1985 MTV Video Music Awards
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| U.S.A. for Africa |
We Are the World
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| Eurythmics |
Would I Lie To You?
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| U2 |
Pride (In The Name Of Love)
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| Huey Lewis & the News |
If This Is It
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| The Cars |
Drive
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Don Henley |
The Boys of Summer
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| David Lee Roth |
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
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| Bruce Springsteen |
I'm on Fire
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| David Lee Roth |
California Girls
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| Glenn Frey |
Smuggler's Blues
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MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| David Lee Roth |
California Girls
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| Don Henley |
The Boys of Summer
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| U.S.A. for Africa |
We Are the World
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| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Don't Come Around Here No More
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| David Lee Roth |
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
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MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Don Henley |
The Boys of Summer
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| U.S.A. for Africa |
We Are the World
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| David Lee Roth |
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
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| David Lee Roth |
California Girls
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| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Don't Come Around Here No More
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Madonna |
Material Girl
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| Cyndi Lauper |
She Bop
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| Sade |
Smooth Operator
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| Tina Turner |
What's Love Got to Do with It
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| Sheila E. |
The Glamorous Life
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MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Sade |
Smooth Operator
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| Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
Two Tribes
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| 'Til Tuesday |
Voices Carry
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| Sheila E. |
The Glamorous Life
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| Julian Lennon |
Too Late for Goodbyes
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Don Henley |
The Boys of Summer
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| Frankie Goes to Hollywood |
Two Tribes
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| Glenn Frey |
Smuggler's Blues
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| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Don't Come Around Here No More
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| David Lee Roth |
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| U.S.A. for Africa |
We Are the World
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| Phil Collins |
Easy Lover
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| Philip Bailey |
Easy Lover
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| Eurythmics |
Would I Lie To You?
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| Bruce Springsteen |
Dancing in the Dark
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| David Lee Roth |
Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
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MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Art of Noise |
Close (To the Edit)
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| Lindsey Buckingham |
Go Insane
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| Lindsey Buckingham |
Slow Dancing
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| Chris Isaak |
Dancin'
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| Lone Justice |
Ways to Be Wicked
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bryan Adams |
Run to You
Director: Steven Barron |
| Simple Minds |
Don't You (Forget About Me)
Director: Daniel Kleinman |
| Chris Isaak |
Dancin'
Director: Mary Lambert |
| Toto |
Stranger in Town
Director: Steven Barron |
| Duran Duran |
The Wild Boys
Director: Russell Mulcahy |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Don't Come Around Here No More
Director: Jeff Stein |
| Don Henley |
The Boys of Summer
Director: Jean-Baptiste Mondino |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Eurythmics |
Would I Lie To You?
Choreographer: Eddie Baytos |
| Madonna |
Material Girl
Choreographer: Kenny Ortega |
| Sheila E. |
The Glamorous Life
Choreographer: Lesli Glatter |
| Tina Turner |
Private Dancer
Choreographer: Arlene Phillips |
| The Revolution |
When Doves Cry
Choreographer: Prince |
| Prince |
When Doves Cry
Choreographer: Prince |
| Elton John |
Sad Songs (Say So Much)
Choreographer: David Atkins |
| Madonna |
Like a Virgin
Choreographer: Madonna |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bryan Adams |
Run to You
Art Director: Steven Barron |
| Simple Minds |
Don't You (Forget About Me)
Art Director: Mark Rimmell |
| Madonna |
Like a Virgin
Art Director: John Ebdon |
| Don Henley |
The Boys of Summer
Art Director: Bryan Jones |
| Culture Club |
It's a Miracle
Art Director: Bruce Hill |
| Peter Brown |
Zie Zie Won't Dance
Art Director: John Jolly |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bryan Adams |
Run to You
Special Effects: Cinebuild |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
Go Insane
Special Effects: David Yardley |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
Slow Dancing
Special Effects: David Yardley |
| Culture Club |
It's a Miracle
Special Effects: David Yardley |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers |
Don't Come Around Here No More
Special Effects: Tony Mitchell, Kathy Dougherty and Peter Cohen |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
Go Insane
Editor: David Yardley |
| Bryan Adams |
Run to You
Editor: John Mister |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
Slow Dancing
Editor: David Yardley |
| Art of Noise |
Close (To the Edit)
Editor: Zbigniew Rybczy?ski |
| Eurythmics |
Would I Lie To You?
Editor: Glenn Morgan |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Madonna |
Like a Virgin
Director of Photography: Peter Sinclair |
| Lindsey Buckingham |
Go Insane
Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton |
| Bryan Adams |
Heaven (version 2)
Director of Photography: Peter MacDonald |
| Don Henley |
The Boys of Summer
Director of Photography: Pascal Lebègue |
| Bryan Adams |
Run to You
Director of Photography: Frank Gell |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Bruce Springsteen |
Dancing in the Dark
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| Talking Heads |
Once in a Lifetime
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| David Bowie |
Blue Jean
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| Eurythmics |
Would I Lie To You?
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| Tina Turner |
Better Be Good to Me
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MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
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MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
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MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
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