MTV Video Music Awards 1984
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| Awarded for | MTV Video Music Awards | |||
| date | September 14, 1984 | |||
| Moderation | Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler | |||
| Loan location | Radio City Music Hall in New York City | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Awarded by | MTV | |||
| Most awards | Herbie Hancock (5) | |||
| Most of the nominations | Cyndi Lauper (9) | |||
| website | mtv.com/vma | |||
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The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards were broadcast on September 14, 1984; the music videos could be selected from May 2, 1983 to May 2, 1984. The awards ceremony took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and was hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler . It was the first time the awards were presented.
The biggest winner was Herbie Hancock with five awards, followed by Michael Jackson with three awards. The award for Video of the Year went to The Cars for You Might Think .
The most frequently nominated artist was Cyndi Lauper , who, in addition to winning the Best Female Video Award, was nominated six times for Girls Just Want to Have Fun and three times for Time After Time . In terms of videos, Hancock's Rockit and The Polices Every Breath You Take were the most nominated. Both videos were nominated eight times each.
Nominees
The winner is shown in bold .
Video of the Year
- The Cars - You Might Think
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit
- Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- The Police - Every Breath You Take
Best Male Video
- David Bowie - China Girl
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit
- Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
- Lionel Richie - All Night Long (All Night)
Best Female Video
- Pat Benatar - Love Is a Battlefield
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
- Bette Midler - Beast of Burden
- Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money
Best Group Video
- Huey Lewis and the News - The Heart of Rock & Roll
- The Police - Every Breath You Take
- Van Halen - Jump
- ZZ Top - Legs
- ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Best New Artist in a Video
- Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time
- Madonna - borderline
- Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days
Best Concept Video
- The Cars - You Might Think
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit
- Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- The Rolling Stones - Undercover of the Night
Most Experimental Video
- The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
- The Cars - You Might Think
- Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive!
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit
- Neil Young - Wonderin '
Best stage performance in a video
- David Bowie - Modern Love
- Duran Duran - The Reflex
- Bette Midler - Beast of Burden
- The Pretenders - Middle of the Road
- Van Halen - Jump
Best overall performance in a video
- David Bowie - China Girl
- Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- The Police - Every Breath You Take
- Van Halen - Jump
Best Direction in a Video
- The Bongos - Numbers with Wings (Director: Juliano Waldman)
- Ian Hunter - All of the Good Ones Are Taken (Director: Martin Kahan)
- Billy Idol - Dancing with Myself (Director: Tobe Hooper )
- Cyndi Lauper - Time After Time (Director: Edd Griles )
- Huey Lewis and the News - I Want a New Drug (Director: David Rathod)
- The Police - Every Breath You Take (Director: Godley & Creme )
- ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin ' (Director: Tim Newman)
- ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (Director: Tim Newman)
Best Choreography in a Video
- Toni Basil - Over My Head (Choreographer: Toni Basil)
- Michael Jackson - Thriller (Choreographers: Michael Jackson and Michael Peters )
- Elton John - I'm Still Standing (Choreographer: Arlene Phillips )
- Bette Midler - Beast of Burden (Choreographers: Bette Midler and Toni Basil)
- Donna Summer - She Works Hard for the Money (Choreographer: Arlene Phillips)
Best Special Effects in a Video
- The Cars - You Might Think (Special Effects: Charlex)
- Thomas Dolby - Hyperactive (Special Effects: Dave Yardley)
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit (Special Effects: Godley & Creme)
- Billy Idol - Dancing with Myself (Special Effects: Eric Critchley)
- Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (Special Effects: David Byrne and Julia Hayward)
Best Art Direction in a Video
- The Cars - You Might Think (Art Director: Bob Ryzner)
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit (Art Directors: Jim Whiting and Godley & Creme)
- Billy Idol - Dancing with Myself (Art Director: Kim Colefax)
- The Police - Every Breath You Take (Art Directors: Kim Colefax and Godley & Creme)
- Queen - Radio Ga Ga (Art Director: Bryce Walmsley)
Best editing in a video
- Duran Duran - The Reflex (Editor: Steven Priest)
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit (Editors: Roo Aiken and Godley & Creme)
- Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face (Editor: Chris Trexler)
- Elton John - I'm Still Standing (Editor: Warren Lynch)
- The Police - Every Breath You Take (Editors: Roo Aiken and Godley & Creme)
- ZZ Top - Legs (Editors: Sim Sadler and Bob Sarles )
- ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (Editor: Sim Sadler)
Best Cinematography in a Video
- David Bowie - China Girl (Camera: John Metcalf)
- Billy Idol - Eyes Without a Face (Camera: Tony Mitchell)
- Kiss - All Hell's Breakin 'Loose (Camera: Tony Mitchell and Jim Crispi)
- John Mellencamp - Authority Song (Camera: Daniel Pearl )
- The Police - Every Breath You Take (Camera: Daniel Pearl)
- Stray Cats - (She's) Sexy + 17 (Camera: Harry Lake)
Viewer's Choice
- The Cars - You Might Think
- Herbie Hancock - Rockit
- Michael Jackson - Thriller
- Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun
- The Police - Every Breath You Take
Video Vanguard Award
- The Beatles
- David Bowie
- Richard Lester
Special Recognition Award
Guest appearances
Live performances
- Rod Stewart - Infatuation
- Madonna - Like a Virgin
- Huey Lewis & the News - I Want a New Drug
- David Bowie - Blue Jean
- Tina Turner - What's Love Got to Do with It
- ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
- Ray Parker, Jr. - Ghostbusters
Appearances
- Ed Koch - opening of the evening
- Cyndi Lauper - explained the rules of the evening
- Roger Daltrey - presented Best Overall Performance in a Video
- Grace Slick and Mickey Thomas - presented Best New Artist in a Video
- JJ Jackson - appeared in a backstage segment before a commercial break
- Ronnie Wood - presented Best Stage Performance in a video
- Daryl Hall and John Oates - introduced the winners of the technical categories
- Peter Wolf - presented Best Choreography in a Video (together with ballerina Cynthia Gregory )
- Alan Hunter - appeared in a single player
- Dale Bozzio - presented Most Experimental Video
- Ric Ocasek - presented Best Group Video
- Mick Jagger - appeared in a single player and announced the next presenters
- The Police ( Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland ) - presented the video Vanguard and presented it to The Beatles and Richard Lester
- Herbie Hancock - presented the video to Vanguard and presented it to David Bowie
- John Cougar Mellencamp - was interviewed by Mark Goodman
- John Landis - presented Best Direction in a Video
- Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood - presented the Special Recognition Award
- David Lee Roth - was interviewed by Martha Quinn
- Fee Waybill - presented Best Concept Video
- Billy Idol - presented Viewer's Choice
- Carly Simon - was interviewed by Nina Blackwood
- Duran Duran ( Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes ) - presented Best Female Video
- The Go-Go’s ( Belinda Carlisle and Kathy Valentine ) - presented Best Male Video
- Iggy Pop - performed for David Bowie and received the Best Male Video Award
- Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo - presented Video of the Year
Web links
- Official MTV site
- MTV Video Music Awards 1984
- In Style's Most Memorable Moments of the VMAs ( July 14, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive )
- MTV Video Music Awards 1984 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/vma_archive/1984.html ( Memento from March 1, 2000 in the Internet Archive )
