Best Art Direction

• B-52s - Love Shack Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics
• Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire Lyrics

Best Breakthrough Video

• Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Lyrics
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Lyrics
• Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to U
• Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract Lyrics

Best Choreography

• Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation Lyrics
• Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract Lyrics
• MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Lyrics
• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics

Best Cinematography

• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Don Henley - End Of The Innocence Lyrics
• Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire Lyrics

Best Dance Video

• MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Lyrics
• Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract Lyrics
• Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation Lyrics
• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics

Best Direction

• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract Lyrics
• Don Henley - End Of The Innocence Lyrics

Best Editing

• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Don Henley - End Of The Innocence Lyrics
• MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Lyrics

Best Female Video

• Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to U
• Alannah Myles - Black Velvet Lyrics
• Michelle Shocked - On the Greener Side
• Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract Lyrics
• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics

Best Group Video

• B-52s - Love Shack Lyrics
• Midnight Oil - Blue Sky Mine Lyrics
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Lyrics

Best Heavy Metal / Hard Rock Video

• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Faith No More - Epic Lyrics
• Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart Lyrics
• Slaughter - Up All Night Lyrics

Best Male Video

• Don Henley - End Of The Innocence Lyrics
• Billy Idol - Cradle Of Love Lyrics
• Michael Penn - No Myth Lyrics
• MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Lyrics

Best New Artist

• Michael Penn - No Myth Lyrics
• Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World Lyrics
• Alannah Myles - Black Velvet Lyrics
• Jane Child - Don't Want to Fall in Love Again
• Black Crowes - Jealous Again Lyrics
• Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule Lyrics
• Bell Biv Devoe - Poison Lyrics

Best Postmodern Video

• Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to U
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground Lyrics
• Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus Lyrics
• Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Lyrics

Best Rap Video

• MC Hammer - U Can't Touch This Lyrics
• Biz Markie - Just A Friend Lyrics
• Young MC - Principal's Office Lyrics
• Digital Underground - Humpty Dance Lyrics

Best Special Effects

• Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love Lyrics
• Billy Idol - Cradle Of Love Lyrics
• Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract Lyrics
• Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire Lyrics

Best Video from a Film

• Billy Idol - Cradle of Love - Ford Fairlaine
• Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall - Born on the Fourth of July
• Prince - Batdance - Batman
• ZZ Top - DoubleBack - Back to the Future III

Video of the Year

• Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares To U
• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Don Henley - End Of The Innocence Lyrics
• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics

Viewer's Choice

• Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun Lyrics
• Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares to U
• Don Henley - End Of The Innocence Lyrics
• Madonna - Vogue Lyrics