MTV Video Music Awards/Viewer’s Choice

Der Viewer’s Choice Award, der von 1984 bis 2006 verliehen wurde, war innerhalb der MTV Video Music Awards der einzige Award, bei dem die Zuschauer mitentscheiden durften. Dies geschah zunächst über (kostenpflichtige) Anrufe während der Liveshow und wurde später auf Internet-Stimmen und SMS ausgedehnt. Von 1984 bis 1994 waren die Nominierungen gleich mit denen für die Kategorie Video of the Year. Ab 1995 gab es eine separate Nominierungsliste.

2006 waren alle Kategorien Fan-Voten. Es war auch das letzte Jahr, in dem der Award vergeben wurde. Stattdessen konnten die Fans ab 2008 über Voten den Best New Artist wählen.

Aerosmith gewannen den Award vier Mal. Vier Künstlern gelang es außerdem, sowohl das Video des Jahres als auch den Viewer’s Choice zu gewinnen: INXS (mit Need You Tonight/Mediate), Aerosmith (mit Cryin’), TLC (mit Waterfalls) und Green Day (wobei diese ihn für zwei verschiedene Videos erhielten).

Übersicht

Award	Jahr	Preisträger	für das Video	Nominierungen
1.	1984	Michael Jackson	Thriller	The Cars – You Might Think Herbie Hancock – Rockit Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Want to Have Fun The Police – Every Breath You Take
2.	1985	USA for Africa	We Are the World	Don Henley – The Boys of Summer Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Don’t Come Around Here No More David Lee Roth – California Girls David Lee Roth – Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody
3.	1986	a-ha	Take On Me	Dire Straits – Money for Nothing Godley & Creme – Cry Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love Talking Heads – Road to Nowhere
4.	1987	U2	With or Without You	Peter Gabriel – Sledgehammer Genesis – Land of Confusion Paul Simon – The Boy in the Bubble Steve Winwood – Higher Love
5.	1988	INXS	Need You Tonight/Mediate	George Harrison – When We Was Fab Bruce Springsteen – Tunnel of Love U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For U2 – Where the Streets Have No Name
6.	1989	Madonna	Like a Prayer	Fine Young Cannibals – She Drives Me Crazy Michael Jackson – Leave Me Alone Steve Winwood – Roll with It Neil Young – This Note’s for You
7.	1990	Aerosmith	Janie’s Got a Gun	Don Henley – The End of the Innocence Madonna – Vogue Sinéad O’Connor – Nothing Compares 2 U
8.	1991	Queensrÿche	Silent Lucidity	C+C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) Deee-Lite – Groove Is in the Heart Divinyls – I Touch Myself Chris Isaak – Wicked Game (Concept) R.E.M. – Losing My Religion
9.	1992	Red Hot Chili Peppers	Under the Bridge	Def Leppard – Let’s Get Rocked Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit Van Halen – Right Now
10.	1993	Aerosmith	Livin’ on the Edge	En Vogue – Free Your Mind Peter Gabriel – Digging in the Dirt Pearl Jam – Jeremy R.E.M. – Man on the Moon
11.	1994	Aerosmith	Cryin‘	Beastie Boys – Sabotage Nirvana – Heart-Shaped Box R.E.M. – Everybody Hurts
12.	1995	TLC	Waterfalls	Green Day – Basket Case Hootie & the Blowfish – Hold My Hand Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson – Scream Live – Lightning Crashes R.E.M. – What's the Frequency, Kenneth?
13.	1996	Bush	Glycerine	Bone Thugs-n-Harmony – Tha Crossroads Coolio (feat. L.V.) – Gangsta's Paradise Metallica – Until It Sleeps Alanis Morissette – Ironic The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight
14.	1997	The Prodigy	Breathe	Jewel – You Were Meant for Me Puff Daddy (feat. Faith Evans and 112) – I’ll Be Missing You Spice Girls – Say You'll Be There The Wallflowers – One Headlight
15.	1998	Puff Daddy & the Family (feat. The LOX, Lil’ Kim, The Notorious B.I.G. & Fuzzbubble)	It’s All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix)	Celine Dion – My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme aus Titanic) Green Day – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) Matchbox 20 – 3 A.M. Will Smith – Gettin' Jiggy wit It
16.	1999	Backstreet Boys	I Want It That Way	Jay-Z (feat. Ja Rule & Amil) – Can I Get A... Korn – Freak on a Leash Ricky Martin – Livin' la Vida Loca 'N Sync – Tearin’ Up My Heart TLC – No Scrubs
17.	2000	*NSYNC	Bye Bye Bye	Christina Aguilera – What a Girl Wants Eminem – The Real Slim Shady Sisqó – Thong Song Britney Spears – Oops!…I Did It Again
18.	2001	*NSYNC	Pop	Backstreet Boys – The Call Destiny’s Child – Independent Women Part I Eve (featuring Gwen Stefani) – Let Me Blow Ya Mind Limp Bizkit – My Way Nelly – Ride wit Me
19.	2002	Michelle Branch	Everywhere	B2K – Uh Huh Brandy – What About Us? Eminem – Without Me Enrique Iglesias – Hero P.O.D. – Alive
20.	2003	Good Charlotte	Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous	50 Cent – In da Club Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z) – Crazy in Love Kelly Clarkson – Miss Independent Eminem – Lose Yourself Justin Timberlake – Cry Me a River
21.	2004	Linkin Park	Breaking the Habit	Christina Aguilera – The Voice Within Good Charlotte – Hold On Simple Plan – Perfect Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue
22.	2005	Green Day	American Idiot	Kelly Clarkson – Since U Been Gone My Chemical Romance – Helena Shakira (featuring Alejandro Sanz) – La Tortura Snoop Dogg (featuring Pharrell) – Drop It Like It’s Hot
23.	2006	Fall Out Boy	Dance, Dance	Chris Brown (feat. Juelz Santana) – Run It! Kelly Clarkson – Because of You Rihanna – SOS Shakira (feat. Wyclef Jean) – Hips Don’t Lie

Einzelnachweise

Die Kategorien der MTV Video Music Awards

Aktuelle Kategorien:
Video of the Year | Artist of the Year | Song of the Year | New Artist | Alternative Video | Pop | Rock | R&B | Hip-Hop | Latin | K-Pop | Song of Summer | Collaboration | Direction | Choreography | Visual Effects | Art Direction | Editing | Cinematography | Video for Good | Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Ehemalige Kategorien:
Artist Website | Breakthrough Video | Concept Video | Dance | Female Video | Group | International Viewer’s Choice Awards | Latino Artist | Lyric Video | Male Video | Best Music Video from Home | Best Quarantine Performance | Monster Single of the Year | Most Experimental Video | Most Share-Worthy Video | MTV2 Award | Overall Performance | Performance in a Pepsi Rock Band Video | Post-Modern Video | Push Artist of the Year | Quadruple Threat of the Year | Rap Video | Ringtone of the Year | Stage Performance | UK Video | Video Game Score | Video Game Soundtrack | Video from a Film | Video (That Should Have Won a Moonman) | Viewer’s Choice Award | Breakthrough Long Form Video