MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
{{Short description|Annual music video award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = MTV Video Music Award
for Best Female Video
| awarded_for = Female music videos
| image =
| imagesize = 100px
| caption = The "moonman" trophy presented to the award winners
| presenter = MTV
| country = United States
| year = 1984
| year2 = 2016
| holder = "Hold Up" – Beyoncé ({{mtvvma|2016}})
| most_awards = Madonna, Taylor Swift & Beyoncé (3)
| most_nominations = Madonna (12)
| website = [https://www.mtv.com/vma VMA website]
}}
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984.
In 2007, however, the award was briefly renamed Female Artist of the Year, and it awarded the artist's whole body of work for that year rather than a specific video. In 2008, though, the award returned to its original name and was once again awarded for a specific video.
The category would become defunct beginning with the 2017 ceremony after the gender specific categories would be merged into the Artist of the Year category.
Madonna, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are the biggest winners with three wins each, while the former also holds the record for most nominations with 12. Meanwhile, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson and Lady Gaga are the only artists to win the award for two consecutive years.
Recipients
File:Cyndi Lauper2 cropped.jpg pictured in 2008.|alt=Cyndi Lauper playing a guitar.]]
File:Madonna 9, 2012.jpg is the most nominated artist and won the award three times: 1987, 1995 and 1998.|alt=Madonna performing.]]
File:Lauryn Hill 2012.jpg, Lauryn Hill became the first rapper to win the award|alt=Lauryn Hill performing.]]
File:Beyonce - The Formation World Tour, at Wembley Stadium in London, England.jpg won the award for two consecutive years, has won the award three times and is the second most nominated with ten|alt=Beyoncé performing.]]
File:Taylor_Swift_RED_tour_2013_(8591000109).jpg, 2013 and 2015 winner Taylor Swift for her music videos "You Belong with Me", "I Knew You Were Trouble" and "Blank Space". She is tied with Madonna and Beyoncé for the most wins in this category|alt=Taylor Swift at the Red Tour.]]
File:Lady Gaga The Edge of Glory GMA.jpg and 2011 winner Lady Gaga for her music videos "Bad Romance" and "Born This Way." She is the third artist to win the award for two consecutive years|alt=Lady Gaga performing.]]
File:PWT Cropped.jpg has won the award in 2014 for "Dark Horse". She is the third most nominated artist in this category, tied with Janet Jackson|alt=Katy Perry performing.]]
=1980s=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}} ! scope="col"| Year{{efn|Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.}} ! scope="col" style="width:175px;"| Winner(s) ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Video ! scope="col" style="width:280px;"| Nominees ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1984}}
| "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1985}}
| "What's Love Got to Do with It" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1986}}
| "How Will I Know" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1987}}
| Madonna | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1988}}
| "Luka" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1989}}
| "Straight Up" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
=1990s=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}} ! scope="col"| Year{{efn|Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.}} ! scope="col" style="width:175px;"| Winner(s) ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Video ! scope="col" style="width:280px;"| Nominees ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1990}}
| {{smalldiv|
}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1991}}
| "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1992}}
| "Why" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1993}}
| "Constant Craving" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1994}}
| "If" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1995}}
| Madonna | "Take a Bow" | {{smalldiv| }} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1996}}
| "Ironic" | {{smalldiv| }} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1997}}
| Jewel | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1998}}
| Madonna | "Ray of Light" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1999}}
| {{smalldiv|
}} |
=2000s=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}} ! scope="col"| Year{{efn|Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.}} ! scope="col" style="width:175px;"| Winner(s) ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Video ! scope="col" style="width:280px;"| Nominees ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2000}}
| Aaliyah | "Try Again" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2001}}
| Eve {{small|(feat. Gwen Stefani)}} | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2002}}
| P!nk | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2003}}
| Beyoncé {{small|(feat. Jay-Z)}} | "Crazy in Love" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2004}}
| Beyoncé | "Naughty Girl" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2005}}
| {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2006}}
| "Because of You" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2007}}
| Fergie | {{n/a}} | {{smalldiv| }} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2008}}
| "Piece of Me" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2009}}
| {{smalldiv|
}} |
=2010s=
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ {{sronly|Recipients}} ! scope="col"| Year{{efn|Each year is linked to the article about the MTV Video Music Awards held that year.}} ! scope="col" style="width:175px;"| Winner(s) ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| Video ! scope="col" style="width:280px;"| Nominees ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2010}}
| "Bad Romance" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
|---|
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2011}}
| "Born This Way" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2012}}
| "Starships" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2013}}
| {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2014}}
| Katy Perry {{small|(feat. Juicy J)}} | "Dark Horse" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2015}}
| "Blank Space" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
| scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2016}}
| Beyoncé | "Hold Up" | {{smalldiv|
}} |
Statistics
=Artists with multiple wins=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
; 3 wins
{{col-2}}
; 2 wins
{{col-end}}
=Artists with multiple nominations=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
; 12 nominations
; 10 nominations
; 6 nominations
; 5 nominations
; 4 nominations
{{col-2}}
; 3 nominations
- Paula Abdul
- Mariah Carey
- Kelly Clarkson
- Annie Lennox
- Jennifer Lopez
- Nicki Minaj
- P!nk
- Lady Gaga
- Shakira
{{col-end}}
See also
Notes
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References
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{{MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video}}
{{MTV Video Music Awards}}
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Category:MTV Video Music Awards
Category:Music awards honoring women