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MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

Annual music video award

Summary

Annual music video award

FieldValue
nameMTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography
awarded_forChoreography
imagesize100px
captionThe "moonman" trophy presented to the award winners
presenterMTV
countryUnited States
year1984
most_winsBeyoncé & Janet Jackson (4); Frank Gatson (6)
most_nominationsBeyoncé (13); Frank Gatson (11)
holderRobbie Blue – "Anxiety" by Doechii ()
websiteVMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography is a craft award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and choreographer of the music video. From 1984 to 2007, the full name of the award was Best Choreography in a Video. The biggest winner is Frank Gatson with six wins. Michael Rooney follows closely behind with five wins.

Frank Gatson is also the most nominated choreographer with eleven nominations. He is followed by Tina Landon with nine nominations (and yet only one win). The performers whose videos have won the most awards are Janet Jackson and Beyoncé, garnering a total of four Moonmen for choreography. Madonna's videos have received the most nominations with twelve.

Seven performers have won a Moonman in this category for their work choreographing or co-choreographing their own videos: Michael Jackson ("Thriller"), Prince ("Raspberry Beret"), Paula Abdul ("Straight Up"), Janet Jackson ("Rhythm Nation"), Madonna ("Ray of Light"), Shakira ("Hips Don't Lie"), Bruno Mars ("Treasure"), and OK Go ("I Won't Let You Down"). An additional ten other performers/groups have been nominated for their work choreographing their own videos: Toni Basil, Morris Day, Bobby Brown, MC Hammer, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Quad City DJ's, Jason Kay, Janelle Monáe, Beyoncé and Solange. Abdul, a professional choreographer before launching her musical career, was nominated twice for choreographing two Janet Jackson videos, and won for "Nasty" before winning again for her own video for "Straight Up". Basil, who is also a professional choreographer, is the only other artist to have been nominated for work on both their own videos and other artists.

Actor Christopher Walken won this award in 2001 for helping choreograph the video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice," in which he appears dancing. Similarly, Spike Jonze (as Richard Koufey) won this award in 1999 for his own dancing in Fatboy Slim's video "Praise You".

Recipients

1980s

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
and Michael Peters"Thriller" (performed by Michael Jackson){{smalldiv
"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (performed by Elton John){{smalldiv
"Raspberry Beret" (performed by Prince and The Revolution){{smalldiv
"Nasty" (performed by Janet Jackson){{smalldiv
"The Pleasure Principle" (performed by Janet Jackson){{smalldiv
"Straight Up" (performed by Paula Abdul){{smalldiv

1990s

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
and Anthony Thomas"Rhythm Nation" (performed by Janet Jackson){{smalldiv
"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (performed by C+C Music Factory){{smalldiv
, Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith Jr."My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (performed by En Vogue){{smalldiv
, LaVelle Smith Jr. and Travis Payne"Free Your Mind" (performed by En Vogue){{smalldiv
and Randy Connor"Whatta Man" (performed by Salt-n-Pepa with En Vogue){{smalldiv
, Tina Landon, Travis Payne and Sean Cheesman"Scream" (performed by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson){{smalldiv
"It's Oh So Quiet" (performed by Björk){{smalldiv
"The New Pollution" (performed by Beck){{smalldiv
Madonna and Jonas Åkerlund"Ray of Light" (performed by Madonna){{smalldiv
and Michael Rooney"Praise You" (performed by Fatboy Slim){{smalldiv

2000s

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
"Bye Bye Bye" (performed by NSYNC){{smalldiv
, Spike Jonze and Christopher Walken"Weapon of Choice" (performed by Fatboy Slim){{smalldiv
"Can't Get You Out of My Head" (performed by Kylie Minogue){{smalldiv
and LaVelle Smith Jr."Crazy in Love" (performed by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z){{smalldiv
"Hey Mama" (performed by The Black Eyed Peas){{smalldiv
"Hollaback Girl" (performed by Gwen Stefani){{smalldiv
Shakira"Hips Don't Lie" (performed by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean){{smalldiv
"Let Me Talk to You/My Love" (performed by Justin Timberlake featuring T.I.){{smalldiv
"Run" (performed by Gnarls Barkley){{smalldiv
and JaQuel Knight"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (performed by Beyoncé){{smalldiv

2010s

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
"Bad Romance" (performed by Lady Gaga){{smalldiv
, Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page"Run the World (Girls)" (performed by Beyoncé){{smalldiv
"Turn Up the Music" (performed by Chris Brown){{smalldiv
"Treasure" (performed by Bruno Mars){{smalldiv
"Chandelier" (performed by Sia){{smalldiv
, air:man and Mori Harano"I Won't Let You Down" (performed by OK Go){{smalldiv
, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia"Formation" (performed by Beyoncé){{smalldiv
, Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze and Derek Watkins"Fade" (performed by Kanye West){{smalldiv
Sherrie Silver"This is America" (performed by Childish Gambino){{smalldiv
Charm La'Donna"Con Altura" (performed by Rosalía and J Balvin featuring El Guincho){{smalldiv

2020s

YearWinner(s)WorkNomineesRef.
The Lab and Son Sung Deuk"On" (performed by BTS){{smalldiv
Paul Roberts"Treat People with Kindness" (performed by Harry Styles){{smalldiv
"Fullout Cortland" (Cortland Brown)"Woman" (performed by Doja Cat){{smalldiv
Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX) and Taryn Cheng (YGX)"Pink Venom" (performed by Blackpink){{smalldiv
Charm La'Donna"Houdini" (performed by Dua Lipa){{smalldiv
Robbie Blue"Anxiety" (performed by Doechii){{smalldiv

Choreographer Statistics

Multiple wins

;6 wins

  • Frank Gatson

;5 wins

  • Michael Rooney

;4 wins

;3 wins

  • Travis Payne

;2 wins

  • Charm La'Donna
  • JaQuel Knight
  • Paula Abdul

Multiple nominations

;11 nominations

  • Frank Gatson

;9 nominations

  • Tina Landon

;8 nominations

  • Fatima Robinson
  • Sean Bankhead

;7 nominations

  • Jamaica Craft

;6 nominations

  • Michael Rooney

;5 nominations

  • Marty Kudelka
  • Charm La'Donna
  • Paula Abdul
  • Rich and Tone Talauega

;4 nominations

  • Flii Stylz
  • Hi-Hat
  • JaQuel Knight
  • MC Hammer
  • Michael Jackson
  • Ryan Heffington
  • Travis Payne
  • Vincent Paterson

;3 nominations

  • Tanisha Scott
  • Jamie King
  • Beyoncé
  • Zoï Tatopoulos
  • Laurieann Gibson
  • Randy Connor
  • Chris Grant
  • Brad Jeffries
  • Barry Lather
  • Bruno Mars
  • Mikey Minden
  • Arlene Phillips
  • Son Sungdeuk

;2 nominations

  • BHM Performance Directing Team
  • Brian Nicholson and Scott Nicholson
  • Buddha Stretch
  • Calvit Hodge
  • Dana Foglia
  • Danielle Polanco
  • Ho Frat Hooo!
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jeri Slaughter
  • JR Taylor
  • Madonna
  • Prince
  • Robin Antin
  • Russell Clark
  • Toni Basil

Artist Statistics

Multiple wins

;4 wins

  • Beyoncé
  • Janet Jackson

;3 wins

  • En Vogue

;2 wins

  • Fatboy Slim
  • Michael Jackson

Multiple nominations

;13 nominations

  • Beyoncé

;12 nominations

  • Madonna

;10 nominations

  • Janet Jackson

;7 nominations

  • Michael Jackson

;6 nominations

  • Lady Gaga

;5 nominations

  • Chris Brown
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Justin Timberlake

;4 nominations

  • Britney Spears
  • BTS
  • Christina Aguilera
  • Ciara
  • Dua Lipa
  • FKA Twigs
  • MC Hammer
  • Missy Elliott
  • Usher

;3 nominations

  • Ariana Grande
  • Bruno Mars
  • En Vogue
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • Paula Abdul
  • Prince
  • The Pussycat Dolls
  • Sia
  • Will Smith

;2 nominations

  • Camila Cabello
  • Cardi B
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Elton John
  • Fatboy Slim
  • Halsey
  • Harry Styles
  • Jay-Z
  • Mýa
  • Normani
  • Pitbull
  • Salt-n-Pepa
  • Sean Paul
  • Shakira
  • will.i.am
  • Wyclef Jean

References

Notes

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