1998 MTV Video Music Awards

1998 MTV Video Music Awards
Date	September 10, 1998
Venue(s)	Universal Amphitheatre
Country	USA
Host(s)	Ben Stiller
Network	MTV

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The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 10, 1998, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 1997 to June 30, 1998. The show was hosted by Ben Stiller at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.

[edit] Promotion

In the weeks before the awards ceremony, MTV "hacked" its own website intentionally and graffitied the words "JF Was Here" across the page,^[1] at the same time that the British hacker JF was under investigation for the milw0rm hacktivist attacks by Scotland Yard.^[2] Hundreds of pages hosted on MTV.com sported the new JF logo, including one page that read, "JF was here, greets to milw0rm".^[3] MTV later confirmed that the alleged JF "hack" was a publicity stunt to promote the appearance of a commentator named Johnny Fame at their upcoming awards show.^[2] Many were puzzled by the apparent hack committed by JF since the hacker was "known for relatively high ethical standards."^[2]

[edit] Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

[edit] Video of the Year

Brandy and Monica — "The Boy Is Mine"
Madonna — "Ray of Light"
Puff Daddy and the Family — "It's All about the Benjamins (rock remix)"
Will Smith — "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
The Verve — "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

[edit] Best Male Video

David Bowie — "I'm Afraid of Americans"
Busta Rhymes — "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
Eric Clapton — "My Father's Eyes"
Brian McKnight — "Anytime"
Will Smith — "Just the Two of Us"

[edit] Best Female Video

[edit] Best R&B Video

[edit] Best Rap Video

Busta Rhymes — "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
Master P — "Make Em Say Uhh!"
The Notorious B.I.G. (featuring Puff Daddy and Mase) — "Mo Money Mo Problems"
Pras (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa) — "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
Will Smith — "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"

[edit] Best Dance Video

Backstreet Boys — "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
Janet Jackson — "Together Again"
Madonna — "Ray of Light"
The Prodigy — "Smack My Bitch Up"
Will Smith — "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"

[edit] Best Alternative Video

Ben Folds Five — "Brick"
Garbage — "Push It"
Green Day — "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Radiohead — "Karma Police"
The Verve — "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

[edit] Best Video from a Film

Aerosmith — "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (from Armageddon)
Beck — "Deadweight" (from A Life Less Ordinary)
Celine Dion — "My Heart Will Go On" (from Titanic)
Goo Goo Dolls — "Iris" (from City of Angels)
Pras (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa) — "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) " (from Bulworth)
Puff Daddy (featuring Jimmy Page) — "Come with Me" (from Godzilla)

[edit] Breakthrough Video

Busta Rhymes — "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
Garbage — "Push It"
Sean Lennon — "Home"
Madonna — "Ray of Light"
The Prodigy — "Smack My Bitch Up"
Roni Size/Reprazent — "Brown Paper Bag"

[edit] Best Direction in a Video

Garbage — "Push It" (Director: Andrea Giacobbe)
Wyclef Jean — "Gone Till November" (Director: Francis Lawrence)
Madonna — "Ray of Light" (Director: Jonas Åkerlund)
The Prodigy — "Smack My Bitch Up" (Director: Jonas Åkerlund)
Radiohead — "Karma Police" (Director: Jonathan Glazer)

[edit] Best Choreography in a Video

Busta Rhymes — "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" (Choreographer: Fatima Robinson)
Wyclef Jean — "We Trying to Stay Alive" (Choreographers: Henry and Crazy Legs)
Madonna — "Ray of Light" (Choreographer: Madonna)
Will Smith — "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" (Choreographer: Stretch)

[edit] Best Special Effects in a Video

Aerosmith — "Pink" (Special Effects: Kevin Yagher)
Aphex Twin — "Come to Daddy" (Special Effects: Chris Cunningham)
Foo Fighters — "Everlong" (Special Effects: Paul Sokol and Chris W.)
Garbage — "Push It" (Special Effects: Sebasten Caudron)
Madonna — "Frozen" (Special Effects: Steve Murgatroyd, Dan Williams, Steve Hiam and Anthony Walsham)

[edit] Best Art Direction in a Video

Björk — "Bachelorette" (Art Director: Donovan Davidson)
Death in Vegas — "Dirt" (Art Director: Andrea Giacobbe)
Foo Fighters — "Everlong" (Art Director: Bill Lakoss)
Garbage — "Push It" (Art Director: Virginia Lee)

[edit] Best Editing in a Video

Aerosmith — "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Editor: Chris Hafner)
Garbage — "Push It" (Editor: Sylvain Connat)
Madonna — "Ray of Light" (Editor: Jonas Åkerlund)
The Prodigy — "Smack My Bitch Up" (Editor: Jonas Åkerlund)

[edit] Best Cinematography in a Video

Fiona Apple — "Criminal" (Director of Photography: Harris Savides)
Garbage — "Push It" (Director of Photography: Max Malkin)
Madonna — "Ray of Light" (Director of Photography: Henrik Halvarsson)
Dave Matthews Band — "Don't Drink the Water" (Director of Photography: Dean Karr)
Radiohead — "Karma Police" (Director of Photography: Stephen Keith-Roach)

[edit] Viewer's Choice

Celine Dion — "My Heart Will Go On"
Green Day — "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)"
Matchbox 20 — "3 A.M."
Puff Daddy and the Family — "It's All about the Benjamins (rock remix)"
Will Smith — "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"

[edit] International Viewer's Choice Awards

[edit] MTV Asia

Chrisye — "Kala Cinta Menggoda"
H.O.T. — "We Are the Future"
Innuendo — "Belaian Jiwa"
Kulay — "Shout"
Nicole Theriault — "Kapolo"

[edit] MTV Australia

Grinspoon — "Just Ace"
Natalie Imbruglia — "Torn"
Robyn Loau — "Sick with Love"
Kylie Minogue — "Did It Again" ^[4]
Regurgitator — "Black Bugs"
Screamfeeder — "Hi C's"
silverchair — "Cemetery"

[edit] MTV Brasil

Charlie Brown Jr. — "Proibida pra Mim"
Os Paralamas do Sucesso — "Ela Disse Adeus"
Pato Fu — "Antes Que Seja Tarde"
Racionais MC's — "Diário de um Detento"
Raimundos — "Andar na Pedra"

[edit] MTV India

Abhijeet — "Main Koi Aisa Geet"
Asha Bhosle — "Janam Samjha Karo"
Kamaal Khan — "O Oh Jaane Jana"
Lata Mangeshkar and Udit Narayan — "Dil To Pagal Hai"
A. R. Rahman — "Maa Tujhe Salaam"

[edit] MTV Japan

Blankey Jet City — "Akai Tanbarin"
Hide with Spread Beaver — "Pink Spider"
Luna Sea — "Storm"
Puffy — "Ai No Shirushi"
Shikao Suga — "Story"

[edit] MTV Latin America (North)

Aterciopelados — "Cosita Seria"
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — "Jugo"
La Ley — "Fotofobia"
Molotov — "Gimme Tha Power"
Plastilina Mosh — "Mr. P. Mosh"

[edit] MTV Latin America (South)

Andrés Calamaro — "Loco"
Los Fabulosos Cadillacs — "Calaveras y Diablitos"
Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — "Jugo"
Molotov — "Gimme Tha Power"
Turf — "Casanova"

[edit] MTV Mandarin

Black Biscuits — "Stamina"
CoCo Lee — "Di Da Di"
Karen Mok — "He Doesn't Love Me"
Na Ying — "Conquer"
Power Station — "Cruel Love Letter"
David Tao — "Beside the Airport"

[edit] Video Vanguard Award

Beastie Boys

[edit] Performances

[edit] Pre-show

Barenaked Ladies — "One Week"/"Medley" ^[5]

[edit] Main show

Madonna (featuring Lenny Kravitz) — "Shanti/Ashtangi"/"Ray of Light"
Pras (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa, Wyclef Jean and Canibus) — "Gone Till November"/"Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)"
Hole — "Celebrity Skin" (with an excerpt from R.E.M.'s "Pretty Persuasion")
Master P (featuring Silkk Tha Shocker, Mystikal and Mia X) — "Make Em Say Uhh!"
Backstreet Boys — "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
Beastie Boys — "3 MCs and 1 DJ/Intergalactic"
Brandy and Monica — "The Boy Is Mine"
Dave Matthews Band — "Stay (Wasting Time)"
Marilyn Manson — "The Dope Show"
Brian Setzer Orchestra — "Jump Jive an' Wail"

[edit] Appearances

Andy Dick and the Backstreet Boys — appeared in the opening skit
Jerry Stiller — made a special appearance during the opening monologue
Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey — presented Best Male Video
Rupert Everett and Salma Hayek — presented Best Group Video
Tyra Banks — introduced Pras, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa, Wyclef Jean and Canibus
Sarah Michelle Gellar and Hanson — presented Best New Artist in a Video
Rob Thomas — introduced Hole
Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan — presented Best Video from a Film
Jada Pinkett Smith and Maxwell — presented Best Alternative Video
Shaquille O'Neal — introduced Master P
Will Smith and Tatyana Ali — presented Best Female Video
Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa — introduced the Backstreet Boys
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mase — presented Best Direction in a Video
Sarah McLachlan and Natalie Imbruglia — introduced the International Viewer's Choice Awards
Tori Amos and Beck — presented Best Rap Video
Usher — introduced Brandy and Monica
Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and David Spade — presented Viewer's Choice
Chuck D — presented Video Vanguard
Matt Stone and Trey Parker — introduced the Dave Matthews Band
Jennifer Lopez and Mark Wahlberg — presented Best R&B Video
Lenny Kravitz and Gwen Stefani — presented Best Rock Video
Geri Halliwell — presented Video of the Year
Busta Rhymes and the Flipmode Squad — introduced the Brian Setzer Orchestra

[edit] References

^ "MTV "hack" backfires". CNet. September 9, 1998. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-215319.html.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MTV Cries 'Hacked!'". Wired. September 9, 1998. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5iRrRo2oA. Retrieved 2009-07-10.
^ "AntiOnline's Editorial Coverage Of The MTV Site "Hack" ?". AntiOnline. September 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19981205104829/http://antionline.com/SpecialReports/mtv/opinion.html.
^ http://web.archive.org/web/19991012050006/www.mtv.com.au/awards/98vma/ausnoms/ausnom.html
^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425376/19980911/barenaked_ladies.jhtml?paid=2432

[edit] External links

Official MTV site

[CNet-0] "MTV "hack" backfires". CNet. September 9, 1998. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-215319.html.

[wired_mtv-1] "MTV Cries 'Hacked!'". Wired. September 9, 1998. Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5iRrRo2oA. Retrieved 2009-07-10.

[Antionline-2] "AntiOnline's Editorial Coverage Of The MTV Site "Hack" ?". AntiOnline. September 1998. http://web.archive.org/web/19981205104829/http://antionline.com/SpecialReports/mtv/opinion.html.

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[4] ttp://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1425376/19980911/barenaked_ladies.jhtml?paid=2432

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