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{{Short description|Annual music video award}}
{{Infobox award
| name        = MTV Video Music Award <br>for Best Direction
| awarded_for = [[Music video director|Direction]]
| image       =
| imagesize   = 100px
| caption     = The "moonman" trophy presented to the award winners
| presenter   = [[MTV]]
| country     = United States
| year        = 1984
| year2       =
| holder      = [[Taylor Swift]] – "[[Fortnight (song)|Fortnight]]" by [[Taylor Swift]] featuring [[Post Malone]] ([[2024 MTV Video Music Awards|2024]])
| website     = [https://www.mtv.com/vma VMA website]
}}
The '''[[MTV Video Music Award]] for Best Direction''' is an award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and the director of the music video. From 1984 to 2006, the full name of the award was '''Best Direction in a Video''', and in 2007, it was briefly renamed '''Best Director'''. The category acquired its current name with the 2008 awards.
American artist [[Taylor Swift]] is the biggest winner in this category with four wins from six nominations.
The most nominated director is David Fincher with eight nominations. Remarkably, seven of Fincher's nominations were achieved in a three-year span (1989–1991), as he was nominated a record three times in both 1989 and 1990. Fincher's recent nomination (and win) occurred over twenty years later in 2013 for his work on [[Justin Timberlake]]'s "[[Suit & Tie]]." Closely following him are [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] with seven nominations and [[Francis Lawrence]] with six. [[Hype Williams]] is the director with the most nominations and no wins at five.
The performers whose videos have won the most awards are [[Madonna]] and [[Taylor Swift]], whose videos have garnered three direction moonmen respectively. However, [[Eminem]]'s videos have received the most nominations with seven. Swift is also the only performer to have won four moonmen in this category for her work directing.
Five other performers have won a moonman in this category for their work directing/co-directing their videos: [[George Michael]], [[Beck]], [[Erykah Badu]], [[Adam Yauch]] of the [[Beastie Boys]], [[Kendrick Lamar]] and [[Lil Nas X]]. An additional nine performers have been nominated for their work co-directing/directing videos: [[Busta Rhymes]], [[Missy Elliott]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Jared Leto]] (as Bartholomew Cubbins), [[Ryan Lewis]], [[Bruno Mars]], [[Billie Eilish]], [[Tyler, the Creator]] (as Wolf Haley) and [[Travis Scott]].
==Recipients==
===1980s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5px;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:220px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:270px;"| Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1984}}
| Tim Newman
| "[[Sharp Dressed Man]]" {{small|(performed by [[ZZ Top]])}}
|{{smalldiv|
* "All of the Good Ones Are Taken" – Martin Kahan (performed by [[Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter]])
* "[[Dancing with Myself]]" – [[Tobe Hooper]] (performed by [[Billy Idol]])
* "[[Every Breath You Take]]" – [[Godley & Creme]] (performed by [[The Police]])
* "[[Gimme All Your Lovin']]" – Tim Newman (performed by [[ZZ Top]])
* "[[I Want a New Drug]]" – David Rathod (performed by [[Huey Lewis and the News]])
* "Numbers with Wings" – Juliano Waldman (performed by [[The Bongos]])
* "[[Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper song)|Time After Time]]" – [[Edd Griles]] (performed by [[Cyndi Lauper]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1984">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1984/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828073140/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1984/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1984|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1985}}
| [[Jean-Baptiste Mondino]]
| "[[The Boys of Summer (song)|The Boys of Summer]]" {{small|(performed by [[Don Henley]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "Dancin'" – [[Mary Lambert (director)|Mary Lambert]] (performed by [[Chris Isaak]])
* "[[Don't Come Around Here No More]]" – Jeff Stein (performed by [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]])
* "[[Don't You (Forget About Me)]]" – [[Daniel Kleinman]] (performed by [[Simple Minds]])
* "[[Run to You (Bryan Adams song)|Run to You]]" – [[Steve Barron|Steven Barron]] (performed by [[Bryan Adams]])
* "[[Stranger in Town (Toto song)|Stranger in Town]]" – [[Steve Barron|Steven Barron]] (performed by [[Toto (band)|Toto]])
* "[[The Wild Boys (song)|The Wild Boys]]" – [[Russell Mulcahy]] (performed by [[Duran Duran]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1985">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1985/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021739/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1985/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1985|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1986}}
| [[Steve Barron|Steven Barron]]
| "[[Take On Me]]" {{small|(performed by [[a-ha]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "Burning House of Love" – [[Daniel Kleinman]] (performed by [[X (American band)|X]])
* "[[Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing]]" – [[Steve Barron|Steven Barron]] (performed by [[Dire Straits]])
* "[[Rough Boy]]" – [[Steve Barron|Steven Barron]] (performed by [[ZZ Top]])
* "Sex as a Weapon" – [[Daniel Kleinman]] (performed by [[Pat Benatar]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1986">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1986/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907215802/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1986/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1986|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1987}}
| [[Stephen R. Johnson]]
| "[[Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel song)|Sledgehammer]]" {{small|(performed by [[Peter Gabriel]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Don't Dream It's Over]]" – [[Alex Proyas]] (performed by [[Crowded House]])
* "[[Higher Love]]" – Peter Kagan and Paula Greif (performed by [[Steve Winwood]])
* "[[Land of Confusion]]" – Jim Yukich and [[John Lloyd (producer)|John Lloyd]] (performed by [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]])
* "[[With or Without You]]" – [[Meiert Avis]] (performed by [[U2]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1987">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1987/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630185547/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1987/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2012|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1987|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1988}}
| [[Andy Morahan]] and [[George Michael]]
| "[[Father Figure (George Michael song)|Father Figure]]" {{small|(performed by [[George Michael]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Dear God (XTC song)|Dear God]]" – [[Nick Brandt|Nicholas Brandt]] (performed by [[XTC]])
* "[[Learning to Fly (Pink Floyd song)|Learning to Fly]]" – [[Storm Thorgerson]] (performed by [[Pink Floyd]])
* "[[The One I Love (R.E.M. song)|The One I Love]]" – [[Robert Longo]] (performed by [[R.E.M.]])
* "[[You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart]]" – [[Sophie Muller]] (performed by [[Eurythmics]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1988">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1988/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021749/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1988/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1988|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1989}}
| [[David Fincher]]
| "[[Express Yourself (Madonna song)|Express Yourself]]" {{small|(performed by [[Madonna]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Finish What Ya Started]]" – [[Andy Morahan]] (performed by [[Van Halen]])
* "[[Parents Just Don't Understand]]" – [[Scott Kalvert]] (performed by [[DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince]])
* "[[Real Love (Jody Watley song)|Real Love]]" – [[David Fincher]] (performed by [[Jody Watley]])
* "[[Roll with It (Steve Winwood song)|Roll with It]]" – [[David Fincher]] (performed by [[Steve Winwood]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1989">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1989/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828184238/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1989/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1989|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|}
===1990s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5px;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:220px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:270px;"| Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1990}}
| [[David Fincher]]
| "[[Vogue (Madonna song)|Vogue]]" {{small|(performed by [[Madonna]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[The End of the Innocence (song)|The End of the Innocence]]" – [[David Fincher]] (performed by [[Don Henley]])
* "[[Janie's Got a Gun]]" – [[David Fincher]] (performed by [[Aerosmith]])
* "[[Opposites Attract]]" – [[Michael Patterson (animator)|Michael Patterson]] and Candace Reckinger (performed by [[Paula Abdul]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1990">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1990/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828184243/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1990/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1990|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1991}}
| [[Tarsem Singh|Tarsem]]
| "[[Losing My Religion]]" {{small|(performed by [[R.E.M.]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Freedom! '90]]" – [[David Fincher]] (performed by [[George Michael]])
* "[[Silent Lucidity]]" – [[Matt Mahurin]] (performed by [[Queensrÿche]])
* "[[Wicked Game]] (Concept)" – [[Herb Ritts]] (performed by [[Chris Isaak]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1991">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1991/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021804/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1991/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1991|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1992}}
| Mark Fenske
| "[[Right Now (Van Halen song)|Right Now]]" {{small|(performed by [[Van Halen]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Baby Got Back]]" – [[Adam Bernstein]] (performed by [[Sir Mix-a-Lot]])
* "[[Give It Away (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)|Give It Away]]" – [[Stéphane Sednaoui]] (performed by [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
* "[[My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)]]" – [[Matthew Rolston]] (performed by [[En Vogue]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1992">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1992/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021809/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1992/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1992|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1993}}
| [[Mark Pellington]]
| "[[Jeremy (song)|Jeremy]]" {{small|(performed by [[Pearl Jam]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Free Your Mind (song)|Free Your Mind]]" – [[Mark Romanek]] (performed by [[En Vogue]])
* "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" – Ondrej Rudavsky (performed by [[Los Lobos]])
* "[[Man on the Moon (song)|Man on the Moon]]" – [[Peter Care]] (performed by [[R.E.M.]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1993">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1993/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110629164320/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1993/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2011|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1993|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1994}}
| [[Jake Scott (director)|Jake Scott]]
| "[[Everybody Hurts]]" {{small|(performed by [[R.E.M.]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Amazing (Aerosmith song)|Amazing]]" – [[Marty Callner]] (performed by [[Aerosmith]])
* "[[Sabotage (Beastie Boys song)|Sabotage]]" – [[Spike Jonze]] (performed by [[Beastie Boys]])
* "[[Sweet Lullaby]]" – [[Tarsem Singh|Tarsem]] (performed by [[Deep Forest]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1994">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1994/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901022244/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1994/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 1, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1994|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1995}}
| [[Spike Jonze]]
| "[[Buddy Holly (song)|Buddy Holly]]" {{small|(performed by [[Weezer]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Basket Case (song)|Basket Case]]" – Mark Kohr (performed by [[Green Day]])
* "[[Scream (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson song)|Scream]]" – [[Mark Romanek]] (performed by [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Janet Jackson]])
* "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]" – [[F. Gary Gray]] (performed by [[TLC (band)|TLC]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1995">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1995/ |title=MTV Video Music Awards 1995 |publisher=MTV |access-date=July 23, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510091655/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1995/ |archive-date=May 10, 2016 }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1996}}
| [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]]
| "[[Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins song)|Tonight, Tonight]]" {{small|(performed by [[The Smashing Pumpkins]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Big Me]]" – [[Jesse Peretz]] (performed by [[Foo Fighters]])
* "[[Ironic (song)|Ironic]]" – [[Stéphane Sednaoui]] (performed by [[Alanis Morissette]])
* "[[It's Oh So Quiet]]" – [[Spike Jonze]] (performed by [[Björk]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1996">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1996/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829224311/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1996/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 29, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1996|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1997}}
| [[Beck]]
| "[[The New Pollution]]" {{small|(performed by [[Beck]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[The End Is the Beginning Is the End]]" – [[Joel Schumacher]], [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]] (performed by [[The Smashing Pumpkins]])
* "[[The Perfect Drug]]" – [[Mark Romanek]] (performed by [[Nine Inch Nails]])
* "[[The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)]]" – [[Hype Williams]] (performed by [[Missy Elliott]])
* "[[Virtual Insanity]]" – [[Jonathan Glazer]] (performed by [[Jamiroquai]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1997">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1997/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830021815/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1997/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1997|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1998}}
| [[Jonas Åkerlund]]
| "[[Ray of Light (song)|Ray of Light]]" {{small|(performed by [[Madonna]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Gone Till November]]" – [[Francis Lawrence]] (performed by [[Wyclef Jean]] featuring Refugee Allstars)
* "[[Karma Police]]" – [[Jonathan Glazer]] (performed by [[Radiohead]])
* "[[Push It (Garbage song)|Push It]]" – Andrea Giacobbe (performed by [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]])
* "[[Smack My Bitch Up]]" – [[Jonas Åkerlund]] (performed by [[The Prodigy]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1998">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1998/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828154709/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1998/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1998|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|1999}}
| [[Spike Jonze|Torrance Community Dance Group]]
| "[[Praise You]]" {{small|(performed by [[Fatboy Slim]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Freak on a Leash]]" – [[Todd McFarlane]], Graham Morris, [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]] (performed by [[Korn]])
* "[[My Name Is]]" – [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Phillip Atwell]] (performed by [[Eminem]])
* "[[No Scrubs]]" – [[Hype Williams]] (performed by [[TLC (band)|TLC]])
* "[[What's It Gonna Be?!]]" – [[Hype Williams]] and [[Busta Rhymes]] (performed by [[Busta Rhymes]] featuring [[Janet Jackson]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA1999">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1999/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828041546/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/1999/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 1999|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|}
===2000s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5px;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:220px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:270px;"| Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2000}}
| [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]]
| "[[Californication (song)|Californication]]" {{small|(performed by [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Everything Is Everything (Lauryn Hill song)|Everything is Everything]]" – [[Sanji (director)|Sanji]] (performed by [[Lauryn Hill]])
* "[[Learn to Fly]]" – [[Jesse Peretz]] (performed by [[Foo Fighters]])
* "[[The Real Slim Shady]]" – [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Phillip Atwell]] (performed by [[Eminem]])
* "[[Untitled (How Does It Feel)]]" – [[Paul Hunter (director)|Paul Hunter]] and Dominique Trenier (performed by [[D'Angelo]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2000/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092653/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2000/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2000|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2001}}
| [[Spike Jonze]]
| "[[Weapon of Choice (song)|Weapon of Choice]]" {{small|(performed by [[Fatboy Slim]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Imitation of Life (song)|Imitation of Life]]" – [[Garth Jennings]] (performed by [[R.E.M.]])
* "[[Crawling (song)|Crawling]]" – [[Brothers Strause]] (performed by [[Linkin Park]])
* "[[Ms. Jackson]]" – [[F. Gary Gray]] (performed by [[OutKast]])
* "[[Stan (song)|Stan]]" – [[Dr. Dre]] and [[Phillip Atwell]] (performed by [[Eminem]] featuring [[Dido (singer)|Dido]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2001">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2001/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828041551/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2001/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2001|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2002}}
| [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]]
| "[[Without Me (Eminem song)|Without Me]]" {{small|(performed by [[Eminem]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Alive (P.O.D. song)|Alive]]" – [[Francis Lawrence]] (performed by [[P.O.D.]])
* "[[By the Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers song)|By the Way]]" – [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]] (performed by [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
* "[[One Minute Man]]" – [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] (performed by [[Missy Elliott]] featuring [[Ludacris]] and [[Trina]])
* "[[This Train Don't Stop There Anymore]]" – [[David LaChapelle]] (performed by [[Elton John]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2002">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092656/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2002|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2003}}
| [[Jamie Thraves]]
| "[[The Scientist (song)|The Scientist]]" {{small|(performed by [[Coldplay]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)|Cry Me a River]]" – [[Francis Lawrence]] (performed by [[Justin Timberlake]])
* "[[The Hell Song]]" – [[Marc Klasfeld]] (performed by [[Sum 41]])
* "[[Hurt (Nine Inch Nails song)#Johnny Cash version|Hurt]]" – [[Mark Romanek]] (performed by [[Johnny Cash]])
* "[[Work It (Missy Elliott song)|Work It]]" – [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] and [[Missy Elliott]] (performed by [[Missy Elliott]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2003">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2003/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092702/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2003/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2003|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2004}}
| [[Mark Romanek]]
| "[[99 Problems]]" {{small|(performed by [[Jay-Z]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[The Hardest Button to Button]]" – [[Michel Gondry]] (performed by [[The White Stripes]])
* "[[Hey Ya!]]" – [[Bryan Barber]] (performed by [[OutKast]])
* "[[It's My Life (Talk Talk song)#No Doubt version|It's My Life]]" – [[David LaChapelle]] (performed by [[No Doubt]])
* "[[Walkie Talkie Man]]" – [[Michel Gondry]] (performed by [[Steriogram]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2004">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2004/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908111554/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2004/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 8, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2004|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2005}}
| [[Samuel Bayer]]
| "[[Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Green Day song)|Boulevard of Broken Dreams]]" {{small|(performed by [[Green Day]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Blue Orchid]]" – [[Floria Sigismondi]] (performed by [[The White Stripes]])
* "[[Get Right (Jennifer Lopez song)|Get Right]]" – [[Francis Lawrence]] and [[Diane Martel]] (performed by [[Jennifer Lopez]])
* "[[Lose Control (Missy Elliott song)|Lose Control]]" – [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] and [[Missy Elliott]] (performed by [[Missy Elliott]] featuring [[Ciara]] and [[Fatman Scoop]])
* "[[Vertigo (U2 song)|Vertigo]]" – [[Alex and Martin]] (performed by [[U2]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828073144/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2005/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2005|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2006}}
| [[Robert Hales (director)|Robert Hales]]
| "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" {{small|(performed by [[Gnarls Barkley]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Dani California]]" – [[Tony Kaye (director)|Tony Kaye]] (performed by [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]])
* "[[Miss Murder]]" – [[Marc Webb]] (performed by [[AFI (band)|AFI]])
* "[[Testify (Common song)|Testify]]" – [[Anthony Mandler]] (performed by [[Common (rapper)|Common]])
* "[[Wasteland (10 Years song)|Wasteland]]" – [[Kevin Kerslake]] (performed by [[10 Years (band)|10 Years]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2006/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706040602/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2006/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2006|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2006|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2007}}
| [[Samuel Bayer]]
| "[[What Goes Around... Comes Around]]" {{small|(performed by [[Justin Timberlake]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Beautiful Liar]]" – [[Jake Nava]] (performed by [[Beyoncé]] and [[Shakira]])
* "[[Candyman (Christina Aguilera song)|Candyman]]" – [[Matthew Rolston]] and [[Christina Aguilera]] (performed by [[Christina Aguilera]])
* "[[Stronger (Kanye West song)|Stronger]]" – [[Hype Williams]] (performed by [[Kanye West]])
* "[[Umbrella (song)|Umbrella]]" – Chris Applebaum (performed by [[Rihanna]] featuring [[Jay-Z]])
* "[[What I've Done]]" – [[Joe Hahn]] (performed by [[Linkin Park]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2007">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2007/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070706001104/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2007/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2007|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2007|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2008}}
| [[Erykah Badu]] and [[Chris Robinson (director)|Mr. Roboto]]
| "[[Honey (Erykah Badu song)|Honey]]" {{small|(performed by [[Erykah Badu]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Nine in the Afternoon]]" – [[Shane Drake]] (performed by [[Panic! at the Disco]])
* "[[Shadow of the Day]]" – [[Joe Hahn]] (performed by [[Linkin Park]])
* "[[Take a Bow (Rihanna song)|Take a Bow]]" – [[Anthony Mandler]] (performed by [[Rihanna]])
* "[[When I Grow Up (Pussycat Dolls song)|When I Grow Up]]" – [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]] (performed by [[Pussycat Dolls]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828041555/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 28, 2008|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2008|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2009}}
| [[Marc Webb]]
| "[[21 Guns (song)|21 Guns]]" {{small|(performed by [[Green Day]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Circus (Britney Spears song)|Circus]]" – [[Francis Lawrence]] (performed by [[Britney Spears]])
* "[[Good Girls Go Bad]]" – Kai Regan (performed by [[Cobra Starship]] (featuring [[Leighton Meester]]))
* "[[Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)|Paparazzi]]" – [[Jonas Åkerlund]] (performed by [[Lady Gaga]])
* "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]" – [[Jake Nava]] (performed by [[Beyoncé]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716032752/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 16, 2009|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2009|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|}
===2010s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5px;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:220px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:270px;"| Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2010}}
| [[Francis Lawrence]]
| "[[Bad Romance]]" {{small|(performed by [[Lady Gaga]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Empire State of Mind]]" – [[Hype Williams]] (performed by [[Jay-Z]] and [[Alicia Keys]])
* "[[Funhouse (song)|Funhouse]]" – [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] (performed by [[Pink (singer)|P!nk]])
* "[[Kings and Queens (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)|Kings and Queens]]" – [[Jared Leto|Bartholomew Cubbins]] (performed by [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]])
* "[[Not Afraid]]" – [[Rich Lee]] (performed by [[Eminem]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721234616/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2010/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 21, 2010|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2010|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2011}}
| [[Adam Yauch]]
| "[[Make Some Noise (Beastie Boys song)|Make Some Noise]]" {{small|(performed by [[Beastie Boys]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[E.T. (song)|E.T.]]" – [[Floria Sigismondi]] (performed by [[Katy Perry]] featuring [[Kanye West]])
* "[[Hurricane (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)|Hurricane]]" – [[Jared Leto|Bartholomew Cubbins]] (performed by [[Thirty Seconds to Mars]])
* "[[Love the Way You Lie]]" – [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]] (performed by [[Eminem]] featuring [[Rihanna]])
* "[[Rolling in the Deep]]" – Sam Brown (performed by [[Adele]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2011">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2011/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713111210/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2011/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 13, 2011|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2011|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 23, 2012}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2012}}
| [[Romain Gavras]]
| "[[Bad Girls (M.I.A. song)|Bad Girls]]" {{small|(performed by [[M.I.A. (artist)|M.I.A.]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Big Bad Wolf (Duck Sauce song)|Big Bad Wolf]]" – [[Keith Schofield]] (performed by [[Duck Sauce]])
* "[[Otis (song)|Otis]]" – [[Spike Jonze]] (performed by [[Jay-Z]] and [[Kanye West]] featuring [[Otis Redding]])
* "[[Princess of China]]" – [[Adria Petty]] and Alan Bibby (performed by [[Coldplay]] featuring [[Rihanna]])
* "[[Swim Good]]" – [[Nabil Elderkin]] (performed by [[Frank Ocean]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2012">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720035907/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 20, 2012|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2012|publisher=MTV|access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2013}}
| [[David Fincher]]
| "[[Suit & Tie]]" {{small|(performed by [[Justin Timberlake]] featuring [[Jay-Z]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Can't Hold Us]]" – [[Ryan Lewis]], Jason Koenig and [[Jon Jon Augustavo]] (performed by [[Macklemore]] and [[Ryan Lewis]] featuring [[Ray Dalton]])
* "[[Carry On (Fun song)|Carry On]]" – [[Anthony Mandler]] (performed by [[Fun (band)|Fun.]])
* "[[Sacrilege (song)|Sacrilege]]" – Megaforce (performed by [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]])
* "[[Started from the Bottom]]" – [[Director X]] and [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] (performed by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2013">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2013/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620215150/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2013/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 20, 2014|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2013|publisher=MTV|access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2014}}
| [[Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert|DANIELS]]
| "[[Turn Down for What]]" {{small|(performed by [[DJ Snake]] and [[Lil Jon]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[The Monster (song)|The Monster]]" – [[Rich Lee]] (performed by [[Eminem]] featuring [[Rihanna]])
* "[[Pretty Hurts (song)|Pretty Hurts]]" – [[Melina Matsoukas]] (performed by [[Beyoncé]])
* "[[Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus song)|Wrecking Ball]]" – [[Terry Richardson]] (performed by [[Miley Cyrus]])
* "[[The Writing's on the Wall (OK Go song)|The Writing's on the Wall]]" – [[Damian Kulash]], Aaron Duffy and Bob Partington (performed by [[OK Go]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150312163248/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 12, 2015|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2014|publisher=MTV|access-date=August 7, 2014}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2015}}
| [[Colin Tilley]] and the Little Homies
| "[[Alright (Kendrick Lamar song)|Alright]]" {{small|(performed by [[Kendrick Lamar]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song)|Bad Blood]]" – [[Joseph Kahn (director)|Joseph Kahn]] (performed by [[Taylor Swift]] featuring [[Kendrick Lamar]])
* "[[Sober (Childish Gambino song)|Sober]]" – [[Hiro Murai]] (performed by [[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]])
* "[[Take Me to Church]]" – Brendan Canty and Conal Thomson (performed by [[Hozier (musician)|Hozier]])
* "[[Uptown Funk]]" – [[Bruno Mars]] and Cameron Duddy (performed by [[Mark Ronson]] featuring [[Bruno Mars]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2015/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120001444/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2015/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2015|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2015|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2016}}
| [[Melina Matsoukas]]
| "[[Formation (song)|Formation]]" {{small|(performed by [[Beyoncé]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Hello (Adele song)|Hello]]" – [[Xavier Dolan]] (performed by [[Adele]])
* "[[Lazarus (David Bowie song)|Lazarus]]" – [[Johan Renck]] (performed by [[David Bowie]])
* "[[The Less I Know the Better]]" – Canada (performed by [[Tame Impala]])
* "[[Up&Up]]" – [[Vania Heymann]] and Gal Muggia (performed by [[Coldplay]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2016">{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2910443/2016-vma-nominations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160727125413/http://www.mtv.com/news/2910443/2016-vma-nominations/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 27, 2016|title=2016 VMA Nominations: See the Full List Now|publisher=MTV News|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2017}}
| [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] and The Little Homies
| "[[Humble (song)|HUMBLE.]]" {{small|(performed by [[Kendrick Lamar]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[24K Magic (song)|24K Magic]]" – Cameron Duddy and [[Bruno Mars]] (performed by [[Bruno Mars]])
* "[[Chained to the Rhythm]]" – [[Mathew Cullen]] (performed by [[Katy Perry]] featuring [[Skip Marley]])
* "[[Reminder (song)|Reminder]]" – Glenn Michael (performed by [[The Weeknd]])
* "[[Scars to Your Beautiful]]" – Aaron A (performed by [[Alessia Cara]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtvpress.com/press-releases/2017/08/28/2017-vma-winners-and-performances|date=August 27, 2017|access-date=August 27, 2017|title=2017 VMA Winners and Performances|publisher=MTV|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828144030/http://www.mtvpress.com/press-releases/2017/08/28/2017-vma-winners-and-performances|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2018}}
| [[Hiro Murai]]
| "[[This Is America (song)|This is America]]" {{small|(performed by [[Donald Glover|Childish Gambino]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Apeshit (song)|Apeshit]]" – Ricky Saix (performed by [[The Carters]])
* "[[God's Plan (song)|God's Plan]]" – Karena Evans (performed by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]])
* "[[In My Blood (Shawn Mendes song)|In My Blood]]" – Jay Martin (performed by [[Shawn Mendes]])
* "[[Perfect (Ed Sheeran song)|Perfect]]" – Jason Koenig (performed by [[Ed Sheeran]])
* "[[Say Something (Justin Timberlake song)|Say Something]]" – Arturo Perez Jr. (performed by [[Justin Timberlake]] featuring [[Chris Stapleton]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite news|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|date=August 20, 2018|title=VMAs: Winners List|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[MRC (company)|MRC]]|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-vmas-winners-see-complete-list-1135082|url-status=live|access-date=August 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412044841/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2018-vmas-winners-see-complete-list-1135082|archive-date=April 12, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2019}}
| [[Calmatic]]
| "[[Old Town Road#Billy Ray Cyrus remix|Old Town Road (Remix)]]" {{small|(performed by [[Lil Nas X]] featuring [[Billy Ray Cyrus]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Bad Guy (Billie Eilish song)|Bad Guy]]" – [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] (performed by [[Billie Eilish]])
* "[[Cellophane (FKA Twigs song)|Cellophane]]" – [[Andrew Thomas Huang]] (performed by [[FKA Twigs]])
* "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]" – [[Hannah Lux Davis]] (performed by [[Ariana Grande]])
* "[[No New Friends (LSD song)|No New Friends]]" – [[Dano Cerny]] (performed by [[LSD (group)|LSD]])
* "[[You Need to Calm Down]]" – [[Taylor Swift]] and Drew Kirsch (performed by [[Taylor Swift]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2019">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8528388/2019-mtv-vmas-winners-list|title=Here Are All the Winners From the 2019 MTV VMAs|date=August 26, 2019|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 27, 2019}}</ref>
|}
===2020s===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" style="width:5px;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:220px;"| Winner(s)
! scope="col" style="width:270px;"| Work
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Nominees
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Ref.
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2020}}
| [[Taylor Swift]]
| "[[The Man (Taylor Swift song)|The Man]]" {{small|(performed by [[Taylor Swift]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Adore You (Harry Styles song)|Adore You]]" – [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] (performed by [[Harry Styles]])
* "[[Blinding Lights]]" – Anton Tammi (performed by [[The Weeknd]])
* "[[Don't Start Now]]" – [[Nabil Elderkin|Nabil]] (performed by [[Dua Lipa]])
* "[[Say So]]" – [[Hannah Lux Davis]] (performed by [[Doja Cat]])
* "[[Xanny (song)|Xanny]]" – [[Billie Eilish]] (performed by [[Billie Eilish]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref name="VMA2020">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9427019/2020-mtv-vma-nominations-full-list|title=Ariana Grande & Lady Gaga Lead 2020 MTV VMA Nominations: See Full List|date=July 31, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2021}}
| [[Lil Nas X]] and [[Tanu Muino]]
| "[[Montero (Call Me by Your Name)]]" {{small|(performed by [[Lil Nas X]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Franchise (song)|Franchise]]" – [[Travis Scott]] (performed by [[Travis Scott]] featuring [[Young Thug]] and [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]])
* "[[Lumberjack (song)|Lumberjack]]" – [[Tyler, the Creator|Wolf Haley]] (performed by [[Tyler, the Creator]])
* "[[Popstar (DJ Khaled song)|Popstar]]" – [[Director X|Julien Christian Lutz aka Director X]] (performed by [[DJ Khaled]] featuring [[Drake (musician)|Drake]])
* "[[Willow (song)|Willow]]" – [[Taylor Swift]] (performed by [[Taylor Swift]])
* "[[Your Power]]" – [[Billie Eilish]] (performed by [[Billie Eilish]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Serrano|first=Athena|date=August 11, 2021|title=The 2021 VMA Nominations Are Here: Justin Bieber, Megan Thee Stallion, and More|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/3179856/vma-nominees-2021-justin-bieber-megan-thee-stallion/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811160224/http://www.mtv.com/news/3179856/vma-nominees-2021-justin-bieber-megan-thee-stallion/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 11, 2021|access-date=August 11, 2021|publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2022}}
| [[Taylor Swift]]
| ''[[All Too Well: The Short Film]]'' {{small|(performed by [[Taylor Swift]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Family Ties (song)|Family Ties]]" – [[Dave Free]] (performed by [[Baby Keem]] and [[Kendrick Lamar]])
* "[[Happier Than Ever (song)|Happier Than Ever]]" – [[Billie Eilish]] (performed by [[Billie Eilish]])
* "[[Shivers (Ed Sheeran song)|Shivers]]" – [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] (performed by [[Ed Sheeran]])
* "[[As It Was]]" – [[Tanu Muino]] (performed by [[Harry Styles]])
* "[[Industry Baby]]" – [[Christian Breslauer (director)|Christian Breslauer]] (performed by [[Lil Nas X]] and [[Jack Harlow]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Serrano|first=Athena|date=July 26, 2022|title=Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726133318/https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 26, 2022|access-date=July 28, 2022|publisher=[[MTV News]]. [[MTV]]}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2023}}
| [[Taylor Swift]]
| "[[Anti-Hero (song)|Anti-Hero]]" {{small|(performed by [[Taylor Swift]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Attention (Doja Cat song)|Attention]]" – [[Tanu Muino|Tanu Muiño]] (performed by [[Doja Cat]])
* "Count Me Out" – [[Dave Free]] and [[Kendrick Lamar]] (performed by Kendrick Lamar)
* "[[Falling Back (song)|Falling Back]]" – [[Director X]] (performed by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]])
* "[[Her (Megan Thee Stallion song)|Her]]" – [[Colin Tilley]] (performed by [[Megan Thee Stallion]])
* "[[Kill Bill (SZA song)|Kill Bill]]" – [[Christian Breslauer (director)|Christian Breslauer]] (performed by [[SZA]])
* "[[Unholy (Sam Smith and Kim Petras song)|Unholy]]" – [[Floria Sigismondi]] (performed by [[Sam Smith]] and [[Kim Petras]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite news|last=Tinoco|first=Armando|title=MTV VMA Nominations: Taylor Swift Leads Pack With Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, Sam Smith & More Close By|url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/2023-mtv-vma-nominations-taylor-swift-miley-cyrus-nicki-minaj-olivia-rodrigo-sam-smith-1235456981/|access-date=8 August 2023|work=Deadline|date=8 August 2023}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| {{mtvvma|2024}}
| [[Taylor Swift]]
| "[[Fortnight (song)|Fortnight]]" {{small|(performed by [[Taylor Swift]] featuring [[Post Malone]])}}
| {{smalldiv|
* "[[Boa (song)|Boa]]" – Daniel Iglesias Jr. (performed by [[Megan Thee Stallion]])
* "[[Houdini (Eminem song)|Houdini]]" – [[Rich Lee]] (performed by [[Eminem]])
* "[[Please Please Please (Sabrina Carpenter song)|Please Please Please]]" – Bardia Zeinali (performed by [[Sabrina Carpenter]])
* "[[Tiny Moves]]" – Alex Lockett and [[Margaret Qualley]] (performed by [[Bleachers (band)|Bleachers]])
* "[[We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)]]" – [[Christian Breslauer]] (performed by [[Ariana Grande]])
}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Atkinson |first=Kaite |date=September 11, 2024 |title=Here's the Full List of 2024 MTV VMAs Winners |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2024-vmas-winners-list-1235772883/ |access-date=September 12, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US  }}</ref>
|}
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
==See also==
*[[MTV Movie Award for Best New Filmmaker]]
{{MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction}}
{{MTV Video Music Awards}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mtv Video Music Award For Best Direction}}
[[Category:MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction| ]]
[[Category:MTV Video Music Awards]]
[[Category:Awards established in 1984]]
[[Category:Awards for best director]]