MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. In 2007, however, the award was briefly renamed Female Artist of the Year, and it awarded the artist's whole body of work for that year rather than a specific video. In 2008, though, the award returned to its original name. The category would become defunct beginning with the 2017 ceremony after the gender specific categories would be merged into the Artist of the Year category.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video | |
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Awarded for | Female music videos |
Country | United States |
Presented by | MTV |
First awarded | 1984 |
Last awarded | 2016 |
Most awards |
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Most nominations | Madonna (12) |
Website | VMA website |
Madonna, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé are the biggest winners with three wins each, while the former also holds the record for most nominations with 12. Meanwhile, Beyoncé, Kelly Clarkson and Lady Gaga are the only artists to win the award for two consecutive years.
Recipients




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Records/Stats
- Most Wins:
- 1. Beyoncé, Madonna, Taylor Swift – 3 wins
- 2. Kelly Clarkson, Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga – 2 wins
- Most Nominations, as of 2016 (including nominations for Female Artist of the Year)
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | |
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Total nominations | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
See also
- List of music awards honoring women
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best Female
References
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1984". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1985". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1986". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1987". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1988". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1989". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1990". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1991". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1992". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1993". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1994". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1995". MTV. Archived from the original on May 10, 2016. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1996". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1997". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1998". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 1999". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2000". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2001". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2002". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2003". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2004". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2005". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2006". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2007". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2008". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2009". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2010". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2011". MTV. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2012". MTV. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2013". MTV. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2014". MTV. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- "MTV Video Music Awards 2015". MTV. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
- "2016 VMA Nominations: See the Full List Now". MTV News. Retrieved July 26, 2016.