1985 MTV Video Music Awards

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first_run = September 13, 1985
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starring = Eddie MurphyThe 1985 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 13, 1985, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 1984 to June 30, 1985. The show was hosted by Eddie Murphy at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

* Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
* Tom Petty and 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"
* USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Best Male Video

* Glenn Frey — "Smuggler's Blues"
* Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
* David Lee Roth — "California Girls"
* David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
* Bruce Springsteen — "I'm on Fire"

Best Female Video

* Cyndi Lauper — "She Bop"
* Madonna — "Material Girl"
* Sade — "Smooth Operator"
* Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life"
* Tina Turner — "What's Love Got to Do with It"

Best Group Video

* The Cars — "Drive"
* Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
* Huey Lewis & The News — "If This Is It"
* U2 — "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
* USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Best New Artist in a Video

* Frankie Goes to Hollywood — "Two Tribes"
* Julian Lennon — "Valotte"
* Sade — "Smooth Operator"
* Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life"
* 'Til Tuesday — "Voices Carry"

Best Concept Video

* Frankie Goes to Hollywood — "Two Tribes"
* Glenn Frey — "Smuggler's Blues"
* Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More"
* David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"

Most Experimental Video

* Art of Noise — "Close (To the Edit)"
* Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane"
* Lindsey Buckingham — "Slow Dancing"
* Chris Isaak — "Dancin'"
* Lone Justice — "Ways to Be Wicked"

Best Stage Performance in a Video

* David Bowie — "Blue Jean (live)"
* Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
* Bruce Springsteen — "Dancing in the Dark"
* Talking Heads — "Once in a Lifetime (live)"
* Tina Turner — "Better Be Good to Me"

Best Overall Performance in a Video

* Phillip Bailey and Phil Collins — "Easy Lover"
* Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
* David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
* Bruce Springsteen — "Dancing in the Dark"
* USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Best Direction in a Video

* Bryan Adams — "Run to You"
* Duran Duran — "The Wild Boys"
* Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
* Chris Isaak — "Dancin'"
* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More"
* Simple Minds — "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
* Toto — "Stranger in Town"

Best Choreography in a Video

* Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
* Elton John — "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"
* Madonna — "Like a Virgin (live)"
* Madonna — "Material Girl"
* Prince and The Revolution — "When Doves Cry"
* Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life"
* Tina Turner — "Private Dancer"

Best Special Effects in a Video

* Bryan Adams — "Run to You"
* Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane"
* Lindsey Buckingham — "Slow Dancing"
* Culture Club — "It's a Miracle"
* Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More"

Best Art Direction in a Video

* Bryan Adams — "Run to You"
* Peter Brown — "Zie Zie Won't Dance"
* Culture Club — "It's a Miracle"
* Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
* Madonna — "Like a Virgin (live)"
* Simple Minds — "Don't You (Forget About Me)"

Best Editing in a Video

* Bryan Adams — "Run to You"
* "'Art of Noise — "Close (To the Edit)"
* Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane"
* Lindsey Buckingham — "Slow Dancing"
* Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"

Best Cinematography in a Video

* Bryan Adams — "Heaven"
* Bryan Adams — "Run to You"
* Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane"
* Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
* Madonna — "Like a Virgin (live)"

Viewer's Choice

* Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
* Tom Petty and 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"
* USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Video Vanguard Award

* David Byrne
* Russell Mulcahy
* Godley & Creme

pecial Recognition Award

* Bob Geldof [http://web.archive.org/web/20000609032507/http://www.mtv.com/mtv/tubescan/vma_archive/1985.html]

Performances

* Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
* David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick and Hall & Oates — "The Way You Do the Things You Do"/"My Girl"
* Tears for Fears — "Shout"
* John Cougar Mellencamp — "Lonely Ol' Night"
* Pat Benatar — "7 Rooms of Gloom"
* Sting — "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
* Eddie Murphy — "Party All the Time"

External links

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