MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

MTV Video Music Award
for Video of the Year
MTV Video Music Award ; for Video of the Year
Awarded for	Music videos
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First awarded	1984
Currently held by	"Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift
Most awards	Taylor Swift (4)
Most nominations	Eminem (7)
Website	Official website

The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year Presented by Burger King^[1] is the most prestigious competitive award and the final award presented at the annual MTV Video Music Awards.^[2] The award was created by the U.S. network MTV to honor artists with the best music videos.^[3] At the first MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in 1984, the Video of the Year honor was presented to The Cars for the video "You Might Think".^[4] Originally, all winners were determined by a special panel of music video directors, producers, and record company executives.^[5] Since the 2006 awards, winners of major categories are determined by viewers' votes through MTV's website, while the jury decides in the technical categories.^[6]

^ Bradley, Bill (2023-09-12). "Why the VMAs' Biggest Winners Are Its Brand Partners". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
^ D'Angelo, Joe (August 29, 2002). "Eminem Takes Home Most Moonmen from Video Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
^ Elliot, Stuart (August 20, 2004). "MTV's sponsors hope the Video Music Awards can draw a crowd, without wardrobe malfunctions". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1984". MTV. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ Mantzouranis, Tom (August 28, 2015). "The Inside Story Of How The First MTV VMAs Created A Tradition Of Making Censors Sweat". Uproxx. Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
^ "MTV Announces VMA Nominees". Spin. Next Management Partners. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[1] Bradley, Bill (2023-09-12). "Why the VMAs' Biggest Winners Are Its Brand Partners". www.adweek.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.

[2] D'Angelo, Joe (August 29, 2002). "Eminem Takes Home Most Moonmen from Video Music Awards". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 27, 2021.

[3] Elliot, Stuart (August 20, 2004). "MTV's sponsors hope the Video Music Awards can draw a crowd, without wardrobe malfunctions". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.

[VMA1984-4] "MTV Video Music Awards 1984". MTV. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2012.

[5] Mantzouranis, Tom (August 28, 2015). "The Inside Story Of How The First MTV VMAs Created A Tradition Of Making Censors Sweat". Uproxx. Warner Music Group. Archived from the original on December 3, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.

[6] "MTV Announces VMA Nominees". Spin. Next Management Partners. July 31, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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