MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Infobox award The MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography is a craft award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and choreographer of the music video. From 1984 to 2007, the full name of the award was Best Choreography in a Video. The biggest winner is Frank Gatson with six wins. Michael Rooney follows closely behind with five wins.

Frank Gatson is also the most nominated choreographer with eleven nominations. He is followed by Tina Landon with nine nominations (and yet only one win). The performers whose videos have won the most awards are Janet Jackson and Beyoncé, garnering a total of four Moonmen for choreography. Madonna's videos have received the most nominations with twelve.

Seven performers have won a Moonman in this category for their work choreographing or co-choreographing their own videos: Michael Jackson ("Thriller"), Prince ("Raspberry Beret"), Paula Abdul ("Straight Up"), Janet Jackson ("Rhythm Nation"), Madonna ("Ray of Light"), Shakira ("Hips Don't Lie"), Bruno Mars ("Treasure"), and OK Go ("I Won't Let You Down"). An additional ten other performers/groups have been nominated for their work choreographing their own videos: Toni Basil, Morris Day, Bobby Brown, MC Hammer, Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, Quad City DJ's, Jason Kay, Janelle Monáe, Beyoncé and Solange. Abdul, a professional choreographer before launching her musical career, was nominated twice for choreographing two Janet Jackson videos, and won for "Nasty" before winning again for her own video for "Straight Up". Basil, who is also a professional choreographer, is the only other artist to have been nominated for work on both their own videos and other artists.

Actor Christopher Walken won this award in 2001 for helping choreograph the video for Fatboy Slim's "Weapon of Choice," in which he appears dancing. Similarly, Spike Jonze (as Richard Koufey) won this award in 1999 for his own dancing in Fatboy Slim's video "Praise You".

Recipients

1980s

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname and Michael Peters	"Thriller" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1984">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Sad Songs (Say So Much)" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1985">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort	"Raspberry Beret" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1986">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Nasty" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1987">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"The Pleasure Principle" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1988">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Straight Up" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1989">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1990s

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname and Anthony Thomas	"Rhythm Nation" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1990">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort	"Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1991">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort, Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith Jr.	"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1992">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort, LaVelle Smith Jr. and Travis Payne	"Free Your Mind" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1993">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort and Randy Connor	"Whatta Man" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1994">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname, Tina Landon, Travis Payne and Sean Cheesman	"Scream" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1995">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"It's Oh So Quiet" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1996">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort	"The New Pollution" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1997">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Madonna and Jonas Åkerlund	"Ray of Light" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1998">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort and Michael Rooney	"Praise You" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1999">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2000s

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Bye Bye Bye" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname, Spike Jonze and Christopher Walken	"Weapon of Choice" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Can't Get You Out of My Head" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2002">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort and LaVelle Smith Jr.	"Crazy in Love" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Hey Mama" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2004">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort	"Hollaback Girl" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2005">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Shakira	"Hips Don't Lie" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort	"Let Me Talk to You/My Love" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2007">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Run" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2008">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort and JaQuel Knight	"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010s

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Bad Romance" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort, Sheryl Murakami and Jeffrey Page	"Run the World (Girls)" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2011">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort	"Turn Up the Music" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2012">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sortname	"Treasure" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2013">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort	"Chandelier" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort, air:man and Mori Harano	"I Won't Let You Down" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort, JaQuel Knight and Dana Foglia	"Formation" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Template:Sort, Guapo, Matthew Pasterisa, Jae Blaze and Derek Watkins	"Fade" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Sherrie Silver	"This is America" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Charm La'Donna	"Con Altura" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

2020s

Year	Winner(s)	Work	Nominees	Ref.
Template:Mtvvma	The Lab and Son Sung Deuk	"On" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Paul Roberts	"Treat People with Kindness" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	"Fullout Cortland" (Cortland Brown)	"Woman" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Kiel Tutin, Sienna Lalau, Lee Jung (YGX) and Taryn Cheng (YGX)	"Pink Venom" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Charm La'Donna	"Houdini" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Robbie Blue	"Anxiety" Template:Small	Template:Smalldiv	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Statistics

Multiple wins

6 wins

• Frank Gatson

5 wins

• Michael Rooney

2 wins

• Charm La'Donna

Multiple nominations

11 nominations

• Frank Gatson

9 nominations

• Tina Landon

8 nominations

• Fatima Robinson
• Sean Bankhead

6 nominations

• Michael Rooney

5 nominations

• Marty Kudelka
• Charm La'Donna

4 nominations

• JaQuel Knight
• MC Hammer

3 nominations

• Tanisha Scott
• Jamie King
• Beyoncé
• Zoï Tatopoulos