Best Alternative Video

• Weezer - Buddy Holly Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Hole - Doll Parts Lyrics
• Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song Lyrics
• Cranberries - Zombie Lyrics

Best Art Direction

• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• Jill Sobule - I Kissed a Girl
• Madonna - Take A Bow Lyrics
• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics

Best Breakthrough Video

• Weezer - Buddy Holly Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics

Best Choreography

• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• Brandy - Baby Lyrics
• Madonna - Human Nature Lyrics
• Paula Abdul - My Love Is For Real Lyrics
• Salt N Pepa - None Of Your Business Lyrics

Best Cinematography

• Rolling Stones - Love Is Strong Lyrics
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry Lyrics
• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song Lyrics

Best Dance Video

• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• C&C Music Factory - Do You Want to Get Funky
• Madonna - Human Nature Lyrics
• Paula Abdul - My Love Is For Real Lyrics
• Salt N Pepa - None Of Your Business Lyrics
• Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It Lyrics

Best Direction

• Weezer - Buddy Holly Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics

Best Editing

• Weezer - Budy Holly
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Jill Sobule - I Kissed a Girl
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics

Best Female Video

• Madonna - Take A Bow Lyrics
• Pj Harvey - Down by the Water Lyrics
• Annie Lennox - No More 'I Love You's'
• Des'ree - You Gotta Be Lyrics

Best Group Video

• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song Lyrics
• Rolling Stones - Love Is Strong Lyrics

Best Heavy Metal / Hard Rock Video

• White Zombie - More Human Than Human Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Stone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love Song Lyrics
• Meat Puppets - We Don't Exist

Best Male Video

• Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - You Dont Know How It Feels Lyrics
• Elton John - Believe Lyrics
• Lucas - Lucas with the Lid Off
• Chris Isaak - Somebody's Crying Lyrics

Best New Artist

• Hootie & The Blowfish - * Hold My Hand Lyrics
• Filter - Hey Man Nice Shot Lyrics
• Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye Lyrics
• Portishead - Sour Times (Nobody Loves Me)
• Des'ree - You Gotta Be Lyrics

Best R&B Video

• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics
• Jade - 5-4-3-2 (Yo! Time Is Up)
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It Lyrics
• Boyz II Men - Water Runs Dry Lyrics

Best Rap Video

• Dr. Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringin'
• Craig Mack - Flava In Ya Ear
• Public Enemy - Give It Up Lyrics
• Brandy - I Wanna Be Down Lyrics
• Rappin' 4-Tay - I'll Be Around
• Da Bush Babees - Remember Me

Best Special Effects

• Rolling Stones - Love Is Strong Lyrics
• Bjork - Army of Me Lyrics
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics

Best Video from a Film

• Seal - Kiss from a Rose - Batman Forever
• Jim Carrey - Cuban Pete - The Mask
• Urge Overkill - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon - Pulp Fiction
• Bryan Adams - Have You Really Loved a Woman - Don Juan DeMarco
• U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me - Batman Forever

Video of the Year

• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Weezer - Buddy Holly Lyrics
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics

Viewer's Choice

• TLC - Waterfalls Lyrics
• Green Day - Basket Case Lyrics
• Hootie & The Blowfish - * Hold My Hand Lyrics
• Live - Lightning Crashes Lyrics
• Michael Jackson - Scream Lyrics
• REM - What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Lyrics