# MTV Video Music Award Japan for Video of the Year

The MTV Video Music Award Japan for Video of the Year (最優秀ビデオ賞) is an annual award given by MTV Japan since 2002.

## Results

The following table displays the nominees and the winners in bold print with a yellow background.

### 2000s

| Year | Artist | Video |
| 2002 (1st) | Mr. Children | "Kimi Ga Suki" (君が好き) |
| 2002 (1st) | Aerosmith | "Jaded" |
| 2002 (1st) | Ayumi Hamasaki | "Dearest" |
| 2002 (1st) | Janet Jackson | "All For You" |
| 2002 (1st) | Hikaru Utada | "Traveling" |
| 2003 (2nd) | Rip Slyme | "Rakuen Baby" (楽園ベイベー) |
| 2003 (2nd) | Eminem | "Without Me" |
| 2003 (2nd) | Avril Lavigne | "Complicated" |
| 2003 (2nd) | Mr. Children | "Hero" |
| 2003 (2nd) | Hikaru Utada | "Sakura Drops" (Sakuraドロップス) |
| 2004 (3rd) | Missy Elliott | "Pass That Dutch" |
| 2004 (3rd) | Mr. Children | "Kurumi" (くるみ) |
| 2004 (3rd) | Mika Nakashima | "Seppun" (接吻, Kiss) |
| 2004 (3rd) | Outkast | "Hey Ya!" |
| 2004 (3rd) | Radiohead | "There There" |
| 2005 (4th) | Orange Range | "Hana" (花) |
| 2005 (4th) | Namie Amuro | "Girl Talk" |
| 2005 (4th) | Destiny's Child | "Lose My Breath" |
| 2005 (4th) | Eminem | "Just Lose It" |
| 2005 (4th) | Usher featuring Lil' Jon and Ludacris | "Yeah!" |
| 2006 (5th) | Kumi Koda | "Butterfly" |
| 2006 (5th) | Gorillaz | "Feel Good Inc." |
| 2006 (5th) | Ketsumeishi | "Sakura" (さくら) |
| 2006 (5th) | Madonna | "Hung Up" |
| 2006 (5th) | Oasis | "Lyla" |
| 2007 (6th) | Kumi Koda | "Yume No Uta" (夢のうた) |
| 2007 (6th) | Fergie | "London Bridge" |
| 2007 (6th) | Mr. Children | "Shirushi" (しるし) |
| 2007 (6th) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | "Dani California" |
| 2007 (6th) | Shōnan no Kaze | "Junrenka" (純恋歌) |
| 2008 (7th) | Exile | "I Believe" directed by Takahide "Taka" Ishii |
| 2008 (7th) | Mr. Children | "Irodori" (彩り) directed by Chie Morimoto |
| 2008 (7th) | Rihanna featuring Jay-Z | "Umbrella" directed by Chris Applebaum |
| 2008 (7th) | Tokyo Incidents | "O.S.C.A." directed by Yuichi Kodama |
| 2008 (7th) | Kanye West | "Stronger" directed by Hype Williams |
| 2009 (8th) | Exile | "Ti Amo (Chapter2)" directed by Inoue Tetsuo |
| 2009 (8th) | Namie Amuro | "New Look" directed by Shuichi Sato and Yuichi Kodama |
| 2009 (8th) | Coldplay | "Viva la Vida" directed by Hype Williams |
| 2009 (8th) | Southern All Stars | "I Am Your Singer" directed by Masuyama Quasi 哉 |
| 2009 (8th) | Britney Spears | "Womanizer" directed by Joseph Kahn |

### 2010s

| Year | Artist | Video |
| 2010 (9th) | Exile | "Futatsu no Kuchibiru" (ふたつの唇) directed by Shigeaki Kubo |
| 2010 (9th) | Namie Amuro | "Fast Car" directed by Shigeaki Kubo |
| 2010 (9th) | Ayaka | "Minna Sora no Shita" (みんな空の下) directed by Tange Kouki |
| 2010 (9th) | Alicia Keys | "Doesn't Mean Anything" directed by P. R. Brown |
| 2010 (9th) | Lady Gaga | "Poker Face" directed by Ray Kay |
| 2011 (10th) | Lady Gaga | "Born This Way" directed by Nick Knight |
| 2011 (10th) | Namie Amuro | "Break It" directed by Shigeaki Kubo |
| 2011 (10th) | Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg | "California Gurls" directed by Mathew Cullen |
| 2011 (10th) | Girls Generation | "Tell Me Your Wish (Genie)" directed by Jae-Hyeok Jang |
| 2011 (10th) | Hikaru Utada | "Goodbye Happiness" directed by Hikaru Utada |
| 2012 (11th) | Exile | "Rising Sun" directed by Shigeaki Kubo |
| 2012 (11th) | Lady Gaga | "You and I" directed by Laurieann Gibson |
| 2012 (11th) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | "The Adventures of Rain Dance Maggie" directed by Marc Klasfeld |
| 2012 (11th) | Girls' Generation | "Mr. Taxi" directed by Hideaki Sunaga |
| 2012 (11th) | Tokyo Jihen | "Konya wa Karasawagi" (今夜はから騒ぎ) directed by Yuichi Kodama |
| 2013 (12th) | Exile Tribe | "24karats Tribe of Gold" directed by Shigeaki Kubo |
| 2013 (12th) | Namie Amuro | "In The Spotlight (Tokyo)" directed by Shigeaki Kubo |
| 2013 (12th) | Bruno Mars | "Locked Out of Heaven" directed by Cameron Duddy |
| 2013 (12th) | Mr. Children | "Marshmallow Day" directed by Shinji Kawamura, Kazuaki Seki and Kei Takahashi |
| 2013 (12th) | Muse | "Follow Me" directed by Tekken |
| 2014 (13th) | Exile | "Exile Pride ~Konnasekaiwoaisurutame~" |
| 2014 (13th) | Katy Perry | "Roar" |
| 2014 (13th) | Namie Amuro | "Ballerina" |
| 2014 (13th) | Lady Gaga | "Applause" |
| 2014 (13th) | Mr. Children | "REM" |
| 2015 (14th) | Sandaime J Soul Brothers | "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe!" |
| 2015 (14th) | Gen Hoshino | "SUN" |
| 2015 (14th) | Anna Tsuchiya | "Birthday" |
| 2015 (14th) | Doberman Infinity | "INFINITY" |
| 2015 (14th) | Pharrell Williams | "Freedom" |
| 2015 (14th) | Ariana Grande | "Problem featuring Iggy Azalea" |
| 2015 (14th) | OK Go | "I Won't Let You Down" |
| 2015 (14th) | Years & Years | "King" |
| 2015 (14th) | Momoiro Clover Z vs Kiss | "Yume no Ukiyo ni Saite Mina" |
| 2016 (15th) | Hikaru Utada | "Manatsu no Tōriame" |
| 2017 (16th) | Gen Hoshino | "Family Song" |
| 2018 (17th) | Kenshi Yonezu | "Lemon" |
| 2019 (18th) | King Gnu | "Hakujitsu" (白日） |

### 2020s

| Year | Artist | Video |
| 2020 (19th) | Aimyon | "Naked Heart" (裸の心) |
| 2021 (20th) | Official Hige Dandism | "Cry Baby" |
| 2022 (21st) | Sekai no Owari | "Habit" |
| 2023 (22nd) | Mrs. Green Apple | "Que Sera Sera" |