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 is the most prestigious competitive award and the final award presented at the annual MTV Video Music Awards.^[1] The award was created by the U.S. network MTV to honor artists with the best music videos.^[2] 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".^[3] Originally, all winners were determined by a special panel of music video directors, producers, and record company executives.^[4] 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.^[5]

^ 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] 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.

[2] 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.

[VMA1984-3] "MTV Video Music Awards 1984". MTV. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2012.

[4] 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.

[5] "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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