MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year | |
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Awarded for | Music videos |
Country | United States |
Presented by | MTV |
First awarded | 1984 |
Currently held by | "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift |
Most awards | Taylor Swift (5) |
Most nominations | Eminem (9) |
Website | Official website |
The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year Presented by Burger King[1] is the most prestigious competitive award and the final award presented at the annual MTV Video Music Awards.[2] The award was created by the U.S. network MTV to honor artists with the best music videos.[3] At the first MTV Video Music Awards ceremony in 1984, the Video of the Year honor was presented to The Cars for the video "You Might Think".[4] Originally, all winners were determined by a special panel of music video directors, producers, and record company executives.[5] Since the 2006 awards, winners of major categories are determined by viewers' votes through MTV's website, while the jury decides in the technical categories.[6]