Year
[I]
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Work(s)
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Performing artist(s)
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Director(s) and Producer(s)
[II]
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Nominees
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Ref.
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1984
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"
Girls on Film"/"
Hungry Like the Wolf"
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Duran Duran
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—
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[6]
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1985
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"
Jazzin' for Blue Jean"
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David Bowie
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—
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[7]
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1986
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"
We Are the World – The Video Event"
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USA for Africa
|
|
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[8]
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1987
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"
Brothers in Arms"
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Dire Straits
|
—
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[9]
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1988
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—
[III]
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—
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—
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—
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[10]
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1989
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—
[III]
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—
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—
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—
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[11]
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1990
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"
Leave Me Alone"
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Michael Jackson
|
|
-
Enya – "
Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)" (Michael Geoghegan, video director; Paul McNally, video producer)
-
Mike + The Mechanics – "
The Living Years" (
Tim Broad, video director; Frank Hilton & Tessa Watts, video producers)
-
Trevor Rabin – "Something to Hold On To" (Jeff Stein, video director; Julio Flores, video producer)
-
Hank Williams, Jr. and
Hank Williams, Sr. – "
There's a Tear in My Beer" (
Ethan Russell, video director; Joanne Gardner & Ethan Russell, video producers)
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[12]
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1991
|
"
Opposites Attract"
|
Paula Abdul
|
|
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[13]
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1992
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"
Losing My Religion"
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R.E.M.
|
-
Tarsem, director
- Dave Ramser, producer
|
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[14]
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1993
|
"
Digging in the Dirt"
|
Peter Gabriel
|
- John Downer, director/producer
|
|
[15]
|
1994
|
"
Steam"
|
Peter Gabriel
|
|
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[16]
|
1995
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"
Love Is Strong"
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The Rolling Stones
|
|
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[17]
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1996
|
"
Scream"
|
Michael Jackson &
Janet Jackson
|
|
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[18]
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1997
|
"
Free as a Bird"
|
The Beatles
|
|
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[19]
|
1998
|
"
Got 'til It's Gone"
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Janet Jackson
|
|
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[20]
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1999
|
"
Ray of Light"
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Madonna
|
|
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[21]
|
2000
|
"
Freak on a Leash"
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Korn
|
|
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[22]
|
2001
|
"
Learn to Fly"
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Foo Fighters
|
|
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[23]
|
2002
|
"
Weapon of Choice"
|
Fatboy Slim featuring
Bootsy Collins
|
-
Spike Jonze, director
- Vincent Landay & Deannie O'Neill, producers
|
|
[24]
|
2003
|
"
Without Me"
|
Eminem
|
|
|
[25]
|
2004
|
"
Hurt"
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Johnny Cash
|
|
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[26]
|
2005
|
"
Vertigo"
|
U2
|
|
|
[27]
|
2006
|
"
Lose Control"
|
Missy Elliott featuring
Ciara &
Fatman Scoop
|
|
|
[28]
|
2007
|
"
Here It Goes Again"
|
OK Go
|
|
-
Big & Rich – "
8th of November" (
Robert Deaton, George Flanigen IV & Marc Oswald, video directors; Robert Deaton, George Flanigen IV, Steve Lamar & Marc Oswald, video producers)
-
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "
Dani California" (
Tony Kaye, video director; Rachel Curl, video producer)
-
The Killers – "
When You Were Young" (Anthony Mandler, video director; Everardo Gout & Gina Leonard, video producers)
-
Underoath – "Writing on the Walls" (Anders Forsman, Ragnar Granstrand & Linus Johansson, video directors; Maria Berggren, Anders Forsman, Ragnar Granstrand & Linus Johansson, video producers)
|
[29]
|
2008
|
"
God's Gonna Cut You Down"
|
Johnny Cash
|
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|
[30]
|
2009
|
"
Pork and Beans"
|
Weezer
|
|
-
Erykah Badu – "
Honey" (Erykah Badu &
Chris Robinson, video directors; Megan Gutman, video producer)
-
Gnarls Barkley – "
Who's Gonna Save My Soul" (
Chris Milk, video director; Anne Johnson, video producer)
-
Radiohead – "
House of Cards" (
James Frost, video director; Dawn Fanning, video producer)
-
Jack White and
Alicia Keys – "
Another Way to Die" (
P. R. Brown & MK12, video directors; Dexton Deboree, Lance Ebeling, Mick Ebeling, Sheira Rees-Davies & Jane Tredget, video producers)
|
[31]
|
2010
|
"
Boom Boom Pow"
|
The Black Eyed Peas
|
- Mark Kudsi &
Mathew Cullen, directors
- Javier Jimenez, Anna Joseph & Patrick Nugent, producers
|
-
Beast – "Mr. Hurricane" (Ben Levine, video director; Sach Baylin-Stern, video producer)
-
Coldplay – "
Life in Technicolor II" (
Dougal Wilson, video director; Matthew Fone, video producer)
-
Depeche Mode – "
Wrong" (
Patrick Daughters, video director; Jonathan Lia, video producer)
-
Oren Lavie – "Her Morning Elegance" (Oren Lavie, Merav Nathan & Yuval Nathan, video directors; Michal Dayan, Chris Douridas & Oren Lavie, video producers)
|
[32]
|
2011
|
"
Bad Romance"
|
Lady Gaga
|
-
Francis Lawrence, director
- Kathy Angstadt, Nicole Ehrlich & Heather Heller, producers
|
-
Johnny Cash – "
Ain't No Grave / The Johnny Cash Project" (
Chris Milk, video director; Jennifer Heath, Aaron Koblin & Rick Rubin, video producers)
-
Eminem and
Rihanna – "
Love the Way You Lie" (
Joseph Kahn, video director; MaryAnn Tanedo, video producer)
-
Gorillaz,
Mos Def and
Bobby Womack – "
Stylo" (Pete Candeland &
Jamie Hewlett, video directors; Cara Speller, video producer)
-
Cee Lo Green – "
Fuck You" (Matt Stawski, video director; Paul Bock, video producer)
|
[33]
|
2012
|
"
Rolling in the Deep"
|
Adele
|
- Sam Brown, director
- Hannah Chandler, producer
|
|
[34]
|
2013
|
"
We Found Love"
|
Rihanna
Calvin Harris
|
-
Melina Matsoukas, director
- Juliette Larthe, Candice Ouaknine, Ben Sullivan & Inga Veronique, producers
|
|
[35]
|
2014
|
"
Suit & Tie"
|
Justin Timberlake featuring
Jay-Z
|
|
-
Capital Cities – "
Safe and Sound" (Grady Hall, video director; Buddy Enright, Javier Jimenez, Danny Lockwood & Daniel Weisman, video producers)
-
Jay Z – "
Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film" (
Mark Romanek, video director; Shawn Carter & Aristides McGarry, video producers)
-
Macklemore and
Ryan Lewis featuring
Ray Dalton – "
Can't Hold Us" (
Jon Jon Augustavo, Jason Koenig & Ryan Lewis, video directors; Tricia Davis, Honna Kimmerer & Jenny Koenig, video producers)
-
Jack White – "I'm Shakin'" (Dori Oskowitz, video director; Saul Levitz & Candice Ouaknine, video producers)
|
[36]
|
2015
|
"
Happy"
|
Pharrell Williams
|
- We Are from LA (Pierre Dupaquier & Clement Durou), directors
- Kathleen Heffernan, Solal Micenmacher, Jett Steiger & Cedric Troadec, producers
|
-
Arcade Fire – "
We Exist" (
David Wilson, video director; Sue Yeon Ahn & Jason Baum, video producers)
-
DJ Snake and
Lil' Jon – "
Turn Down for What" (
Daniels, video directors; Judy Craig, Candice Ouaknine,
Jonathan Wang & Bryan Younce, video producers)
-
Sia – "
Chandelier" (Daniel Askill & Sia, video directors; Jennifer Heath & Jack Hogan, video producers)
-
Woodkid featuring
Max Richter – "The Golden Age" (
Yoann Lemoine, video director; Kathleen Heffernan, Roman Pichon Herrera, Christine Miller & Annabel Rosier, video producers)
|
[37]
|
2016
|
"
Bad Blood"
|
Taylor Swift featuring
Kendrick Lamar
|
|
-
A$AP Rocky – "
LSD" (Dexter Navy, video director; Shin Nishigaki, video producer)
-
The Dead Weather – "
I Feel Love (Every Million Miles)" (Cooper Roberts & Ian Schwartz, video directors; Candice Dragonas & Nathan Scherrer, video producers)
-
Kendrick Lamar – "
Alright" (The Little Homies (Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar) &
Colin Tilley, video directors; Brandon Bonfiglio, Dave Free, Andrew Lerios & Luga Podesta, video producers)
-
Pharrell Williams – "
Freedom" (
Paul Hunter, video director; Candice Dragonas & Nathan Scherrer, video producers)
|
[38]
|
2017
|
"
Formation"
|
Beyoncé
|
|
-
Leon Bridges – "River" (
Miles Jay, video director; Dennis Beier, Allison Kunzman & Saul Levitz, video producers)
-
Coldplay – "
Up&Up" (
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Candice Dragonas, Juliette Larthe, Nathan Scherrer & Natan Schottenfels, video producers)
-
Jamie xx – "
Gosh" (
Romain Gavras, video director; Roman Pichon Herrera, video producer)
-
OK Go – "
Upside Down & Inside Out" (Damian Kulash Jr. & Trish Sie, video directors; Melissa Murphy & John O'Grady, video producers)
|
|
2018
|
"
Humble"
|
Kendrick Lamar
|
- The Little Homies &
Dave Meyers, directors
- Jason Baum, Dave Free, Jamie Rabineau, Nathan K. Scherrer & Anthony Tiffith, producers
|
-
Beck – "
Up All Night" (Nicolas Mendez & Lope Serrano, video directors; Alba Barneda, Laura Serra Estorch & Oscar Romagosa, video producers)
-
Jain – "
Makeba" (Lionel Hirle & Gregory Ohrel, video directors;
Yodelice, video producer)
-
Jay Z – "
The Story of O.J." (Shawn Carter &
Mark Romanek, video directors; Daniel Midgley, Elizabeth Newman & Chaka Pilgrim, video producers)
-
Logic featuring
Alessia Cara &
Khalid – "
1-800-273-8255" (Andy Hines, video director; Brandon Bonfiglio, Mildred Delamota, Andrew Lerios, Luga Podesta & Alex Randall, video producers)
|
[39]
|
2019
|
"
This Is America"
|
Childish Gambino
|
-
Hiro Murai, director
- Ibra Ake, Jason Cole & Fam Rothstein, producers
|
-
The Carters – "
Apeshit" (Ricky Saiz, video director; Mélodie Buchris, Natan Schottenfels & Erinn Williams, video producers)
-
Joyner Lucas – "
I'm Not Racist" (Joyner Lucas & Ben Proulx, video directors; Joyner Lucas, video producer)
-
Janelle Monáe – "
Pynk" (Emma Westenberg, video director; Justin Benoliel & Whitney Jackson, video producers)
-
Tierra Whack – "Mumbo Jumbo" (Marco Prestini, video director; Sara Nassim, video producer)
|
[40]
|
2020
|
"
Old Town Road"
|
Lil Nas X featuring
Billy Ray Cyrus
|
-
Calmatic, director
- Candice Dragonas, Melissa Larsen & Saul Levitz, producers
|
-
Chemical Brothers – "We've Got to Try" (Ninian Doff, video director; Ellie Fry, video producer)
-
Gary Clark Jr. – "
This Land" (Savanah Leaf, video director; Jason Cole, Danielle Hinde, Alicia Martinez & Devin Sarno, video producers)
-
FKA Twigs – "
Cellophane" (
Andrew Thomas Huang, video director; Alex Chamberlain, video producer)
-
Tove Lo – "
Glad He's Gone" (
Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors; Natan Schottenfels, video producer)
|
[41]
|
2021
|
"
Brown Skin Girl"
|
Beyoncé,
Blue Ivy &
Wizkid
|
- Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Jenn Nkiru, directors
- Lauren Baker, Astrid Edwards, Nathan Scherrer and Erinn Williams, producers
|
|
[42]
|
2022
|
"Freedom"
|
Jon Batiste
|
|
-
AC/DC – "
Shot in the Dark" (
David Mallet, video director;
Dione Orrom, video producer)
-
Tony Bennett &
Lady Gaga – "
I Get a Kick Out of You" (Jennifer Lebeau, video director; Danny Bennett, Bobby Campbell & Jennifer Lebeau, video producers)
-
Justin Bieber featuring
Daniel Caesar &
Giveon – "
Peaches" (
Colin Tilley, video director;
Jamee Ranta & Jack Winter, video producers)
-
Billie Eilish – "
Happier Than Ever" (Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers)
-
Lil Nas X – "
Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" (Lil Nas X &
Tanu Muino, video directors; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Marco De Molina & Saul Levitz, video producers)
-
Olivia Rodrigo – "
Good 4 U" (
Petra Collins, video director; Christiana Divona, Marissa Ramirez & Tiffany Suh, video producers)
|
[43]
|
2023
|
All Too Well: The Short Film
|
Taylor Swift
|
|
-
Adele – "
Easy on Me" (
Xavier Dolan, video director; Xavier Dolan, Jannie McInnes & Nancy Grant, video producers)
-
BTS – "
Yet to Come" (Yong Seok Choi, video director; Tiffany Suh, video producer)
-
Doja Cat – "
Woman" (Child., video director; Missy Galanida, Sam Houston, Michelle Larkin & Isaac Rice, video producers)
-
Kendrick Lamar – "
The Heart Part 5" (
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers)
-
Harry Styles – "
As It Was" (
Tanu Muino, video director; Frank Borin, Ivanna Borin, Fred Bonham Carter, Bryan Younce & Alexa Haywood, video producers)
|
[44]
|
2024
|
"
I'm Only Sleeping"
|
The Beatles
[IV]
|
-
Em Cooper, video director
- Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin & Laura Thomas, video producers
|
-
Tyler Childers - "
In Your Love" (Bryan Schlam, video director; Kacie Barton, Silas House, Nicholas Robespierre, Ian Thornton &
Whitney Wolanin`, video producers
-
Billie Eilish - "
What Was I Made For" (Billie Eilish, video director; Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson & David Moore, video producers)
-
Kendrick Lamar - "Count Me Out" (
Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jason Baum & Jamie Rabineau, video producers)
-
Troye Sivan - "Rush" (Gordon Von Steiner, video director; Kelly McGee, video producer)
|
[45]
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