1990 MTV Video Music Awards
Format	Awards show
Starring	Arsenio Hall
Country of origin	USA
Broadcast
Original channel	MTV
First shown in	September 6, 1990
External links
Official website

The 1990 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6, 1990, honoring the best music videos from June 2, 1989 to June 1, 1990. The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

Contents 1 Nominations 1.1 Video of the Year 1.2 Best Male Video 1.3 Best Female Video 1.4 Best Group Video 1.5 Best New Artist in a Video 1.6 Best Metal/Hard Rock Video 1.7 Best Rap Video 1.8 Best Dance Video 1.9 Best Post-Modern Video 1.10 Best Video from a Film 1.11 Breakthrough Video 1.12 Best Direction in a Video 1.13 Best Choreography in a Video 1.14 Best Special Effects in a Video 1.15 Best Art Direction in a Video 1.16 Best Editing in a Video 1.17 Best Cinematography in a Video 1.18 Viewer's Choice 1.19 International Viewer's Choice Awards 1.19.1 MTV Australia 1.19.2 MTV Brasil 1.19.3 MTV Europe 1.19.4 MTV Internacional 1.19.5 MTV Japan 1.20 Video Vanguard Award 2 Performances 3 External links

[edit] Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

[edit] Video of the Year

• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun"
• Don Henley — "The End of the Innocence"
• Madonna — "Vogue"
• Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"

[edit] Best Male Video

• Don Henley — "The End of the Innocence"
• Billy Idol — "Cradle of Love"
• MC Hammer — "U Can't Touch This"
• Michael Penn — "No Myth"

[edit] Best Female Video

• Paula Abdul — "Opposites Attract"
• Madonna — "Vogue"
• Alannah Myles — "Black Velvet"
• Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"
• Michelle Shocked — "On the Greener Side"

[edit] Best Group Video

• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun"
• The B-52's — "Love Shack"
• Midnight Oil — "Blue Sky Mine"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Higher Ground"
• Tears for Fears — "Sowing the Seeds of Love"

[edit] Best New Artist in a Video

• Bell Biv DeVoe — "Poison"
• The Black Crowes — "Jealous Again"
• Jane Child — "Don't Wanna Fall in Love"
• Lenny Kravitz — "Let Love Rule"
• Alannah Myles — "Black Velvet"
• Michael Penn — "No Myth"
• Lisa Stansfield — "All Around the World"

[edit] Best Metal/Hard Rock Video

• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun"
• Faith No More — "Epic"
• Mötley Crüe — "Kickstart My Heart"
• Slaughter — "Up All Night"

[edit] Best Rap Video

• Digital Underground — "The Humpty Dance"
• Biz Markie — "Just a Friend"
• MC Hammer — "U Can't Touch This"
• Young MC — "Principal's Office"

[edit] Best Dance Video

• Paula Abdul — "Opposites Attract"
• Janet Jackson — "Rhythm Nation"
• Madonna — "Vogue"
• MC Hammer — "U Can't Touch This"

[edit] Best Post-Modern Video

• Depeche Mode — "Personal Jesus"
• Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Higher Ground"
• Tears for Fears — "Sowing the Seeds of Love"

[edit] Best Video from a Film

• Edie Brickell & New Bohemians — "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall" (from Born on the Fourth of July)
• Billy Idol — "Cradle of Love" (from The Adventures of Ford Fairlane)
• Prince — "Batdance" (from Batman)
• ZZ Top — "Doubleback" (from Back to the Future Part III)

[edit] Breakthrough Video

• Paula Abdul — "Opposites Attract"
• Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Higher Ground"
• Tears for Fears — "Sowing the Seeds of Love"

[edit] Best Direction in a Video

• Paula Abdul — "Opposites Attract" (Directors: Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger)
• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun" (Director: David Fincher)
• Don Henley — "The End of the Innocence" (Director: David Fincher)
• Madonna — "Vogue" (Director: David Fincher)

[edit] Best Choreography in a Video

• Paula Abdul — "Opposites Attract" (Choreographer: Paula Abdul)
• Janet Jackson — "Rhythm Nation" (Choreographers: Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas)
• Madonna — "Vogue" (Choreographers: Luis Camacho and Jose Gutierrez)
• MC Hammer — "U Can't Touch This" (Choreographers: MC Hammer and Ho Frat Hooo!)

[edit] Best Special Effects in a Video

• Paula Abdul — "Opposites Attract" (Special Effects: Michael Patterson)
• Billy Idol — "Cradle of Love" (Special Effects: Peter Moyer)
• Billy Joel — "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Special Effects: Chris Blum)
• Tears for Fears — "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (Special Effects: Jim Blashfield)

[edit] Best Art Direction in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun" (Art Director: Alex McDowell)
• The B-52's — "Love Shack" (Art Director: Martin Lasowitz)
• Billy Joel — "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Art Director: Sterling Storm)
• Madonna — "Vogue" (Art Director: Lauryn LeClere)

[edit] Best Editing in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun" (Editor: Jim Haygood)
• Don Henley — "The End of the Innocence" (Editor: Jim Haygood)
• Madonna — "Vogue" (Editor: Jim Haygood)
• MC Hammer — "U Can't Touch This" (Editor: Jonathan Siegel)

[edit] Best Cinematography in a Video

• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun" (Director of Photography: Dariusz Wolski)
• Don Henley — "The End of the Innocence" (Director of Photography: David Bridges)
• Billy Joel — "We Didn't Start the Fire" (Director of Photography: Sven Kirsten)
• Madonna — "Vogue" (Director of Photography: Pascal Lebegue)

[edit] Viewer's Choice

• Aerosmith — "Janie's Got a Gun"
• Don Henley — "The End of the Innocence"
• Madonna — "Vogue"
• Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"

[edit] International Viewer's Choice Awards

[edit] MTV Australia

• Boom Crash Opera — "Onion Skin"
• Max Q — "Sometimes"
• Midnight Oil — "Blue Sky Mine"
• Kylie Minogue — "Better the Devil You Know"

[edit] MTV Brasil

• Djavan — "Oceano"
• Engenheiros do Hawaii — "Alívio Imediato"
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso — "Perplexo"
• Titãs — "Flores"
• Caetano Veloso — "Estrangeiro"

[edit] MTV Europe

• The Creeps — "Ooh I Like It"
• Laid Back — "Bakerman"
• Gary Moore — "Still Got the Blues for You"
• Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"

[edit] MTV Internacional

• Franco De Vita — "Louis"
• Gloria Estefan — "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)"
• Los Prisioneros — "Tren al Sur"
• Soda Stereo — "En la Ciudad de la Furia"

[edit] MTV Japan

• Kome Kome Club — "Funk Fujiyama"
• Yasuyuki Okamura — "Vegetable"
• Jun Togawa — "Virgin Blues"
• Mami Yamase — "Go!"

[edit] Video Vanguard Award

• Janet Jackson

[edit] Performances

• Janet Jackson — "Black Cat"
• Mötley Crüe — "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
• MC Hammer — "U Can't Touch This"
• INXS — "Suicide Blonde"
• Sinéad O'Connor — "Nothing Compares 2 U"
• New Edition (featuring Bobby Brown) — "Poison"/"Tap Into My Heart"/"Rub You the Right Way"/"Sensitivity"/"If It Isn't Love"/"Mr. Telephone Man"/"Can You Stand the Rain"
• Faith No More — "Epic"
• Phil Collins — "Sussudio"
• 2 Live Crew — "Banned in the U.S.A."
• World Party — "Put the Message in the Box"
• Aerosmith — "Love in an Elevator"
• Madonna — "Vogue"

[edit] External links

• Official MTV site

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