# MTV Video Music Awards 1996

Gli MTV Video Music Awards 1996 sono stati la 13ª edizione dell'omonimo premio musicale. La cerimonia di premiazione si è tenuta presso il Radio City Music Hall di New York il 4 settembre 1996.
Lo spettacolo è stato presentato da Dennis Miller.
A vincere più statuette furono i The Smashing Pumpkins, che con 9 nomination vinsero in 7 categorie, inclusa quella come Video dell'anno per la loro Tonight, Tonight.

## Esibizioni

* The Smashing Pumpkins
* The Fugees (feat. Nas)
* Metallica
* LL Cool J
* Neil Young
* Hootie & the Blowfish
* Alanis Morissette
* Bush
* The Cranberries
* Oasis
* Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
* Kiss

## Vincitori e nomination

I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.

### Video dell'anno

* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight
* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — Tha Crossroads
* Foo Fighters — Big Me
* Alanis Morissette — Ironic

### Miglior video di un artista maschile

* Beck — Where It's At
* Bryan Adams — The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You
* Coolio — 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)
* R. Kelly (feat. Ernie Isley & Ronald Isley) — Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)
* Seal — Don't Cry

### Miglior video di un'artista femminile

* Alanis Morissette — Ironic
* Björk — It's Oh So Quiet
* Tracy Chapman — Give Me One Reason
* Jewel — Who Will Save Your Soul

### Miglior video di un gruppo

* Foo Fighters — Big Me
* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — Tha Crossroads
* The Fugees — Killing Me Softly
* Hootie & the Blowfish — Only Wanna Be with You

### Miglior artista esordiente

* Alanis Morissette — Ironic
* Tracy Bonham — Mother Mother
* Garbage — Stupid Girl
* Jewel — Who Will Save Your Soul

### Miglior video Hard Rock

* Metallica — Until It Sleeps
* Alice in Chains — Again
* Marilyn Manson — Sweet Dreams
* Rage Against the Machine — Bulls on Parade

### Miglior video R&B

* The Fugees — Killing Me Softly
* Toni Braxton — You're Makin' Me High
* Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men — One Sweet Day
* D'Angelo — Brown Sugar

### Miglior video Rap

* Coolio (feat. L.V.) — Gangsta's Paradise
* 2Pac (feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman) — California Love
* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — Tha Crossroads
* LL Cool J — Doin' It

### Miglior video Dance

* Coolio — 1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)
* Everything but the Girl — Missing
* La Bouche — Be My Lover
* George Michael — Fastlove

### Miglior video Alternative

* The Smashing Pumpkins — 1979
* Bush — Glycerine
* Everclear — Santa Monica
* Foo Fighters — Big Me

### Miglior video tratto da un film

* Coolio (feat. L.V.) — Gangsta's Paradise (da Dangerous Minds)
* Brandy — Sittin' Up in My Room (da Waiting to Exhale)
* Bush — Machinehead (da Fear)
* Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen — Theme from Mission: Impossible (da Mission: Impossible)

### Miglior video svolta

* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight
* Björk — It's Oh So Quiet
* Busta Rhymes — Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check
* Foo Fighters — Big Me
* Garbage — Queer
* Radiohead — Just

### Miglior regia

* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight (Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
* Björk — It's Oh So Quiet (Spike Jonze)
* Foo Fighters — Big Me (Jesse Peretz)
* Alanis Morissette — Ironic (Stéphane Sednaoui)

### Migliori coreografia

* Björk — It's Oh So Quiet (Michael Rooney)
* Janet Jackson — Runaway (Tina Landon)
* George Michael — Fastlove (Vaughan e Anthea)
* Quad City DJ's — C'mon N' Ride It (The Train) (Quad City DJ's)

### Migliori effetti speciali

* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight (Chris Staves)
* The Beatles — Free as a Bird (Johnny Senered, Kristen Johnson e Ben Gibbs)
* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — Tha Crossroads (Cameron Noble)
* Green Day — Walking Contradiction (Jefferson Wagner e Brian Boles)

### Miglior scenografia

* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight (K. K. Barrett e Wayne White)
* Björk — It's Oh So Quiet (Teri Whitaker)
* The Cranberries — Salvation (William Abelo)
* R.E.M. — Tongue (Clam Lynch)

### Miglior montaggio

* Alanis Morissette — Ironic (Scott Gray)
* Beck — Where It's At (Eric Zumbrunnen)
* Red Hot Chili Peppers — Warped (Hal Honigsberg)
* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight (Eric Zumbrunnen)

### Miglior fotografia

* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight (Declan Quinn)
* Brandy (feat. Wanya Morris) — Brokenhearted (Martin Coppen)
* Eric Clapton — Change the World (Peter Nydrle e Marco Mazzei)
* Madonna — You'll See (Adrian Wild)

### Miglior video scelto dal pubblico

* Bush — Glycerine
* Bone Thugs-n-Harmony — Tha Crossroads
* Coolio (feat. L.V.) — Gangsta's Paradise
* Metallica — Until It Sleeps
* Alanis Morissette — Ironic
* The Smashing Pumpkins — Tonight, Tonight

## International Viewer's Choice Awards
### MTV Asia

* Seo Taiji & Boys — Come Back Home
* Dewa 19 — Cukup Siti Nurbaya
* IE — Chan Tang Jai
* Put3Ska — Manila Girl

### MTV Brasil

* Skank — Garota Nacional
* Fernanda Abreu — Veneno da Lata
* Baba Cósmica — Sábado de Sol
* Barão Vermelho — Vem Quente Que Eu Estou Fervendo
* Chico Science & Nação Zumbi — Manguetown
* Engenheiros do Hawaii — A Promessa
* Os Paralamas do Sucesso — Lourinha Bombril
* Pato Fu — Qualquer Bobagem
* Raimundos — Eu Quero Ver o Oco
* Renato Russo — Strani Amori
* Sepultura — Roots Bloody Roots
* Titãs — Eu Não Aguento

### MTV Europe

* George Michael — Fastlove
* Björk — It's Oh So Quiet
* Die Fantastischen Vier — Sie Ist Weg
* Jovanotti — L'ombelico del mondo
* Pulp — Disco 2000

### MTV India

* Colonial Cousins — Sa Ni Dha Pa
* Asha Bhosle — Piya Tu Ab To Aaja
* Biddu — Boom Boom
* Indus Creed — Sleep
* Shaan and Style Bhai — Roop Tera Mastana

### MTV Japan

* Kuroyume — Pistol
* Ken Ishii — Extra
* Toshinobu Kubota — Funk It Up
* The Mad Capsule Markets — Walk!
* Seiko — Let's Talk About It

### MTV Latin America

* Soda Stereo — Ella Usó Mi Cabeza Como un Revólver
* Los Fabulosos Cadillacs — Mal Bicho
* Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas — Abarajame
* Maldita Vecindad y los Hijos del 5to. Patio — Don Palabras
* Eros Ramazzotti — La cosa más bella

### MTV Mandarin

* Nana Tang — Freedom
* Dou Wei — Outside the Window
* Andy Lau — Truly Forever
* Eric Moo — Love Is So Heavy
* Regina Tseng — From Dark to Light