MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction

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The MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction is a VMA category that honors outstanding music video direction, recognizing the creative vision and filmmaking craft behind notable videos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf MTV Video Music Award category
award for best director
music video award
alsoKnownAs Best Direction in a Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
surface form: VMA for Best Direction
awardCategoryOf MTV Video Music Award
surface form: MTV Video Music Awards
awardedFor creative vision in music video filmmaking
outstanding direction in a music video
country United States of America
surface form: United States
field music industry
frequency annual
genre music video
hasCriterion direction
filmmaking craft
visual storytelling
hasLanguage English
hasNotableWinningVideo "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift ft. Kendrick Lamar
surface form: "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

Closer (Nine Inch Nails music video)
surface form: "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails

"Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.
"Freedom! '90" by George Michael
Humble
surface form: "Humble" by Kendrick Lamar

"Sabotage" by Beastie Boys
Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)
surface form: "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé

"Sledgehammer" – Peter Gabriel
surface form: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel

This Is America
surface form: "This Is America" by Childish Gambino

"Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins
"Vogue" by Madonna
hasSubcategory direction in a music video
inception 1984
medium television
notableRecipient David Fincher
Hype Williams
Kendrick Lamar
Mark Romanek
Spike Jonze
Taylor Swift
organizer MTV
partOf MTV Video Music Award
surface form: MTV Video Music Awards
presentedAt annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony
presentedBy MTV
selectionProcess chosen from nominated music videos
winners determined by MTV and associated voting processes
typicalNominee music video director
recording artist who co-directed their video

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Praise You awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
Praise You award MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
subject surface form: Praise You music video
Weapon of Choice awardReceived MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
subject surface form: Weapon of Choice music video
Beastie Boys awardReceived MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
Mark Romanek awardReceived MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
Jeremy awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
Work It award MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
Formation (music video) receivedAward MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
Crazy nominatedFor MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
MTV VMA for Best Cinematography relatedTo MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: MTV VMA for Best Direction
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing associatedWith MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
The New Pollution nominatedFor MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction alsoKnownAs MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: VMA for Best Direction
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video relatedTo MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
Sabotage nominatedFor MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
this entity surface form: MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction relatedTo MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction