MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video

MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First award	1984
Final award	1987
Currently held by	Peter Gabriel – "Sledgehammer" (1987)
Most nominations	Lindsey Buckingham (2)
Website	VMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video was first awarded in 1984. The last of this award was given out in 1987, after which it was replaced with Breakthrough Video the following year.

During the category's brief existence, several directors were nominated for multiple videos, including Daniel Kleinman (5 nominations), Steve Barron (3 nominations with 1 win), Godley & Creme (2 nominations with 1 win), and Mary Lambert (2 nominations).

Recipients

Year	Winner	Other nominees
1984 [1]	Herbie Hancock — "Rockit" (directed by Godley & Creme) [2]	The Cars — "You Might Think" (directed by Charlie Levi, Alex Weil, and Jeff Stein) [3] Thomas Dolby — "Hyperactive!" (directed by Dolby and Daniel Kleinman) [4] The Alan Parsons Project — "Don't Answer Me" (directed by D.J. Webster) [5] Neil Young — "Wonderin'" (directed by Tim Pope) [6]
1985 [7]	Art of Noise — "Close (to the Edit)" (directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński) [8]	Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane" (directed by Daniel Kleinman) [9] Lindsey Buckingham — "Slow Dancing" (directed by Daniel Kleinman) [10] Chris Isaak — "Dancin'" (directed by Mary Lambert) [11] Lone Justice — "Ways to Be Wicked" (directed by Mary Lambert) [12]
1986 [13]	a-ha — "Take On Me" (directed by Steve Barron) [14]	Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (directed by Daniel Kleinman) [15] Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (directed by Steve Barron) [16] X — "Burning House of Love" (directed by Daniel Kleinman) [17] ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (directed by Steve Barron) [18]
1987 [19]	Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer" (directed by Stephen R. Johnson) [20]	Eurythmics — "Missionary Man" (directed by Willy Smax) [21] Genesis — "Land of Confusion" (directed by John Lloyd and James "Jim" Yukich [22] Huey Lewis and the News — "Hip to Be Square" (directed by Godley & Creme) [23] Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble" (directed by Jim Blashfield [24]

References

1. "MTV Video Music Awards: MTV VMA 1984". Awards & Shows. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
2. "Rockit (1984) by Herbie Hancock". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
3. "You Might Think (1984) by The Cars". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
4. "Hyperactive! - Version 1 (1984) by Thomas Dolby". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
5. "Don't Answer Me (1984) by The Alan Parsons Project". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
6. "Wonderin' (1983) by Neil Young feat. Shocking Pinks". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
7. "MTV Video Music Awards: MTV VMAs 1985". Awards & Shows. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
8. "Close (To The Edit) - Version 1 (1984) by Art Of Noise". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
9. "Lindsey Buckingham: Go Insane (1984)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
10. "Lindsey Buckingham: Slow Dancing (1984)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
11. "Chris Isaak: Dancin' (1985)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
12. "Lone Justice: Ways to Be Wicked (1985)". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
13. "MTV Video Music Awards: MTV VMAs 1986". Awards & Shows. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
14. "Take On Me - Version 1 (1985) by a-ha". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
15. "Sex As A Weapon (1985) by Pat Benatar". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
16. "Money For Nothing (1985) by Dire Straits". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
17. "Burning House of Love (1985) by X". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
18. "Rough Boy (1986) by ZZ Top". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
19. "MTV Video Music Awards: MTV VMAs 1987". Awards & Shows. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
20. "Sledgehammer (1986) by Peter Gabriel". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
21. "Missionary Man (1986) by Eurythmics". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
22. "Land Of Confusion (1986) by Genesis". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
23. "Hip To Be Square (1986) by Huey Lewis". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
24. "The Boy In The Bubble (1986) by Paul Simon". IMVDb. Retrieved 2020-12-26.