MTV Video Music Awards 1986
| MTV Video Music Awards 1986
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| Awarded for | MTV Video Music Awards | |||
| date | 5th September 1986 | |||
| Moderation |
Downtown Julie Brown Mark Goodman Alan Hunter Martha Quinn Dweezil Zappa |
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| Loan location | Universal Amphitheater , Universal City , California | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Awarded by | MTV | |||
| Most awards | a-ha (8) | |||
| Most of the nominations | a-ha (11) | |||
| website | mtv.com/vma | |||
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The presentation of the MTV Video Music Awards 1986 took place on September 5, 1986. The prize was awarded to videos that premiered from May 2, 1985 to May 1, 1986. The award ceremony took place at the Universal Amphitheater , Universal City , California . The moderation team consisted of Downtown Julie Brown , Mark Goodman , Alan Hunter , Martha Quinn, and Dweezil Zappa .
The winner of the evening was the Norwegian group a-ha which, together with Dire Straits , topped the nomination list with eleven nominations each. A-ha won eight of the eleven awards.
Nominees and winners
The artists marked in bold indicate the winner of the category.
Video of the Year
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- a-ha - Take On Me
- Godley & Creme - Cry
- Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
- Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
Best Male Video
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
Best Female Video
Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
- Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
- Aretha Franklin - Freeway of Love
- Grace Jones - Slave to the Rhythm
- Tina Turner - We Don't Need Another Hero
Best Group Video
Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- a-ha - Take On Me
- INXS - What You Need
- The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle
- Talking Heads - And She Was
Best New Artist in a Video
- The Hooters - And We Danced
- Whitney Houston - How Will I Know
- Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls
- Simply Red - Holding Back the Years
Best Concept Video
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- Godley & Creme - Cry
- Talking Heads - And She Was
- Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
Most Experimental Video
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- X - Burning House of Love
- ZZ Top - Rough Boy
Best stage performance in a video
Bryan Adams and Tina Turner - It's Only Love
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- Huey Lewis and the News - The Power of Love
- Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
- Pete Townshend - Face the Face
Best overall performance in a video
David Bowie and Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
- Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days
- Sting - If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Best Direction in a Video
a-ha - Take On Me (Director: Steven Barron )
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Director: Daniel Kleinman )
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Director: Steven Barron )
- X - Burning House of Love (Director: Daniel Kleinman )
- ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Director: Steven Barron )
Best Choreography in a Video
Prince and The Revolution - Raspberry Beret (Choreographer: Prince)
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Choreographer: Russell Clark)
- Morris Day - The Oak Tree (Choreographers: Russell Clark and Morris Day)
- Madonna - Dress You Up (Choreographer: Brad Jeffries)
- Madonna - Like a Virgin (live) (Choreographer: Brad Jeffries)
Best Special Effects in a Video
a-ha - Take On Me (Special Effects: Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger)
- 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)
Best Art Direction in a Video
ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Art Director: Ron Cobb)
- a-ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV (Art Director: Stefan Roman)
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Art Director: Daniel Kleinman )
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Art Director: Steven Barron )
- Honeymoon Suite - Feel It Again (Art Director: David Brockhurst)
Best editing in a video
a-ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV (Editor: David Yardley)
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Editor: Richard Uber)
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Editor: David Yardley)
- X - Burning House of Love (Editor: Dan Blevins)
- ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Editor: Richard Uber)
Best Cinematography in a Video
a-ha - The Sun Always Shines on TV (Camera: Oliver Stapleton )
- Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (camera: Peter Mackay)
- Joe Walsh - The Confessor (Camera: Jan Kiesser and Ken Barrows)
- X - Burning House of Love (Camera: Ken Barrows)
- ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Camera: Chris Nibley)
Viewer's Choice
- Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
- Godley & Creme - Cry
- Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
- Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
Video Vanguard Award
Special Recognition Award
- Bill Graham
- Jack Healey (Executive Director of Amnesty International )
Live performances
- Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
- The Hooters - And We Danced / Nervous Night
- The Monkees - I'm a Believer / Daydream Believer
- 'Til Tuesday - What About Love
- INXS - What You Need
- Van Halen - Best of Both Worlds / Love Walks In
- Mr. Mister - Kyrie / Broken Wings
- Simply Red - Holding Back the Years / Money's Too Tight (To Mention)
- Whitney Houston - How Will I Know / Greatest Love of All
- Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly / West End Girls
- Tina Turner - Typical Male
- Genesis - Throwing It All Away
Appearances
- Jay Leno - presented Best Stage Performance in a video
- Joe Davola and Alan Hunter - talked about the Viewer's Choice Award and introduced the nominees
- Janet Jackson - presented Best Choreography in a Video
- Bobcat Goldthwait - presented Best Concept Video
- Steven Wright - presented Best Editing in a Video and Best Cinematography in a Video
- Adam Whittaker - accepted the awards for Best Editing and Best Cinematography on behalf of David Yardley and Oliver Stapleton
- Don Johnson - presented Best Female Video
- The Bangles - presented Best Overall Performance in a Video
- Grace Jones - took the Best Overall Performance Award for David Bowie and Mick Jagger counter
- Robert Palmer - gave the Video Vanguard Award to Madonna
- Pet Shop Boys - gave the Video Vanguard Award to Zbigniew Rybczyński
- Bananarama - presented Best Art Direction in a Video
- Martha Quinn - gave the Special Recognition Award to Jack Healey
- Whitney Houston - presented Best Male Video
- Steve Winwood - presented Best Direction in a Video
- Simon Fields - took the Best Direction award for Steve Barron counter
- Gilbert Gottfried - presented Best Special Effects in a video
- David Lee Roth - presented Best Group Video
- Elvira, Mistress of the Dark - conducted the premiere of Don Johnson music video Heartbeat one
- Bob Costas - was responsible for the Rock 'n Roll Sports segment
- Belinda Carlisle - presented Best New Artist in a Video
- Robin Williams - gave the Special Recognition Award to Bill Graham
- Paul McCartney - announced Tina Turner at
- Mötley Crüe ( Vince Neil and Tommy Lee ) - presented Most Experimental Video
- Rod Stewart - appeared on satellite in a pre-commercial spot
- Van Halen - presented Viewer's Choice
- Don Henley - presented Video of the Year
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ VMA 1986 - MTV Video Music Awards. In: MTV.vom. Retrieved July 5, 2019 .
- ↑ VMA Archive: 1986. June 9, 2000, accessed July 5, 2019 .
