MTV Video Music Awards 1990
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| Awarded for | MTV Video Music Awards | |||
| date | September 6, 1990 | |||
| Moderation | Arsenio Hall | |||
| Loan location | Universal Amphitheater , Universal City , California | |||
| Country | United States | |||
| Awarded by | MTV | |||
| Most awards | Madonna & Sinéad O'Connor (3 each) | |||
| Most of the nominations | Madonna (9) | |||
| website | mtv.com/vma | |||
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The MTV Video Music Awards 1990 ceremony took place on September 6, 1990. The prize was awarded to videos that premiered from June 2, 1989 to June 1, 1990. The award ceremony took place at the Universal Amphitheater , Universal City , California . Arsenio Hall was the moderator .
The winners of the evening were Madonna (artist) , who won a total of three technical categories, and Sinéad O'Connor , who also won three trophies, including the award for Video of the Year. With nine nominations, Madonna led the nomination list. Her video for Vogue was the most nominated video of the evening. For Madonna, it was the second night in a row that she triumphed at the MTV Video Music Awards.
This year the “Best Stage Performance in a Video” category, which had existed since 1984, was deleted.
The excitement of the year was the appearance of Janet Jackson , who tore off her shirt while performing her song Black Cat to show her bra.
Nominees and winners
The artists marked in bold indicate the winner of the category.
Video of the Year
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
- Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
- Madonna - Vogue
Best Male Video
Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
- Billy Idol - Cradle of Love
- MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
- Michael Penn - No Myth
Best Female Video
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
- Madonna - Vogue
- Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
- Michelle Shocked - On the Greener Side
Best Group Video
- Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
- Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
- Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
Best New Artist in a Video
Michael Penn - No Myth
- Bell Biv DeVoe - Poison
- The Black Crowes - Jealous Again
- Jane Child - Don't Wanna Fall in Love
- Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
- Alannah Myles - Black Velvet
- Lisa Stansfield - All Around the World
Best Metal / Hard Rock Video
Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
- Faith No More - Epic
- Mötley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart
- Slaughter - Up All Night
Best rap video
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
- Digital Underground - The Humpty Dance
- Biz Markie - Just a Friend
- Young MC - Principal's Office
Best dance video
MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This
- Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
- Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation
- Madonna - Vogue
Best Post-Modern Video
Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
- Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
Best Video From a Film
Billy Idol - Cradle of Love (from Ford Fairlane - Rock 'n' Roll Detective )
- Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall (from Born on July 4th )
- Prince - Batdance (from Batman )
- ZZ Top - Doubleback (from Back to the Future III )
Breakthrough video
Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love
- Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract
- Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground
Best Direction in a Video
Madonna - Vogue (Direction: David Fincher )
- Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract (Directors: Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger )
- Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun (Director: David Fincher )
- Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (Direction: David Fincher )
Best Choreography in a Video
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation (Choreographers: Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas)
- Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract (Choreographer: Paula Abdul)
- Madonna - Vogue (Choreographers: Luis Camacho and Jose Gutierrez)
- MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This (Choreographers: MC Hammer and Ho Frat Hooo!)
Best Special Effects in a Video
Tears for Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love (Special Effects: Jim Blashfield )
- 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)
Best Art Direction in a Video
The B-52s - Love Shack (Art Director: Martin Lasowitz)
- Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun (Art Director: Alex McDowell )
- Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (Art Director: Sterling Storm)
- Madonna - Vogue (Art Director: Lauryn LeClere)
Best editing in a video
Madonna - Vogue (Editor: Jim Haygood)
- Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun (Editor: Jim Haygood)
- Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (Editor: Jim Haygood)
- MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This (Editor: Jonathan Siegel)
Best Cinematography in a Video
Madonna - Vogue (camera: Pascal Lebègue)
- Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun (Camera: Dariusz Wolski )
- Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (Camera: David Bridges)
- Billy Joel - We Didn't Start the Fire (Camera: Sven Kirsten)
Viewer's Choice
Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun
- Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
- Madonna - Vogue
- Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
International Viewer's Choice Awards
MTV Australia
Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine
- Boom Crash Opera - Onion Skin
- Max Q - Sometimes
- Kylie Minogue - Better the Devil You Know
MTV Brazil
Titas - Flores
- Djavan - Oceano
- Engenheiros do Hawaii - Alívio Imediato
- Os Paralamas do Sucesso - Perplexo
- Caetano Veloso - Estrangeiro
MTV Europe
The Creeps - Ooh! I like it
- Laid back - Bakerman
- Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues (For You)
- Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
MTV Internacional
Gloria Estefan - Oye Mi Canto
- Franco De Vita - Louis
- Los Prisioneros - Tren al Sur
- Soda Stereo - En la Ciudad de la Furia
MTV Japan
Kome Kome Club - Funk Fujiyama
- Yasuyuki Okamura - Vegetable
- Jun Togawa - Virgin Blues
- Mommy Yamase - Go!
Video Vanguard Award
Performances
- Janet Jackson - Black Cat
- Mötley Crüe - Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)
- MC Hammer - Let's Get It Started / U Can't Touch This
- INXS - Suicide Blonde
- Sinéad O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U
- New Edition (featuring Bobby Brown ) - Poison / Tap Into My Heart / Rub You the Right Way / Sensitivity / If It Isn't Love / Mr. Telephone Man / Can You Stand the Rain
- Faith No More - Epic
- Phil Collins - Sussudio
- 2 Live Crew - Banned in the USA
- World Party - Put the Message in the Box
- Aerosmith - Love in an Elevator
- Madonna - Vogue
Appearances
Main show
- Don Henley - presented Best Female Video
- Robert Downey, Jr. - presented Best Video from a Film
- Pauly Shore - appeared in Viewer's Choice Award spots
- Living Color - presented Best New Artist in a Video
- Martha Quinn - appeared in various commercials
- Rachel Ward and Isiah Thomas - presented Best Choreography in a Video
- Downtown Julie Brown - appeared in Viewer's Choice Awards spots
- Oliver Stone - presented Best Direction in a video
- Daisy Fuentes and Jordan Brady - appeared in different spots
- Kim Basinger - presented Best Dance Video
- Nia Peeples - appeared in a pre-commercial vignette telling viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
- Billy Idol - presented Best Group Video
- Ken Ober - appeared in ads for the Viewer's Choice Award
- Sherilyn Fenn and Michael Ontkean - presented Breakthrough Video and Best Post-Modern Video
- Fab Five Freddy - interviewed MC Hammer
- Eric Bogosian - announced 2 Live Crew on
- Christina Applegate and David Faustino - presented Best Metal / Hard Rock Video
- Riki Rachtman - appeared in various spots
- Curt Smith (of Tears for Fears ) and Wilson Phillips - introduced the International Viewer's Choice Award winners
- VJs Richard Wilkins ( Australia ), Astrid Fontenelle ( Brazil ), Maiken Wexø ( Europe ), Daisy Fuentes (Internacional) and Dionne Mitsuoka ( Japan ) - introduced the Viewer's Choice winners
- Susan Dey and David Cassidy - presented Viewer's Choice
- Ray Cokes - noted Titãs ago
- Flavor Flav and Queen Latifah - presented Best Rap Video
- Magic Johnson - presented the Video Vanguard Award
- Ed Lover and Doctor Dré - appeared in different spots
- Paula Abdul - presented Best Male Video
- Mike Patton - was interviewed by Downtown Julie Brown
- Cher - presented Video of the Year
Post show
- Kurt Loder - presented the winners of the technical categories
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 7 Immortalized TV Memories of the '90s - Celebs.Answers.com. April 29, 2014, accessed May 1, 2019 .
