Best Alternative Video

• Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box Lyrics
• Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm Lyrics
• Green Day - Long View Lyrics
• Beck - Loser Lyrics

Best Art Direction

• Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Amazing Lyrics
• Nine Inch Nails - Closer Lyrics
• Bjork - Human Behaviour Lyrics

Best Breakthrough Video

• REM - Everybody Hurts Lyrics
• Nine Inch Nails - Closer Lyrics
• Bjork - Human Behaviour Lyrics
• Beastie Boys - Sabotage Lyrics
• Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby

Best Choreography

• Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue - Whatta Man
• US3 - Cantaloop
• Janet Jackson - If Lyrics
• Hammer - Pumps and a Bump

Best Cinematography

• REM - Everybody Hurts Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Amazing Lyrics
• Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box Lyrics
• Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby

Best Dance Video

• Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue - Whatta Man
• Crystal Waters - 100% Pure Love
• US3 - Cantaloop
• Janet Jackson - If Lyrics
• En Vogue - Runaway

Best Direction

• REM - Everybody Hurts Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Amazing Lyrics
• Beastie Boys - Sabotage Lyrics
• Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby

Best Editing

• REM - Everybody Hurts Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Amazing Lyrics
• Meat Puppets - Backwater Lyrics
• Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm Lyrics
• Bjork - Human Behaviour Lyrics
• Peter Gabriel - Kiss That Frog Lyrics
• Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby
• Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline Lyrics

Best Female Video

• Janet Jackson - If Lyrics
• Bjork - Human Behaviour Lyrics
• Me'Shell Ndege'Ocello - If That's Your Boyfriend
• Sheryl Crow - Leaving Las Vegas Lyrics

Best Group Video

• Aerosmith - Cryin' Lyrics
• REM - Everybody Hurts Lyrics
• Green Day - Long View Lyrics
• Beastie Boys - Sabotage Lyrics

Best Heavy Metal / Hard Rock Video

• Soundgarden - Black Hole Sun Lyrics
• Anthrax - Black Lodge Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Cryin' Lyrics
• Rollins Band - Liar Lyrics

Best Male Video

• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Mary Jane's Last Dance Lyrics
• Beck - Loser Lyrics
• Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out with My Baby
• Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Philadelphia Lyrics

Best New Artist

• Counting Crows - Mr. Jones Lyrics
• Bjork - Human Behaviour Lyrics
• Me'Shell Ndege'Ocello - If That's Your Boyfriend
• Green Day - Long View Lyrics
• Beck - Loser Lyrics
• Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories - Stay

Best R&B Video

• Salt-N-Pepa, En Vogue - Whatta Man
• Toni Braxton - Breathe Again Lyrics
• R. Kelly - Bump 'n Grind Lyrics
• Brand New Heavies - Dream On Dreamer Lyrics

Best Rap Video

• Snoop Doggy Dogg - Doggy Dogg World Lyrics
• Coolio - Fantastic Voyage Lyrics
• Cypress Hill - Insane In The Brain Lyrics
• Dr. Dre - Let Me Ride Lyrics

Best Special Effects

• Peter Gabriel - Kiss That Frog Lyrics
• Aerosmith - Amazing Lyrics
• Bjork - Human Behaviour Lyrics
• Tool - Prison Sex Lyrics

Best Video from a Film

• Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia - Philadelphia
• Madonna - I'll Remember - With Honors
• Backbeat Band - Money - Backbeat
• Sinead O'Connor - You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart - In the Name of the Father

Video of the Year

• Aerosmith - Cryin' Lyrics
• REM - Everybody Hurts Lyrics
• Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box Lyrics
• Beastie Boys - Sabotage Lyrics

Viewer's Choice

• Aerosmith - Cryin' Lyrics
• REM - Everybody Hurts Lyrics
• Nirvana - Heart Shaped Box Lyrics
• Beastie Boys - Sabotage Lyrics