MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography
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The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Cinematography in a Video. Madonna and director of photography Harris Savides are the biggest winners in this category, with 3 wins each. Madonna is also the biggest nominee in the category's history, having received a total of ten nominations. On the side of the professionals, meanwhile, Daniel Pearl is the biggest nominee with eight nominations. He is followed by fellow cinematographers Martin Coppen, who has six nominations, and Harris Savides, Thomas Kloss, and Jeff Cronenweth, all with five.
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| 1984 | The Police — "Every Breath You Take" (Director of Photography: Daniel Pearl) |
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| 1985 | Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer" (Director of Photography: Pascal Lebègue) |
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| 1986 | a-ha — "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Director of Photography: Oliver Stapleton) |
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| 1987 | Robbie Nevil — "C'est La Vie" (Director of Photography: Mark Plummer) |
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| 1988 | Sting — "We'll Be Together" (Director of Photography: Bill Pope) |
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| 1989 | Madonna — "Express Yourself" (Director of Photography: Mark Plummer) |
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| 1990 | Madonna — "Vogue" (Director of Photography: Pascal Lebègue) |
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| 1991 | Chris Isaak — "Wicked Game (Concept)" (Director of Photography: Rolf Kestermann) |
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| 1992 | Guns N' Roses — "November Rain" (Directors of Photography: Mike Southon and Daniel Pearl) |
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| 1993 | Madonna — "Rain" (Director of Photography: Harris Savides) |
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| 1994 | R.E.M. — "Everybody Hurts" (Director of Photography: Harris Savides) |
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| 1995 | The Rolling Stones — "Love Is Strong" (Directors of Photography: Garry Waller and Mike Trim) |
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| 1996 | The Smashing Pumpkins — "Tonight, Tonight" (Director of Photography: Declan Quinn) |
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| 1997 | Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity" (Director of Photography: Stephen Keith-Roach) |
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| 1998 | Fiona Apple — "Criminal" (Director of Photography: Harris Savides) |
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| 1999 | Marilyn Manson — "The Dope Show" (Director of Photography: Martin Coppen) |
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| 2000 | Macy Gray — "Do Something" (Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth) |
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| 2001 | Fatboy Slim — "Weapon of Choice" (Director of Photography: Lance Acord) |
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| 2002 | Moby — "We Are All Made of Stars" (Director of Photography: Brad Rushing) |
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| 2003 | Johnny Cash — "Hurt" (Director of Photography: Jean-Yves Escoffier) |
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| 2004 | Jay-Z — "99 Problems" (Director of Photography: Joaquín Baca-Asay) |
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| 2005 | Green Day — "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Director of Photography: Samuel Bayer) |
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| 2006 | James Blunt — "You're Beautiful" (Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan) |
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| 2007 | No award given | |
| 2008 | The White Stripes — "Conquest" (Director of Photography: Wyatt Troll) |
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| 2009 | Green Day — "21 Guns" (Director of Photography: Jonathan Sela) |
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| 2010 | Jay-Z and Alicia Keys — "Empire State of Mind" (Director of Photography: John Perez) |
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| 2011 | Adele — "Rolling in the Deep" (Director of Photography: Tom Townend) |
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| 2012 | M.I.A. — "Bad Girls" (Director of Photography: André Chemetoff) |
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