MTV Video Music Awards 1987
| MTV Video Music Awards 1987
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| Awarded for | MTV Video Music Awards | |||
| date | September 11, 1987 | |||
| Moderation |
Downtown Julie Brown Carolyne Heldman Kevin Seal Michael Tomioka Dweezil Zappa |
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| Loan location | Universal Amphitheater , Universal City , California | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Awarded by | MTV | |||
| Most awards | Peter Gabriel (10) | |||
| Most of the nominations | Peter Gabriel (12) | |||
| website | mtv.com/vma | |||
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The MTV Video Music Awards 1987 ceremony took place on September 11, 1987. The award was given to videos that premiered from May 2, 1986 to May 1, 1987. The award ceremony took place at the Universal Amphitheater , Universal City , California . The moderation team was Downtown Julie Brown , Carolyne Heldman , Kevin Seal , Michael Tomioka, and Dweezil Zappa .
This year, a new category, Best Video from a Film, was introduced, in which videos were nominated that were part of a film's soundtrack. The category lasted until 2003. The last time the Special Recognition Award was given .
The winners of the evening were Peter Gabriel , who received ten awards, a record that still holds today. At the same time, at twelve, he also received the most nominations in one evening. A record that lasted until 2010. He was hired by Lady Gaga , who received 13 nominations. The Sledgehammer video is also the video that won the most awards (nine). In addition to Gabriel, Genesis , Steve Winwood and U2 were successful in the nominations. The three received seven each.
Nominees and winners
The artists marked in bold indicate the winner of the category.
Video of the Year
- Genesis - Land of Confusion
- Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble
- U2 - With or Without You
- Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Best Male Video
- 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
Best Female Video
- Kate Bush - The Big Sky
- Janet Jackson - Nasty
- Cyndi Lauper - True Colors
- Madonna - Open Your Heart
Best Group Video
Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
- The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian
- Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
- Eurythmics - Missionary Man
- U2 - With or Without You
Best New Artist in a Video
Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
- Robert Cray - Smoking Gun
- The Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself
- Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is
- Timbuk3 - The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades
Best Concept Video
- Eurythmics - Missionary Man
- Peter Gabriel - Big Time
- Genesis - Land of Confusion
- Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life
Best video from a film
Talking Heads - Wild Wild Life (from True Stories )
- Eric Clapton - It's in the Way That You Use It (from The Color of Money )
- Rodney Dangerfield - Twist and Shout (excellent do it again, Dad )
- Aretha Franklin - Jumpin 'Jack Flash (from Jumpin' Jack Flash )
- Ben E. King - Stand by Me (from Stand by Me - The Secret of a Summer )
Most Experimental Video
- Eurythmics - Missionary Man
- Genesis - Land of Confusion
- Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square
- Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble
Best stage performance in a video
- Bon Jovi - You Give Love a Bad Name
- Run-DMC - Walk This Way
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Born to Run
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - War
Best overall performance in a video
Best Direction in a Video
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Director: Stephen R. Johnson )
- Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Director: Alex Proyas )
- Genesis - Land of Confusion (Directors: Jim Yukich and John Lloyd )
- U2 - With or Without You (Direction: Meiert Avis )
- Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Directors: Peter Kagan and Paula Greif)
Best Choreography in a Video
Janet Jackson - Nasty (Choreographer: Paula Abdul )
- The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian (Choreographer: Wendy Biller)
- Janet Jackson - When I Think of You (Choreographers: Paula Abdul and Michael Kidd )
- Madonna - Open Your Heart (Choreographer: Brad Jeffries)
- Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Choreographer: Ed Love)
Best Special Effects in a Video
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Special Effects: Peter Lord )
- 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 )
Best Art Direction in a Video
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Art Directors: Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay )
- Breakfast Club - Right on Track (Art Directors: Allie Willis and Bryan Jones)
- Genesis - Land of Confusion (Art Directors: John Lloyd , Jim Yukich and Stephen Bendelack )
- Madonna - Open Your Heart (Art Director: Mike Hanan)
- Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble (Art Director: Jim Blashfield )
Best editing in a video
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Editor: Colin Green)
- Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead or Alive (Editor: Lisa Hendricks)
- Eurythmics - Missionary Man (Editor: John Carroll)
- Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie (Editor: Rick Elgood)
- U2 - With or Without You (Editor: Meiert Avis)
- Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Editors: Peter Kagan, Laura Israel and Glen Lazzarro)
Best Cinematography in a Video
Robbie Nevil - C'est la Vie (Camera: Mark Plummer)
- Cyndi Lauper - What's Going On (Camera: Juan Ruiz Anchía )
- Madonna - Papa Don't Preach (camera: Michael Ballhaus )
- U2 - With or Without You (Camera: Daniel Pearl and Matt Mahurin )
- Steve Winwood - Higher Love (camera: Peter Kagan)
Viewer's Choice
- Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
- Genesis - Land of Confusion
- Paul Simon - The Boy in the Bubble
- Steve Winwood - Higher Love
Video Vanguard Award
Special Recognition Award
Live performances
- Los Lobos - La Bamba
- Bryan Adams - Only the Strong Survive / Victim of Love
- The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian / Walking Down Your Street
- Bon Jovi - Livin 'on a Prayer (live from New York City)
- Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over / Now We're Getting Somewhere
- Madonna - Causing a Commotion (live from Italy)
- Whitesnake - Still of the Night
- Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) / Didn't We Almost Have It All (live from Saratoga Springs , New York)
- The Cars - You Are the Girl / Double Trouble
- David Bowie - Never Let Me Down (live from Montreal )
- Prince - Sign o 'the Times / Play in the Sunshine
- Cyndi Lauper - Change of Heart / True Colors
- Run-DMC (featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry ) - Walk This Way
Appearances
- Howie Mandel - presented Best New Artist in a Video
- Dweezil Zappa - introduced the nominees for the Viewer's Choice Award and interviewed Los Lobos
- Laurie Anderson - presented the Video Vanguard Award
- Richard Wilkins - interviewed Glenn Frey
- Cyndi Lauper - presented Most Experimental Video
- Tina Turner - presented Best Male Video
- Blake Clark - did a little stand up and announced a video by Randee of the Redwoods ( Jim Turner )
- Robbie Nevil - presented Best Overall Performance in a Video
- Kevin Seal - interviewed Richard Page
- Whoopi Goldberg - presented Best Stage Performance in a video
- Vanna White - presented Best Choreography in a Video
- Marcel Vanthilt - interviewed Herbie Hancock
- Poison - presented Best Female Video
- Carolyne Heldman - interviewed Cher and Ally Sheedy
- Bobcat Goldthwait - did a little stand-up and presented Best Art Direction in a video
- Glenn Frey - presented the Special Recognition Award
- Steve Guttenberg - presented Best Video from a Film
- Kenny Loggins - presented Best Direction in a video
- Sandra Bernhard - presented Best Concept Video
- Eddie Money - presented Best Special Effects
- David Bowie - presented the Video Vanguard Award to Julien Temple
- Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie - presented Best Group Video
- Cher - presented Viewer's Choice
- Huey Lewis - presented Video of the Year
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ VMA 1987 - MTV Video Music Awards. In: MTV.vom. Retrieved July 4, 2019 .
