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

MTV Video Music Award

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video was first given out in 1989, and it was one of the four original genre categories added to the VMAs that year. That year, though, the award was called the Best Heavy Metal Video. From 1990 to 1995, the award was called the Best Metal/Hard Rock Video, and in 1996, the award was once again renamed Best Hard Rock Video. Finally, in 1997 the award acquired its present, more general name of Best Rock Video, as, after 1998, acts which would have previously been eligible for the Best Alternative Video award became eligible for this one. This award was not given out in 2007, as the VMAs were revamped and most original categories were eliminated. In 2008, though, MTV brought back this category, along with several of the others that were retired in 2007. Aerosmith is both the biggest winner and the biggest nominee in this category, having been nominated a record eight times for this award and winning four of these. Linkin Park holds the honor with the second most nominations with seven, while Metallica trails behind with six.

Date Established : 1989

Check all the winners of MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video presented under MTV Video Music Award since 1989 .

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Lorde

Honored for : Royals

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Arctic Monkeys	Do I Wanna Know?
The Black Keys	Fever
Imagine Dragons	Demons
Linkin Park	Until It\u2019s Gone
Lorde	Royals

30 Seconds to Mars

Honored for : Up in the Air

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Fall Out Boy	My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)
Imagine Dragons	Radioactive
Mumford & Sons	I Will Wait
Vampire Weekend	Diane Young
30 Seconds to Mars	Up in the Air

Coldplay

Honored for : Paradise

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Coldplay	Paradise
The Black Keys	Lonely Boy
Imagine Dragons	It's Time
Jack White	Sixteen Saltines
Linkin Park	Burn It Down

Foo Fighters

Honored for : Walk

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Foo Fighters	Walk
Cage the Elephant	Shake Me Down
Foster the People	Pumped Up Kicks
Mumford & Sons	The Cave
The Black Keys	Howlin' for You

30 Seconds to Mars

Honored for : Kings and Queens

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Paramore	Ignorance
MGMT	Flash Delirium
Florence and the Machine	Dog Days Are Over
30 Seconds to Mars	Kings and Queens
Muse	Uprising

Green Day

Honored for : 21 Guns

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Green Day	21 Guns
Coldplay	Viva La Vida
Paramore	Decode
Fall Out Boy	I Don't Care
Kings of Leon	Use Somebody

Linkin Park

Honored for : Shadow of the Day

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Foo Fighters	The Pretender
Slipknot	Psychosocial
Paramore	Crushcrushcrush
Linkin Park	Shadow of the Day
Fall Out Boy	Beat It
John Mayer	Beat It

AFI

Honored for : Miss Murder

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
AFI	Miss Murder
30 Seconds to Mars	The Kill
Green Day	Wake Me Up When September Ends
Panic! at the Disco	I Write Sins Not Tragedies
Red Hot Chili Peppers	Dani California

Green Day

Honored for : Boulevard of Broken Dreams

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Foo Fighters	Best of You
The Killers	Mr. Brightside
Weezer	Beverly Hills
Green Day	Boulevard of Broken Dreams
My Chemical Romance	Helena

Jet

Honored for : Are You Gonna Be My Girl

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
The Darkness	I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Evanescence	My Immortal
Linkin Park	Breaking the Habit
Jet	Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Hoobastank	The Reason

Linkin Park

Honored for : Somewhere I Belong

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Good Charlotte	Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
The White Stripes	Seven Nation Army
Linkin Park	Somewhere I Belong
Evanescence	Bring Me to Life
Paul McCoy	Bring Me to Life
Metallica	St. Anger

Linkin Park

Honored for : In the End

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Creed	My Sacrifice
Jimmy Eat World	The Middle
Linkin Park	In the End
System of a Down	Chop Suey!
P.O.D.	Youth of the Nation
Korn	Here to Stay

Limp Bizkit

Honored for : Rollin

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Aerosmith	Jaded
Staind	It's Been Awhile
Weezer	Hash Pipe
Linkin Park	Crawling
Limp Bizkit	Rollin

Limp Bizkit

Honored for : Break Stuff

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Kid Rock	Cowboy
Limp Bizkit	Break Stuff
Korn	Falling Away From Me
Metallica	I Disappear
Creed	Higher
Rage Against the Machine	Sleep Now in the Fire

Korn

Honored for : Freak On A Leash

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Korn	Freak On A Leash
The Offspring	Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
Kid Rock	Bawitdaba
Lenny Kravitz	Fly Away
Limp Bizkit	Nookie

Aerosmith

Honored for : Pink

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Foo Fighters	Everlong
Aerosmith	Pink
Dave Matthews Band	Don't Drink The Water
Metallica	The Unforgiven II

Aerosmith

Honored for : Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Rage Against the Machine	People of the Sun
Aerosmith	Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)
Marilyn Manson	The Beautiful People
Foo Fighters	Monkey Wrench
Dave Matthews Band	Crash Into Me

Metallica

Honored for : Until It Sleeps

Nominations 1996 »

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

White Zombie

Honored for : More Human than Human

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
White Zombie	More Human than Human
Meat Puppets	We Don't Exist

Soundgarden

Honored for : Black Hole Sun

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Anthrax	Black Lodge
Soundgarden	Black Hole Sun
Aerosmith	Cryin'
Rollins Band	Liar

Pearl Jam

Honored for : Jeremy

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Aerosmith	Livin' on the Edge
Pearl Jam	Jeremy
Helmet	Unsung
Nine Inch Nails	Wish

Metallica

Honored for : Enter Sandman

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Van Halen	Right Now
Metallica	Enter Sandman
Ugly Kid Joe	Everything About You
Def Leppard	Let's Get Rocked

Aerosmith

Honored for : The Other Side

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Aerosmith	The Other Side
Faith No More	Falling to Pieces
Queensrÿche	Silent Lucidity
Alice in Chains	Man in the Box
The Black Crowes	She Talks to Angels
AC/DC	Thunderstruck
Guns N' Roses	You Could Be Mine
Warrant	Uncle Tom's Cabin

Aerosmith

Honored for : Janie's Got A Gun

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Slaughter	Up All Night
Faith No More	Epic
Mötley Crüe	Kickstart My Heart
Aerosmith	Janie's Got A Gun

Guns N' Roses

Honored for : Sweet Child O' Mine

(Best Heavy Metal Video)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee	Nominated Work
Metallica	One
Aerosmith	Rag Doll
Def Leppard	Pour Some Sugar On Me
Guns N' Roses	Sweet Child O' Mine

MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video