L'MTV Video Music Award alla miglior regia (MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction) è uno dei quattro riconoscimenti assegnati nell'ambito degli MTV Video Music Awards sin dalla prima cerimonia di premiazione, avvenuta nel 1984.

Vincitori e candidati

I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.

Anni 1980

  • 1984
    • Tim Newman - Sharp Dressed Man dei ZZ Top
    • Juliano Waldman - Numbers with Wings dei The Bongos
    • Martin Kahan - All of the Good Ones Are Taken di Ian Hunter
    • Tobe Hooper - Dancing with Myself di Billy Idol
    • Edd Griles - Time After Time di Cyndi Lauper
    • David Rathod - I Want a New Drug degli Huey Lewis and the News
    • Godley & Creme - Every Breath You Take dei The Police
    • Tim Newman - Gimme All Your Lovin' dei ZZ Top
  • 1985
    • Jean-Baptiste Mondino - The Boys of Summer di Don Henley
    • Mary Lambert - Dancin' di Chris Isaak
    • Jeff Stein - Don't Come Around Here No More di Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    • Daniel Kleinman - Don't You (Forget About Me) dei Simple Minds
    • Steve Barron - Run to You di Bryan Adams
    • Steve Barron - Stranger in Town dei Toto
    • Russell Mulcahy - The Wild Boys dei Duran Duran
  • 1986
    • a-ha - Take on Me (Regista: Steve Barron)
    • X - Burning House of Love (Regista: Daniel Kleinman)
    • Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Regista: Steve Barron)
    • ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Regista: Steve Barron)
    • Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Regista: Daniel Kleinman)
  • 1987
    • Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Regista: Stephen R. Johnson)
    • Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Regista: Alex Proyas)
    • Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Registi: Peter Kagan e Paula Greif)
    • Genesis - Land of Confusion (Registi: Jim Yukich e John Lloyd)
    • U2 - With or Without You (Regista: Meiert Avis)
  • 1988
    • George Michael - Father Figure (Registi: Andy Morahan e George Michael)
    • XTC - Dear God (Regista: Nick Brandt)
    • Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (Regista: Storm Thorgerson)
    • R.E.M. - The One I Love (Regista: Robert Longo)
    • Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart (Regista: Sophie Muller)
  • 1989
    • Madonna - Express Yourself (Regista: David Fincher)
    • Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started (Regista: Andy Morahan)
    • DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (Regista: Scott Kalvert)
    • Jody Watley - Real Love (Regista: David Fincher)
    • Steve Winwood - Roll with It (Regista: David Fincher)

Anni 1990

  • 1990
    • Madonna - Vogue (Regista: David Fincher)
    • Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (Regista: David Fincher)
    • Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun (Regista: David Fincher)
    • Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract (Registi: Michael Patterson e Candace Reckinger)
  • 1991
    • R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Regista: Tarsem)
    • George Michael - Freedom! '90 (Regista: David Fincher)
    • Queensrÿche - Silent Lucidity (Regista: Matt Mahurin)
    • Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (Concept) (Regista: Herb Ritts)
  • 1992
    • Van Halen - Right Now (Regista: Mark Fenske)
    • Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back (Regista: Adam Bernstein)
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (Regista: Stéphane Sednaoui)
    • En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (Regista: Matthew Rolston)
  • 1993
    • Pearl Jam - Jeremy (Regista: Mark Pellington)
    • En Vogue - Free Your Mind (Regista: Mark Romanek)
    • Los Lobos - Kiko and the Lavender Moon (Regista: Ondrej Rudavsky)
    • R.E.M. - Man on the Moon (Regista: Peter Care)
  • 1994
    • R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts (Regista: Jake Scott)
    • Aerosmith - Amazing (Regista: Marty Callner)
    • Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Regista: Spike Jonze)
    • Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby (Regista: Tarsem)
  • 1995
    • Weezer - Buddy Holly (Regista: Spike Jonze)
    • Green Day - Basket Case (Regista: Mark Kohr)
    • Michael Jackson e Janet Jackson - Scream (Regista: Mark Romanek)
    • TLC - Waterfalls (Regista: F. Gary Gray)
  • 1996
    • The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
    • Foo Fighters - Big Me (Regista: Jesse Peretz)
    • Alanis Morissette - Ironic (Regista: Stéphane Sednaoui)
    • Björk - It's Oh So Quiet (Regista: Spike Jonze)
  • 1997
    • Beck - The New Pollution (Regista: Beck Hansen)
    • The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End (Registi: Joel Schumacher, Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
    • Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Regista: Mark Romanek)
    • Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Regista: Hype Williams)
    • Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Regista: Jonathan Glazer)
  • 1998
    • Madonna - Ray of Light (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund)
    • Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
    • Radiohead - Karma Police (Regista: Jonathan Glazer)
    • Garbage - Push It (Regista: Andrea Giacobbe)
    • The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund)
  • 1999
    • Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Regista: Torrance Community Dance Group)
    • Korn - Freak on a Leash (Registi: Todd McFarlane, Graham Morris, Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
    • Eminem - My Name Is (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell)
    • TLC - No Scrubs (Regista: Hype Williams)
    • Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson) - What's It Gonna Be ?! (Registi: Hype Williams e Busta Rhymes)

Anni 2000

  • 2000
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
    • Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything (Regista: Sanji)
    • Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly (Regista: Jesse Peretz)
    • Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell)
    • D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Registi: Paul Hunter e Dominique Trenier)
  • 2001
    • Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice (Regista: Spike Jonze)
    • R.E.M. - Imitation of Life (Regista: Garth Jennings)
    • Linkin Park - Crawling (Regista: Fratelli Strause)
    • OutKast - Ms. Jackson (Regista: F. Gary Gray)
    • Eminem featuring Dido - Stan (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell)
  • 2002
    • Eminem - Without Me (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
    • P.O.D. - Alive (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
    • Missy Elliott (featuring Ludacris e Trina) - One Minute Man (Regista: Dave Meyers)
    • Elton John - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (Regista: David LaChapelle)
  • 2003
    • Coldplay - The Scientist (Regista: Jamie Thraves)
    • Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
    • Sum 41 - The Hell Song (Regista: Marc Klasfeld)
    • Johnny Cash - Hurt (Regista: Mark Romanek)
    • Missy Elliott - Work It (Registi: Dave Meyers e Missy Elliott)
  • 2004
    • Jay-Z - 99 Problems (Regista: Mark Romanek)
    • The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button (Regista: Michel Gondry)
    • OutKast - Hey Ya! (Regista: Bryan Barber)
    • No Doubt - It's My Life (Regista: David LaChapelle)
    • Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man (Regista: Michel Gondry)
  • 2005
    • Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Regista: Samuel Bayer)
    • Missy Elliott (featuring Ciara e Fatman Scoop) - Lose Control (Registi: Dave Meyers e Missy Elliott)
    • Jennifer Lopez - Get Right (Registi: Francis Lawrence e Diane Martel)
    • U2 - Vertigo (Regista: Alex and Martin)
    • The White Stripes - Blue Orchid (Regista: Floria Sigismondi)
  • 2006
    • Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (Regista: Robert Hales)
    • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (Regista: Tony Kaye)
    • AFI - Miss Murder (Regista: Marc Webb)
    • Common - Testify (Regista: Anthony Mandler)
    • 10 Years - Wasteland (Regista: Kevin Kerslake)
  • 2007
    • Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around... Comes Around (Regista: Samuel Bayer)
    • Beyoncé e Shakira - Beautiful Liar (Regista: Jake Nava)
    • Christina Aguilera - Candyman (Registi: Matthew Rolston e Christina Aguilera)
    • Kanye West - Stronger (Regista: Hype Williams)
    • Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - Umbrella (Regista: Chris Applebaum)
    • Linkin Park - What I've Done (Regista: Joe Hahn)
  • 2008
    • Erykah Badu - Honey (Registi: Erykah Badu e Chris Robinson)
    • Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day (Regista: Joe Hahn)
    • Panic! at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon (Regista: Shane Drake)
    • Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
    • Rihanna - Take a Bow (Regista: Anthony Mandler)
  • 2009
    • Green Day - 21 Guns (Regista: Marc Webb)
    • Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Regista: Jake Nava)
    • Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester) - Good Girls Go Bad (Regista: Kai Regan)
    • Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund)
    • Britney Spears - Circus (Regista: Francis Lawrence)

Anni 2010

  • 2010
    • Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
    • Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens (Regista: Bartholomew Cubbins)
    • Eminem - Not Afraid (Regista: Rich Lee)
    • Jay-Z e Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Regista: Hype Williams)
    • Pink - Funhouse (Regista: Dave Meyers)
  • 2011
    • Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise (Regista: Adam Yauch)
    • Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) - E.T. (Regista: Floria Sigismondi)
    • Thirty Seconds to Mars - Hurricane (Regista: Bartholomew Cubbins)
    • Eminem (con Rihanna) - Love the Way You Lie (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
    • Adele - Rolling in the Deep (Regista: Sam Brown)
  • 2012
    • M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Regista: Romain Gavras)
    • Coldplay (con Rihanna) - Princess of China (Regista: Adria Petty)
    • Duck Sauce - Big Bad Wolf (Regista: Keith Schofield)
    • Jay-Z & Kanye West (con Otis Redding) - Otis (Regista: Spike Jonze)
    • Frank Ocean - Swim Good (Regista: Nabil Elderkin)
  • 2013
    • Justin Timberlake (con Jay-Z) - Suit & Tie (Regista: David Fincher)
    • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (con Ray Dalton) - Can't Hold Us (Registi: Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig e Jon Jon Augustavo)
    • Fun. - Carry On (Regista: Anthony Mandler)
    • Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Regista: Megaforce)
    • Drake - Started from the Bottom (Registi: Director X e Drake)
  • 2014
    • DJ Snake e Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Regista: DANIELS)
    • Eminem (featuring Rihanna) - The Monster (Regista: Rich Lee)
    • Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts (Regista: Melina Matsoukas)
    • Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Regista: Terry Richardson)
    • OK Go - The Writing's on the Wall (Registi: Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy e Bob Partington)
  • 2015
    • Kendrick Lamar - Alright (Registi: Colin Tilley e the Little Homies)
    • Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) - Bad Blood (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
    • Childish Gambino - Sober (Regista: Hiro Murai)
    • Hozier - Take Me to Church (Registi: Brendan Canty e Conal Thomson)
    • Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk (Registi: Bruno Mars e Cameron Duddy)
  • 2016
    • Beyoncé - Formation (Regista: Melina Matsoukas)
    • Adele - Hello (Regista: Xavier Dolan)
    • David Bowie - Lazarus (Regista: Johan Renck)
    • Coldplay - Up&Up (Regista: Vania Heymann e Gal Muggia)
    • Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better (Regista: Canada)
  • 2017
    • Kendrick Lamar - Humble (Regista: Dave Meyers e The Little Homies)
    • Katy Perry (featuring Skip Marley) - Chained to the Rhythm (Regista: Mathew Cullen)
    • Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Regista: Cameron Duddy e Bruno Mars)
    • Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful (Regista: Aaron A)
    • The Weeknd - Reminder (Regista: Glenn Michael)
  • 2018
    • Childish Gambino - This Is America (Regista: Hiro Murai)
    • The Carters - Apeshit (Regista: Ricky Saix)
    • Drake - God's Plan (Regista: Karena Evans)
    • Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (Regista: Jay Martin)
    • Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Regista: Jason Koenig)
    • Justin Timberlake (featuring Chris Stapleton) - Say Something (Regista: Arturo Perez Jr.)
  • 2019
    • Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) - Old Town Road (Remix) (Regista: Calmatic)
    • Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (Regista: Dave Meyers)
    • FKA twigs - Cellophane (Regista: Andrew Thomas Huang)
    • Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next (Regista: Hannah Lux Davis)
    • LSD - No New Friends (Regista: Dano Cerny)
    • Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down (Regista: Taylor Swift e Drew Kirsch)

Anni 2020

  • 2020
    • Taylor Swift - The Man (Regista: Taylor Swift)
    • Billie Eilish - Xanny (Regista: Billie Eilish)
    • Doja Cat - Say So (Regista: Hannah Lux Davis)
    • Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now (Regista: Nabil)
    • Harry Styles - Adore You (Regista: Dave Meyers)
    • The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Regista: Anton Tammi)
  • 2021
    • Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name) (Regista: Lil Nas X e Tanja Muïn'o)
    • Billie Eilish - Your Power (Regista: Billie Eilish)
    • DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) - Popstar (Regista: Director X)
    • Taylor Swift - Willow (Regista: Taylor Swift)
    • Travis Scott (featuring Young Thug e M.I.A.) - Franchise (Regista: Travis Scott)
    • Tyler, the Creator - Lumberjack (Regista: Wolf Haley)
  • 2022
    • Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (Regista: Taylor Swift)
    • Baby Keem e Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties (Regista: Dave Free)
    • Billie Eilish – Happier than Ever (Regista: Billie Eilish)
    • Ed Sheeran – Shivers (Regista: Dave Meyers)
    • Harry Styles – As It Was (Regista: Tanja Muïn'o)
    • Lil Nas X e Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
  • 2023
    • Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Regista: Taylor Swift)
    • Doja Cat – Attention (Regista: Tanja Muïn'o)
    • Drake – Falling Back (Regista: Julien Christian Lutz)
    • Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out (Regista: Dave Free e Kendrick Lamar)
    • Megan Thee Stallion – Her (Regista: Colin Tilley)
    • Sam Smith e Kim Petras – Unholy (Regista: Floria Sigismondi)
    • SZA – Kill Bill (Regista: Christian Breslauer)
  • 2024
    • Taylor Swift (featuring Post Malone) – Fortnight (Regista: Taylor Swift)
    • Ariana Grande – We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) (Regista: Christian Breslauer)
    • Bleachers – Tiny Moves (Regista: Alex Lockett e Margaret Qualley)
    • Eminem – Houdini (Regista: Rich Lee)
    • Megan Thee Stallion – Boa (Regista: Daniel Iglesias Jr.)
    • Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please (Regista: Bardia Zeinali)

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