Flashback: Video Music Awards 1994

Video Of The Year

Aerosmith – Crying (Winner)
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box
R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts

Best Male Video

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Mary Jane’s Last Dance (Winner)
Beck – Loser
Tony Bennett – Steppin’ Out With My Baby
Bruce Springsteen – Streets of Philadelphia

Best Female Video

Janet Jackson – If (Winner)
Bjork – Human Behaviour
Sheryl Crow – Leaving Las Vegas
Me’Shell Ndege’Ocello – If That’s Your Boyfriend

Best Group Video

Aerosmith – Crying (Winner)
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Green Day – Longview
R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts

Best Rap Video

Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggy Dogg World (Winner)
Coolio – Fantastic Voyage
Cypress Hill – Insane In The Brain
Dr. Dre – Let Me Ride

Best R&B Video

En Vogue feat. Salt’n’Pepa – Whatta Man (Winner)
The Brand New Heavies – Dream On Dreamer
Toni Braxton – Breathe Again
R. Kelly – Bump ‘N Grind

Best Dance Video

En Vogue feat. Salt’n’Pepa – Whatta Man (Winner)
US3 – Cantaloop
En Vogue – Runaway Love
Crystal Waters – 100 Pure Love
Janet Jackson – If

Viewer’s Choice

Aerosmith – Crying (Winner)
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box
R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts

Best New Artist

Counting Crows – Mr. Jones (Winner)
Beck – Loser
Bjork – Human Behaviour
Green Day – Longview
Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories – Stay

Breakthrough Video

R.E.M – Everybody Hurts (Winner)
Deep Forest – Sweet Lullaby
Bjork – Human Behaviour
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Nine Inch Nails – Closer

Metal / Hard Rock Video

Soundgarden – Black Hole Sun (Winner)
Aerosmith – Cryin’
Anthrax – Black Lodge
Rollins Band – Liar

Best Alternative Video

Nirvana – Heart Shapped Box (Winner)
Beck – Loser
Green Day – Longview
Smashing Pumpkins – Disarm

Best Video From a Film

Bruce Springsteen – Streets Of Philadelphia (Winner)
Backbeat Band – Money
Madonna – I’ll Remember
Sinead O’Connor – You Made Me The Thief of Your Heart

Best Direction

R.E.M – Everybody Hurts (Winner)
Aerosmith – Amazing
Beastie Boys – Sabotage
Deep Forest – Sweet Lullaby

Best Choreography

En Vogue feat. Salt’n’Pepa – Whatta Man (Winner)
Hammer – Pumps and a Bump
Janet Jackson – If
US3 – Cantaloop

Best Special Effects
Peter Gabriel – Kiss That Frog (Winner)
Aerosmith – Amazing
Bjork – Human Behaviour
Tool – Prison Sex

Best Art Direction

Nirvana – Heart Shapped Box (Winner)
Aerosmith – Amazing
Bjork – Human Behaviour
nine inch nails – Closer

Best Editing

R.E.M – Everybody Hurts (Winner)
Aerosmith – Amazing
Bjork – Human Behaviour
Deep Forest – Sweet Lullaby
Peter Gabriel – Kiss That Frog
Meatpuppets – Backwater
The Smashing Pumpkins – Disarm
The Stone Temple Pilots – Vasoline

Best Cinematography

R.E.M – Everybody Hurts (Winner)
Aerosmith – Amazing
Deep Forest – Sweet Lullaby
Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box

Flashback: Video Music Awards 1993

Video Of The Year

Pearl Jam – Jeremy (Winner)
Aerosmith – Livin’ On The Edge
En Vogue – Free Your Mind
Peter Gabriel – Digging In The Dirt
R.E.M. – Man On The Moon

Best Male Video

Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Away (Winner)
Peter Gabriel – Steam
George Michael – Killer/Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith

Best Female Video

k.d. Lang – Constant Craving (Winner)
Neneh Cherry – Buddy X
Janet Jackson – That’s The Way Love Goes
Annie Lennox – Walking On Broken Glass

Best Group Video

Pearl Jam – Jeremy (Winner)
En Vogue – Free Your Mind
Depeche Mode – I Feel You
R.E.M. – Man On The Moon

Best Rap Video

Arrested Development – Everyday People (Winner)
Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Dr. Dre – Nuthin’ But A ‘G’ Thang
Naughty By Nature – Hip Hop Hooray

Best R&B Video

En Vogue – Free Your Mind (Winner)
Mary J. Blige – Real Love
Boyz II Men – End Of The Road
Prince and the New Power Generation – 7

Best Dance Video

En Vogue – Free Your Mind (Winner)
Janet Jackson – That’s The Way Love Goes
Ru Paul – Supermodel
Stereo MC’s – Connected

Viewer’s Choice

Aerosmith – Living On The Edge (Winner)
En Vogue – Free Your Mind
Peter Gabriel – Digging in the Dirt
Pearl Jam – Jeremy
R.E.M. – Man on the Moon

Best New Artist

Stone Temple Pilots – Plush (Winner)
Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite
Belly – Feed The Tree
Pornos For Pyros – Pets

Breakthrough Video

Los Lobos – Kiko & The Lavender Moon (Winner)
Aerosmith – Livin’ On The Edge
Terence Trent D’Arby – She Kissed Me
Green Jelly – Three Little Pigs
George Michael – Killer/Papa Was A Rolling Stone
Pornos For Pyros – Pets

Best Metal/Hard Rock

Pearl Jam – Jeremy (Winner)
Aerosmith – Livin’ On The Edge
Helmet – Unsung
Nine Inch Nails – Wish

Best Alternative Video

Nirvana – In Bloom (Winner)
4 Non Blondes – What’s Up
Belly – Feed The Tree
Pornos For Pyros – Pets
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush

Best Video From a Filme
Alice In Chains – Would? (Winner)
Arrested Development – Revolution
Boy George – The Crying Game
Paul Westerberg – Dyslexic Heart

Best Direction

Pearl Jam – Jeremy (Winner)
En Vogue – Free Your Mind
Los Lobos – Kiko & The Lavender Moon
R.E.M. – Man On The Moon

Best Choreography

En Vogue – Free Your Mind (Winner)
Mary J. Blige – Real Love
Janet Jackson – That’s The Way Love Goes
Michael Jackson – Jam

Best Special Effects

Peter Gabriel – Steam (Winner)
Aerosmith – Livin’ On The Edge
Terence Trent D’Arby – She Kissed Me
Billy Idol – Shock To The System

Best Art Direction

Madonna – Rain (Winner)
Aerosmith – Livin’ On The Edge
Faith No More – A Small Victory
k. d. lang – Constant Craving
Lenny Kravitz – Are You Gonna Go My Way
R.E.M. – Man On The Moon
Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith

Best Editing

Peter Gabriel – Steam (Winner)
Tasmin Archer – Sleeping Satellite
Billy Idol – Shock To The System
R.E.M. – Man On The Moon

Best Cinematography

Madonna – Rain (Winner)
Duran Duran – Ordinary World
En Vogue – Free Your Mind
k. d. lang – Constant Craving
Sting – If I Ever Lose My Faith

Flashback: Video Music Awards 1992

Video Of The Year

Van Halen – Right Now (Winner)
Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge

Best Male Video

Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven (Winner)
John Mellencamp – Get A Leg Up
Tom Petty – Into The Great Wide Open
Bruce Springsteen – Human Touch
Weird Al Yankovic – Smells Like Nirvana

Best Female Video

Annie Lennox – Why (Winner)
Tori Amos – Silent All These Years
Madonna – Holiday
Vanessa Williams – Save The Best For Last

Best Group Video

U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing (Winner)
En Vogue – My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge
Van Halen – Right Now

Best Rap Video

Arrested Development – Tennessee (Winner)
Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours
Kris Kross – Jump
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch – Good Vibrations
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back

Best Dance Video

Prince & The New Power Generation -Cream (Winner)
En Vogue – My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
Madonna – Holiday
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch – Good Vibrations

Viewer’s Choice

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge (Winner)
Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Van Halen – Right Now

Best New Artist

Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Winner)
Tori Amos – Silent All These Years
Arrested Development – Tennessee
Cracker – Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now)

Breakthrough Video

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away (Winner)
Tori Amos – Silent All These Years
David Byrne – She’s Mad
Van Halen – Right Now

Best Metal/Hard Rock Video

Metallica -Enter Sandman (Winner)
Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked
Ugly Kid Joe – Everything About You
Van Halen – Right Now

Best Alternative Video

Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit (Winner)
Pearl Jam – Alive
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away
The Soup Dragons – Divine Thing

Best Video From a Film

Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody (Winner)
Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven
The Commitments – Try A Little Tenderness
Hammer – Addams Groove

Best Direction

Van Halen – Right Now (Winner)
En Vogue – My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back

Best Choreography

En Vogue – My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It) (Winner)
Hammer – Too Legit To Quit
Madonna – Holiday
Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch – Good Vibrations

Best Special Effects

U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing (Winner)
David Byrne – She’s Mad
Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked
Michael Jackson – Black Or White (Short Version)

Best Art Direction

Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away (Winner)
Guns N’ Roses – November Rain
Sir Mix-A-Lot – Baby Got Back
Rod Stewart – Broken Arrow

Best Editing

Van Halen – Right Now (Winner)
En Vogue – My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)
Metallica – Enter Sandman
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Give It Away
U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing

Best Cinematography

Guns N’ Roses – November Rain (Winner)
Tori Amos – Silent All These Years
Eric Clapton – Tears In Heaven (Performance)
En Vogue – My Lovin'(You’re Never Gonna Get It)
Genesis – I Can’t Dance

Flashback: Nirvana – About a Girl (Unplugged)