MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography

The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Cinematography in a Video. Madonna is the biggest Winner in this category with 3 wins.

Year	Artist	Video	Director(s) of photography
1984	The Police	"Every Breath You Take"	Daniel Pearl
1985	Don Henley	"The Boys of Summer"	Pascal Lebègue
1986	a-ha	"The Sun Always Shines on T.V."	Oliver Stapleton
1987	Robbie Nevil	"C'est La Vie"	Mark Plummer
1988	Sting	"We'll Be Together"	Bill Pope
1989	Madonna	"Express Yourself"	Mark Plummer
1990	Madonna	"Vogue"	Pascal Lebègue
1991	Chris Isaak	"Wicked Game (Concept)"	Rolf Kesterman
1992	Guns N' Roses	"November Rain"	Mike Southon and Daniel Pearl
1993	Madonna	"Rain"	Harris Savides
1994	R.E.M.	"Everybody Hurts"	Harris Savides
1995	The Rolling Stones	"Love Is Strong"	Gary Waller and Mike Trim
1996	The Smashing Pumpkins	"Tonight, Tonight"	Decklan Quinn
1997	Jamiroquai	"Virtual Insanity"	Steven Keith-Roach
1998	Fiona Apple	"Criminal"	Harris Savides
1999	Marilyn Manson	"The Dope Show"	Martin Coppen
2000	Macy Gray	"Do Something"	Jeff Cronenweth
2001	Fatboy Slim	"Weapon of Choice"	Lance Acord
2002	Moby	"We Are All Made of Stars"	Brad Rushing
2003	Johnny Cash	"Hurt"	Jean-Yves Escoffier
2004	Jay-Z	"99 Problems"	Joaquín Baca-Asay
2005	Green Day	"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"	Samuel Bayer
2006	James Blunt	"You're Beautiful"	Robbie Ryan
2007	no award
2008	The White Stripes	"Conquest"	Wyatt Troll
2009	Green Day	"21 Guns"	Jonathan Sela
2010	Jay-Z and Alicia Keys	"Empire State of Mind"	John Perez
2011	Adele	"Rolling in the Deep"	Tom Townend