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Grammy Award for Best Music Video

Honor presented for quality music videos

Honor presented for quality music videos

FieldValue
nameGrammy Award for Best Music Video
awarded_forQuality short form music videos
imagePulitzer2018-portraits-kendrick-lamar.jpg
captionThe 2025 recipient, "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar.
presenterNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
countryUnited States
year1984
holder"Not Like Us" (2025)
websitegrammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality short form music videos. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Video, Short Form, the award was first presented in 1984, as was a similar award for Best Long Form Music Video. From 1986 to 1997, the category name was changed to Best Music Video, Short Form. However, in 1988 and 1989, the award criteria were changed and the video awards were presented under the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video. The awards were returned to the original format in 1990. The category was called Best Short Form Music Video until 2012, from 2013 it was shortened to Best Music Video. Award recipients include the performers, directors, and producers associated with the winning videos, except for its first two years when the Grammy went to the performing artist only. For unknown reasons, the award for the Best Music Video in 1987 - Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits - went to the band only, not to the director(s) or producer(s).

Kendrick Lamar holds the record for the most wins as a performer in this category, with three. Mark Romanek holds the record for the most wins as a director, with a total of three. Icelandic singer Björk holds the record for the most nominations as a performer without a win, with four. Taylor Swift became the first artist to win the category with a sole directing credit for their own music video when she won in 2023 for All Too Well: The Short Film.

Recipients and nominees

YearWork(s)Performing artist(s)Director(s) and Producer(s)NomineesRef.1984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Duran Duran{{smalldiv
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USA for Africa{{smalldiv
Dire Straits{{smalldiv
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R.E.M.{{smalldiv
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The Rolling Stones{{smalldiv
& Janet Jackson{{smalldiv
The Beatles{{smalldiv
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Madonna{{smalldiv
Korn{{smalldiv
Foo Fighters{{smalldiv
Fatboy Slim featuring Bootsy Collins{{smalldiv
Eminem{{smalldiv
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U2{{smalldiv
featuring Ciara & Fatman Scoop{{smalldiv
OK Go{{smalldiv
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Weezer{{smalldiv
The Black Eyed Peas{{smalldiv
Lady Gaga{{smalldiv
"Rolling in the Deep"Adele{{smalldiv
"We Found Love"Rihanna
Calvin Harris{{smalldiv
"Suit & Tie"Justin Timberlake featuring Jay-Z{{smalldiv
"Happy"Pharrell Williams{{smalldiv
"Bad Blood"Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
"Formation"Beyoncé{{smalldiv
"Humble"Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
"This Is America"Childish Gambino{{smalldiv
"Old Town Road"Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus{{smalldiv
"Brown Skin Girl"Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Wizkid{{smalldiv
"Freedom"Jon Batiste{{smalldiv
All Too Well: The Short FilmTaylor Swift{{smalldiv
"I'm Only Sleeping"The Beatles{{smalldiv
"Not Like Us"Kendrick Lamar{{smalldiv
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Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Director(s) are only indicated if they were presented with a Grammy Award.

Award was not presented. Music video categories presented this year included Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video.

Award was not presented to the performing artist.

Artists, directors, and producers with multiple wins

NominationsArtist
3Kendrick Lamar
Mark Romanek
Nathan Scherrer
2Beyoncé
Ceán Chaffin
Dave Meyers
David Fincher
Janet Jackson
Johnny Cash
Joseph Kahn
Mathew Cullen
Melina Matsoukas
Michael Jackson
Taylor Swift
The Beatles

Artists, directors, and producers with multiple nominations

NominationsArtist
8Nathan Scherrer
6Mark Romanek
5Georges Bermann
Joseph Kahn
Kendrick Lamar
Michel Gondry
Saul Levitz
4Björk
Candice Dragonas
Candice Ouaknine
Dave Free
Dave Meyers
Jason Baum
Jay-Z
Madonna
Natan Schottenfels
Tony Kaye
3Bart Lipton
Chris Milk
Coldplay
Damian Kulash, Jr.
David Fincher
Jamie Rabineau
Johnny Cash
Jonathan Dayton
Michael Jackson
Missy Elliott
OK Go
Phil Collins
Romain Gavras
Roman Pichon Herrera
Sinéad O'Connor
Steve Lamar
Trish Sie
Taylor Swift
Valerie Faris
Woodkid
2Adele
Aerosmith
Andrew Lerios
Aris McGarry
The Beatles
Beyoncé
Billie Eilish
Brandon Bonfiglio
Bryan Younce
Ceán Chaffin
Chelsea Dodson
Chris Robinson
Colin Tilley
Daniels
David Moore
Dawn Rose
Dire Straits
Eminem
Erinn Williams
F. Gary Gray
Francis Lawrence
Frank Borin
Gal Muggia
George Flanigen
Gnarls Barkley
Gorillaz
Green Day
Greg Tharp
Ivanna Borin
Jack Hardwicke
Jack White
Jake Scott
Jamie Hewlett
Janet Jackson
Jason Cole
Javier Jimenez
Jennifer Heath
Jim Yukich
Julie Fong
Juliette Larthe
Kathleen Heffernan
Lady Gaga
Lil Nas X
Luga Podesta
Martina McBride
MaryAnn Tanedo
Mathew Cullen
Melina Matsoukas
Michelle An
OutKast
Patrick Daughters
Paul Hunter
Pete Candeland
Peter Gabriel
Pharrell Williams
Rachel Curl
Radiohead
R.E.M.
Rihanna
Robert Deaton
Ron Mohrhoff
Shirley Moyers
Spike Jonze
Tanu Muino
Tarsem
Terry Fitzgerald
Tiffany Suh
Todd McFarlane
Vania Heymann
Vincent Landay
"Weird Al" Yankovic

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