MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects

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MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects

The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in the end of the summer of 1984 in television by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year....
winners for Best Special Effects
Special effect

The illusions used in the film, television, theater, or entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called special effects ....
in a Video.

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Year

Artist

Video

Special effects

1984

Herbie Hancock

Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is a jazz pianist and composer. He embraces elements of rock and roll and soul music while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz....

"Rockit

Rockit

----"Rockit" is a song recorded by Herbie Hancock. It was released as a Single from his 1983 album Future Shock . The song was written by Hancock, bass guitarist Bill Laswell and synthesizer/drum machine programmer Michael Beinhorn....
"

Godley & Creme

Godley & Creme was an English pop music duo comprising Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc....

1985

Tom Petty

Thomas Earl Petty is an United Statesn singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a member of Mudcrutch....
& The Heartbreakers

"Don't Come Around Here No More"

Peter Cohen, Kathy Dougherty, and Tony Mitchell

Tony Mitchell

Tony Mitchell is a songwriter and Bass guitar guitarist who rose to fame in the 1970s with the Australian rock band, Sherbet . Tony co-wrote some of Sherbet biggest hits, including 'Howzat' and 'Magazine Madonna'....

1986

a-ha

A-ha

a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s and have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s.a-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album and single in 1985....

"Take on Me

Take on Me

"Take on Me" is a song by Norwegian New Wave music band a-ha. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's first studio album, Hunting High and Low, released in 1985....
"

Candace Reckinger and Michael Patterson

Michael Patterson

Michael Patterson is an award-winning experimental film artist, teacher, and a commercial film director specializing in TV spots and music videos....

1987

Peter Gabriel

Peter Brian Gabriel is a Grammy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated England musician and songwriter. He first rose to fame as the lead vocals and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis ....

"Sledgehammer

Sledgehammer (song)

"Sledgehammer" is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So . It peaked at number one in Canada for four weeks on July 21, 1986, number one in the United States on July 26, 1986, and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a popular and influential music video....
"

Stephen R.

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The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Artist	Video	Special effects
1984	Herbie Hancock Herbie Hancock Herbert Jeffrey "Herbie" Hancock is a jazz pianist and composer. He embraces elements of rock and roll and soul music while adopting freer stylistic elements from jazz....	"Rockit Rockit ----"Rockit" is a song recorded by Herbie Hancock. It was released as a Single from his 1983 album Future Shock . The song was written by Hancock, bass guitarist Bill Laswell and synthesizer/drum machine programmer Michael Beinhorn.... "	Godley & Creme Godley & Creme Godley & Creme was an English pop music duo comprising Kevin Godley and Lol Creme. The pair began releasing albums as a duo after splitting from the pop band 10cc....
1985	Tom Petty Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty is an United Statesn singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and a member of Mudcrutch.... & The Heartbreakers	"Don't Come Around Here No More"	Peter Cohen, Kathy Dougherty, and Tony Mitchell Tony Mitchell Tony Mitchell is a songwriter and Bass guitar guitarist who rose to fame in the 1970s with the Australian rock band, Sherbet . Tony co-wrote some of Sherbet biggest hits, including 'Howzat' and 'Magazine Madonna'....
1986	a-ha A-ha a-ha is a band from Norway. They initially rose to fame during the 1980s and have had continued success in the 1990s and 2000s.a-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album and single in 1985....	"Take on Me Take on Me "Take on Me" is a song by Norwegian New Wave music band a-ha. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Alan Tarney for the group's first studio album, Hunting High and Low, released in 1985.... "	Candace Reckinger and Michael Patterson Michael Patterson Michael Patterson is an award-winning experimental film artist, teacher, and a commercial film director specializing in TV spots and music videos....
1987	Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel is a Grammy Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated England musician and songwriter. He first rose to fame as the lead vocals and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis ....	"Sledgehammer Sledgehammer (song) "Sledgehammer" is a hit song by Peter Gabriel from his 1986 album So . It peaked at number one in Canada for four weeks on July 21, 1986, number one in the United States on July 26, 1986, and number four in the UK singles chart, thanks in part to a popular and influential music video.... "	Stephen R. Johnson and Peter Lord Peter Lord Peter Lord Order of the British Empire is a British film Film producer, Film director and co-founder of the Academy Awards-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its clay animation films and shorts, particularly those featuring plasticine duo Wallace & Gromit....
1988	Squeeze Squeeze Squeeze are an England musical ensemble that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the New Wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording successfully in the 1980s and 1990s....	"Hourglass Hourglass (song) "Hourglass" was the first single released from Squeeze's seventh album, Babylon and On. Aided by a music video that received substantial airplay on MTV, "Hourglass" became the highest-charting hit the band ever had in the United States, peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching #16 in the UK Singles Chart.... "	Jim Francis Jim Francis Jim Francis is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Australian Football League.After playing 61 games for Hawthorn Francis made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 9 of the 1934 season.... and Dave Barton
1989	Michael Jackson Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....	"Leave Me Alone Leave Me Alone (song) "Leave Me Alone" was the eighth single to be released from Michael Jackson's 1987 album Bad . It only appeared on the Compact Disc versions of the album and was not issued as a single in the United States.... "	Jim Blashfield Jim Blashfield Jim Blashfield is an United States filmmaker and media artist, best known for his short films such as Suspicious Circumstances, The Mid-Torso of Inez, and his music videos from the 1980s and 90s for Talking Heads, Joni Mitchell, Nu Shooz, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Michael Jackson, Tears for Fears and Marc Cohn....
1990	Tears for Fears Tears for Fears Tears for Fears are an England pop rock band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the Mod -influenced Graduate , they were initially associated with the New Wave music synthesizer bands of the early 1980s, but later branched out into mainstream rock and pop which led to...	"Sowing the Seeds of Love Sowing the Seeds of Love "Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a 1989 hit song by popular British group Tears for Fears. The song reached #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and #5 in the UK singles chart, as well as reaching #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks list in the US.... "	Jim Blashfield
1991	Faith No More Faith No More Faith No More is an American alternative metal band who formed in San Francisco, California, and were active between 1984 and 1998. Faith No More combined elements of heavy metal music, funk music, progressive rock, hip hop music, hardcore punk, thrash metal, and jazz, among many others, and have been hailed as an influential rock band....	"Falling to Pieces Falling to Pieces "Falling to Pieces" is the third single off Faith No More's first studio album with Mike Patton on vocals, The Real Thing . The bass driven song spawned a video in which lead singer Mike Patton portrays a series of odd characters, including one dressed like Alex from the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange .... "	David Faithful and Ralph Ziman
1992	U2 U2 U2 are a rock music band from Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The band consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr. .The band formed in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency....	"Even Better Than the Real Thing Even Better Than the Real Thing "Even Better Than the Real Thing" is the second song from U2's 1991 album, Achtung Baby and was released in 1992 as the fourth single from the album.... "	Simon Taylor
1993	Peter Gabriel	"Steam Steam (Peter Gabriel song) "Steam" is the second single from Peter Gabriel's 1992 album, Us . It reached #10 on the UK singles chart, #32 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.... "	Real World Productions and Colossal Pictures
1994	Peter Gabriel	"Kiss That Frog"	Brett Leonard Brett Leonard Brett Leonard is an United States film director, Film producer and Music Video music video director specializing in the science-fiction and horror genres.... and Angel Studios Rockstar San Diego Rockstar San Diego is one of the development studios under the Rockstar Games umbrella. The studio pioneered open world racing games with the Midtown Madness and the award-winning Midnight Club series....
1995	The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock music band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards....	"Love Is Strong Love Is Strong "Love Is Strong" is the lead song, and first single, by England rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from their 1994 album Voodoo Lounge.... "	Fred Raimondi
1996	The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins consisted of Billy Corgan , James Iha , D'arcy Wretzky , and Jimmy Chamberlin for most of the band's recording career....	"Tonight, Tonight Tonight, Tonight "Tonight, Tonight" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins written by the band's frontman, Billy Corgan. It was the fourth single and second track from their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, and was released in April 1996.... "	Chris Staves
1997	Jamiroquai Jamiroquai Jamiroquai are an England acid jazz/funk/Soul music/disco band. Jamiroquai was initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito , the Brand New Heavies, Galliano , and Corduroy ....	"Virtual Insanity Virtual Insanity "Virtual Insanity" is a single by the band Jamiroquai, and can be found on their 1996 album Travelling Without Moving. The song reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart in August 1996.... "	Jonathan Glazer Jonathan Glazer For actor and comedian Jon Glaser, see Jon Glaser.Jonathan Glazer is an England director of films, commercials and music videos.After studying theatre design, at Nottingham Trent University, Glazer started out directing theatre and making film and television trailers, including award-winning work for the BBC.... and Sean Broughton
1998	Madonna Madonna (entertainer) Madonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Madonna moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance....	"Frozen Frozen (song) "Frozen" is a pop music song by United States singer Madonna from her 1998 in music album Ray of Light, written and produced by Madonna, Patrick Leonard and William Orbit.... "	Steve Murgatroyd, Dan Williams, Steve Hiam, and Anthony Walsham
1999	Garbage Garbage (band) Garbage is an USA rock music group formed in Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, in 1994. The band consists of Scotland vocalist Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig, and has counted worldwide album sales of over 14 million units....	"Special Special (Garbage song) "Special" is a 1998 song written and performed by Garbage , and was the third international single to be released from the band's Music recording sales certification second album Version 2.0.... "	Sean Broughton, Stuart D Gordon, and Paul Simpson Paul Simpson Paul Simpson is a musician, vocalist, lyricist and writer from Liverpool, England. His vocal and lyrical styles have been described as "haunting" and "doomed romantic", respectively....
2000	Björk Björk Bj?rk Gu?mundsd?ttir is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, composer, actor and record producer, whose work includes seven solo albums and two film soundtracks....	"All Is Full of Love All Is Full of Love "All Is Full of Love" is a song by Bj?rk, released as the fifth and final single from her album Homogenic. The version of the song used in the music video is actually the originally intended mix, while the version on Homogenic was a remix by Howie B.... "	Glassworks
2001	Robbie Williams Robbie Williams Robbie Williams is a Grammy Award-nominated and ten time BRIT Awards-winning England singer-songwriter. His career started as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career....	"Rock DJ Rock DJ (song) "Rock DJ" is a song by United Kingdom pop music singer Robbie Williams's fourth album, Sing When You're Winning released in summer 2000. The song samples heavily from Barry White 1977 song "It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me".... "	Carter White, Audio Motion, and Clear Post Production
2002	The White Stripes The White Stripes The White Stripes is an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consists of songwriter Jack White and Meg White .After releasing several singles and three albums within the Music of Detroit#1990s independent music underground music, The White Stripes rose to prominence in 2002, as part of the garage rock#Revival...	"Fell in Love with a Girl Fell in Love with a Girl "Fell in Love with a Girl" is a song by the American garage rock band The White Stripes, written and produced by Jack White for the band's third studio album, White Blood Cells .... "	Twisted Labs and Sebastian Fau
2003	Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age is a hard rock music band from Palm Desert, California, California, United States, formed in 1997.Originally formed under the name Gamma Ray by guitarist Josh Homme, Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy music which Homme described as 'robot rock', saying that he "wanted to create a heavy...	"Go with the Flow Go with the Flow "Go with the Flow" is a song by Queens of the Stone Age from the album Songs for the Deaf, released as a single in 2003. At the 46th Grammy Awards, the song was nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance.... "	Nigel Sarrag
2004	OutKast OutKast OutKast is an United States hip hop music duet based out of East Point, Georgia, a city south of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia . The duo was originally known as The OKB but later changed its name to OutKast....	"Hey Ya! Hey Ya! "Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by Andr? 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop music duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.... "	Elad Offer, Chris Eckardt, and Money Shots
2005	Gorillaz Gorillaz Gorillaz is a virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur , and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl....	"Feel Good Inc. Feel Good Inc. "Feel Good Inc." is a song by Gorillaz, on their album Demon Days, featuring De La Soul. The song was released as the lead Single from the album on May 9 2005 in the United Kingdom .... "	Passion Pictures Passion Pictures Passion Pictures is a film and animation production company based in Rathbone Place, off Oxford Street in London's West End. They have been responsible for much of the production of the visual element of the animated rock band Gorillaz....
2006	Missy Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott is a five-time Grammy Award-winning American rapping, singing, songwriter, and record producer. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is the only female rapper to have six albums certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, including one double platinum ....	"We Run This We Run This "We Run This" is the third U.S. single from rapper Missy Elliott's 2005 album The Cookbook, and the lead single from her 2006 compilation Respect M.E..... "	Louis Mackall and Tonia Wallander
2007	no award
2008	Kanye West Kanye West Kanye Omari West is an American rapper, record producer and singer. He released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, and his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008.... featuring T-Pain T-Pain Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an United States Hip hop music, R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer known for his use of auto-tune....	"Good Life Good Life (Kanye West song) "Good Life" is the Grammy Award winning third single from rapper Kanye West's album Graduation . It features R&B artist T-Pain and uses sampled keys from the song "P.Y.T.... "	SoMe and Jonas & François Jonas & François Jonas & Fran?ois are a French directing team. They have directed video clips of Justice 's "D.A.N.C.E.", Kanye West's "Good Life ", and Madonna and Justin Timberlake's "4 Minutes "....