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Music Video/Film
Every Music Video/Film category, ceremony by ceremony.
| Year | Category | Winner | Work | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Best Music Video | Doechii | Anxiety | All Nominees |
| 2026 | Best Music Film | John Williams | Music By John Williams | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Music Video | Kendrick Lamar | Not Like Us | All Nominees |
| 2025 | Best Music Film | Jon Batiste | American Symphony | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Music Video | Em Cooper, Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin, Laura Thomas | I'm Only Sleeping | All Nominees |
| 2024 | Best Music Film | Brett Morgen | Moonage Daydream | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Music Video | Taylor Swift | All Too Well: The Short Film | All Nominees |
| 2023 | Best Music Film | Frank Marshall, Ryan Suffern, Sean Stuart | Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Music Video | Jon Batiste | Freedom | All Nominees |
| 2022 | Best Music Film | Questlove, David Dinerstein, Robert Fyvolent, Joseph Patel | Summer Of Soul | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Music Video | Beyoncé Knowles, Blue Ivy Carter, Wizkid | Brown Skin Girl | All Nominees |
| 2021 | Best Music Film | Linda Ronstadt | Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Music Video | Montero Lamar Hill, Billy Ray Cyrus | Old Town Road (Official Movie) | All Nominees |
| 2020 | Best Music Film | Beyoncé Knowles | Homecoming | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Music Video | Childish Gambino | This Is America | All Nominees |
| 2019 | Best Music Film | Quincy Jones | Quincy | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Music Video | Kendrick Lamar | HUMBLE. | All Nominees |
| 2018 | Best Music Film | Allen Hughes, Sarah Anthony, Fritzi Horstman, Broderick Johnson, Gene Kirkwood, Andrew Kosove, Laura Lancaster, Michael Lombardo, Jerry Longarzo, Doug Pray, Steven Williams | The Defiant Ones | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Music Video | Beyoncé Knowles | Formation | All Nominees |
| 2017 | Best Music Film | Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Scott Pascucci, Nigel Sinclair | The Beatles: Eight Days A Week The Touring Years | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Music Video | Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar | Bad Blood | All Nominees |
| 2016 | Best Music Film | Asif Kapadia, James Gay-Rees | Amy | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Music Video | Pharrell Williams | Happy | All Nominees |
| 2015 | Best Music Film | Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill | 20 Feet From Stardom | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Music Video | Justin Timberlake, Jay Z | Suit & Tie | All Nominees |
| 2014 | Best Music Film | Paul McCartney | Live Kisses | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Music Video | Rihanna, Calvin Harris | We Found Love | All Nominees |
| 2013 | Best Music Film | Mumford & Sons, Old Crow Medicine Show | Big Easy Express | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Music Video | Adele | Rolling In The Deep | All Nominees |
| 2012 | Best Music Film | Foo Fighters | Foo Fighters: Back And Forth | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Music Video | Lady Gaga | Bad Romance | All Nominees |
| 2011 | Best Music Film | Tom Dicillo, John Beug, Jeff Jampol, Peter Jankowski, Dick Wolf | When You're Strange | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Music Video | Black Eyed Peas | Boom Boom Pow | All Nominees |
| 2010 | Best Music Film | Adrian Wills, Martin Bolduc, Jonathan Clyde | The Beatles Love - All Together Now | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Music Video | Weezer | Pork And Beans | All Nominees |
| 2009 | Best Music Film | Tom Petty | Runnin' Down A Dream | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Music Video | Johnny Cash | God's Gonna Cut You Down | All Nominees |
| 2008 | Best Music Film | Madonna | The Confessions Tour | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Music Video | OK Go | Here It Goes Again | All Nominees |
| 2007 | Best Music Film | Bruce Springsteen | Wings For Wheels: The Making Of Born To Run | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Music Video | Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Fat Man Scoop | Lose Control | All Nominees |
| 2006 | Best Music Film | Martin Scorsese, Margaret Bodde, Susan Lacy, Jeff Rosen, Nigel Sinclair, Anthony Wall | No Direction Home | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Music Video | U2 | Vertigo | All Nominees |
| 2005 | Best Music Film | David Leland, Ray Cooper, Olivia Harrison, Jon Kamen | Concert For George | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Music Video | Johnny Cash | Hurt | All Nominees |
| 2004 | Best Music Film | Mick Gochanour, Robin Klein, Mary Wharton | Legend | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Best Music Video | Eminem | Without Me | All Nominees |
| 2003 | Best Music Film | The Clash | Westway To The World | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Best Music Video | Fatboy Slim, Bootsy Collins | Weapon Of Choice | All Nominees |
| 2002 | Best Music Film | Mel Brooks | Recording The Producers - A Musical Romp With Mel Brooks | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Best Music Video | Foo Fighters | Learn To Fly | All Nominees |
| 2001 | Best Music Film | Andrew Solt, Yoko Ono, Leslie Tong, Greg Vines | Gimme Some Truth - The Making Of John Lennon's Imagine Album | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Best Music Video | Korn | Freak On A Leash | All Nominees |
| 2000 | Best Music Film | Bob Smeaton, Neil Aspinall, Chips Chipperfield | Band Of Gypsys - Live At Fillmore East | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Best Music Video | Madonna | Ray Of Light | All Nominees |
| 1999 | Best Music Film | Lou Reed | American Masters - Lou Reed: Rock And Roll Heart | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Best Music Video | Janet Jackson | Got 'Till It's Gone | All Nominees |
| 1998 | Best Music Film | Alanis Morissette | Jagged Little Pill - Live | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Best Music Video | The Beatles | Free As A Bird | All Nominees |
| 1997 | Best Music Film | The Beatles | The Beatles Anthology | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Best Music Video | Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson | Scream | All Nominees |
| 1996 | Best Music Film | Peter Gabriel | Secret World Live | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Best Music Video | Rolling Stones | Love Is Strong | All Nominees |
| 1995 | Best Music Film | U2 | Zoo TV - Live From Sydney | All Nominees |
| 1994 | Best Music Video | Peter Gabriel | Steam | All Nominees |
| 1994 | Best Music Film | Sting | Ten Summoner's Tales | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Best Music Video | Peter Gabriel | Digging In The Dirt | All Nominees |
| 1993 | Best Music Film | Annie Lennox | Diva | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Best Music Video | R.E.M. | Losing My Religion | All Nominees |
| 1992 | Best Music Film | Madonna | Madonna - Blonde Ambition World Tour Live | All Nominees |
| 1991 | Best Music Video | Paula Abdul | Opposites Attract | All Nominees |
| 1991 | Best Music Film | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em - The Movie | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Best Music Video | Michael Jackson | Leave Me Alone | All Nominees |
| 1990 | Best Music Film | Janet Jackson | Rhythm Nation 1814 | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Best Concept Music Video | "Weird Al" Yankovic | I'm Fat | All Nominees |
| 1989 | Best Performance Music Video | U2 | Where The Streets Have No Name | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Best Concept Music Video | Genesis | Land Of Confusion | All Nominees |
| 1988 | Best Performance Music Video | Anthony Eaton | The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Best Music Video | Dire Straits | Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms | All Nominees |
| 1987 | Best Music Film | Sting | Bring On The Night | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Best Music Video | Tom Trbovich, Quincy Jones | We Are The World - The Video Event | All Nominees |
| 1986 | Best Music Film | Huey Lewis | Huey Lewis & The News - The Heart Of Rock 'n' Roll | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Best Music Video | David Bowie | David Bowie | All Nominees |
| 1985 | Best Music Film | Michael Jackson | Making Michael Jackson's Thriller | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Best Music Video | Duran Duran | Girls On Film/Hungry Like The Wolf | All Nominees |
| 1984 | Best Music Film | Duran Duran | Duran Duran | All Nominees |
| 1983 | Video of the Year | Olivia Newton-John | Olivia Physical | All Nominees |
| 1982 | Video of the Year | Michael Nesmith | Michael Nesmith In Elephant Parts | All Nominees |
Previous Winners
Anxiety
Music By John Williams
Not Like Us
American Symphony
I'm Only Sleeping
Em Cooper, Jonathan Clyde, Sophie Hilton, Sue Loughlin, Laura Thomas
Moonage Daydream
All Too Well: The Short Film
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story
Freedom
Summer Of Soul
Brown Skin Girl
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice
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