Gli MTV Video Music Awards 1991 sono stati l'8ª edizione dell'omonimo premio musicale. La cerimonia di premiazione si è tenuta presso l'Universal Amphitheatre di Los Angeles il 5 settembre 1991.Lo spettacolo fu presentato da Arsenio Hall.
Cerimonia Da questa edizione in poi il Video Vanguard Award è stato ribattezzato Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in onore del contributo di Michael Jackson alla cultura dei video musicali.
I R.E.M. hanno dominato la serata sia nei premi che nelle candidature. Il loro video per Losing My Religion non solo ha vinto il Video of the Year (Video dell'anno), ma ha anche ottenuto un totale di dieci candidature e sei premi.
Esibizioni
Van Halen: "Poundcake" C+C Music Factory: "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." / "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" / "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" Poison: "Talk Dirty to Me" Mariah Carey: "Emotions" EMF: "Unbelievable" Paula Abdul: "Vibeology" Queensrÿche: "Silent Lucidity" LL Cool J: "Mama Said Knock You Out" Metallica: "Enter Sandman" Don Henley: "The Heart of the Matter" Guns N' Roses: "Live and Let Die" Prince and The New Power Generation: "Gett Off"
Vincitori e candidati I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.
Video dell'anno
R.E.M. — Losing My Religion C+C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Deee-Lite — Groove Is in the Heart Divinyls — I Touch Myself Chris Isaak — Wicked Game (Concept) Queensrÿche — Silent Lucidity
Miglior video di un artista maschile
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game (Concept) Jon Bon Jovi — Blaze of Glory Gerardo — Rico Suave George Michael — Freedom! '90
Miglior video di un'artista femminile
Janet Jackson — Love Will Never Do (Without You) Paula Abdul — Rush Rush Neneh Cherry — I've Got You Under My Skin Amy Grant — Baby Baby Madonna — Like a Virgin (Truth or Dare version)
Miglior video di un gruppo
R.E.M. — Losing My Religion The Black Crowes — She Talks to Angels Divinyls — I Touch Myself Queensrÿche — Silent Lucidity
Miglior artista esordiente
Jesus Jones — Right Here, Right Now C+C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Deee-Lite — Groove Is in the Heart Gerardo — Rico Suave Seal — Crazy
Miglior video Metal/Hard Rock
Aerosmith — The Other Side AC/DC — Thunderstruck Alice in Chains — Man in the Box The Black Crowes — She Talks to Angels Faith No More — Falling to Pieces Guns N' Roses — You Could Be Mine Queensrÿche — Silent Lucidity Warrant — Uncle Tom's Cabin
Miglior video rap
LL Cool J — Mama Said Knock You Out 3rd Bass — Pop Goes the Weasel DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince — Summertime Ice-T — New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) Monie Love — It's a Shame (My Sister)
Miglior video Dance
C+C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Bingoboys (feat. Princessa) — How to Dance Deee-Lite — Groove Is in the Heart EMF — Unbelievable
Miglior video Alternative
Jane's Addiction — Been Caught Stealing Jesus Jones — Right Here, Right Now R.E.M. — Losing My Religion The Replacements — When It Began
Miglior video tratto da un film
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game (da Wild at Heart) Bryan Adams — (Everything I Do) I Do It for You (from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) Jon Bon Jovi — Blaze of Glory (da Young Guns II) Guns N' Roses — You Could Be Mine (da Terminator 2: Judgment Day)
Miglior video lungo
Madonna — The Immaculate Collection Aerosmith — Things That Go Pump in the Night Peter Gabriel — POV R.E.M. — Tourfilm
Miglior video svolta
R.E.M. — Losing My Religion Deee-Lite — Groove Is in the Heart Enigma — Sadeness (Part I) Seal — Crazy
Miglior regia
R.E.M. — Losing My Religion (Tarsem) Chris Isaak — Wicked Game (Concept) (Herb Ritts) George Michael — Freedom! '90 (David Fincher) Queensrÿche — Silent Lucidity (Matt Mahurin)
Migliori coreografia
C+C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (Jamale Graves) Janet Jackson — Love Will Never Do (Without You) (Herb Ritts, Janet Jackson e Tina Landon) Madonna — Like a Virgin (Truth or Dare version) (Vincent Paterson) MC Hammer — Pray (Jam the Hammer Mix) (MC Hammer e Ho Frat Hooo!)
Migliori effetti speciali
Faith No More — Falling to Pieces (David Faithfull e Ralph Ziman) Neneh Cherry — I've Got You Under My Skin (Pitov) MC Hammer — Here Comes the Hammer (Fred Raimondi e Maury Rosenfeld) The Replacements — When It Began (Carl Bressler e Paul Rachman) Seal — Crazy (Big TV!) Bart Simpson — Do the Bartman (Brad Bird)
Miglior scenografia
R.E.M. — Losing My Religion (José Montaño) Edie Brickell & New Bohemians — Mama Help Me (Leonardo) C+C Music Factory — Things That Make You Go Hmmm... (Marcus Nispel) Faith No More — Falling to Pieces (David Faithfull) Janet Jackson — Love Will Never Do (Without You) (Pierluca De Carlo) Jellyfish — The King Is Half-Undressed (Michael White) George Michael — Freedom! '90 (John Beard)
Miglior montaggio
R.E.M. — Losing My Religion (Robert Duffy) C+C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (Marcus Nispel) Deee-Lite — Groove Is in the Heart (Hiroyuki Nakano) Chris Isaak — Wicked Game (Concept) (Bob Jenkis) George Michael — Freedom! '90 (Jim Haygood e George Michael) Seal — Crazy (Big TV!)
Miglior fotografia
Chris Isaak — Wicked Game (Concept) (Rolf Kestermann) LL Cool J — Mama Said Knock You Out (Stephen Ashley Blake) George Michael — Freedom! '90 (Mike Southon) R.E.M. — Losing My Religion (Larry Fong)
Miglior video scelto dal pubblico
Queensrÿche — Silent Lucidity C+C Music Factory — Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Deee-Lite — Groove Is in the Heart Divinyls — I Touch Myself Chris Isaak — Wicked Game (Concept) R.E.M. — Losing My Religion
Premio alla carriera (Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award)
Bon Jovi Wayne Isham
International Viewer's Choice Awards
MTV Asia
Cui Jian — Wild in the Snow Kenny Bee — Be Brave to Love Bird — Prik Kee Noo Chris Ho — Fictional Stuff
MTV Australia
Yothu Yindi — Treaty (Filthy Lucre Mix) Crowded House — Chocolate Cake Ratcat — Don't Go Now Third Eye — The Real Thing
MTV Brasil
Sepultura — Orgasmatron Cidade Negra — Falar a Verdade Engenheiros do Hawaii — Refrão de Bolero Kid Abelha — Grand' Hotel Os Paralamas do Sucesso — Caleidoscópio
MTV Europe
Roxette — Joyride EMF — Unbelievable Pet Shop Boys — Being Boring Seal — Crazy
MTV Internacional
Franco De Vita — No Basta Emmanuel — Bella Señora Juan Luis Guerra & 440 — A Pedir Su Mano Los Prisioneros — Estrechez de Corazón
MTV Japan
Flipper's Guitar — Groove Tube
Note
Categoria:Musica nel 1991 Categoria:MTV Video Music Awards