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1986 MTV Video Music Awards
Format	Awards show
Starring	Downtown Julie Brown; Mark Goodman; Alan Hunter; Martha Quinn; Dweezil Zappa
Country of origin	USA
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
First shown in	September 5, 1986
External links
	Official website

The 1986 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5, 1986, honoring the best music videos from May 2, 1985 to May 1, 1986. The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown, Mark Goodman, Alan Hunter, Martha Quinn, and Dweezil Zappa, and it emanated primarily from both The Palladium in New York City and the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. Other parts of the show, however, took place in various locations such as London, Miami, Florida, and New Haven, Connecticut.

[edit] Nominations

Winners are in bold text. [1]

[edit] Video of the Year

[edit] Best Male Video

Bryan Adams — "Summer of '69"
Phil Collins — "Take Me Home"
Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
Bruce Springsteen — "Glory Days"
Sting — "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"

[edit] Best Female Video

Kate Bush — "Running Up That Hill"
Aretha Franklin — "Freeway of Love"
Whitney Houston — "How Will I Know"
Grace Jones — "Slave to the Rhythm"
Tina Turner — "We Don't Need Another Hero"

[edit] Best Group Video

[edit] Best New Artist in a Video

[edit] Best Concept Video

[edit] Most Experimental Video

a-ha — "Take on Me"
Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon"
Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
X — "Burning House of Love"
ZZ Top — "Rough Boy"

[edit] Best Stage Performance in a Video

Bryan Adams and Tina Turner — "It's Only Love"
Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
Huey Lewis and the News — "The Power of Love"
Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
Pete Townshend — "Face the Face"

[edit] Best Overall Performance in a Video

David Bowie and Mick Jagger — "Dancing in the Street"
Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
Bruce Springsteen — "Glory Days"
Sting — "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"

[edit] Best Direction in a Video

a-ha — "Take on Me" (Director: Steven Barron)
Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Director: Daniel Kleinman)
Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Director: Steven Barron)
X — "Burning House of Love" (Director: Daniel Kleinman)
ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Director: Steven Barron)

[edit] Best Choreography in a Video

Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Choreographer: Russell Clark)
Morris Day — "The Oak Tree" (Choreographers: Russell Clark and Morris Day)
Madonna — "Dress You Up" (Choreographer: Brad Jefferies)
Madonna — "Like a Virgin (live)" (Choreographer: Brad Jefferies)
Prince and The Revolution — "Raspberry Beret" (Choreographer: Prince)

[edit] Best Special Effects in a Video

a-ha — "Take on Me" (Special Effects: Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger)
Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Special Effects: Daniel Kleinman and Richard Uber)
Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Special Effects: Ian Pearson)
X — "Burning House of Love" (Special Effects: Daniel Kleinman)
ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Special Effects: Max Anderson and Chris Nibley)

[edit] Best Art Direction in a Video

a-ha — "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Art Director: Stefan Roman)
Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Art Director: Daniel Kleinman)
Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Art Director: Steven Barron)
Honeymoon Suite — "Feel It Again" (Art Director: David Brockhurst)
ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Art Director: Ron Cobb)

[edit] Best Editing in a Video

a-ha — "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Editor: David Yardley)
Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Editor: Richard Uber)
Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Editor: David Yardley)
X — "Burning House of Love" (Editor: Dan Blevins)
ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Editor: Richard Uber)

[edit] Best Cinematography in a Video

a-ha — "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton)
Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Director of Photography: Peter Mackay)
Joe Walsh — "The Confessor" (Director of Photography: Jan Keisser)
X — "Burning House of Love" (Director of Photography: Ken Barrows)
ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Director of Photography: Chris Nibley)

[edit] Viewer's Choice

[edit] Video Vanguard Award

Madonna
Zbigniew Rybczyński

[edit] Special Recognition Award

Bill Graham
Jack Healey (Executive Director, Amnesty International) [2]

[edit] Performances

Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
The Hooters — "And We Danced"/"Nervous Night"
The Monkees — "I'm a Believer"/"Daydream Believer"
'Til Tuesday — "What About Love"
INXS — "What You Need"
Van Halen — "Best of Both Worlds"/"Love Walks in"
Mr. Mister — "Kyrie"/"Broken Wings"
Simply Red — "Holding Back the Years"/"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"
Whitney Houston — "How Will I Know"/"Greatest Love of All"
Pet Shop Boys — "Love Comes Quickly"/"West End Girls"
Tina Turner — "Typical Male"
Genesis — "Throwing It All Away"

[edit] External links

Official MTV site

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