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MTV's International Viewer's Choice awards honored the best music videos as voted for by the audiences of MTV's channels around the world. They were given out every year during the VMAs from 1990 to 2003.
[edit] History
The first International Viewer's Choice Awards were given out in 1990, with viewers in Australia, Brazil, Europe, Japan, and Latin America choosing their favorite videos for that year. The following year, MTV viewers in Asia also received the chance to vote for their favorite video of 1991. From then on, the International Viewer's Choice awards became a fixture of the MTV Video Music Awards and were handed out every year until 2003, when MTV Australia and MTV Brasil crowned their last winners.
[edit] Winners
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Asia was given out every year from 1991 to 1998, save for 1994. As MTV's influence over Asia increased, different countries broke off from MTV Asia as they got their own MTV channels and thus also received their separate Viewer's Choice categories, most notably China and Taiwan (MTV Mandarin) in 1995, India in 1996, and Korea in 1999. In 1999, this award was replaced by the Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Southeast Asia. Following is a list of winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Asia.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia was given out from 1990 to 2003. From 1993 to 1996, however, the Australian Viewer's Choice Award was not given out since MTV Australia, the syndicated show on the Nine Network, was canceled and Australia was left without an MTV channel. This award returned in 1997, the same year in which the present-day channel MTV Australia began broadcasting, and was given out every year (except for 2000) until 2003. Following is a list of winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Australia.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Brasil was given out every year from 1990 to 2003. From 1995 onwards, this award was incorporated into MTV Brasil's award ceremony, the MTV Video Music Brasil (VMB), as the Escolha da Audiência (Viewer's Choice). Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Brasil.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Canada was only given out once in 2002. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Canada.
[edit] MTV China
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV China was only given out once in 2002, replacing the MTV Mandarin Viewer's Choice Award. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV China.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe was given out every year from 1990 to 1997. This award was reitred in 1998 and replaced with the regional categories handed out at that year's MTV Europe Music Awards. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Europe.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV India was given out every year from 1996 to 2001. Prior to that, viewers in India voted for the international Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Asia, even getting one of their artists, Indus Creed, chosen as the 1993 winner. In the year 2000, this award was divided into two distinct categories due to the popularity of music videos taken straight from Bollywood movies in MTV India: The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV India (Hindi Pop) and the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV India (Hindi Film). Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV India.
[edit] MTV Internacional
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Internacional was given out every year from 1990 to 1993, honoring the best Latin music video of the year. It was named after MTV Internacional, the syndicated Latin music-video show hosted by Daisy Fuentes. This award was replaced in 1994 by the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Latin America. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Internacional.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Japan was given out from 1990 to 2001. Unlike the other International Viewer's Choice awards, though, MTV Japan's award had a very strange history. This award was not presented, for example, both in 1992 and 1993, despite the fact that MTV Japan had already launched again throughout Japan in 1992. After MTV Japan ceased airing in 1998, the Japanese Viewer's Choice Award was once again not presented in 1999 or 2000, thus making its second (and last) return in 2001 for that year only. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Japan.
[edit] MTV Korea
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Korea was given out every year from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, Korean viewers voted for the Interntational Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Asia, even getting one of their artists, Seo TaiJi & Boys, chosen as the 1996 winner. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Korea.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Latin America was given out every year from 1994 to 2002. In 1998, due to MTV Latin America's expansion and growing differences in musical tastes within areas of Latin America, this award was divided into two regions (North and South), each with its own set of nominees. Ironically, both regions continued to choose the same winner until the year 2000, when the Northern region chose Shakira as its winner while the Southern region chose Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. The following year, 2001, the Latin Viewer's Choice Award was once again divided into three different regions, a division which carried on until 2002 when this award was last handed out (North, Central/Southwest, and South/Southeast). Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Latin America.
[edit] MTV Mandarin
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Mandarin was given out every year from 1995 to 1995, honoring the best music video of the year by an artist from China or Taiwan. Prior to that, voters from the region voted for the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Asia, even making one of its artists, Cui Jian, the first-ever winner of such award. In 2002, this award was more-or-less replaced by the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV China. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Mandarin.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Russia was given out every year from 1999 to 2001. This award was singular in its first year for nominating three Russian artists along with three foreign, English-speaking artists. In 2000 and 2001, though, the number of nominees was reduced to three and only Russian artists were nominated. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Russia.
The International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Southeast Asia was given out every year from 1999 to 2001. After MTV Korea received its own separate Viewer's Choice Award in 1999, the only countries left in MTV Asia were Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines; and the channel for those countries was thus renamed MTV Southeast Asia. Following is a list of the winners of the International Viewer's Choice Award for MTV Southeast Asia.
