1994 MTV Video Music Awards

The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 8, 1994, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1993 to June 15, 1994. The show was hosted by Roseanne Barr at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Kurt Cobain, frontman of grunge band Nirvana, was honored this night after his death on April 5.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

• Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
• Beastie Boys — "Sabotage"
• Nirvana — "Heart-Shaped Box"
• R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts"

Best Male Video

• Beck — "Loser"
• Tony Bennett — "Steppin' Out with My Baby"
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
• Bruce Springsteen — "Streets of Philadelphia"

Best Female Video

• Björk — "Human Behaviour"
• Sheryl Crow — "Leaving Las Vegas"
• Janet Jackson — "If"
• Me'Shell NdegéOcello — "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"

Best Group Video

• Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
• Beastie Boys — "Sabotage"
• Green Day — "Longview"
• R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts"

Best New Artist in a Video

• Beck — "Loser"
• Björk — "Human Behaviour"
• Counting Crows — "Mr. Jones"
• Green Day — "Longview"
• Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories — "Stay (I Missed You)"
• Me'Shell NdegéOcello — "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"

Best Metal/Hard Rock Video

• Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
• Anthrax — "Black Lodge"
• Rollins Band — "Liar"
• Soundgarden — "Black Hole Sun"

Best R&B Video

• Brand New Heavies — "Dream on Dreamer"
• Toni Braxton — "Breathe Again"
• R. Kelly — "Bump n' Grind"
• Salt-N-Pepa (featuring En Vogue) — "Whatta Man"

Best Rap Video

• Coolio — "Fantastic Voyage"
• Cypress Hill — "Insane in the Brain"
• Dr. Dre — "Let Me Ride"
• Snoop Doggy Dogg — "Doggy Dogg World"

Best Dance Video

• En Vogue — "Runaway Love"
• Janet Jackson — "If"
• Salt-N-Pepa (featuring En Vogue) — "Whatta Man"
• Us3 — "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)"
• Crystal Waters — "100% Pure Love"

Best Alternative Video

• Beck — "Loser"
• Green Day — "Longview"
• Nirvana — "Heart-Shaped Box"
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "Disarm"

Best Video from a Film

• Backbeat Band — "Money" (from Backbeat)
• Bruce Springsteen — "Streets of Philadelphia" (from Philadelphia)
• Madonna — "I'll Remember" (from With Honors)
• Sinéad O'Connor — "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart" (from In The Name of the Father)

Breakthrough Video

• Beastie Boys — "Sabotage"
• Björk — "Human Behaviour"
• Deep Forest — "Sweet Lullaby"
• Nine Inch Nails — "Closer"
• R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts"

Best Direction in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Amazing" (Director: Marty Callner)
• Beastie Boys — "Sabotage" (Director: Spike Jonze)
• Deep Forest — "Sweet Lullaby" (Director: Tarsem)
• R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts" (Director: Jake Scott)

Best Choreography in a Video

• Hammer — "Pumps and a Bump" (Choreographers: Hammer and Randi G.)
• Janet Jackson — "If" (Choreographer: Tina Landon)
• Salt-N-Pepa (featuring En Vogue) — "Whatta Man" (Choreographers: Frank Gatson and Randy Connors)
• Us3 — "Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia)" (Choreographer: Toledo)

Best Special Effects in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Amazing" (Special Effects: Cream Cheese Films and Video Image)
• Björk — "Human Behaviour" (Special Effects: Michel Gondry)
• Peter Gabriel — "Kiss That Frog" (Special Effects: Brett Leonard and Angel Studios)
• Tool — "Prison Sex" (Special Effects: Adam Jones)

Best Art Direction in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Amazing" (Art Director: Ted Baffalucus)
• Björk — "Human Behaviour" (Art Director: Michel Gondry)
• Nine Inch Nails — "Closer" (Art Director: Tom Foder)
• Nirvana — "Heart-Shaped Box" (Art Director: Bernadette Disanto)

Best Editing in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Amazing" (Editors: Troy Okoniewski and Jay Torres)
• Björk — "Human Behaviour" (Editor: Michel Gondry)
• Deep Forest — "Sweet Lullaby" (Editor: Robert Duffy)
• Peter Gabriel — "Kiss That Frog" (Editor: Craig Wood)
• Meat Puppets — "Backwater" (Editor: Katz)
• R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts" (Editor: Pat Sheffield)
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "Disarm" (Editor: Pat Sheffield)
• Stone Temple Pilots — "Vasoline" (Editor: Kevin Kerslake)

Best Cinematography in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Amazing" (Director of Photography: Gabriel Beristain)
• Deep Forest — "Sweet Lullaby" (Directors of Photography: Tarsem and Denise Milford)
• Nirvana — "Heart-Shaped Box" (Director of Photography: John Mathieson)
• R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts" (Director of Photography: Harris Savides)

Viewer's Choice

• Aerosmith — "Cryin'"
• Beastie Boys — "Sabotage"
• Nirvana — "Heart-Shaped Box"
• R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts"

International Viewer's Choice Awards

MTV Brasil

• Chico Science — "A Cidade"
• Legião Urbana — "Perfeição"
• Raimundos — "Nêga Jurema"
• Sepultura — "Territory"
• Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil — "Haiti"

MTV Europe

• The Cranberries — "Linger"
• D:Ream — "Things Can Only Get Better"
• Enigma — "Return to Innocence"
• Take That — "Babe"
• U2 — "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"
• Whale — "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe"

MTV Japan

• Chara — "Tsumibukako Aishiteyo"
• Hide — "Eyes Love You"
• Original Love — "The Rover"
• Seikima-II — "Tatakau Nihonjin"
• Izumi Tachibana — "Vanilla"

MTV Latin America

• Caifanes — "Afuera"
• Los Fabulosos Cadillacs — "El Matador"
• La Ley — "Tejedores de Ilusión"
• Mano Negra — "El Señor Matanza"

Video Vanguard Award

• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Lifetime Achievement Award

• The Rolling Stones

Performances

• Aerosmith — "Walk This Way"
• Boyz II Men — "I'll Make Love to You"
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "Disarm"
• The Rolling Stones — "Love Is Strong"/"Start Me Up"
• Green Day — "Armatage Shanks"
• Beastie Boys — "Sabotage"
• Alexandrov Red Army Ensemble & Leningrad Cowboys — "Sweet Home Alabama"
• Salt-N-Pepa — "Push It"/"None of Your Business"/"Whatta Man"/"Shoop"
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
• Snoop Dogg — "Murder Was the Case"
• Stone Temple Pilots — "Pretty Penny"
• Bruce Springsteen — "Streets of Philadelphia"

Appearances

• Tony Bennett
• Björk
• Sandra Bullock
• Naomi Campbell
• Coolio
• Cindy Crawford
• Melissa Etheridge
• Brendan Fraser
• Michael Jackson
• Queen Latifah
• David Letterman
• Lisa Loeb
• Jon Lovitz
• Madonna
• Mark Messier
• Lisa Marie Presley
• Krist Novoselic
• Soundgarden
• Adam Sandler
• Jon Stewart

External links

• Official MTV site