Awards & Winners

1996 MTV Video Music Award

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1996 MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

The Smashing Pumpkins

Honored for : Tonight, Tonight

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alanis Morissette Ironic
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Tha Crossroads
Foo Fighters Big Me
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video

Beck Hansen

Honored for : Where It's At

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bryan Adams The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You
Beck Hansen Where It's At
Coolio 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)
R. Kelly Down Low
Ronald Isley Down Low
Ernie Isley Down Low
Seal Don't Cry
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video

Alanis Morissette

Honored for : Ironic

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alanis Morissette Ironic
Björk It's Oh So Quiet
Tracy Chapman Give Me One Reason
Jewel Who Will Save Your Soul
MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video

Foo Fighters

Honored for : Big Me

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Nominee Nominated Work
Fugees Killing Me Softly
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Tha Crossroads
Foo Fighters Big Me
Hootie & the Blowfish Only Wanna Be With You
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rap Video

L.V., Coolio

Honored for : Gangsta's Paradise

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Nominee Nominated Work
LL Cool J Doin' It
Dr. Dre California Love
Tupac Shakur California Love
Roger Troutman California Love
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Tha Crossroads
Coolio Gangsta's Paradise
L.V. Gangsta's Paradise
MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video

Fugees

Honored for : Killing Me Softly

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Nominee Nominated Work
Mariah Carey One Sweet Day
Boyz II Men One Sweet Day
Toni Braxton You're Makin' Me High
Fugees Killing Me Softly
D'Angelo Brown Sugar
MTV Video Music Award for Best Electronic Dance Music Video

Coolio

Honored for : 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Everything but the Girl Missing
La Bouche Be My Lover
George Michael Fastlove
Coolio 1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New)
MTV Video Music Award for Viewer's Choice

Bush

Honored for : Glycerine

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Tha Crossroads
Bush Glycerine
Metallica Until It Sleeps
Coolio Gangsta's Paradise
L.V. Gangsta's Paradise
Alanis Morissette Ironic
MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video

Metallica

Honored for : Until It Sleeps

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Nominee Nominated Work
Rage Against the Machine Bulls On Parade
Marilyn Manson Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Alice in Chains Again
Metallica Until It Sleeps
MTV Video Music Award for Best Alternative Video

The Smashing Pumpkins

Honored for : 1979

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Nominee Nominated Work
Foo Fighters Big Me
Bush Glycerine
The Smashing Pumpkins 1979
Everclear Santa Monica
MTV Video Music Award for Artist to Watch

Alanis Morissette

Honored for : Ironic

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Nominee Nominated Work
Alanis Morissette Ironic
Tracy Bonham Mother Mother
Jewel Who Will Save Your Soul
Garbage Stupid Girl
MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film

L.V., Coolio

Honored for : Gangsta's Paradise
(from the film Dangerous Minds)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Coolio Gangsta's Paradise
from Dangerous Minds
L.V. Gangsta's Paradise
from Dangerous Minds
Bush Machinehead
from Fear
Larry Mullen, Jr. Mission Impossible
from Mission: Impossible
Adam Clayton Mission Impossible
from Mission: Impossible
Brandy Norwood Sittin' Up In My Room
from Waiting to Exhale
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction

The Smashing Pumpkins

Honored for : Tonight, Tonight
(Directors: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Alanis Morissette Ironic
Direction: Stéphane Sednaoui
Björk It's Oh So Quiet
Director: Spike Jonze
Foo Fighters Big Me
Director: Jesse Peretz
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

Björk

Honored for : It's Oh So Quiet
(Choreographer: Michael Rooney)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Quad City DJ’s C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)
Choreographers: Quad City DJ's
Janet Jackson Runaway
Choreographer: Tina Landon
George Michael Fastlove
Choreographers: Vaughan and Anthea
Björk It's Oh So Quiet
Choreographer: Michael Rooney
MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects

The Smashing Pumpkins

Honored for : Tonight, Tonight
(Special Effects:Chris Staves)

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Nominee Nominated Work
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Tha Crossroads
Special Effects: Cameron Noble
The Beatles Free As A Bird
Special Effects: Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson and Ben Gibbs
Green Day Walking Contradiction
Special Effects: Jefferson Wagner and Brian Boles
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Special Effects: Chris Staves
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction

The Smashing Pumpkins

Honored for : Tonight, Tonight
(Art Directors: K. K. Barrett and Wayne White)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Cranberries Salvation
Art Director: William Abelo
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Art Directors: K. K. Barrett and Wayne White
Björk It's Oh So Quiet
Art Director: Teri Whitaker
R.E.M. Tongue
Art Director: Clam Lynch
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing

Alanis Morissette

Honored for : Ironic
(Editor: Scott Gray)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen
Beck Hansen Where It's At
Editor: Eric Zumbrunnen
Alanis Morissette Ironic
Editor: Scott Gray
Red Hot Chili Peppers Warped
Editor: Hal Honigsberg
MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography

The Smashing Pumpkins

Honored for : Tonight, Tonight
(Director of Photography: Declan Quinn)

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Nominee Nominated Work
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Director of Photography: Declan Quinn
Eric Clapton Change The World
Directors of Photography: Peter Nydrle and Marco Mazzei
Coolio Gangsta's Paradise
L.V. Gangsta's Paradise
Brandy Norwood Brokenhearted
Director of Photography: Martin Coppen
Madonna You'll See
Director of Photography: Adrian Wild
MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video

The Smashing Pumpkins

Honored for : Tonight, Tonight

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Nominee Nominated Work
Björk It's Oh So Quiet
The Smashing Pumpkins Tonight, Tonight
Garbage Queer
Radiohead Just
Busta Rhymes Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check
Foo Fighters Big Me
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Asia

Seo Taiji and Boys

Honored for : Come Back Home

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Nominee Nominated Work
Seo Taiji and Boys Come Back Home
Dewa 19 Cukup Siti Nurbaya
Put3Ska Manila Girl
Punnee Weeranukul Chan Tang Jai
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV China

Nana Tang

Honored for : Freedom

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Nominee Nominated Work
Dou Wei Outside the Window
Andy Lau True Forever
Eric Moo Love Is So Heavy
Regina Tsang From Dark to Light
Nana Tang Freedom
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV India

Colonial Cousins

Honored for : Sa Ni Dha Pa

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Nominee Nominated Work
Colonial Cousins Sa Ni Dha Pa
Asha Bhosle Piya Tu Ab To Aaja
Biddu Boom Boom
Indus Creed Sleep
Shaan Roop Tera Mastana
Style Bhai Roop Tera Mastana
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Brasil

Skank

Honored for : Garota Nacional

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Nominee Nominated Work
Skank Garota Nacional
Fernanda Abreu Veneno da Lata
Baba Cósmica Sábado de Sol
Barão Vermelho Vem Quente Que Eu Estou Fervendo
Nação Zumbi Manguetown
Engenheiros do Hawaii A Promessa
Os Paralamas do Sucesso Lourinha Bombril
Pato Fu Qualquer Bobagem
Raimundos Eu Quero Ver o Oco
Renato Russo Strani Amori
Sepultura Roots Bloody Roots
Titãs Eu Não Aguento
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Latin America

Soda Stereo

Honored for : Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver

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Nominee Nominated Work
Soda Stereo Ella usó mi cabeza como un revólver
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Mal Bicho
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas Abarajame
Maldita Vecindad Don Palabras
Eros Ramazzotti La Cosa Más Bella
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe

George Michael

Honored for : Fastlove

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Nominee Nominated Work
George Michael Fastlove
Björk It's Oh So Quiet
Die Fantastischen Vier Sie ist weg
Jovanotti L'Ombelico del Mondo
Pulp Disco 2000
International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Japan

Kuroyume

Honored for : Pistol

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Nominee Nominated Work
Kuroyume Pistol
Ken Ishii Extra
Toshinobu Kubota Funk It Up
The Mad Capsule Markets Walk!
Seiko Matsuda Let's Talk About It