MTV Europe Music Award
for Best Video
Awarded forMusic videos
CountryEurope
Presented byMTV
First awarded1994
Currently held byTaylor Swift – Anti-Hero (song) (2023)
Most awardsTaylor Swift (3)
Most nominationsTaylor Swift (7)
Websiteema.mtv.tv/

The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video is an award category presented at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The award was first presented in 1994 under the name Best Director, awarded to Whale's "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe". This is the only MTV EMA award - excluding special awards - whose winner is chosen by MTV, rather than by the public. "Hey Ya!", "Born This Way" and "Havana" are the only music videos to also win Best Song. The artist with the most wins is Taylor Swift with three wins. Taylor Swift is the artist with the most nominations, with seven. Swift and Kendrick Lamar are the only performers to have won the award for a video they co-directed: Lamar for "Humble" in 2017 and Swift for "Me!" in 2019.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

† indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year–winning video.
‡ indicates an MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year–nominated video that same year.

1990s

Year Artist Song Director Ref
1994
Whale "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" Mark Pellington [1]
Beastie Boys "Sabotage" Spike Jonze ‡
Enigma "Return to Innocence" Julien Temple
MC Solaar "Nouveau Western" Stephane Sednaoui
U2 "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" Wim Wenders and Mark Neale
1995
Massive Attack "Protection" Michel Gondry [2]
Weezer "Buddy Holly" Spike Jonze ‡
Madonna "Human Nature" Jean-Baptiste Mondino
Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson "Scream" Mark Romanek ‡
Therapy? "Loose" W.I.Z.
1997
The Prodigy "Breathe" Walter Stern [citation needed]
Blur "Song 2" Sophie Muller
The Chemical Brothers "Block Rockin' Beats" Dom and Nic
Daft Punk "Around the World" Michel Gondry
Radiohead "Paranoid Android" Magnus Carlsson
1998
Massive Attack "Teardrop" Walter Stern [3]
Aphex Twin "Come to Daddy" Chris Cunningham
Beastie Boys "Intergalactic" Nathanial Hornblower
Eagle-Eye Cherry "Save Tonight" Johan Camitz
Garbage "Push It" Andrea Giacobbe
1999
Blur "Coffee & TV" Hammer and Tongs [4]
Aphex Twin "Windowlicker" Chris Cunningham
Björk "All Is Full of Love"
Fatboy Slim "Praise You" Spike Jonze
George Michael with Mary J. Blige "As" Big TV!

2000s

Year Artist Song Director Ref
2000
Moby "Natural Blues" David LaChapelle [5]
Blink 182 "All the Small Things" Marcos Siega ‡
Foo Fighters "Learn to Fly" Jesse Peretz
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Californication" Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris ‡
Robbie Williams "Rock DJ" Vaughan Arnell
2001
The Avalanches "Since I Left You" Blue Source [6]
Fatboy Slim "Weapon of Choice" Spike Jonze ‡
Gorillaz "Clint Eastwood" Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland
Outkast "Ms. Jackson" F. Gary Gray
Robbie Williams "Supreme" Vaughan Arnell
2002
Röyksopp "Remind Me" H5 [7]
Basement Jaxx "Where's Your Head At?" Traktor
Eminem "Without Me" Joseph Kahn †
Primal Scream "Miss Lucifer" Dawn Shadforth
The White Stripes "Fell in Love with a Girl" Michel Gondry ‡
2003
Sigur Rós "Untitled 1" Floria Sigismondi [8]
Missy Elliott "Work It" Dave Meyers †
Queens of the Stone Age "Go with the Flow" Shynola
U.N.K.L.E. "Eye for an Eye" Shynola
The White Stripes "Seven Nation Army" Alex and Martin
2004
Outkast "Hey Ya!" Bryan Barber † [9]
The Cure "The End of the World" Floria Sigismondi
Jay Z "99 Problems" Mark Romanek ‡
The Streets "Fit But You Know It" Dougal Wilson
The White Stripes "The Hardest Button to Button" Michel Gondry
2005
The Chemical Brothers "Believe" Dom and Nic [10]
Beck "E-Pro" Shynola
Gorillaz "Feel Good Inc." Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland
Rammstein "Keine Lust" Jörn Heitmann
Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For" Francis Lawrence
2006
Justice vs. Simian "We Are Your Friends" Rozan and Schmeltz [11]
Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" Robert Hales
OK Go "A Million Ways" Trish Sie and OK Go
Pink "Stupid Girls" Dave Meyers
Kanye West "Touch the Sky" Chris Milk
2007
Justice "D.A.N.C.E." Jonas and François ‡ [12]
Bat for Lashes "What's a Girl to Do?" Dougal Wilson
The Chemical Brothers "The Salmon Dance" Dom and Nic
Foo Fighters "The Pretender" Sam Brown
Justin Timberlake "What Goes Around... Comes Around" Samuel Bayer ‡
Kanye West "Stronger" Hype Williams ‡
2008
Thirty Seconds to Mars "A Beautiful Lie" Angakok Panipaq [13]
Madonna (feat. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland) "4 Minutes" Jonas and François
Santogold "L.E.S. Artistes" Nima Nourizadeh
Snoop Dogg "Sensual Seduction" Melina and Steven Johnson
Weezer "Pork and Beans" Mathew Cullen
2009
Beyoncé "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Jake Nava † [14]
Eminem "We Made You" Joseph Kahn ‡
Katy Perry "Waking Up in Vegas" Joseph Kahn
Shakira "She Wolf" Jake Nava
Britney Spears "Circus" Francis Lawrence

2010s

Year Artist Song Director Ref
2010
Katy Perry (feat. Snoop Dogg) "California Gurls" Mathew Cullen [15]
Eminem (feat. Rihanna) "Love the Way You Lie" Joseph Kahn
Lady Gaga (feat. Beyoncé) "Telephone" Jonas Åkerlund ‡
Plan B "Prayin'" Daniel Wolfe
Thirty Seconds to Mars "Kings and Queens" Bartholomew Cubbins ‡
2011
Lady Gaga "Born This Way" Nick Knight [16]
Adele "Rolling in the Deep" Sam Brown ‡
Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise" Spike Jonze ‡
Beyoncé "Run the World (Girls)" Francis Lawrence
Justice "Civilization" Romain Gavras
2012
Psy "Gangnam Style" Cho Soo-hyun [17]
Katy Perry "Wide Awake" Tony T. Datis ‡
Lady Gaga "Marry the Night" Lady Gaga
M.I.A. "Bad Girls" Romain Gavras ‡
Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris) "We Found Love" Melina Matsoukas †
2013
Miley Cyrus "Wrecking Ball" Terry Richardson † [18]
Lady Gaga "Applause" Inez & Vinoodh
Robin Thicke (feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams) "Blurred Lines" Diane Martel ‡
Thirty Seconds to Mars "Up in the Air" Bartholomew Cubbins
Justin Timberlake "Mirrors" Floria Sigismondi †
2014
Katy Perry (feat. Juicy J) "Dark Horse" Mathew Cullen [19]
Iggy Azalea (feat. Rita Ora) "Black Widow" Director X and Iggy Azalea
Kiesza "Hideaway" Blayre Ellestad and Kiesza
Sia "Chandelier" Daniel Askill and Sia ‡
Pharrell Williams "Happy" Yoann Lemoine ‡
2015
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis "Downtown" Ryan Lewis, Macklemore and
Jason Koenig 		[20]
Kendrick Lamar "Alright" Colin Tilley and the Little Homies ‡
Sia "Elastic Heart" Sia and Daniel Askill
Taylor Swift (feat. Kendrick Lamar) "Bad Blood" Joseph Kahn †
Pharrell Williams "Freedom" Paul Hunter
2016
The Weeknd (feat. Daft Punk) "Starboy" Grant Singer [21]
Beyoncé "Formation" Melina Matsoukas †
Coldplay "Up&Up" Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia
Kanye West "Famous" Kanye West ‡
Tame Impala "The Less I Know the Better" Canada
2017
Kendrick Lamar "HUMBLE." Dave Meyers and The Little Homies † [22]
Foo Fighters "Run Dave Grohl
Katy Perry (feat. Migos) "Bon Appétit" Dent De Cuir
Kyle (feat. Lil Yachty) "iSpy" Colin Tilley
Taylor Swift "Look What You Made Me Do" Joseph Kahn
2018
Camila Cabello (feat. Young Thug) "Havana" Dave Meyers † [23]
Ariana Grande "No Tears Left to Cry" Dave Meyers ‡
Childish Gambino "This Is America" Hiro Murai ‡
Lil Dicky (feat. Chris Brown) "Freaky Friday" Tony Yacenda
The Carters "APESHIT" Ricky Saiz ‡
2019
Taylor Swift (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco) "ME!" Taylor Swift and Dave Meyers [24]
Ariana Grande "thank u, next" Hannah Lux Davis ‡
Billie Eilish "bad guy" Dave Meyers ‡
Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) "Old Town Road (Remix)" Calmatic ‡
Rosalía and J Balvin (feat. El Guincho) "Con altura" Director X

2020s

Year Artist Song Director Ref
2020
DJ Khaled (feat. Drake) "Popstar‡" Director X [25]
Billie Eilish "Everything I Wanted" Billie Eilish ‡
Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) "WAP‡" Colin Tilley
Karol G (feat. Nicki Minaj) "Tusa" Mike Ho
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande "Rain on Me‡" Robert Rodriguez ‡
Taylor Swift "The Man‡" Taylor Swift ‡
The Weeknd "Blinding Lights†" Anton Tammi †
2021
Lil Nas X "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)†" Tanu Muino [26]
Doja Cat (feat. SZA) "Kiss Me More‡" Warren Fu
Ed Sheeran "Bad Habits‡" Dave Meyers
Justin Bieber (feat. Daniel Caesar & Giveon) "Peaches" Colin Tilley
Normani (feat. Cardi B) "Wild Side" Tanu Muino
Taylor Swift "Willow" Taylor Swift
2022
Taylor Swift All Too Well: The Short Film † Taylor Swift [27]
Blackpink "Pink Venom" Seo Hyun-Seung
Doja Cat "Woman" ‡ Child
Harry Styles "As It Was" ‡ Tanu Muino
Kendrick Lamar "The Heart Part 5" Dave Free and Kendrick Lamar
Nicki Minaj "Super Freaky Girl" ‡ Joseph Kahn
2023
Taylor Swift Anti-Hero † Taylor Swift [28]
Cardi B (feat. Megan Thee Stallion) "Bongos" Tanu Muino
Doja Cat "Paint the Town Red" Doja Cat and Nina McNeely
Little Simz "Gorilla" Dave Meyers
Miley Cyrus "Flowers" Jacob Bixenman
Olivia Rodrigo "Vampire" Petra Collins
SZA "Kill Bill" Christian Breslauer

Statistic

As of 2023.

Number of European Nominations Total Number
42 120

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