Grammy Award for Best Music Video
{{Short description|Honor presented for quality music videos}}
{{Distinguish|Grammy Award for Best Music Film}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox award
| name = Grammy Award for Best Music Video
| awarded_for = Quality short form music videos
| image = Pulitzer2018-portraits-kendrick-lamar.jpg
| imagesize =
| alt =
| caption = The 2025 recipient, "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar.
| presenter = National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
| country = United States
| year = 1984
| holder = "Not Like Us" (2025)
| website = [http://www.grammy.com/ grammy.com]
}}
The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards,{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/awards/grammys/env-grammy_awards_info,0,5279018.htmlstory?track=center|title=Grammy Awards at a Glance|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=June 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309064412/http://theenvelope.latimes.com/factsheets/env-grammy_awards_info%2C0%2C5838827.htmlstory|archive-date=March 9, 2012|url-status=live}} to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy|title=Overview|access-date=June 18, 2011|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717182938/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy|archive-date=July 17, 2011|url-status=live}}
Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Video, Short Form, the award was first presented in 1984, as was a similar award for Best Long Form Music Video. From 1986 to 1997, the category name was changed to Best Music Video, Short Form. However, in 1988 and 1989, the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented under the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video. The awards were returned to the original format in 1990. The category was called Best Short Form Music Video until 2012, from 2013 it was shortened to Best Music Video.{{cite web |url= https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/56th-annual-grammy-awards |title= 56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013) |date= November 28, 2017 |access-date= January 11, 2018 |publisher= National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190321012128/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/56th-annual-grammy-awards |archive-date= March 21, 2019 |url-status= live }} Award recipients include the performers, directors, and producers associated with the winning videos, except for its first two years when the Grammy went to the performing artist only. For unknown reasons, the award for the Best Music Video in 1987 - Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits - went to the band only, not to the director(s) or producer(s).
Kendrick Lamar holds the record for the most wins as a performer in this category, with three. Mark Romanek holds the record for the most wins as a director, with a total of three. Icelandic singer Björk holds the record for the most nominations as a performer without a win, with four. Taylor Swift became the first artist to win the category with a sole directing credit for their own music video when she won in 2023 for All Too Well: The Short Film.{{cite web |url= https://www.grammy.com/news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-the-short-film-best-music-video-winner-2023-grammys |title= Taylor Swift Makes GRAMMY History (Again) With Best Music Video Win For "All Too Well: The Short Film" |access-date= February 7, 2023 |publisher= National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |archive-date= February 11, 2023 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230211015732/https://www.grammy.com/news/taylor-swift-all-too-well-the-short-film-best-music-video-winner-2023-grammys |url-status= live }}
Recipients and nominees
File:David Bowie Chile.jpg received the award for "Jazzin' for Blue Jean".]]
File:Dire straits 22101985 23 800.jpg received the award for "Brothers in Arms".]]
File:Michael Jackson 1984.jpg has won the award twice for "Leave Me Alone" and "Scream".Co-winner with his sister Janet for "Scream".]]
File:Paula Abdul (1990).jpg award winner for "Opposites Attract", Paula Abdul.]]
File:Tarsem Singh at WonderCon 2011.jpg won the award for R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion".]]
File:Peter Gabriel (3) (cropped).jpg.]]
File:David Fincher 2010 New York Film Festival - 02 (cropped).jpg.]]
File:Janet Jackson, 1998.jpg.]]
File:Ray of light confessions.jpg award winner, Madonna, performing "Ray of Light" on the "Confessions Tour".]]
File:SpikeJonze1SecondFilm.jpg award winner for directing the music video for "Weapon of Choice", Spike Jonze.]]
File:Joseph kahn 01 (cropped).jpg.]]
File:Mark Romanek Tokyo Intl Filmfest 2010.jpg holds the record of most wins for a director with three.]]
File:Missy Elliott 2006.jpg won for "Lose Control", her collaboration with Ciara and Fatman Scoop.]]
File:OKGo.jpg, among winners of the 2007 award for "Here It Goes Again", performing in 2006.]]
File:Bad Romance on The Monster Ball Tour.jpg award winner for "Bad Romance", Lady Gaga.]]
File:Adele - Live 2016, Glasgow SSE Hydro 03.jpg award winner for "Rolling in the Deep", Adele.]]
Image:Rihanna Cologne 2013 03.jpg award winner for "We Found Love", Rihanna.]]
File:Justin Timberlake 2014 February 3.jpg award winner for "Suit & Tie", Justin Timberlake.]]
File:Taylor Swift 045 (17682880264).jpg for "Bad Blood" and again in 2023 for All Too Well: The Short Film.]]
File:Beyoncé - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - 1st June 2023 (71 of 118) (52945301662) (cropped).jpg has won the award twice for "Formation" in 2017 and "Brown Skin Girl" in 2021.]]
File:Kendrick Lamar 3 F.I.B. 2016 (cropped).jpg, he won for his collaboration on "Bad Blood" in 2016, for "Humble" in 2018 and for "Not Like Us" in 2025.]]
File:Donald Glover TIFF 2015.jpg winner Childish Gambino for "This is America".]]
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! width="5%" | Year{{ref|1|[I]}} ! width="20%" | Work(s) ! width="20%" | Performing artist(s) ! width="20%" | Director(s) and Producer(s){{ref|2|[II]}} ! width="40%" | Nominees ! width="1%" | Ref. |
scope="row"|1984
| {{sort|Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf|"Girls on Film"/"Hungry Like the Wolf"}} | {{n/a}} |{{smalldiv|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq|title=Complete List of the Nominees for 26th Annual Grammy Music Awards|date=January 9, 1984|access-date=June 18, 2010|work=Schenectady Gazette|location=Schenectady, New York|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209181454/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZBEhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JXQFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2286,2445615&dq|archive-date=February 9, 2016|url-status=live}} |
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scope="row"|1985
| {{sort|Jazzin' for Blue Jean|"Jazzin' for Blue Jean"}} | {{sortname|David|Bowie}} | {{n/a}} |{{smalldiv|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7CQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT151|title=27th Annual Grammy Awards Final Nominations|date=January 26, 1985|page=78|volume=97|number=4|access-date=April 15, 2011|magazine=Billboard|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629041931/http://books.google.com/books?id=7CQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT151&lpg=PT151&dq|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live}} |
scope="row"|1986
| {{sort|We Are the World|"We Are the World – The Video Event"}} |
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scope="row"|1987
| {{sort|Brothers in Arms|"Brothers in Arms"}} | {{n/a}} |{{smalldiv|
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scope="row"|1988
| {{N/a}}{{ref|3|[III]}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wEMaAAAAIBAJ&pg=4752,831175&dq|title=List of Grammy Award winners|date=March 3, 1988|access-date=June 18, 2010|work=Times-News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209181454/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wEMaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4752,831175&dq|archive-date=February 9, 2016|url-status=live}} Note: This source verifies the existence of the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video in 1988. |
scope="row"|1989
| {{N/a}}{{ref|3|[III]}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | {{N/a}} | style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/24/arts/mcferrin-and-chapman-top-grammys.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm|page=2|title=McFerrin and Chapman Top Grammys|date=February 24, 1989|access-date=May 6, 2011|work=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406122131/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/02/24/arts/mcferrin-and-chapman-top-grammys.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm|archive-date=April 6, 2012|url-status=live}} Note: This source verifies the existence of the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video in 1989. |
scope="row"|1990
| {{sort|Leave Me Alone|"Leave Me Alone"}} | {{sortname|Michael|Jackson}} |
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| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=https://www.gramtrends.com/2018/12/Grammy-Awards-2019-Nominations-The-Complete-List-Of-The-Nomination-For-The-Grammy-Awards-2019.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165349/https://www.gramtrends.com/2018/12/Grammy-Awards-2019-Nominations-The-Complete-List-Of-The-Nomination-For-The-Grammy-Awards-2019.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2018|title=Grammy Award Nominations 2019 |date=December 9, 2018|access-date=December 9, 2018|work=St. Petersburg Times}} |
scope="row"|1991
| {{sort|Opposites Attract|"Opposites Attract"}} | {{sortname|Paula|Abdul}} |
|{{smalldiv|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19910111/1260054/symphony-nominated-for-4-grammys|title=Symphony Nominated For 4 Grammys|date=January 11, 1991|access-date=April 15, 2011|work=The Seattle Times|first=Melinda|last=Bargreen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028054202/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19910111&slug=1260054|archive-date=October 28, 2011|url-status=live}} |
scope="row"|1992
| {{sort|Losing My Religion|"Losing My Religion"}} | R.E.M. |
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scope="row"|1993
| {{sort|Digging in the Dirt|"Digging in the Dirt"}} | {{sortname|Peter|Gabriel}} |
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scope="row"|1994
| {{sort|Steam|"Steam"}} | {{sortname|Peter|Gabriel}} |
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scope="row"|1995
| {{sort|Love Is Strong|"Love Is Strong"}} |
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scope="row"|1996
| {{sort|Scream|"Scream"}} | {{sort name|Michael|Jackson}} & Janet Jackson |
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scope="row"|1997
| {{sort|Free as a Bird|"Free as a Bird"}} |
|{{smalldiv|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/01/08/pumpkins-a-smash-with-7-grammy-nominations/|title=Pumpkins A Smash With 7 Grammy Nominations|date=January 8, 1997|first=Greg|last=Kot|access-date=April 15, 2011|work=Chicago Tribune|page=12|author-link=Greg Kot|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707040956/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-01-08/news/9701080229_1_grammy-nominations-grammy-award-nominations-alternative-music-performance/12|archive-date=July 7, 2012|url-status=live}} |
scope="row"|1998
| {{sort|Got 'til It's Gone|"Got 'til It's Gone"}} | {{sortname|Janet|Jackson}} |
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scope="row"|1999
| {{sort|Ray of Light|"Ray of Light"}} | Madonna |
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scope="row"|2000
| {{sort|Freak on a Leash|"Freak on a Leash"}} | Korn |
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scope="row"|2001
| {{sort|Learn to Fly|"Learn to Fly"}} |
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scope="row"|2002
| {{sort|Weapon of Choice|"Weapon of Choice"}} | Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins |
|{{smalldiv|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/complete-list-of-grammy-nominees/|title=Complete List Of Grammy Nominees|date=January 4, 2002|access-date=June 24, 2010|publisher=CBS News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031010122104/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml|archive-date=October 10, 2003|url-status=live}} |
scope="row"|2003
| {{sort|Without Me|"Without Me"}} | Eminem |
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| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/2003-01-08/entertainment/17470880_1_vanessa-carlton-norah-jones-steve-mcqueen-sheryl-crow/7|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120322181921/http://articles.sfgate.com/2003-01-08/entertainment/17470880_1_vanessa-carlton-norah-jones-steve-mcqueen-sheryl-crow/7|archive-date=March 22, 2012|page=7|title=Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23|date=January 8, 2003|access-date=June 22, 2010|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url-status=live}} |
scope="row"|2004
| {{sort|Hurt|"Hurt"}} | {{sortname|Johnny|Cash}} |
|{{smalldiv|
| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/5838.html |title=Nominee list for the 46th Annual Annual Grammy Awards |date=December 4, 2003 |access-date=June 24, 2010 |website=LiveDaily |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102194430/http://www.livedaily.com/news/5838.html |archive-date=January 2, 2010 }} |
scope="row"|2005
| {{sort|Vertigo|"Vertigo"}} | U2 |
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scope="row"|2006
| {{sort|Lose Control|"Lose Control"}} | {{sortname|Missy|Elliott}} featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop |
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scope="row"|2007
| {{sort|Here It Goes Again|"Here It Goes Again"}} | OK Go |
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scope="row"|2008
| {{sort|God's Gonna Cut You Down|"God's Gonna Cut You Down"}} | {{sortname|Johnny|Cash}} |
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scope="row"|2009
| {{sort|Pork and Beans|"Pork and Beans"}} | Weezer |
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scope="row"|2010
| {{sort|Boom Boom Pow|"Boom Boom Pow"}} |
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scope="row"|2011
| {{sort|Bad Romance|"Bad Romance"}} |
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scope="row"|2012
| Adele |
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scope="row"|2013
| "We Found Love" |
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scope="row"|2014
| "Suit & Tie" | Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z |
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scope="row"|2015
| "Happy" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |title=57th Grammy Nominees |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=December 5, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113092219/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2015-nominees-winners-list-story.html |archive-date=November 13, 2015 |url-status=live }} |
scope="row"|2016
| "Bad Blood" | Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar |
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scope="row"|2017
| "Formation" | Beyoncé |
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scope="row"|2018
| "Humble" |
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scope="row"|2019
| "This Is America" |
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scope="row"|2020
| "Old Town Road" | Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus |
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scope="row"|2021
| "Brown Skin Girl" |
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2022
|"Freedom" |
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scope="row" | 2023
| All Too Well: The Short Film |
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| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2023-see-the-full-list-here/|title=Grammy Nominations 2023: See the Full List Here|last=Monroe|first=Jazz|date=November 15, 2022|website=Pitchfork|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115182547/https://pitchfork.com/news/grammy-nominations-2023-see-the-full-list-here/|archive-date=November 15, 2022|url-status=live|access-date=November 15, 2022}} |
2024
|The Beatles{{ref|4|[IV]}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" |{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Tom |title=Grammys 2024: The Beatles claim 'Best Music Video' win |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/grammys-2024-the-beatles-claim-best-music-video-win/ |website=Far Out |access-date=5 February 2024 |date=5 February 2024 |archive-date=5 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240205175700/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/grammys-2024-the-beatles-claim-best-music-video-win/ |url-status=live }} |
2025
| "Not Like Us" |
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}} |{{cite magazine|last=Atkinson|first=Katie|date=February 2, 2025|title=Here's the 2025 Grammy Awards Winners List (Updating Live)|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammys-2025-winners-complete-list-1235889365/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 2, 2025}} |
{{note|1|[I]}} Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
{{note|2|[II]}} Director(s) are only indicated if they were presented with a Grammy Award.
{{note|3|[III]}} Award was not presented. Music video categories presented this year included Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video.
{{note|4|[IV]}} Award was not presented to the performing artist.
Artists, Directors, and Producers with multiple wins
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! Nominations ! Artist |
rowspan="3" |3 |
Nathan Scherrer |
Kendrick Lamar |
rowspan="12" |2 |
Dave Meyers |
David Fincher |
Ceán Chaffin |
Janet Jackson |
Johnny Cash |
Joseph Kahn |
Mathew Cullen |
Melina Matsoukas |
Michael Jackson |
Taylor Swift |
The Beatles |
Artists, Directors, and Producers with multiple nominations
See also
References
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=18|title=Past Winners Search|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences|access-date=April 18, 2014|archive-date=April 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014917/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&field_nominee_work_value=&year=All&genre=18|url-status=live}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/videos.htm|title=Best Music Video – Short & Long Form|website=Rock on the Net|access-date=June 18, 2010|archive-date=April 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417041608/http://www.rockonthenet.com/grammy/videos.htm|url-status=live}}
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External links
- [http://www.grammy.com Official website of the Grammy Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507010400/http://www.grammy.com/ |date=2014-05-07 }}
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