MTV Video Music Award nominations for Janet Jackson

MTV Video Music Award nominations for singer Janet Jackson. Wins are presented in bold.

In 1990 Janet was awarded the Video Vanguard Award, and in 2001 was awarded the mtvICON Award.

1987

* Best Female Video ("Nasty")
* Best Overall Performance in a Video ("Nasty")
* Best Choreography in a Video (Paula Abdul, "Nasty")
* Best Choreography in a Video (Paula Abdul and Michael Kidd, "When I Think Of You")

1988

* Best Female Video ("The Pleasure Principle")
* Best Choreography in a Video (Barry Lather, "The Pleasure Principle")
* Best Cinematography in a Video ("The Pleasure Principle")

1990

* Best Dance Video ("Rhythm Nation")
* Best Choreography in a Video (Janet Jackson and Anthony Thomas, "Rhythm Nation")
* MTV Video Vanguard Award (Note: special award for artist(s) and director(s) in recognition of special achievement and contribution to music videos.)

1991

* Best Female Video ("Love Will Never Do (Without You)")
* Best Art Direction in a Video ("Love Will Never Do (Without You)")
* Best Choreography in a Video (Janet Jackson and Tina Landon, "Love Will Never Do (Without You)")

1993

* Best Female Video ("That's The Way Love Goes")
* Best Dance Video ("That's The Way Love Goes")
* Best Choreography (Tina Landon, "That's The Way Love Goes")

1994

* Best Female Video ("If")
* Best Dance Video ("If")
* Best Choreography (Tina Landon and Sean Cheeseman, "If")

1995

* Video of the Year ("Scream")
* Best Dance Video ("Scream")
* Best Rhythm & Blues Video ("Scream")
* Best Breakthrough Video ("Scream")
* Best Art Direction ("Scream")
* Best Choreography (Sean Cheeseman, Tina Landon, Travis Payne and LaVelle Smith, "Scream")
* Best Cinematography ("Scream")
* Best Director ("Scream")
* Best Editor ("Scream")
* Best Special Effects ("Scream")
* Viewer's Choice ("Scream")

1996

* Best Choreography in a Video (Tina Landon, "Runaway")

1998

* Best Dance Video ("Together Again")

1999

* Best Hip Hop Video ("What's It Gonna Be?!")
* Best Art Direction ("What's It Gonna Be?!")
* Best Director ("What's It Gonna Be?!")
* Best Special Effects ("What's It Gonna Be?!")

2001

* Video of the Year ("All For You")
* Best Female Video ("All For You")
* Best Dance Video ("All For You")
* Best Choreography (Shawnette Heard and Marty Kudelka, "All For You")