MTV Video Music Awards 1997

MTV Video Music Awards 1997
Awarded for	MTV Video Music Awards
date	4th September 1997
Moderation	Chris Rock
Loan location	Radio City Music Hall , New York City , New York
Country	United States
Awarded by	MTV
Most awards	Beck (5)
Most of the nominations	Jamiroquai (10)
website	mtv.com/vma
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The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony took place on September 4, 1997. The prize was awarded to videos that premiered from June 17, 1996 to June 16, 1997. The award ceremony took place at Radio City Music Hall , New York City , New York . Chris Rock was the moderator .

The winner of the evening was Beck , who won a total of five awards, closely followed by four from Jamiroquai , who took home the main prize Video of the Year for their video for Virtual Insanity . They also led the nomination list with a total of ten nominations.

That year, Fiona Apple's "acceptance speech" , which received the Best New Artist in a Video award, caught attention that was a tirade of hate on MTV itself.

Nominees and winners

The artists marked in bold indicate the winner of the category.

Video of the Year

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

• Beck - The New Pollution
• Jewel - You Were Meant for Me
• Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug
• No Doubt - Don't Speak

Best Male Video

Beck - Devils Haircut

• Babyface - Every Time I Close My Eyes
• R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
• Will Smith - Men in Black

Best Female Video

Jewel - You Were Meant for Me

• Erykah Badu - On & On
• Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
• Meredith Brooks - Bitch
• Paula Cole - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?

Best Group Video

No Doubt - Don't Speak

• Blur - Song 2
• Counting Crows - A Long December
• Dave Matthews Band - Crash into Me
• The Wallflowers - One Headlight

Best New Artist in a Video

Fiona Apple - Sleep to Dream

• Meredith Brooks - Bitch
• Hanson - MMMBop
• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
• The Wallflowers - One Headlight

Best rock video

Aerosmith - Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)

• Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
• Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People
• Dave Matthews Band - Crash into Me
• Rage Against the Machine - People of the Sun

Best R&B video

Puff Daddy (feat. Faith Evans & 112 ) - I'll Be Missing You

• Babyface (feat. Stevie Wonder ) - How Come, How Long
• Erykah Badu - On & On
• Blackstreet (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen ) - No Diggity
• Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart

Best rap video

The Notorious BIG - Hypnotize

• Blackstreet (feat. Dr. Dre & Queen Pen ) - No Diggity
• Dr. Dre - Been There, Done That
• Missy Misdemeanor Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)

Best dance video

Spice Girls - Wannabe

• The Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin 'Beats
• Freak Nasty - Da 'Dip
• The Prodigy - Breathe

Best alternative video

Sublime - What I Got

• Beck - The New Pollution
• Blur - Song 2
• Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench
• Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug

Best Video From a Film

Will Smith - Men in Black (from Men in Black )

• Iggy Pop - Lust for Life (from Trainspotting - Neue Helden )
• R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly (from Space Jam )
• Bruce Springsteen - Secret Garden (from Jerry Maguire - Game of Life )

Breakthrough video

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity

• The Chemical Brothers - Setting Sun
• Daft Punk - Da Funk
• Missy Misdemeanor Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
• Radiohead - Paranoid Android

Best Direction in a Video

Beck - The New Pollution (Director: Beck Hansen )

• Missy Misdemeanor Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Director: Hype Williams )
• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Director: Jonathan Glazer )
• Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Director: Mark Romanek )
• The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End (Directors: Joel Schumacher , Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris )

Best Choreography in a Video

Beck - The New Pollution (Choreographer: Peggy Hickey)

• Cibo Matto - Sugar Water (Choreographer: Michel Gondry )
• Dr. Dre - Been There, Done That (Choreographers: Fatima and Swoop)
• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Choreographer: Jason Kay )
• Will Smith - Men in Black (Choreographer: Stretch)

Best Special Effects in a Video

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Special Effects: Jonathan Glazer and Sean Broughton)

• 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)

Best Art Direction in a Video

Beck - The New Pollution (Art Director: KK Barrett )

• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Art Director: John Bramble)
• Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People (Art Director: Ken Baird)
• Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Art Director: Tom Foden)

Best editing in a video

Beck - Devils Haircut (Editor: Hank Corwin )

• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Editing: Jonathan Glazer and John McManus)
• The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End (Editor: Hal Honigsberg)
• The Wallflowers - One Headlight (Editor: Einar Thorsteinsson)

Best Cinematography in a Video

Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Director of Photography: Stephen Keith-Roach)

• Eels - Novocaine for the Soul (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth )
• Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth )
• The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End (Director of Photography: Declan Quinn )

Viewer's Choice

The Prodigy - Breathe

• Jewel - You Were Meant for Me
• Puff Daddy (feat. Faith Evans and 112 ) - I'll Be Missing You
• Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
• The Wallflowers - One Headlight

International Viewer's Choice Awards

MTV Asia

The Eraserheads - Ang Huling El Bimbo

• Dewa 19 - Kirana
• Joey Boy - Fun Fun Fun
• KRU - fanatics
• Lee Seung-Hwan - Family

MTV Australia

Silverchair - freak

• Human Nature - Don't Say Goodbye
• Powderfinger - Living Type
• Savage Garden - To the Moon and Back
• Spiderbait - Calypso

MTV Brazil

Skank - É uma Partida de Futebol

• Fernanda Abreu - Kátia Flávia
• Angra - Make Believe
• Baba Cósmica - Uma Pedra no Meu Caminho
• Barão Vermelho - Amor Meu Grande Amor
• Carlinhos Brown - A Namorada
• Camisa de Vênus - O Ponteiro Tá Subindo
• Cidade Negra - Firmamento
• Kid Abelha - Te Amo pra Semper
• Lagoa - Revista de Mulher Pelada
• Maria do Relento - Conhece o Mário
• Nenhum de Nós - Vou Deixar Que Você Se Vá
• Os Ostras - Uma, Duas ou Três (Punheta)
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso - La Bella Luna
• Pato Fu - Água
• Planet Hemp - Dezdasseis / Dig Dig Dig (Hempa)
• Raimundos - Puteiro em João Pessoa
• Lulu Santos - Aviso aos Navegantes
• Sepultura - Ratamahatta
• Virgulóides - Bagulho no Bumba

MTV Europe

The Prodigy - Breathe

• Daft Punk - Around the World
• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
• Radiohead - Paranoid Android
• Skunk Anansie - Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)

MTV India

Asha Bhosle - O Mere Sona Re

• Lucky Ali - O Sana m
• Amitabh Bachchan - Eir Bir Phatte
• Colonial Cousins - Krishna
• Daler Mehndi - Dardi Rab Rab

MTV Japan

Chara - Yasashii Kimochi

• Air - Hair Thu
• Denki Groove - Shangi-La
• Scha Dara Parr - Otona Ni Nattemo
• The Yellow Monkey - Rakuen

MTV Latin America

Café Tacuba - Chilanga Banda

• Azul Violeta - Volveré a Empezar
• Control Machete - ¿Comprendes Mendes?
• Fito Páez - Cadáver Exquisito
• Aleks Syntek y la Gente Normal - Sin Ti

MTV Mandarin

Mavis Fan - Bartender Angel

• Jeff Chang - Affection
• Chyi Chin - Cliff
• Valen Hsu - If Cloud Knows
• Aaron Kwok - Share My Love
• Wu Bai & China Blue - End of Love

Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

• LL Cool J
• Mark Romanek

Live performances

MTV.com Online

• Meredith Brooks

Preshow

• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (feat. John Popper ) - The Impression That I Get
• Foo Fighters - Everlong / Monkey Wrench

Main show

• P. Diddy (feat. Faith Evans , 112 , Mase and Sting ) - Mo Money Mo Problems / I'll Be Missing You
• Jewel - Angel Standing By
• The Prodigy - Breathe (live from London )
• The Wallflowers (feat. Bruce Springsteen ) - One Headlight
• Lil 'Kim , Da Brat , Missy Elliott , Lisa Left-Eye Lopes and Angie Martinez - Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix)
• U2 - Please
• Beck - The New Pollution
• Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There
• Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity
• Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People

Appearances

• Cindy Crawford and Pat Smear - presented Best Group Video
• Martha Stewart and Busta Rhymes - presented Best Dance Video
• Madonna - presented a homage to Diana, Princess of Wales and announced The Prodigy
• Kevin Bacon and Janeane Garofalo - presented Best Video from a Film
• Adam Sandler and Meredith Brooks - presented Best Alternative Video
• Wu-Tang Clan - announced Lil 'Kim , Missy Elliott , Angie Martinez , Da Brat and Lisa Lopes on
• Elton John - presented Best New Artist in a Video
• Dermot Mulroney and John Popper - presented Best Male Video and Best Direction in a Video
• Mariah Carey - presented the Video Vanguard Award to LL Cool J.
• No Doubt - presented Best R&B Video
• Mike Myers - announced Beck on
• Sheryl Crow - interviewed The Rolling Stones via satellite broadcast
• Fiona Apple and Chris Tucker - announced the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Awards
• Maxwell , Dave Matthews and Boyd Tinsley - presented Best Rap Video
• Janet Jackson - presented the Video Vanguard Award to Mark Romanek
• Naomi Campbell - announced Jamiroquai at
• David Arquette and Lisa Marie Presley - presented Viewer's Choice
• Blackstreet - presented Best Female Video
• Will Smith - presented Video of the Year

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rude stars and even ruder dresses: the most shocking moments in VMAs history . In: The Telegraph . August 25, 2017, ISSN  0307-1235 ( telegraph.co.uk [accessed April 16, 2019]).
2. ↑ MTV News Staff: Meredith Brooks To Open For Video Music Awards Online. Retrieved April 16, 2019 .