Who Won VMAs for Video of the Year?
From The Cars' "You Might Think" in 1984 to "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift in 2024, MTV has awarded their Video of the Year VMA. Swift has won five times. Eminem, Rihanna, and Beyonce have won the award twice.
| 2024 |
| Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone "Fortnight" Other Nominees: Ariana Grande (We Can't Be Friends); Billie Eilish (Lunch); Doja Cat (Paint the Town Red); Eminem (Houdini); SZA (Snooze) |
| 2023 |
| Taylor Swift "Anti-Hero" Other Nominees: Doja Cat (Attention); Miley Cyrus (Flowers); Nicki Minaj (Super Freaky Girl); Olivia Rodrigo (Vampire); Sam Smith and Kim Petras (Unholy); SZA (Kill Bill) |
| 2022 |
| Taylor Swift "All Too Well" Other Nominees: Doja Cat (Woman); Drake ft Future and Young Thug (Way 2 Sexy); Ed Sheeran (Shivers); Harry Styles (As It Was); Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (Industry Baby); Olivia Rodrigo (Brutal) |
| 2021 |
| Lil Nas X "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" Other Nominees: Other Nominees: Cardi B (WAP); DJ Khaled ft Drake (Popstar); Doja Cat ft SZA (Kiss Me More); Ed Sheeran (Bad Habits); The Weeknd (Save Your Tears) |
| 2020 |
| The Weeknd "Blinding Lights" Other Nominees: Other Nominees: Billie Eilish (Everything I Wanted); Eminem ft. Juice Wrld (Godzilla); Future ft. Drake (Life Is Good); Lady Gaga with Ariana Grande (Rain on Me); Taylor Swift (The Man) |
| 2019 |
| Taylor Swift "You Need To Calm Down" Other Nominees: Other Nominees: 21 Savage ft. J. Cole (A Lot); Billie Eilish (Bad Guy); Ariana Grande (Thank U, Next); Jonas Brothers (Sucker); Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus (Old Town Road Remix) |
| 2018 Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug ("Havana") | |
| Other Nominees: The Carters (Apesh*t); Drake (God's Plan); Childish Gambino (This Is America); Ariana Grande (No Tears Left To Cry); Bruno Mars (Finesse) | |
| 2017 Kendrick Lamar ("Humble") | |
| Other Nominees: Alessia Cara (Scars To Your Beautiful); DJ Khaled (Wild Thoughts); Bruno Mars (24K Magic); The Weeknd (Reminder) | |
| 2016 Beyonce ("Formation") | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Hello); Justin Bieber (Sorry); Drake (Hotline Bling); Kanye West (Famous) | |
| 2015 Taylor Swift ("Bad Blood") | |
| Other Nominees: Beyonce (7/11); Kendrick Lamar (Alright); Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars (Uptown Funk); Ed Sheeran (Thinking Out Loud) | |
| 2014 Miley Cyrus ("Wrecking Ball") | |
| Other Nominees: Beyonce (Drunk In Love); Iggy Azalea (Fancy); Pharrell Williams (Happy); Sia (Chandelier) | |
| 2013 Justin Timberlake ("Mirrors") | |
| Other Nominees: Bruno Mars (Locked Out Of Heaven); Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (Thrift Shop); Robin Thicke (Blurred Lines); Taylor Swift (I Knew You Were Trouble) | |
| 2012 Rihanna ("We Found Love") | |
| Other Nominees: Drake (Take Care); Gotye (Somebody That I Used To Know); Katy Perry (Wide Awake); M.I.A. (Bad Girls) | |
| 2011 Katy Perry ("Firework") | |
| Other Nominees: Adele (Rolling In The Deep); Beastie Boys (Make Some Noise); Bruno Mars (Grenade); Tyler The Creator (Yonkers) | |
| 2010 Lady Gaga ("Bad Romance") | |
| Other Nominees: 30 Seconds To Mars (Kings And Queens); B.o.B (Airplanes); Eminem (Not Afraid); Florence + The Machine (Dog Days Are Over); Lady Gaga & Beyonce (Telephone) | |
| 2009 Beyonce ("Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)") | |
| Other Nominees: Britney Spears (Womanizer); Eminem (We Made You); Kanye West (Love Lockdown); Lady Gaga (Poker Face) | |
| 2008 Britney Spears ("Piece Of Me") | |
| Other Nominees: Chris Brown (Forever); Jonas Brothers (Burnin' Up); Pussycat Dolls (When I Grow Up); The Ting Tings (Shut Up And Let Me Go) | |
| 2007 Rihanna ("Umbrella") | |
| Other Nominees: Beyonce (Irreplaceable); Justice (D.A.N.C.E.); Justin Timberlake (What Goes Around?Comes Around); Kanye West (Stronger); Amy Winehouse (Rehab) | |
| 2006 Panic! At the Disco ("I Write Sins Not Tragedies") | |
| Other Nominees: Christina Aguilera (Ain't No Other Man); Madonna (Hung Up); Red Hot Chili Peppers (Dani California); Shakira (Hips Don't Lie) | |
| 2005 Green Day ("Boulevard of Broken Dreams") | |
| Other Nominees: Coldplay (Speed of Sound); Snoop Dogg (Drop It Like It's Hot); Gwen Stefani (Hollaback Girl); Kanye West (Jesus Walks) | |
| 2004 OutKast ("Hey Ya!") | |
| Other Nominees: D12 (My Band); Jay-Z (99 Problems); Britney Spears (Toxic); Usher (Yeah!) | |
| 2003 Missy Elliott ("Work It") | |
| Other Nominees: Johnny Cash (Hurt); Eminem (Lose Yourself); 50 Cent (In Da Club); Justin Timberlake (Cry Me A River) | |
| 2002 Eminem ("Without Me") | |
| Other Nominees: Linkin Park (In the End); Nas (One Mic); N Sync (Gone); P.O.D. (Alive); The Whtie Stripes (Fell In Love With A Girl) | |
| 2001 Christina Aguilera ("Lady Marmalade") | |
| Lil Kim; Mya; Pink | |
| Other Nominees: Fatboy Slim (Weapon of Choice); Eminem (Stan); U2 (Beautiful Day); Janet Jackson (All For You); Missy Elliott (Get Ur Freak On) | |
| 2000 Eminem ("The Real Slim Shady") | |
| Other Nominees: Blink 182 (All the Small Things); D'Angelo (Untitled); N Sync (Bye Bye Bye); Red Hot Chili Peppers (Californication) | |
| 1999 Lauryn Hill ("Doo Wop (That Thing)") | |
| Other Nominees: Backsteet Boys (I Want It That Way); Korn (Freak On A Leash); Ricky Martin (Livin' La Vida Loca); Will Smith (Wild Wild West) | |
| 1998 Madonna ("Ray Of Light") | |
| Other Nominees: Brandy & Monica (The Boy Is Mine); Puff Daddy (It's All About the Benjamins); Will Smith (Getting' Jiggy Wit It); The Verve (Bitter Sweet Symphony) | |
| 1997 Jamiroquai ("Virtual Insanity") | |
| Other Nominees: Beck (The New Pollution); Jewel (You Were Meant For Me); Nine Inch Nails (The Perfect Drug); No Doubt (Don't Speak) | |
| 1996 Smashing Pumpkins ("Tonight Tonight") | |
| Other Nominees: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Tha Crossroads); Foo Fighters (Big Me); Alanis Morissette (Ironic) | |
| 1995 TLC ("Waterfalls") | |
| Other Nominees: Green Day (Basket Case); Michael & Janet Jackson (Scream); Weezer (Buddy Holly) | |
| 1994 Aerosmith ("Cryin'") | |
| Other Nominees: Beastie Boys (Sabotage); Nirvana (Heart-Shaped Box); R.E.M. (Everybody Hurts) | |
| 1993 Pearl Jam ("Jeremy") | |
| Other Nominees: Aerosmith (Livin' On the Edge); En Vogue (Free Your Mind); Peter Gabriel (Diggin' In the Dirt); R.E.M. (Man On the Moon) | |
| 1992 Van Halen ("Right Now") | |
| Other Nominees: Def Leppard (Let's Get Rocked); Nirvana (Smells Like Teen Spirit); Red Hot Chili Peppers (Under the Bridge) | |
| 1991 R.E.M. ("Losing My Religion") | |
| Other Nominees: C+C Music Factory (Gonna Make You Sweat); Deee-Lite (Groove is In the Heart); Divinyls (I Touch Myself); Chris Isaak (Wicked Game); Queensryche (Silent Lucidity) | |
| 1990 Sinead O'Connor ("Nothing Compares 2 U") | |
| Other Nominees: Aerosmith (Janie's Got A Gun); Don Henley (The End Of the Innocence); Madonna (Vogue) | |
| 1989 Neil Young ("This Note's For You") | |
| Other Nominees: Fine Young Cannibals (She Drives Me Crazy); Michael Jackson (Leave Me Alone); Madonna (Like A Prayer); Steve Winwood (Roll With It) | |
| 1988 INXS ("Need You Tonight") | |
| Other Nominees: George Harrison (When We Was Fab); Bruce Springsteen (Tunnel of Love); U2 (I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For); U2 (Where the Streets Have No Name) | |
| 1987 Peter Gabriel ("Sledgehammer") | |
| Other Nominees: Genesis (Land of Confusion); Paul Simon (Boy in the Bubble); U2 (With Or Without You); Steve Winwood (Higher Love) | |
| 1986 Dire Straits ("Money For Nothing") | |
| Other Nominees: A-Ha (Take On Me); Godley & Cr?me (Cry); Robert Palmer (Addicted To Love); Talking Heads (Road To Nowhere) | |
| 1985 Don Henley ("The Boys of Summer") | |
| Other Nominees: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (Don't Come Around Here No More); David Lee Roth (California Girls); David Lee Roth (Just A Gigolo); USA For Africa (We Are the World) | |
| 1984 The Cars ("You Might Think") | |
| Other Nominees: Herbie Hancock (Rockit); Michael Jackson (Thriller); Cyndi Lauper (Girls Just Want To Have Fun); The Police (Every Break You Take) | |