Best Art Direction

• Don Henley - Boys Of The Summer Lyrics
• Simple Minds - Don't You (forget About Me) Lyrics
• Culture Club - It's A Miracle Lyrics
• Madonna - Like A Virgin Lyrics
• Bryan Adams - Run To you Lyrics
• Peter Brown - Zie Zie Won't Dance

Best Choreography

• Elton John - Sad Songs (say So Much) Lyrics
• Madonna - Like A Virgin Lyrics
• Madonna - Material Girl Lyrics
• Tina Turner - Private Dancer Lyrics
• Sheila E. - Glamorous Life Lyrics
• Prince - When Doves Cry Lyrics
• Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You Lyrics

Best Cinematography

• Don Henley - Boys Of The Summer Lyrics
• Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane Lyrics
• Bryan Adams - Heaven Lyrics
• Madonna - Like A Virgin Lyrics
• Bryan Adams - Run To you Lyrics

Best Concept Video

• Glen Frey - Smuggler's Blues
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More Lyrics
• David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody Lyrics
• Don Henley - Boys Of The Summer Lyrics
• Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes Lyrics

Best Direction

• Don Henley - Boys Of The Summer Lyrics
• Chris Isaak - Dancin' Lyrics
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More Lyrics
• Simple Minds - Don't You (forget About Me) Lyrics
• Bryan Adams - Run To you Lyrics
• Toto - Stranger In Town Lyrics
• Duran Duran - Wild Boys Lyrics

Best Editing

• Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit)
• Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane Lyrics
• Bryan Adams - Run To you Lyrics
• Lindsey Buckingham - Slow Dancing Lyrics
• Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You Lyrics

Best Experimental Video

• Art of Noise - Close (To the Edit)
• Chris Isaak - Dancin' Lyrics
• Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane Lyrics
• Lindsey Buckingham - Slow Dancing Lyrics
• Lone Justice - Ways to Be Wicked

Best Female Video

• Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It Lyrics
• Madonna - Material Girl Lyrics
• Cyndi Lauper - She Bop Lyrics
• Sade - Smooth Operator Lyrics
• Sheila E. - Glamorous Life Lyrics

Best Group Video

• Usa For Africa - We Are The World Lyrics
• The Cars - Drive Lyrics
• U2 - Pride (in The Name Of Love) Lyrics
• Huey Lewis & The News - This Is It
• Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You Lyrics

Best Male Video

• Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire Lyrics
• David Lee Roth - California Girls Lyrics
• Glen Frey - I'm On Fire
• David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody Lyrics
• Don Henley - Boys Of The Summer Lyrics

Best New Artist

• Til Tuesday - Voices Carry Lyrics
• Sade - Smooth Operator Lyrics
• Sheila E. - Glamorous Life Lyrics
• Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes Lyrics
• Julian Lennon - Valotte Lyrics

Best Overall Performance in a Video

• Phillip Baily, Phil Collins - Easy Lover
• Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark Lyrics
• David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody Lyrics
• Usa For Africa - We Are The World Lyrics
• Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You Lyrics

Best Special Effects

• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More Lyrics
• Lindsey Buckingham - Go Insane - David Yardley
• Culture Club - It's a Miracle - David Yardley
• Bryan Adams - Run to You - Cinebuila
• Lindsey Buckingham - Slow Dancing - David Yardley

Best Stage Performance in a Video

• Bruce Springsteen - Dancing In The Dark Lyrics
• Tina Turner - Better Be Good To Me Lyrics
• David Bowie - Blue Jean Lyrics
• Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime Lyrics
• Eurythmics - Would I Lie To You Lyrics

Video of the Year

• Don Henley - Boys Of The Summer Lyrics
• David Lee Roth - California Girls Lyrics
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More Lyrics
• David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody Lyrics
• Usa For Africa - We Are The World Lyrics

Viewer's Choice

• Usa For Africa - We Are The World Lyrics
• David Lee Roth - California Girls Lyrics
• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More Lyrics
• David Lee Roth - Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody Lyrics
• Don Henley - Boys Of The Summer Lyrics