MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction is a craft award given to both the artist as well as the art director of the music video. From 1984 to 2006, the award's full name was Best Art Direction in a Video, and after a brief removal in 2007, its name was shortened to its current form starting in 2008. The biggest winners are K. K. Barrett and Jan Houllevigue, both of whom won this award twice.

MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction
Awarded for	Art direction
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First awarded	1984
Last awarded	2022
Currently held by	Alex Delgado – "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow (2022)
Website	VMA website

The most nominated art director is Tom Foden, who was nominated five times between 1993 and 2021. Closely following him are Charles Infante, Laura Fox, and K. K. Barrett with four nominations each; and Bryan Jones and Nigel Phelps with three.

The performer whose videos have won the most awards is Red Hot Chili Peppers. However, Madonna's videos have received the most nominations with six.

No performer has won a Moonman in this category for their work as an art director. Jamie Hewlett ("Clint Eastwood"), Jack White ("Would You Fight for My Love?"), SZA ("The Weekend"), and ASAP Rocky ("Babushka Boi") are the only performers to have been nominated as their videos' art directors in this category.

Winners

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Performer(s)	Nominees	Ref.
1984	Jim Whiting and Godley & Creme	"Rockit"	Herbie Hancock	"Dancing with Myself" – Kim Colefax (performed by Billy Idol) "Every Breath You Take" – Kim Colefax and Godley & Creme (performed by The Police) "Radio Ga Ga" – Bryce Walmsley (performed by Queen) "You Might Think" – Bob Ryzner (performed by The Cars)
1985	Bryan Jones	"The Boys of Summer"	Don Henley	"Don't You (Forget About Me)" – Mark Rimmell (performed by Simple Minds) "It's a Miracle" – Bruce Hill (performed by Culture Club) "Like a Virgin" – John Ebdon (performed by Madonna) "Run to You" – Steven Barron (performed by Bryan Adams) "Zie Zie Won't Dance" – John Jolly (performed by Peter Brown)
1986	Ron Cobb	"Rough Boy"	ZZ Top	"Feel It Again" – David Brockhurst (performed by Honeymoon Suite) "Money for Nothing" – Steven Barron (performed by Dire Straits) "Sex as a Weapon" – Daniel Kleinman (performed by Pat Benatar) "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." – Stefan Roman (performed by a-ha)
1987	Stephen Quay and Timothy Quay	"Sledgehammer"	Peter Gabriel	"The Boy in the Bubble" – Jim Blashfield (performed by Paul Simon) "Land of Confusion" – John Lloyd, Jim Yukich and Stephen Bendelack (performed by Genesis) "Open Your Heart" – Mike Hanan (performed by Madonna) "Right on Track" – Allie Willis and Bryan Jones (performed by Breakfast Club)
1988	Clive Crotty and Mick Edwards	"Hourglass"	Squeeze	"Faith" – Bryan Jones (performed by George Michael) "Need You Tonight/Mediate" – Lynn-Maree Milburn (performed by INXS) "Tunnel of Love" – Howard Cummings and Beth Rubino (performed by Bruce Springsteen) "When We Was Fab" – Sid Bartholomew (performed by George Harrison)
1989	Holgar Gross and Vance Lorenzini	"Express Yourself"	Madonna	"Electric Youth" – Rhaz Zeizler (performed by Debbie Gibson) "Leave Me Alone" – Jim Blashfield (performed by Michael Jackson) "New Sensation" – Lynn-Maree Milburn (performed by INXS) "Parents Just Don't Understand" – Greg Harrison (performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince) "Real Love" – Piers Plowden (performed by Jody Watley)
1990	Martin Lasowitz	"Love Shack"	The B-52's	"Janie's Got a Gun" – Alex McDowell (performed by Aerosmith) "Vogue" – Lauryn LeClere (performed by Madonna) "We Didn't Start the Fire" – Sterling Storm (performed by Billy Joel)
1991	José Montaño	"Losing My Religion"	R.E.M.	"Falling to Pieces" – David Faithfull (performed by Faith No More) "Freedom! '90" – John Beard (performed by George Michael) "The King Is Half-Undressed" – Michael White (performed by Jellyfish) "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" – Pierluca De Carlo (performed by Janet Jackson) "Mama Help Me" – Leonardo (performed by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians) "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." – Marcus Nispel (performed by C+C Music Factory)
1992	Nick Goodman and Robertino Mazati	"Give It Away"	Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Baby Got Back" – Dan Hubp (performed by Sir Mix-a-Lot) "Broken Arrow" – José Montaño (performed by Rod Stewart) "November Rain" – Nigel Phelps (performed by Guns N' Roses)
1993	Jan Peter Flack	"Rain"	Madonna	"Are You Gonna Go My Way" – Nigel Phelps (performed by Lenny Kravitz) "Constant Craving" – Tom Foden (performed by k.d. lang) "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" – Mike Grant and Andrew Elias (performed by Sting) "Livin' on the Edge" – Vance Lorenzini (performed by Aerosmith) "Man on the Moon" – Jan Peter Flack (performed by R.E.M.) "A Small Victory" – Tyler Smith (performed by Faith No More)
1994	Bernadette Disanto	"Heart-Shaped Box"	Nirvana	"Amazing" – Ted Baffalucus (performed by Aerosmith) "Closer" – Tom Foden (performed by Nine Inch Nails) "Human Behaviour" – Michel Gondry (performed by Björk)
1995	Tom Foden	"Scream"	Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson	"I Kissed a Girl" – Kelly Van Patter (performed by Jill Sobule) "Take a Bow" – Happy Massee (performed by Madonna) "Waterfalls" – Keith Burns (performed by TLC)
1996	K. K. Barrett and Wayne White	"Tonight, Tonight"	The Smashing Pumpkins	It's Oh So Quiet" – Teri Whitaker (performed by Björk) Salvation" – William Abelo (performed by The Cranberries) "Tongue" – Clam Lynch (performed by R.E.M.)
1997	K. K. Barrett	"The New Pollution"	Beck	"The Beautiful People" – Ken Baird (performed by Marilyn Manson) "The Perfect Drug" – Tom Foden (performed by Nine Inch Nails) "Virtual Insanity" – John Bramble (performed by Jamiroquai)
1998	Samantha Gore	"Bachelorette"	Björk	"Dirt" – Andrea Giacobbe (performed by Death in Vegas) "Everlong" – Bill Lakoss (performed by Foo Fighters) "Push It" – Virginia Lee (performed by Garbage)
1999	Gideon Ponte	"Doo Wop (That Thing)"	Lauryn Hill	"Freak on a Leash" – K. K. Barrett, Todd McFarlane, Terry Fitzgerald and Graham Morris (performed by Korn) "No Scrubs" – Regan Jackson (performed by TLC) "One Week" – Paul Martin (performed by Barenaked Ladies) "What's It Gonna Be?!" – Regan Jackson (performed by Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson)
2000	Colin Strause	"Californication"	Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Do Something" – Nigel Phelps (performed by Macy Gray) "Pumping on Your Stereo" – Garth Jennings (performed by Supergrass) "Take a Picture" – Cara Yoshimoto (performed by Filter)
2001	Val Wilt	"Weapon of Choice"	Fatboy Slim	"Clint Eastwood" – Pete Candeland and Jamie Hewlett (performed by Gorillaz) "Jaded" – Laura Fox (performed by Aerosmith) "Lady Marmalade" – Bernadette Dus (performed by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott)
2002	Tim Hope	"Trouble"	Coldplay	"One Minute Man" – Charles Infante (performed by Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris and Trina) "Stick 'Em Up" – Bruton Jones (performed by Quarashi) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" – Kirsten Vallow (performed by Elton John)
2003	Chris Hopewell	"There There"	Radiohead	"Go with the Flow" – Tracey Gallacher (performed by Queens of the Stone Age) "Hurt" – Ruby Guidara (performed by Johnny Cash) "I'm Glad" – Chad Yaro (performed by Jennifer Lopez) "Work It" – Charles Infante (performed by Missy Elliott)
2004	Eric Beauchamp	"Hey Ya!"	Outkast	"It's My Life" – Kristen Vallow (performed by No Doubt) "Maps" – Jeff Everett (performed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs) "Walkie Talkie Man" – Lauri Faggioni (performed by Steriogram) "You Don't Know My Name" – Rob Buono (performed by Alicia Keys)
2005	Zach Matthews	"What You Waiting For?"	Gwen Stefani	"American Idiot" – Jan Roelfs (performed by Green Day) "Blue Orchid" – Sue Tebbutt (performed by The White Stripes) "B.Y.O.B." – Jeremy Reed (performed by System of a Down) "Mr. Brightside" – Laura Fox (performed by The Killers)
2006	Justin Dragonas	"Dani California"	Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Hips Don't Lie" – Laura Fox (performed by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean) "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" – Lindy McMichael, Jamie Drake and Erin Wieczorek (performed by Panic! at the Disco) "Testify" – David Ross (performed by Common) "Wasteland" – Trae King (performed by 10 Years)
2007	—	—	—	—
2008	Happy Massee and Kells Jesse	"Run"	Gnarls Barkley	"Conquest" – David Fitzpatrick (performed by The White Stripes) "Electric Feel" – Sophie Kosofsky (performed by MGMT) "I Kissed a Girl" – Benji Bamps (performed by Katy Perry) "When I Grow Up" – Marcelle Gravel (performed by The Pussycat Dolls)
2009	Jason Hamilton	"Paparazzi"	Lady Gaga	"Circus" – Laura Fox and Charles Varga (performed by Britney Spears) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" – Niamh Byrne (performed by Beyoncé) "Viva la Vida" – Gregory de Maria (performed by Coldplay) "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" – Zach Matthews (performed by Gnarls Barkley)
2010	Louise Corcoran and Aldene Johnson	"Dog Days Are Over"	Florence and the Machine	"Bad Romance" – Charles Infante (performed by Lady Gaga) "Kings and Queens" – Marc Benacerraf (performed by Thirty Seconds to Mars) "Not Afraid" – Ethan Tobman (performed by Eminem) "Video Phone (Extended Remix)" – Lenny Tso (performed by Beyoncé featuring Lady Gaga)
2011	Nathan Parker	"Rolling in the Deep"	Adele	"E.T." – Jason Fijal (performed by Katy Perry featuring Kanye West) "Judas" – Amy Danger (performed by Lady Gaga) "Power" – Babak Radboy (performed by Kanye West featuring Dwele) "You Are a Tourist" – Nick Gould, Tim Nackashi and Anthony Maitz (performed by Death Cab for Cutie)
2012	Benji Bamps	"Wide Awake"	Katy Perry	"All the Rowboats" – Anthony Henderson (performed by Regina Spektor) "Born to Die" – Anna Brun and Audrey Malecot (performed by Lana Del Rey) "Little Talks" – Mihai Wilson and Marcella Moser (performed by Of Monsters and Men) "Take Care" – Jeff Higinbotham (performed by Drake featuring Rihanna)
2013	Veronica Logsdon	"Q.U.E.E.N."	Janelle Monáe (featuring Erykah Badu)	"National Anthem" – Lou Asaro (performed by Lana Del Rey) "Safe and Sound" – Teri Whittaker (performed by Capital Cities) "Tessellate" – Charlie Lambros (performed by Alt-J) "Up in the Air" – Floyd Albee (performed by Thirty Seconds to Mars)
2014	Anastasia Masaro	"Reflektor"	Arcade Fire	"Fancy" – David Courtemarche (performed by Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX) "Rap God" – Alex Pacion (performed by Eminem) "Tamale" – Tom Lisowski (performed by Tyler, The Creator) "Turn Down for What" – Jason Kisvarday (performed by DJ Snake and Lil Jon)
2015	François Rousselet and Jason Fijal	"So Many Pros"	Snoop Dogg	"Bad Blood" – Charles Infante (performed by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar) "Go" – Michel Gondry (performed by The Chemical Brothers) "Where Are Ü Now" – Brewer (performed by Skrillex and Diplo featuring Justin Bieber) "Would You Fight for My Love?" – Jack White and Jeff Peterson (performed by Jack White)	^[1]
2016	Jan Houllevigue	"Blackstar"	David Bowie	"Hello" – Colombe Raby (performed by Adele) "Hold Up" – Jason Hougaard (performed by Beyoncé) "Hotline Bling" – Jeremy MacFarlane (performed by Drake) "M.I.L.F. $" – Alexander Delgado (performed by Fergie)
2017	Spencer Graves	"HUMBLE."	Kendrick Lamar	"24K Magic" – Alex Delgado (performed by Bruno Mars) "Bon Appétit" – Natalie Groce (performed by Katy Perry featuring Migos) "Reminder" – Lamar C Taylor and KID. STUDIO (performed by The Weeknd) "Wild Thoughts" – Damian Fyffe (performed by DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller)
2018	Jan Houllevigue and the Louvre	"Apeshit"	The Carters	"ATM (Addicted to Money)" – Miles Mullin (performed by J. Cole) "Look What You Made Me Do" – Brett Hess (performed by Taylor Swift) "Make Me Feel" – Pepper Nguyen (performed by Janelle Monáe) "This Is America" – Jason Kisvarday (performed by Childish Gambino) "The Weekend" – SZA and Solange (performed by SZA)
2019	John Richoux	"7 Rings"	Ariana Grande	"Boy with Luv" – JinSil Park and BoNa Kim (MU:E) (performed by BTS featuring Halsey) "Old Town Road (Remix)" – Christian Zollenkopf for Prettybird (performed by Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) "Señorita" – Tatiana Van Sauter (performed by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello) "You Need to Calm Down" – Brittany Porter (performed by Taylor Swift) "I Love It" – Tino Schaedler (performed by Kanye West and Lil Pump featuring Adele Givens)
2020	Christian Stone	"Mother's Daughter"	Miley Cyrus	"Adore You" – Laura Ellis Cricks (performed by Harry Styles) "Babushka Boi" – A$AP Rocky, Nadia Lee Cohen and Brittany Porter (performed by A$AP Rocky) "Boyfriend" – Tatiana Van Sauter (performed by Selena Gomez) "Lover" – Kurt Gefke (performed by Taylor Swift) "Physical" – Anna Colomé Nogu (performed by Dua Lipa)
2021	Alec Contestabile	"Best Friend"	Saweetie (featuring Doja Cat)	"Already" – Susan Linns and Gerard Santos (performed by Beyoncé, Shatta Wale and Major Lazer) "Bad Habits" – Alison Dominitz (performed by Ed Sheeran) "911" – Tom Foden and Peter Andrus (performed by Lady Gaga) "Montero (Call Me by Your Name)" – John Richoux (performed by Lil Nas X) "Willow" – Ethan Tobman and Regina Fernandez (performed by Taylor Swift)
2022	Alex Delgado	"Industry Baby"	Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow	"Oh My God" – NuCalifornia (performed by Adele) "Get Into It (Yuh)" – Matt Sokoler (performed by Doja Cat) "Way 2 Sexy" – Keith Raywood (performed by Drake featuring Future and Young Thug) "Simple Times" – K. K. Barrett and Alan Petherick (performed by Kacey Musgraves) "Sweetest Pie" – Tyler Evans (performed by Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa)

References

1. "Best Art Direction 2015". MTV.