MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video (MTV Video Music Award)

MTV Video Music Award

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video is one of the four original general awards that have been handed out every year since the very first MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. In 2007, though, the award was briefly renamed Male Artist of the Year, and it awarded the artist's whole body of work for that year rather than a specific video. However, the award returned to its original name in 2008. With three victories, Eminem is the artist with most wins in this category, and he also has the most nominations with nine. Meanwhile, Tom Petty, Beck, Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, and Chris Brown, all have won this category twice.

Date Established : 1984

Check all the winners of MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video presented under MTV Video Music Award since 1984 .

Videos

MTV Video Music Awards 2014 - Full List Of Winers

MTV Video Music Awards 2014 - Full List of Nominees

News

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Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams

Honored for : Sing

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Ed Sheeran	Sing
Pharrell Williams	Sing
Eminem	The Monster
Rihanna	The Monster
John Legend	All of Me
Pharrell Williams	Happy
Sam Smith	Stay With Me

Bruno Mars

Honored for : Locked Out of Heaven

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kendrick Lamar	Swimming Pools (Drank)
Ed Sheeran	Lego House
Robin Thicke	Blurred Lines
T.I.	Blurred Lines
Pharrell Williams	Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake	Mirrors
Bruno Mars	Locked Out of Heaven

Chris Brown

Honored for : Turn Up the Music

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chris Brown	Turn Up the Music
Drake	Take Care
Rihanna	Take Care
Frank Ocean	Swim Good
Justin Bieber	Boyfriend
Usher	Climax

Justin Bieber

Honored for : U Smile

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Justin Bieber	U Smile
Bruno Mars	Grenade
Cee Lo Green	Fuck You
Eminem	Love the Way You Lie
Rihanna	Love the Way You Lie
Kanye West	All of the Lights
Rihanna	All of the Lights
Kid Cudi	All of the Lights

Eminem

Honored for : Not Afraid

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eminem	Not Afraid
B.o.B	Airplanes
Hayley Williams	Airplanes
Usher	OMG
Will.i.am	OMG
Drake	Find Your Love
Jason Derülo	In My Head

T.I., Rihanna

Honored for : Live Your Life

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kanye West	Love Lockdown
Jay-Z	D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)
Ne-Yo	Miss Independent
Eminem	We Made You
T.I.	Live Your Life
Rihanna	Live Your Life

Chris Brown

Honored for : With You

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Usher	Love in This Club
Flo Rida	Low
T-Pain	Low
Chris Brown	With You
T.I.	No Matter What
Lil Wayne	Lollipop
Stephen Garrett	Lollipop

Justin Timberlake

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Akon
Kanye West
Robin Thicke
T.I.
Justin Timberlake

James Blunt

Honored for : You're Beautiful

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kanye West	Gold Digger
Jamie Foxx	Gold Digger
Busta Rhymes	Touch It (Remix)
Lloyd Banks	Touch It (Remix)
Mary J. Blige	Touch It (Remix)
Rah Digga	Touch It (Remix)
Missy Elliott	Touch It (Remix)
Papoose	Touch It (Remix)
DMX	Touch It (Remix)
Nick Lachey	What's Left of Me
James Blunt	You're Beautiful
T.I.	What You Know

Kanye West

Honored for : Jesus Walks

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
50 Cent	Candy Shop
Beck Hansen	E-Pro
John Legend	Ordinary People
Usher	Caught Up
Kanye West	Jesus Walks

Usher, Ludacris, Lil Jon

Honored for : Yeah!

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kanye West	All Falls Down
Syleena Johnson	All Falls Down
Usher	Yeah!
Ludacris	Yeah!
Lil Jon	Yeah!
Jay-Z	99 Problems
Justin Timberlake	Señorita
Prince	Musicology

Justin Timberlake

Honored for : Cry Me a River

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Johnny Cash	Hurt
Eminem	Lose Yourself
Justin Timberlake	Cry Me a River
50 Cent	In da Club
John Mayer	Your Body Is a Wonderland

Eminem

Honored for : Without Me

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Enrique Iglesias	Hero
Usher	U Got It Bad
Craig David	Walking Away
Nelly	#1
Eminem	Without Me
Elton John	This Train Don't Stop There Anymore

Moby, Gwen Stefani

Honored for : South Side

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Lenny Kravitz	Again
Nelly	Ride Wit Me
Robbie Williams	Rock DJ
Gwen Stefani	South Side
Moby	South Side
Dido	Stan
Eminem	Stan

Eminem

Honored for : The Real Slim Shady

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eminem	The Real Slim Shady
D'Angelo	Untitled (How Does It Feel)
Ricky Martin	Shake Your Bon-Bon
Kid Rock	Cowboy
Moby	Natural Blues

Will Smith

Honored for : Miami

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Will Smith	Miami
Eminem	My Name Is
Ricky Martin	Livin' La Vida Loca
Lenny Kravitz	Fly Away

Will Smith

Honored for : Just the Two of Us

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Eric Clapton	My Father's Eyes
Busta Rhymes	Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See
Brian McKnight	Anytime
Will Smith	Just the Two of Us
David Bowie	I'm Afraid Of Americans (Nine Inch Nails Remix)
Trent Reznor	I'm Afraid Of Americans (Nine Inch Nails Remix)

Beck Hansen

Honored for : Devil's Haircut

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Babyface	Everytime I Close My Eyes
Will Smith	Men In Black
Beck Hansen	Devil's Haircut
R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly

Beck Hansen

Honored for : Where It's At

Nominations 1996 »

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

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Honored for : You Don't Know How It Feels

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	You Don't Know How It Feels
Chris Isaak	Somebody's Crying
Elton John	Believe
Lucas Secon	Lucas With the Lid Off

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Honored for : Mary Jane's Last Dance

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	Mary Jane's Last Dance
Beck Hansen	Loser
Tony Bennett	Steppin' Out with My Baby
Bruce Springsteen	Streets of Philadelphia

Lenny Kravitz

Honored for : Are You Gonna Go My Way

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Gabriel	Steam
George Michael	Killer/Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Lenny Kravitz	Are You Gonna Go My Way
Sting	If I Ever Lose My Faith In You

Eric Clapton

Honored for : Tears in Heaven

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
John Mellencamp	Get A Leg Up
Tom Petty	Into The Great Wide Open
Bruce Springsteen	Human Touch
Eric Clapton	Tears in Heaven
"Weird Al" Yankovic	Smells Like Nirvana

Chris Isaak

Honored for : Wicked Game

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Chris Isaak	Wicked Game
Gerardo	Rico Suave
George Michael	Freedom! '90
Jon Bon Jovi	Blaze of Glory

Don Henley

Honored for : The End of the Innocence

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don Henley	The End of the Innocence
Michael Penn	No Myth
Billy Idol	Cradle of Love
MC Hammer	U Can't Touch This

Elvis Costello

Honored for : Veronica

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Bobby Brown	Every Little Step
Lou Reed	Dirty Boulevard
Elvis Costello	Veronica
Steve Winwood	Roll With It

Prince, Sheena Easton

Honored for : U Got the Look

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Prince	U Got the Look
Sheena Easton	U Got the Look
Bruce Springsteen	Tunnel Of Love
Sananda Maitreya	Wishing Well
Steve Winwood	Back In The High Life
George Harrison	Got My Mind Set On You

Peter Gabriel

Honored for : Sledgehammer

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Peter Gabriel	Sledgehammer
Paul Simon	You Can Call Me Al
Steve Winwood	Higher Love
Robert Palmer	I Didn't Mean to Turn You On
David Bowie	Day-In Day-Out

Robert Palmer

Honored for : Addicted To Love

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Robert Palmer	Addicted To Love
Bryan Adams	Summer of '69
Bruce Springsteen	Glory Days
Sting	If You Love Somebody Set Them Free
Phil Collins	Take Me Home

Bruce Springsteen

Honored for : I'm on Fire

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Don Henley	The Boys of Summer
David Lee Roth	Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
Bruce Springsteen	I'm on Fire
David Lee Roth	California Girls
Glenn Frey	Smuggler's Blues

David Bowie

Honored for : China Girl

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Herbie Hancock	Rockit
Billy Joel	Uptown Girl
David Bowie	China Girl
Lionel Richie	All Night Long (All Night)
Michael Jackson	Michael Jackson's Thriller

MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video