MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
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The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the top honor at MTV's annual Video Music Awards, recognizing the most outstanding and influential music video released that year.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year canonical | 19 |
| MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year (nomination) | 1 |
| The Cars – "You Might Think" (Video of the Year) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4374164 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year Context triple: [George Michael, awardReceived, MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year]
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A.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding music videos by male solo artists.
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B.
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors music videos noted for their innovative, experimental, or boundary-pushing creative vision.
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C.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding music videos in the hip-hop genre.
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D.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
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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E.
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is a prestigious annual music industry honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation and production of short-form music videos.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year Target entity description: The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the top honor at MTV's annual Video Music Awards, recognizing the most outstanding and influential music video released that year.
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A.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding music videos by male solo artists.
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B.
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors music videos noted for their innovative, experimental, or boundary-pushing creative vision.
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C.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video is a category at the MTV VMAs that honors outstanding music videos in the hip-hop genre.
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D.
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
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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E.
Grammy Award for Best Music Video
The Grammy Award for Best Music Video is a prestigious annual music industry honor recognizing outstanding achievement in the creation and production of short-form music videos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MTV Video Music Award category
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music video award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | VMA for Video of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFor |
Video of the Year
NERFINISHED
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music video ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs |
recognizes the most outstanding and influential music video released that year
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top honor at the MTV Video Music Awards ⓘ |
| firstPresentedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs | Moonman statuette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreScope | all music genres ⓘ |
| hasCriterion |
artistic achievement in music video
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cultural impact of music video ⓘ innovation in music video ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecipient |
Adele
NERFINISHED
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Beyoncé NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie Eilish NERFINISHED ⓘ Britney Spears NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruno Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ Doja Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ Eminem NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Justin Timberlake NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanye West NERFINISHED ⓘ Katy Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ Kendrick Lamar NERFINISHED ⓘ Lady Gaga NERFINISHED ⓘ Lil Nas X NERFINISHED ⓘ Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Missy Elliott NERFINISHED ⓘ Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ OutKast NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Gabriel NERFINISHED ⓘ R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ Rihanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ The Weeknd NERFINISHED ⓘ U2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrophy | Moon Person statuette ⓘ |
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| isMajorCategoryOf | MTV Video Music Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| partOf | MTV Video Music Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedAtEvent | annual MTV Video Music Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| presentedBy | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
industry or expert voting in some years
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public voting in some years ⓘ voting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year Description of subject: The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the top honor at MTV's annual Video Music Awards, recognizing the most outstanding and influential music video released that year.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Cars – "You Might Think" (Video of the Year)
MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing
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associatedWith
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MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
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this entity surface form:
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year (nomination)
MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video
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relatedTo
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MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
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