1995 MTV Europe Music Awards

The 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards took place at the Le Zénith in Paris, France and were hosted by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

1995 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	23 November 1995
Location	Le Zénith, Paris, France
Hosted by	Jean-Paul Gaultier
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)
Produced by	Sara Martin [1]

The French nuclear testing in the South Pacific got the most attention at the ceremony. Jon Bon Jovi during his speech for winning the award for Best Rock said: "The only enemy is ignorance. Peace, people. Let's get rid of all this nuclear testing."[2] and Bono said: "What a city, what a night, what a crowd, what a bomb, what a mistake, what a wanker you have for a President" referring to nuclear testing and then-French President Jacques Chirac. Greenpeace, the environmental group that has staged creative and controversial protests around the testing site at Mururoa Atoll, took the Free Your Mind award for its campaign against the underground nuclear blasts.[3] "Stop abusing the earth," urged Madonna in a videotaped segment before the designer agnès b. picked up the award for Greenpeace.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song	Best Director
The Cranberries — "Zombie" Michael Jackson — "You Are Not Alone" Seal — "Kiss from a Rose" The Offspring — "Self Esteem" TLC — "Waterfalls"	Michel Gondry (Massive Attack with Tracey Thorn — "Protection") Mark Romanek (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson — "Scream") Jean-Baptiste Mondino (Madonna — "Human Nature") Spike Jonze (Weezer — "Buddy Holly") W.I.Z. (Therapy? — "Loose")
Best Female	Best Male
Björk Janet Jackson Madonna PJ Harvey Sheryl Crow	Michael Jackson Dr. Dre Lenny Kravitz Neil Young Scatman John
Best Group	Breakthrough Artist
U2 Blur Bon Jovi Green Day R.E.M.	Dog Eat Dog Alanis Morissette H-Blockx Portishead Weezer
Best Dance	Best Rock
East 17 Ini Kamoze La Bouche Moby Sin with Sebastian	Bon Jovi Green Day Oasis The Offspring Therapy?
Best Live Act
Take That Bon Jovi R.E.M. The Prodigy The Rolling Stones
Free Your Mind
Greenpeace

Performances

• Simply Red — "Fairground"
• East 17 — "Thunder"
• H-Blockx — "Risin' High"
• David Bowie — "The Man Who Sold the World"
• Blur — "The Universal"
• Bon Jovi — "Hey God"
• The Cranberries — "Zombie"
• MC Solaar and Diana King — "Is This Love"
• Take That — "Back for Good"

Appearances

• Carla Bruni and Robbie Williams — presented Best Rock
• Eva Herzigova and Jarvis Cocker — presented Best Male
• Patsy Kensit and Michael Hutchence — presented Breakthrough Artist
• Jean-Paul Gaultier and Karen Mulder — presented Best Director
• Jean-Claude Van Damme — presented Best Female
• Zucchero and Nina Hagen — presented Best Group
• agnès b. — accepted Free Your Mind on behalf of Greenpeace
• Kylie Minogue and Ray Cokes — presented Best Live Act
• Jovanotti and George Michael — presented Best Dance
• The Edge and Björk — presented Best Song

See also

• 1995 MTV Video Music Awards

References

1. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0495856/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
2. ThinkExist.com Quotations. "Jon Bon Jovi quotes". Thinkexist.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
3. "Nuclear testing in the Pacific - nuclear-free New Zealand | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. Retrieved 2012-07-25.