MTV Video Music Awards 1999

MTV Video Music Awards 1999
Awarded for	MTV Video Music Awards
date	September 9, 1999
Moderation	Chris Rock
Loan location	Metropolitan Opera House , New York City , New York
Country	United States
Awarded by	MTV
Most awards	Lauryn Hill (4)
website	mtv.com/vma

The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards ceremony took place on September 9, 1999. The prize was awarded to videos that premiered from June 13, 1998 to June 11, 1999. The award ceremony took place at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City, New York. Chris Rock was the moderator .

The winner of the evening was Lauryn Hill , who won a total of four awards, including the main prize Video of the Year .

The biggest scandal happened at the awarding of the Best Hip-Hop Video . During the ceremony Diana Ross touched Lil Kim's breast, which was bared except for a pastie .

In between there were a few mishaps: Paul McCartney presented the Video of the Year award and called Lauryn Hill "a guy named Lawrence Hill". The appearance of various drag queens , which was supposed to represent a kind of tribute to Madonna , was also a bit strange . During the Viewer's Choice Awards ceremony, a man stormed the stage shouting "Wake up at 3" before being overwhelmed by security.

A significant, conciliatory gesture was the presentation of the Best Rap Video, which was presented by the mothers of the murdered rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious BIG together with Will Smith . The two mothers hugged on the stage. The two rappers were considered mortal enemies during their lifetime. Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys responded to sexual assault at Woodstock '99 in his speech .

Nominees and winners

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

Video of the Year

Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
Korn - Freak on a Leash
Ricky Martin - Livin 'la Vida Loca
Will Smith (feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee ) - Wild Wild West

Best Male Video

Will Smith - Miami

Eminem - My Name Is
Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
Ricky Martin - Livin 'la Vida Loca

Best Female Video

Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

Best Group Video

TLC - No Scrubs

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
Limp Bizkit - Nookie
'N Sync - Tearin' Up My Heart
Sugar Ray - Every Morning

Best New Artist in a Video

Eminem - My Name Is

Best Pop Video

Ricky Martin - Livin 'la Vida Loca

Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way
Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love
'N Sync - Tearin' Up My Heart
Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time

Best rock video

Korn - Freak on a Leash

Kid Rock - Bawitdaba
Lenny Kravitz - Fly Away
Limp Bizkit - Nookie
The Offspring - Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)

Best R&B video

Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)

Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody?
Brandy - Have You Ever?
Whitney Houston (feat. Faith Evans & Kelly Price ) - Heartbreak Hotel

Best rap video

Jay-Z ( feat.Ja Rule & Amil ) - Can I Get A ...

2Pac - Changes
DMX - Ruff Ryders' Anthem
Nas ( feat.Puff Daddy ) - Hate Me Now

Best hip-hop video

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic

Busta Rhymes (feat. Janet Jackson ) - What's It Gonna Be ?!
Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
TLC - No Scrubs

Best dance video

Ricky Martin - Livin 'la Vida Loca

Cher - Believe
Fatboy Slim - Praise You
Jordan Knight - Give It to You
Jennifer Lopez - If You Had My Love

Best Video From a Film

Madonna - Beautiful Stranger (from Austin Powers - Spy in a secret missionary position )

Aaliyah - Are You That Somebody? (from Dr. Dolittle )
Jay-Z ( feat.Ja Rule & Amil ) - Can I Get A ... (from Rush Hour )
Will Smith (feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee ) - Wild Wild West (from Wild Wild West )

Breakthrough video

Fatboy Slim - Praise You

Busta Rhymes - Gimme Some More
Eels - Last Stop: This Town
Eminem (feat. Dr. Dre ) - Guilty Conscience
Korn - Freak on a Leash
Unkle (feat. Thom Yorke ) - Rabbit in Your Headlights

Best Direction in a Video

Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Director: Torrance Community Dance Group )

Busta Rhymes (feat. Janet Jackson ) - What's It Gonna Be ?! (Directors: Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes)
Eminem - My Name Is (Directors: Dr. Dre & Phillip Atwell)
Korn - Freak on a Leash (Directors: Todd McFarlane , Graham Morris, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris )
TLC - No Scrubs (Director: Hype Williams )

Best Choreography in a Video

Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Choreographers: Richard Koufey & Michael Rooney )

Ricky Martin - Livin 'la Vida Loca (Choreographer: Tina Landon )
Will Smith (feat. Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee ) - Wild Wild West (Choreographer: Fatima Robinson )
Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time (Choreographer: Randy Connor)

Best Special Effects in a Video

Garbage - Special (Special Effects: Sean Broughton, Stuart D. Gordon & Paul Simpson of Digital Domain )

The Black Eyed Peas - Joints & Jam (Special Effects: Brian Beletic & Todd Somodivilla)
Busta Rhymes (feat. Janet Jackson ) - What's It Gonna Be ?! (Special Effects: Fred Raimondi)
Korn - Freak on a Leash (Special Effects: Matt Beck, Edson Williams , & the Brothers Strause )
Madonna - Nothing Really Matters (Special Effects: Johan Renck , Bjorn Benckert & Tor-Bjorn Olsson)
Will Smith - Miami (Special Effects: Eric Swenson, Andrea Mansour & Simon Mowbray)

Best Art Direction in a Video

Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing) (Art Director: Gideon Ponte)

Barenaked Ladies - One Week (Art Director: Paul Martin)
Busta Rhymes (feat. Janet Jackson ) - What's It Gonna Be ?! (Art Director: Regan Jackson)
Korn - Freak on a Leash (Art Directors: KK Barrett , Todd McFarlane , Terry Fitzgerald & Graham Morris)
TLC - No Scrubs (Art Director: Regan Jackson)