1997 MTV Video Music Awards

1997 MTV Video Music Awards
Starring	Chris Rock
Country of origin	USA
Original release
Network	MTV

The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4, 1997, honoring the best music videos from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 1997. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Video of the Year

• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Jewel — "You Were Meant For Me"
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug"
• No Doubt — "Don't Speak"

Best Male Video

• Beck — "Devil's Haircut"
• Babyface — "Every Time I Close My Eyes"
• R. Kelly — "I Believe I Can Fly"
• Will Smith — "Men in Black"

Best Female Video

• Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart"
• Erykah Badu — "On & On"
• Meredith Brooks — "Bitch"
• Jewel — "You Were Meant for Me"
• Paula Cole — "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone"

Best Group Video

• Blur — "Song 2"
• Counting Crows — "A Long December"
• Dave Matthews Band — "Crash into Me"
• No Doubt — "Don't Speak"
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight"

Best New Artist in a Video

• Fiona Apple — "Sleep to Dream"
• Meredith Brooks — "Bitch"
• Hanson — "MMMBop"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight"

Best Rock Video

• Aerosmith - "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
• Dave Matthews Band - "Crash Into Me"
• Foo Fighters - "Monkey Wrench"
• Marilyn Manson - "The Beautiful People"
• Rage Against the Machine - "People of the Sun"

Best R&B Video

• Babyface (featuring Stevie Wonder) — "How Come, How Long"
• Erykah Badu — "On & On"
• Blackstreet (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen) — "No Diggity"
• Toni Braxton — "Un-Break My Heart"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"

Best Rap Video

• Blackstreet (featuring Dr. Dre and Queen Pen) — "No Diggity"
• Dr. Dre — "Been There, Done That"
• Missy Elliott — "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
• The Notorious B.I.G. — "Hypnotize"

Best Dance Video

• The Chemical Brothers — "Block Rockin' Beats"
• Freak Nasty — "Da Dip"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Spice Girls — "Wannabe"

Best Alternative Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Blur — "Song 2"
• Foo Fighters — "Monkey Wrench"
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug"
• Sublime — "What I Got"

Best Video from a Film

• R. Kelly — "I Believe I Can Fly" (from Space Jam)
• Iggy Pop — "Lust for Life" (from Trainspotting)
• Will Smith — "Men in Black" (from Men in Black)
• Bruce Springsteen — "Secret Garden" (from Jerry Maguire)

Breakthrough Video

• The Chemical Brothers — "Setting Sun"
• Daft Punk — "Da Funk"
• Missy Elliott — "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Radiohead — Paranoid Android

Best Direction in a Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Missy Elliott — "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)"
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug"
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"

Best Choreography in a Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Cibo Matto — "Sugar Water"
• Dr. Dre — "Been There, Done That"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Will Smith — "Men in Black"

Best Special Effects in a Video

• Eels — "Novocaine for the Soul"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Marilyn Manson — "The Beautiful People"
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"
• Will Smith — "Men in Black

Best Art Direction in a Video

• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Marilyn Manson — "The Beautiful People"
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug"

Best Editing in a Video

• Beck — "Devil's Haircut"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight"

Best Cinematography in a Video

• Eels — "Novocaine for the Soul"
• Jamiroquai — Virtual Insanity
• Nine Inch Nails — "The Perfect Drug"
• The Smashing Pumpkins — "The End Is the Beginning Is the End"

Viewer's Choice

• Jewel — "You Were Meant For Me"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
• Spice Girls — "Say You'll Be There"
• The Wallflowers — "One Headlight"

International Viewer's Choice Awards

• MTV Asia: The Eraserheads — "Ang Huling El Bimbo"
• MTV Australia: Silverchair — "Freak"
• MTV Brasil: Skank — "É uma Partida de Futebol"
• MTV Europe: The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• MTV India: Asha Bhosle — "O Mere Sona Re"
• MTV Japan: Chara — "Yasashii Kimochi"
• MTV Latin America: Café Tacuba — "Chilanga Banda"
• MTV Mandarin: Mavis Fan — "Bartender Angel"

Video Vanguard Award (Direction)

• Mark Romanek

Video Vanguard Award (Artist)

• LL Cool J

Performances

MTV.com cybercast

• Meredith Brooks [1]

Pre-show

• The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (featuring John Popper) — "The Impression That I Get"
• Foo Fighters — "Everlong" [2]

Main show

• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans, 112, Mase and Sting) — "Mo Money Mo Problems"/"I'll Be Missing You"
• Jewel — "Angel Standing By"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe" (live from London)
• The Wallflowers (featuring Bruce Springsteen) — "One Headlight"
• Lil Kim, Left Eye, Da Brat, Missy Elliott and Angie Martinez — "Not Tonight (Remix)"
• U2 — "Please"
• Beck — "The New Pollution"
• Spice Girls — "Say You'll Be There"
• Jamiroquai — "Virtual Insanity"
• Marilyn Manson — "The Beautiful People"

Appearances

• Aerosmith
• Fiona Apple
• Backstreet Boys
• Björk
• Brandy
• Busta Rhymes
• Green Day
• LL Cool J
• Madonna
• Silverchair
• Will Smith
• Martha Stewart
• Voletta Wallace

External links

• Official MTV site