MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video

Template:Short description Template:Infobox award The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984.

In 2007, however, the award was briefly renamed Female Artist of the Year, and it awarded the artist's whole body of work for that year rather than a specific video. In 2008, though, the award returned to its original name and was once again awarded for a specific video.

The category would become defunct beginning with the 2017 ceremony after the gender specific categories would be merged into the Artist of the Year category.

Madonna, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are the biggest winners with three wins each, while the former also holds the record for most nominations with 12. Meanwhile, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson and Lady Gaga are the only artists to win the award for two consecutive years.

Recipients

Cyndi Lauper playing a guitar.

Inaugural winner Cyndi Lauper pictured in 2008.

Madonna performing.

Madonna is the most nominated artist and won the award three times: 1987, 1995 and 1998.

Lauryn Hill performing.

In 1999, Lauryn Hill became the first rapper to win the award

Beyoncé performing.

Beyoncé won the award for two consecutive years, has won the award three times and is the second most nominated with ten

Taylor Swift at the Red Tour.

The 2009, 2013 and 2015 winner Taylor Swift for her music videos "You Belong with Me", "I Knew You Were Trouble" and "Blank Space". She is tied with Madonna and Beyoncé for the most wins in this category

Lady Gaga performing.

The 2010 and 2011 winner Lady Gaga for her music videos "Bad Romance" and "Born This Way." She is the third artist to win the award for two consecutive years

Katy Perry performing.

Katy Perry has won the award in 2014 for "Dark Horse". She is the third most nominated artist in this category, tied with Janet Jackson

Key

Template:Dagger	Marks winners of the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
Template:Asterisk	Marks nominees of the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year

1980s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Cyndi Lauper Template:Asterisk	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" Template:Asterisk	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1984">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Tina Turner	"What's Love Got to Do with It"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1985">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Whitney Houston	"How Will I Know"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1986">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Madonna	"Papa Don't Preach"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1987">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Suzanne Vega	"Luka"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1988">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Paula Abdul	"Straight Up"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1989">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1990s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Sinéad O'Connor Template:Dagger	"Nothing Compares 2 U" Template:Dagger	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1990">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Janet Jackson	"Love Will Never Do (Without You)"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1991">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Annie Lennox	"Why"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1992">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	k.d. lang	"Constant Craving"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1993">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Janet Jackson	"If"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1994">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Madonna	"Take a Bow"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1995">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Alanis Morissette Template:Asterisk	"Ironic" Template:Asterisk	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1996">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Jewel Template:Asterisk	"You Were Meant for Me" Template:Asterisk	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1997">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Madonna Template:Dagger	"Ray of Light" Template:Dagger	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1998">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Lauryn Hill Template:Dagger	"Doo Wop (That Thing)" Template:Dagger	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA1999">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2000s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Aaliyah	"Try Again"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2000">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Eve Template:Small	"Let Me Blow Ya Mind"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2001">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	P!nk	"Get the Party Started"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2002">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Beyoncé Template:Small	"Crazy in Love"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2003">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Beyoncé	"Naughty Girl"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2004">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Kelly Clarkson	"Since U Been Gone"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2005">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Kelly Clarkson	"Because of You"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2006">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Fergie	Template:N/a	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2007">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Britney Spears Template:Dagger	"Piece of Me" Template:Dagger	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2008">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Taylor Swift	"You Belong with Me"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2009">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010s

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YearTemplate:Efn	Winner(s)	Video	Nominees	Template:Abbr
Template:Mtvvma	Lady Gaga Template:Dagger	"Bad Romance" Template:Dagger	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2010">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Lady Gaga	"Born This Way"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2011">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Nicki Minaj	"Starships"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2012">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Taylor Swift Template:Asterisk	"I Knew You Were Trouble" Template:Asterisk	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2013">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Katy Perry Template:Small	"Dark Horse"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2014">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Taylor Swift	"Blank Space"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2015">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Mtvvma	Beyoncé	"Hold Up"	Template:Smalldiv	<ref name="VMA2016">Template:Cite news</ref>

Statistics

Artists with multiple wins

3 wins

• Beyoncé
• Madonna
• Taylor Swift

2 wins

• Kelly Clarkson
• Janet Jackson
• Lady Gaga

Artists with multiple nominations

12 nominations

• Madonna

10 nominations

• Beyoncé

6 nominations

• Janet Jackson
• Katy Perry

5 nominations

• Rihanna
• Britney Spears

4 nominations

• Christina Aguilera
• Cyndi Lauper
• Taylor Swift

3 nominations

• Paula Abdul
• Mariah Carey
• Kelly Clarkson
• Annie Lennox
• Jennifer Lopez
• Nicki Minaj
• P!nk
• Lady Gaga
• Shakira

See also

• List of music awards honoring women
• MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female