1995 MTV Video Music Awards

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first_run = September 7, 1995
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starring = Dennis Miller

The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards aired live in September 7, 1995, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 1994 to June 30, 1995. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"
* Weezer — "Buddy Holly"

Best Male Video

* Chris Isaak — "Somebody's Crying"
* Elton John — "Believe"
* Lucas — "Lucas with the Lid Off"
* Tom Petty — "You Don't Know How It Feels"

Best Female Video

* Des'ree — "You Gotta Be"
* PJ Harvey — "Down by the Water"
* Annie Lennox — "No More I Love You's"
* Madonna — "Take a Bow"

Best Group Video

* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Rolling Stones — "Love Is Strong"
* Stone Temple Pilots — "Interstate Love Song"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"

Best New Artist in a Video

* Jeff Buckley — "Last Goodbye"
* Des'ree — "You Gotta Be"
* Filter — "Hey Man, Nice Shot"
* Hootie & the Blowfish — "Hold My Hand"
* Portishead — "Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)"

Best Hard Rock Video

* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Meat Puppets — "We Don't Exist"
* Stone Temple Pilots — "Interstate Love Song"
* White Zombie — "More Human Than Human"

Best R&B Video

* Boyz II Men — "Water Runs Dry"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* Jade — "5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)"
* Montell Jordan — "This Is How We Do It"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"

Best Rap Video

* Brandy (featuring MC Lyte, Queen Latifah & Yo-Yo) — "I Wanna Be Down"
* Da Bush Babees — "Remember We"
* Dr. Dre — "Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
* Craig Mack — "Flava in Ya Ear"
* Public Enemy — "Give It Up"
* Rappin' 4-Tay — "I'll Be Around"

Best Dance Video

* Paula Abdul — "My Love Is for Real"
* C&C Music Factory — "Do You Wanna Get Funky"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* Montell Jordan — "This Is How We Do It"
* Madonna — "Human Nature"
* Salt-N-Pepa — "None of Your Business"

Best Alternative Video

* Cranberries — "Zombie"
* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Hole — "Doll Parts"
* Stone Temple Pilots — "Interstate Love Song"
* Weezer — "Buddy Holly"

Best Video From a Film

* Bryan Adams — "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (from "Don Juan DeMarco")
* Jim Carrey — "Cuban Pete" (from "The Mask)
* Seal — "Kiss from a Rose" (from "Batman Forever")
* Urge Overkill — "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (from "Pulp Fiction")
* U2 — "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (from "Batman Forever")

Breakthrough Video

* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"
* "'Weezer — "Buddy Holly"

Best Direction in a Video

* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"
* Weezer — "Buddy Holly"

Best Choreography in a Video

* Paula Abdul — "My Love Is For Real"
* Brandy — "Baby"
* Madonna — "Human Nature"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* Salt-N-Pepa — "None of Your Business"

Best Special Effects in a Video

* Björk — "Army of Me"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* Rolling Stones — "Love Is Strong"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"

Best Art Direction in a Video

* Madonna — "Take a Bow"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* Jill Sobule — "I Kissed a Girl"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"

Best Editing in a Video

* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* Jill Sobule — "I Kissed a Girl"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"
* Weezer — "Buddy Holly"

Best Cinematography in a Video

* Boyz II Men — "Water Runs Dry"
* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson — "Scream"
* Rolling Stones — "Love Is Strong"
* Stone Temple Pilots — "Interstate Love Song"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"

Viewer's Choice

* Green Day — "Basket Case"
* Hootie & The Blowfish — "Hold My Hand"
* Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - "Scream"
* Live — "Lightning Crashes"
* R.E.M. — "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"
* TLC — "Waterfalls"

International Viewer's Choice Awards

* MTV Asia: Denada — "Sambutlah"
* MTV Brasil: Os Paralamas do Sucesso — "Uma Brasileira"
* MTV Europe: U2 — "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
* MTV Japan: Chage & Aska — "Something There"
* MTV Latin America: Café Tacuba — "La Ingrata"
* MTV Mandarin: Faye Wong — "Chess"

Video Vanguard Award

* R.E.M.

Performances

Pre-show

* Silverchair — "Tomorrow"/"Pure Massacre"

Main show

* Michael Jackson (featuring Slash) — "Medley" ("Don't Stop Till You get Enough"/"The Way You Make Me Feel"/"Scream"/"Beat It"/"Black or White"/"Billie Jean"/"Dangerous"/"Smooth Criminal"/"You Are Not Alone")
* Live — "I Alone"
* TLC — "CrazySexyMedley" ("Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"/"Kick Your Game"/"Creep"/"Waterfalls")
* R.E.M. — "The Wake-Up Bomb"
* Red Hot Chili Peppers — "Warped"
* Bon Jovi — "Helter Skelter"/"Something for the Pain" http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1614351
* Alanis Morissette — "You Oughta Know"
* Hootie & the Blowfish — "Only Wanna Be with You"
* Hole — "Doll Parts"
* Green Day — "Stuck With Me"
* White Zombie — "More Human Than Human"
* Eric Clapton — "Tears in Heaven"

Appearances

* Bryan Adams
* Drew Barrymore
* Madonna
* Bobby Brown
* George Clooney
* Janet Jackson
* Whitney Houston
* Dennis Rodman
* Seal (introduced jokingly by Dennis Miller as "Seal Koslowski")
* Des'ree (introduced jokingly by Dennis Miller as "Desiree Finkelstein")
* Christopher Walken

External links

* [http://www.mtv.com/ Official MTV site]