1987 MTV Video Music Awards

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show_name = 1987 MTV Video Music Awards


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produced by = MTV
country = USA
network = MTV
first_run = September 11, 1987
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website = http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/1987/
starring = Downtown Julie Brown
Carolyn Heldman
Kevin Seal
Michael Tomioka
Dweezil Zappa

The 1987 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 11, 1987, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 1986 to June 30, 1987. The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown, Carolyn Heldman, Kevin Seal, Michael Tomioka, and Dweezil Zappa, and it took place at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/past-vmas/1987/]

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
* Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"
* U2 — "With or Without You"
* Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Best Male Video

* David Bowie — "Day-In Day-Out"
* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Robert Palmer — "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
* Paul Simon — "You Can Call Me Al"
* Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Best Female Video

* Kate Bush — "The Big Sky"
* Janet Jackson — "Nasty"
* Cyndi Lauper — "True Colors"
* Madonna — "Open Your Heart"
* Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach"

Best Group Video

* The Bangles — "Walk Like an Egyptian"
* Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over"
* Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
* Talking Heads — "Wild Wild Life"
* U2 — "With or Without You"

Best New Artist in a Video

* Robert Cray — "Smoking Gun"
* Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over"
* The Georgia Satellites — "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
* Bruce Hornsby and The Range — "The Way It Is"
* Timbuk3 — "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"

Best Concept Video

* Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
* Peter Gabriel — "Big Time"
* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
* Talking Heads — "Wild Wild Life"

Best Video from a Film

* Eric Clapton — "It's in the Way That You Use It" (from "The Color of Money")
* Rodney Dangerfield — "Twist and Shout" (from "Back to School")
* Aretha Franklin — "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (from "Jumpin' Jack Flash)
* Ben E. King — "Stand by Me" (from "Stand by Me")
* Talking Heads — "Wild Wild Life" (from "True Stories")

Most Experimental Video

* Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
* "'Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
* Huey Lewis & The News — "Hip to Be Square"
* Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"

Best Stage Performance in a Video

* Bon Jovi — "Livin' on a Prayer"
* Bon Jovi — "You Give Love a Bad Name"
* Run-D.M.C. (featuring Aerosmith) — "Walk This Way"
* Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band — "Born to Run"
* Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band — "War"

Best Overall Performance in a Video

* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Janet Jackson — "Nasty"
* Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach"
* Run-D.M.C. (featuring Aerosmith) — "Walk This Way"
* U2 — "With or Without You"

Best Direction in a Video

* Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over"
* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
* U2 — "With or Without You"
* Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Best Choreography in a Video

* The Bangles — "Walk Like an Egyptian"
* Janet Jackson — "Nasty"
* Janet Jackson — "When I Think of You"
* Madonna — "Open Your Heart"
* Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Best Special Effects in a Video

* Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
* Peter Gabriel — "Big Time"
* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
* Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"

Best Art Direction in a Video

* Breakfast Club — "Right on Track"
* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
* Madonna — "Open Your Heart"
* Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"

Best Editing in a Video

* Bon Jovi — "Wanted Dead or Alive"
* Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Robbie Nevil — "C'est La Vie"
* U2 — "With or Without You"
* Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Best Cinematography in a Video

* Cyndi Lauper — "What's Going On"
* Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach"
* Robbie Nevil — "C'est La Vie"
* U2 — "With or Without You"
* Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Viewer's Choice

* Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
* Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
* Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"
* U2 — "With or Without You"
* Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Video Vanguard Award

* Peter Gabriel
* Julien Temple

Performances

* Los Lobos — "La Bamba"
* Bryan Adams — "Only the Strong Survive"/"Victim of Love"
* The Bangles — "Walk Like an Egyptian"/"Walking Down Your Street"
* Bon Jovi — "Livin' on a Prayer"
* Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over"/"Now We're Getting Somewhere"
* Madonna — "Causing a Commotion"
* Whitesnake — "Still of the Night"
* Whitney Houston — "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"/"Didn't We Almost Have It All"
* The Cars — "You Are the Girl"/"Double Trouble"
* David Bowie — "Never Let Me Down"
* Prince — "Sign "O" the Times"/"Play in the Sunshine"
* Cyndi Lauper — "Change of Heart"/"True Colors"
* Run-D.M.C. (featuring Steven Tyler and Joe Perry) — "Walk This Way"

External links

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