Best Music Video is an Aotearoa Music Award that honours New Zealand artists for excellence in music video production. The award was first presented in 1983 and is given to the video director. Previous winners have included feature film directors Niki Caro, Jonathan King and Chris Graham, and acclaimed artist Fane Flaws. The most wins have gone to Joe Lonie (aka Jo Fisher) who won three time for Supergroove videos and a fourth for Goodshirt. In 2012 all three nominees went to Special Problems, the creative partnership of Joel Kefali and Campbell Hooper. [1]
Year | Director | Song | Other nominees | Ref |
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1983 | Andrew Shaw | "Outlook For Thursday" (DD Smash) |
| [2] |
1984 | Bruce Morrison | "I'm In Heaven" (Dave McArtney & The Pink Flamingos) |
| [3] |
1985 | Fane Flaws | "Diamonds On China" (The Narcs) |
| [4] |
1986 | Kerry Brown | "As the Sun Goes Down" (Everything That Flies) |
| [5] |
1987 | Matt Box Films | "Sensitive to a Smile" (Herbs) |
| [6] |
1988 | Fane Flaws | "Sweet Lovers" (Holidaymakers) |
| [7] |
1989 | Paul Middleditch, Polly Walker, Debbie Watson | "I Feel Love" (Fan Club) |
| [8] |
1990 | Niki Caro | "Bad Note for a Heart" (Straitjacket Fits) |
| [9] |
1991 | No awards held this year | |||
1992 | Mauger Bros | "Trippin’" (Push Push) |
| [10] |
1993 | Kerry Brown, Bruce Sheridan | "Four Seasons in One Day" (Crowded House) |
| [11] |
1994 | Matt Noonan, Josh Frizzell | "System Virtue" (Emma Paki) |
| [12] |
1995 | Jo Fisher, Matt Noonan | "Can't Get Enough" (Supergroove) |
| [13] |
1996 | Sigi Spath, Jo Fisher | "You Gotta Know" (Supergroove) |
| [14] |
1997 | Sigi Spath, Joe Lonie | "If I Had My Way" (Supergroove) |
| [15] |
1998 | Mark Hurley | "Home Again" (Shihad) |
| [16] |
1999 | Reuben Sutherland | "Wait and See" (Shihad) |
| [17] |
2000 | Reuben Sutherland | "My Mind's Sedate" (Shihad) |
| [18] |
2001 | Alex Sutherland, Michael Lonsdale | "Touchdown" (The Stereo Bus) |
| [19] |
2002 | Matthew Metcalfe, Greg Rewai | "Fade Away" (Che Fu) |
| [20] |
2003 | Joe Lonie | "Sophie" (Goodshirt) |
| [21] |
2004 | Chris Graham | "Stand Up" (Scribe) |
| [22] |
2005 | Chris Graham | "We Gon' Ride" (Dei Hamo) |
| [23] |
2006 | Mark Williams | "Wandering Eye" (Fat Freddy's Drop) |
| [24] |
2007 | Sam Peacocke | "Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!" (The Mint Chicks) | [25] | |
2008 | Ian Hart | "Her Hairagami Set" (The Brunettes) |
| [26] |
2009 | Chris Graham | "Brother" (Smashproof featuring Gin Wigmore) |
| [27] |
2010 | Tim Van Dammen | "Just a Little Bit" (Kids of 88) |
| [28] |
2011 | Special Problems | "Punching in a Dream" (The Naked and Famous) |
| [29] |
2012 | Special Problems | "The Sun" (The Naked and Famous) |
| [30] |
2013 | Joel Kefali | "Royals" (Lorde) |
| [31] |
2014 | Campbell Hooper | "Hearts Like Ours" (The Naked and Famous) |
| [32] |
2015 | Shahir Daud | "Cymatics" (Nigel Stanford) |
| [33] |
2016 | Chris Lane | "Inside Out" (Avalanche City) |
| [34] |
2017 | Joel Kefali | Git It Bad (Leisure) |
| [35] |
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