1993 MTV Video Music Awards
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| 1993 MTV Video Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Format | Awards show |
| Starring | Christian Slater |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV |
| First shown in | September 2, 1993 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The 1993 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 2, 1993, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 1992 to June 30, 1993. The show was hosted by Christian Slater at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
[edit] Nominations
Winners are in bold text.
[edit] Video of the Year
- Aerosmith — "Livin' on the Edge"
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind"
- Peter Gabriel — "Digging in the Dirt"
- Pearl Jam — "Jeremy"
- R.E.M. — "Man on the Moon"
[edit] Best Male Video
- Peter Gabriel — "Steam"
- Lenny Kravitz — "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
- George Michael — "Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
- Sting — "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You"
[edit] Best Female Video
- Neneh Cherry — "Buddy X"
- Janet Jackson — "That's the Way Love Goes"
- k.d. lang — "Constant Craving"
- Annie Lennox — "Walking on Broken Glass"
[edit] Best Group Video
- Depeche Mode — "I Feel You"
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind"
- Pearl Jam — "Jeremy"
- R.E.M. — "Man on the Moon"
[edit] Best New Artist in a Video
- Tasmin Archer — "Sleeping Satellite"
- Belly — "Feed the Tree"
- Porno for Pyros — "Pets"
- Stone Temple Pilots — "Plush"
[edit] Best Metal/Hard Rock Video
- Aerosmith — "Livin' on the Edge"
- Helmet — "Unsung"
- Nine Inch Nails — "Wish"
- Pearl Jam — "Jeremy"
[edit] Best R&B Video
- Mary J. Blige — "Real Love"
- Boyz II Men — "End of the Road"
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind"
- Prince & the New Power Generation — "7"
[edit] Best Rap Video
- Arrested Development — "People Everyday"
- Digable Planets — "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"
- Dr. Dre — "Nuthin' but a "G" Thang"
- Naughty By Nature — "Hip Hop Hooray"
[edit] Best Dance Video
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind"
- Janet Jackson — "That's the Way Love Goes"
- RuPaul — "Supermodel"
- Stereo MC's — "Connected"
[edit] Best Alternative Video
- 4 Non Blondes — "What's Up"
- Belly — "Feed the Tree"
- Nirvana — "In Bloom"
- Porno for Pyros — "Pets"
- Stone Temple Pilots — "Plush"
[edit] Best Video from a Film
- Alice in Chains — "Would?" (from Singles)
- Arrested Development — "Revolution" (from Malcolm X)
- Boy George — "The Crying Game" (from The Crying Game)
- Paul Westerberg — "Dyslexic Heart" (from Singles)
[edit] Breakthrough Video
- Aerosmith — "Livin' on the Edge"
- Terence Trent D'Arby — "She Kissed Me"
- Green Jellÿ — "Three Little Pigs"
- Los Lobos — "Kiko and the Lavender Moon"
- George Michael — "Killer/Papa Was A Rollin' Stone"
- Porno for Pyros — "Pets"
[edit] Best Direction in a Video
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind" (Director: Mark Romanek)
- Los Lobos — "Kiko and the Lavender Moon" (Director: Ondrej Rudavsky)
- Pearl Jam — "Jeremy" (Director: Mark Pellington)
- R.E.M. — "Man on the Moon" (Director: Peter Care)
[edit] Best Choreography in a Video
- Mary J. Blige — "Real Love" (Choreographer: Leslie Segar)
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson, Levelle Smith and Travis Payne)
- Janet Jackson — "That's the Way Love Goes" (Choreographer: Tina Landon)
- Michael Jackson — "Jam" (Choreographer: Barry Lather)
[edit] Best Special Effects in a Video
- Aerosmith — "Livin' on the Edge" (Special Effects: Cream Cheese Films)
- Terence Trent D'Arby — "She Kissed Me" (Special Effects: Michel Gondry)
- Peter Gabriel" — "Steam" (Special Effects: Real World Productions & Colossal Pictures)
- Billy Idol — "Shock to the System" (Special Effects: Stan Winston)
[edit] Best Art Direction in a Video
- Aerosmith — "Livin' on the Edge" (Art Director: Vance Lorenzini)
- Faith No More — "A Small Victory" (Art Director: Tyler Smith)
- Lenny Kravitz — "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (Art Director: Nigel Phelps)
- k.d. lang — "Constant Craving" (Art Director: Tom Foden)
- Madonna — "Rain" (Art Director: Jan Peter Flack)
- R.E.M. — "Man on the Moon" (Art Director: Jan Peter Flack)
- Sting — "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" (Art Director: Mike Grant)
[edit] Best Editing in a Video
- Tasmin Archer — "Sleeping Satellite" (Editor: Jahn Mayes)
- Peter Gabriel — "Steam" (Editor: Douglas Jines)
- Billy Idol — "Shock to the System" (Editor: Jim Gable)
- R.E.M. — "Man on the Moon" (Editor: Robert Duffy)
[edit] Best Cinematography in a Video
- Duran Duran — "Ordinary World" (Director of Photography: Martin Coppen)
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind" (Director of Photography: Thomas Kloss)
- k.d. lang — "Constant Craving" (Director of Photography: Marc Reshovsky)
- Madonna — "Rain" (Director of Photography: Harris Savides)
- Sting — "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" (Director of Photography: Ivan Bartos)
[edit] Viewer's Choice
- Aerosmith — "Livin' on the Edge"
- En Vogue — "Free Your Mind"
- Peter Gabriel — "Digging in the Dirt"
- Pearl Jam — "Jeremy"
- R.E.M. — "Man on the Moon"
[edit] International Viewer's Choice Awards
[edit] MTV Asia
- Beyond — "The Great Wall"
- Jerry Huang — "The Love March"
- Indus Creed — "Pretty Child"
- Mai — "Sai-Jai-Dai-Yin-Mai"
- Tang Dynasty — "A Dream Return to Tang Dynasty"
[edit] MTV Brasil
- Deborah Blando — "Decadence Avec Elegance"
- Capital Inicial — "Kamikase"
- Engenheiros do Hawaii — "Parabolica"
- Nenhum de Nós — "Jornais"
- Titãs — "Será Que É Isso Que eu Necessito?"
[edit] MTV Europe
- The Beloved — "Sweet Harmony"
- Björk — "Human Behaviour"
- Peter Gabriel — "Digging in the Dirt"
- George Michael — "Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"
- Shakespears Sister — "Hello"
[edit] MTV Internacional
- Café Tacuba — "María"
- Juan Luis Guerra y 440 — "El Costo de la Vida"
- Luis Miguel — "América"
- Mecano — "Una Rosa Es una Rosa"
[edit] Performances
- Madonna — "Bye Bye Baby"
- Lenny Kravitz — "Are You Gonna Go My Way?"
- Sting — "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You"
- Soul Asylum, Peter Buck & Victoria Williams — "Runaway Train"
- Aerosmith — "Livin' on the Edge"
- Naughty By Nature — "Hip Hop Hooray"
- R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts"/"Drive"
- Spin Doctors — "Two Princes"
- Neil Young & Pearl Jam — "Animal"/"Rockin' in the Free World"
- The Edge — "Numb"
- Janet Jackson — "That's the Way Love Goes"/"If"
