Grammy Award for Best Music Film
Grammy Award for Best Music Film | |
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Description | Quality long form music videos |
Country | United States |
Presented by | National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences |
First awarded | 1984 |
Last awarded | 2020 |
Currently held by | Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé (2020) |
Website | grammy.com |
The Grammy Award for Best Music Film (until 2012 known as Best Long Form Music Video)[1][2] is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards,[3] to performers, directors, and producers of quality videos or musical programs. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[4]
The category was preceded by the Grammy Award for Video of the Year, which was presented in 1982 and 1983, awarding long form videos (or video albums as they were known back then) in the budding music video market. The category was discontinued after 1983.
The Best Music Film category is for concert/performance films or music documentaries. The eligibility rules have changed slightly over the years. As of 2016, the main rules are:[5]
- Concert/performance films or music documentaries released theatrically or for sale to the public for the first time or first appearing on television or online during the current eligibility year.
- Music-related documentaries with a preponderance of performance-based material.
- While dramatic feature films and biopics are not eligible, films with fictional elements are eligible.
The Best Music Film category is one of two categories in the Best Music Video/Film Field. The other one is Best Music Video, which recognises stand-alone videos of one song or performance.
Artists who are the focus of nominated films may not always be eligible for a Grammy themselves, depending on the type of film and the level of involvement of those artists in making the film.
History of the award
This category has undergone several name changes through the years:
- Best Video Album (1984-1985)
- Best Music Video, Long Form (1986-1997)
- Best Long Form Music Video (1998-2013)
- Best Music Film (2014-)[6]
In 1988 and 1989, the award criteria were changed and the video accolades were presented under the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video. The awards were returned to the original format in 1990. Except in 1984, 1985, 1988 and 1989, the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video recipients include the artists, directors, and producers associated with the winning videos.
Singers Madonna and Sting hold the record for the most wins as a performer in this category, with two each, while there have been three films about The Beatles among the winners. However, in two instances, The Beatles were not recognized as individual winners. To date, three directors won the award twice: David Mallet, Jonas Akerlund and Bob Smeaton. Madonna holds the record for the most nomination with four. The British pop rock group Eurythmics and Coldplay hold the record for the most nominations as a performer without a win, with three each.
Recipients
In 1984 and 1985, only the artists were presented with an award. In 1986 the award went to the artist(s) and the video director(s). From 1987 onwards, the award has been presented to the artist(s), video director(s) and video producer(s). (Nominations list performing artists only).
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![A man wearing dark sunglasses and a jacket covered in blue and yellow rhinestones, holding up his right hand which is covered in a white glove. Behind him stands a man in a black suit.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Michael_Jackson_1984.jpg/170px-Michael_Jackson_1984.jpg)
![A Caucasian male wearing all black and a floral scarf around his neck.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Sting_2009_portrait.jpg/170px-Sting_2009_portrait.jpg)
![A woman wearing a white shirt with jeans that have a rip in them and a black belt. She has her head tilted to her right.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Janet_Jackson.jpg/170px-Janet_Jackson.jpg)
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![A Caucasian female with light colored hair leaning her head back while singing into a microphone. She is wearing a sleeveless green shirt with dark grey pants and has a guitar strapped around her.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Alanis_Morissette_at_Espacio_Movistar_3.jpg/170px-Alanis_Morissette_at_Espacio_Movistar_3.jpg)
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![A Caucasian male with brown hair smiling while raising his right eyebrow. He is wearing an unzipped black leather jacket over a dark colored shirt. In the background, a yellow and red bricked wall can be seen](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Bruce_Springteen_Front_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Bruce_Springteen_Front_%28cropped%29.jpg)
![A white female with blonde hair looking to her right. She is wearing a black shirt with sheer sleeves as well as long dangling earrings and a necklace.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/ConfessionsWemblyreduced.jpg/170px-ConfessionsWemblyreduced.jpg)
![A white male in his 60s sitting in a chair while speaking into a microphone. He is wearing eyeglasses and a grey jacket over a blue buttoned down shirt. His left hand is rested on his lap.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Peter_Bogdanovich.jpg/170px-Peter_Bogdanovich.jpg)
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1980s and 1990s
Year[I] | Work | Performing artist(s) | Director(s)[II] | Producers | Nominees |
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1984 | Duran Duran | Duran Duran | — | — | |
1985 | Making Michael Jackson's Thriller | Michael Jackson | — | — |
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1986 | Huey Lewis & The News: The Heart of Rock 'n Roll | Huey Lewis and the News | Bruce Gowers | — |
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1987 | Bring on the Night | Sting | Michael Apted | Sting |
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1988[III] | — | — | — | — | — |
1989[III] | — | — | — | — | — |
1990 | Rhythm Nation 1814 | Janet Jackson | Dominic Sena, Jonathan Dayton, and Valerie Faris | Aris McGarry, Jonathan Dayton, and Valerie Faris | |
1991 | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie | MC Hammer | Rupert Wainwright | John Oetjen |
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1992 | Madonna: Live! – Blond Ambition World Tour 90 | Madonna | David Mallet Mark "Aldo" Miceli |
Anthony Eaton |
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1993 | Diva | Annie Lennox | Sophie Muller | Rob Small |
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1994 | Ten Summoner's Tales | Sting | Doug Nichol | Julie Fong |
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1995 | Zoo TV: Live from Sydney | U2 | David Mallet | Ned O'Hanlon and Rocky Oldham |
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1996 | Secret World Live | Peter Gabriel | François Girard | Robert Warr |
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1997 | The Beatles Anthology | The Beatles | Bob Smeaton Geoff Wonfor |
Chips Chipperfield and Neil Aspinall |
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1998 | Jagged Little Pill, Live | Alanis Morissette | Alanis Morissette Steve Purcell |
Alanis Morissette, David May, Glen Ballard, and Steve Purcell |
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1999 | American Masters: Lou Reed: Rock & Roll Heart | Lou Reed | Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | Karen Bernstein, Susan Lacy, Tamar Hacker, and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders |
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2000s and 2010s
2020s
Year[I] | Work | Performing artist(s) | Director(s)[II] | Producers | Nominees |
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2020 | Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé | Beyoncé | Beyoncé Knowles-Carter & Ed Burke | Steve Pamon & Erinn Williams |
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^[I] Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.
^[II] Director(s) are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award.
^[III] Award was not presented. Music video categories presented that year included Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video.
^[IV] Award not presented to the performing artist (only to video director(s) and video producer(s))
^[V] Director unknown; award presented to video producers only
See also
References
- ^ "55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ^ "Grammy Awards at a Glance". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Overview". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 27, 2009. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ Grammy.com
- ^ Press release, 4 June 2013
- "Past Winners Search". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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