy Elliott - Get Ur Freak On (Special Effects: Glenn Bennett) Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice (Special Effects: Ben Gibbs) U2 - Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix) (Special Effects: Pixel Envy and Chris Watts)
19th	2002	Twisted Labs and Sébastien Fau	The White Stripes - Fell in Love with a Girl	Missy Misdemeanor Elliott (feat. Ludacris and Trina ) - One Minute Man (Special Effects: Nathan McGuinness and Marc Varisco) POD - Alive (Special Effects: Pixel Envy) Will Smith - Black Suits Comin '(Nod Ya Head) (Special Effects: Pixel Envy)
20th	2003	Nigel Sarrag	Queens of the Stone Age - Go with the Flow	Missy Elliott - Work It (Special Effects: Realm Productions) Floetry - Floetic (Special Effects: Base 2 Studios) Radiohead - There There (Special Effects: John Williams and Dave Lea) The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army (Special Effects: BUF)
21st	2004	Elad Offer, Chris Eckardt and Money Shots	OutKast - Hey Ya!	Incubus - Megalomaniac (Special Effects: Jake Banks, Matt Marquis and Stardust Studios) Modest Mouse - Float On (Special Effects: Christopher Mills and Revolver Film Company) Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man (Special Effects: Angus Kneale, Jamie Scott and The Mill) The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button (Special Effects: Richard de Carteret, Angus Kneale and Dirk Greene)
22nd	2005	Passion Pictures	Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc.	Coldplay - Speed ​​of Sound (Special Effects: A52) Missy Elliott ( feat.Ciara & Fatman Scoop ) - Lose Control (Special Effects: Radium) Ludacris - Number One Spot (Special Effects: 20Twenty) The Mars Volta - The Widow (Special Effects: Artificial Army) U2 - Vertigo (Special Effects: Jam Abelenet)
23.	2006	Louis Mackall and Tonia Wallander	Missy Elliott - We Run This	Angels & Airwaves - The Adventure (Special Effects: Jack Effects) Beck - Hell Yes (Special Effects: Hammer & Tongs ) Pearl Jam - Life Wasted (Special Effects: Fernando Apodaca) U2 - Original of the Species (Special Effects: John Leamy and Lawrence Nimrichter)
-	2007	not forgiven
24.	2008	SoMe, Jonas & François	Kanye West (feat. T-Pain) - Good Life	Erykah Badu - Honey (Special Effects: X1 FX) Coldplay - Violet Hill (Special Effects: Asa Mader ) Missy Elliott - Ching-a-Ling / Shake Your Pom Pom (Special Effects: Les Umberger) Linkin Park - Bleed It Out (Special Effects: David Lebensfeld and Adam Catino)
25th	2009	Chimney Pot	Lady Gaga - Paparazzi	Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Special Effects: VFX Effects and Louis Mackall V) Eminem - We Made You (Special Effects: Ingenuity Engine) Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul (Special Effects: Gradient Effects and Image Metrics ) Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Special Effects: Wizardflex and Ghost Town Media)
26th	2010	Humble TV & Sam Stephens	Muse - uprising	Dan Black - Symphonies (Special Effects: Corinne Bance and Axel D'Harcourt) Eminem - Not Afraid (Special Effects: Animaholics-VFX) Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown (Special Effects: Laundry) Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Special Effects: Skulley Effects VFX)
27.	2011	Jeff Dotson for Dot & Effects	Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West ) - ET	Chromeo - Don't Turn the Lights On (Special Effects: The Mill) Linkin Park - Waiting for the End (Special Effects: Ghost Town Media) Manchester Orchestra - Simple Math (Special Effects: Daniels) Kanye West (featuring Dwele ) - Power (Special Effects: Nice Shoes and ArtJail)
28.	2012	Deka Brothers and Tony T. Datis	Skrillex - First of the Year (Equinox)	David Guetta (featuring Nicki Minaj ) - Turn Me On (Visual Effects: Copa Network) Linkin Park - Burn It Down (Visual Effects: Ghost Town Media) Katy Perry - Wide Awake (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Engine) Rihanna - Where Have You Been (Visual Effects: George Lucas)
29	2013	Grady Hall, Jonathan Wu, and Derek Johnson	Capital Cities - Safe and Sound	Duck Sauce - It's You (Visual Effects: Royal Post / Paris) Flying Lotus - Tiny Tortures (Visual Effects: Dustin Bowser) Skrillex (featuring The Doors ) - Breakn 'a Sweat (Visual Effects: Bonnie Brae, BEMO, Jeff Dotson and Erik Lee) The Weeknd - Wicked Games (Visual Effects: Drop and Abel)
30th	2014	1stAveMachine	OK Go - The Writing's on the Wall	Disclosure - Grab Her! (Special effects: Mathematic and Emile Sornin) DJ Snake and Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Special Effects: DANIELS and Zak Stoltz) Eminem - Rap God (Special Effects: Rich Lee, Louis Baker, Mammal Studios, Laundry! And Sunset Edit) Jack White - Lazaretto (Special Effects: Mathematic and Jonas & François)
31.	2015	Brewer	Skrillex and Diplo (featuring Justin Bieber ) - Where Are Ü Now	Childish Gambino - Telegraph Ave. (Special Effects: Gloria FX) FKA Twigs - Two Weeks (special effects: Gloria FX, Tomash Kuzmytskyi, and Max Chyzhevskyy) Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar ) - Bad Blood (Special Effects: Ingenuity Studios) Tyler, The Creator - Fucking Young / Death Camp (Special Effects: Gloria FX)
32.	2016	Vania Heymann	Coldplay - Up & Up	Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) (Special Effects: Sam Sneade) FKA Twigs - M3LL155X (Special Effects: Lewis Sanders and Jihoon Yoo) The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (Special Effects: Bryan Smaller) Zayn - Pillowtalk (Special Effects: David Smith)
33.	2017	Jonah Hall	Kendrick Lamar - Humble	A Tribe Called Quest - Dis Generation (Special Effects: Brandon Hirzel) Kyle (featuring Lil Yachty ) - iSpy (Special Effects: Max Colt, Tomash Kuzmytskyi) Katy Perry (featuring Skip Marley ) - Chained to the Rhythm (Special Effects: MIRADA) Harry Styles - Sign of the Times (Special Effects: Cédric Nivoliez)
34.	2018	Loris Paillier from BUF Paris	Kendrick Lamar and SZA - All the Stars	Avicii (featuring Rita Ora ) - Lonely Together (Visual Effects: KPP) Eminem (featuring Beyoncé ) - Walk on Water (Visual Effects: Rich Lee for Drive Studios) Ariana Grande - No Tears Left to Cry (Visual Effects: Vidal and Loris Paillier for BUF Paris ) Maroon 5 - Wait (Visual Effects: Timber) Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios)
35.	2019	Loris Paillier and Lucas Salton for BUF VFX	Taylor Swift (feat. Brendon Urie from Panic! At the Disco ) - Me!	DJ Khaled ( feat.SZA ) - Just Us (Visual Effects: GloriaFX, Sergii Mashevskyi and Anatolli Kuzmytskyi) Billie Eilish - When the Party's Over (Visual Effects: Ryan Ross and Andres Jaramillo) FKA Twigs - Cellophane (Visual Effects: Analog) Ariana Grande - God Is a Woman (Visual Effects: Fabrice Lagayette at Mathematic) LSD - No New Friends (Visual Effects: Ethan Chancer)
36.	2020			Billie Eilish - all the good girls go to hell (Visual Effects: Drive Studio) Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande - Rain on Me (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios) Dua Lipa - Physical (Visual Effects: EIGHTY4) Demi Lovato - I Love Me (Visual Effects: Hoody FX) Travis Scott - Highest in the Room (Visual Effects: Ingenuity Studios) Harry Styles - Adore You (Visual Effects: Mathematic)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS HISTORY: Special Effects. Rockonthenet.com, accessed July 31, 2019 .