1988 MTV Video Music Awards
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MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
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| George Harrison |
When We Was Fab
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| U2 |
Where The Streets Have No Name
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| U2 |
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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| Bruce Springsteen |
Tunnel Of Love
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Prince |
U Got the Look
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| Sheena Easton |
U Got the Look
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| Bruce Springsteen |
Tunnel Of Love
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| Sananda Maitreya |
Wishing Well
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| Steve Winwood |
Back In The High Life
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| George Harrison |
Got My Mind Set On You
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Cher |
I Found Someone
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| Janet Jackson |
Pleasure Principle
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| Jody Watley |
Some Kind Of Lover
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| Suzanne Vega |
Luka
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| Lita Ford |
Kiss Me Deadly
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MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Suzanne Vega |
Luka
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| George Harrison |
When We Was Fab
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| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
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| Squeeze |
Hourglass
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| XTC |
Dear God
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MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| U2 |
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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| U2 |
Where The Streets Have No Name
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| Suzanne Vega |
Luka
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| George Harrison |
When We Was Fab
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| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Eurythmics |
You Have Placed A Chill In My Heart
Director: Sophie Muller |
| XTC |
Dear God
Director: Nicholas Brandt |
| Pink Floyd |
Learning to Fly
Director: Storm Thorgerson |
| R.E.M. |
The One I Love
Director: Robert Longo |
| George Michael |
Father Figure
Directors: Andy Morahan and George Michael |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Aerosmith |
Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
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| Eurythmics |
I Need A Man
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| U2 |
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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| U2 |
Where The Streets Have No Name
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| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| George Harrison |
When We Was Fab
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| U2 |
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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| Pink Floyd |
Learning to Fly
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| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
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| XTC |
Dear God
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Squeeze |
Hourglass
Art Directors: Clive Crotty and Mick Edwards |
| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
Art Director: Lynn-Maree Milburn |
| George Michael |
Faith
Art Director: Bryan Jones |
| Bruce Springsteen |
Tunnel Of Love
Art Directors: Howard Cummings and Beth Rubino |
| George Harrison |
When We Was Fab
Art Director: Sid Bartholomew |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
Special Effects: Lynn Maree Milburn |
| Grateful Dead |
Touch Of Grey
Special Effects: Gary Gutierrez |
| George Harrison |
When We Was Fab
Special Effects: Chris Lyons |
| Squeeze |
Hourglass
Special Effects: Jim Francis and Dave Barton |
| George Harrison |
Got My Mind Set On You
Special Effects: John McCallum |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Prince |
U Got the Look
Choreographer: Cat Glover |
| Sheena Easton |
U Got the Look
Choreographer: Cat Glover |
| Michael Jackson |
The Way You Make Me Feel
Choreographers: Michael Jackson and Vincent Paterson |
| Michael Jackson |
Bad
Choreographers: Michael Jackson, Gregg Burge and Jeffrey Daniel |
| Sting |
We'll Be Together
Choreographer: Barry Lather |
| Janet Jackson |
Pleasure Principle
Choreographer: Barry Lather |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Roy Orbison |
Oh, Pretty Woman
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| Aerosmith |
Dude (Looks Like A Lady)
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| Prince |
U Got the Look
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| Sheena Easton |
U Got the Look
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| Grateful Dead |
Touch Of Grey
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| Elton John |
Candle In The Wind
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| U2 |
Where The Streets Have No Name
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Robert Plant |
Heaven Knows
Director of Photography: Steve Tickner |
| Sting |
We'll Be Together
Director of Photography: Bill Pope |
| Suzanne Vega |
Luka
Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski) |
| Pink Floyd |
Learning to Fly
Director of Photography: Gordon Minard |
| George Michael |
Father Figure
Director of Photography: Peter Mackay |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| The Bangles |
Hazy Shade Of Winter
From the film \"Less Than Zero\" |
| Bob Seger |
Shakedown
From the film \"Beverly Hills Cop II\" |
| Los Lobos |
La Bamba
From the film \"La Bamba\" |
| Peter Gabriel |
Biko
From the film \"Cry Freedom\" |
| Bryan Ferry |
Kiss and Tell
From the film \"Bright Lights, Big City\" |
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| INXS |
Need You Tonight/Mediate
Editor: Richard Lowenstein |
| INXS |
Devil Inside
Editor: Steve Purcell |
| Loverboy |
Notorious
Editor: Jim Haygood |
| Bruce Springsteen |
Tunnel Of Love
Editor: Greg Dougherty |
| Prince |
U Got the Look
Editor: Charley Randazzo and Steve Purcell |
| Sheena Easton |
U Got the Look
Editor: Charley Randazzo and Steve Purcell |
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MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch
Nominations »
| Nominee |
Nominated Work |
| Guns N' Roses |
Welcome To The Jungle
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| Swing Out Sister |
Breakout
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| Jody Watley |
Some Kind Of Lover
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| The Godfathers |
Birth, School, Work, Death
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| David Johansen |
Hot, Hot, Hot
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MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award
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