# MTV Video Music Award alla miglior regia

L'MTV Video Music Award alla miglior regia (MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction) è uno dei quattro riconoscimenti assegnati nell'ambito degli MTV Video Music Awards sin dalla prima cerimonia di premiazione, avvenuta nel 1984.

## Vincitori e candidati

I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.

### Anni 1980

* 1984
** Tim Newman - Sharp Dressed Man dei ZZ Top
** Juliano Waldman - Numbers with Wings dei The Bongos
** Martin Kahan - All of the Good Ones Are Taken di Ian Hunter
** Tobe Hooper - Dancing with Myself di Billy Idol
** Edd Griles - Time After Time di Cyndi Lauper
** David Rathod - I Want a New Drug degli Huey Lewis and the News
** Godley & Creme - Every Breath You Take dei The Police
** Tim Newman - Gimme All Your Lovin' dei ZZ Top
* 1985
** Jean-Baptiste Mondino - The Boys of Summer di Don Henley
** Mary Lambert - Dancin' di Chris Isaak
** Jeff Stein - Don't Come Around Here No More di Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
** Daniel Kleinman - Don't You (Forget About Me) dei Simple Minds
** Steve Barron - Run to You di Bryan Adams
** Steve Barron - Stranger in Town dei Toto
** Russell Mulcahy - The Wild Boys dei Duran Duran
* 1986
** a-ha - Take on Me (Regista: Steve Barron)
** X - Burning House of Love (Regista: Daniel Kleinman)
** Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Regista: Steve Barron)
** ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Regista: Steve Barron)
** Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Regista: Daniel Kleinman)
* 1987
** Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Regista: Stephen R. Johnson)
** Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Regista: Alex Proyas)
** Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Registi: Peter Kagan e Paula Greif)
** Genesis - Land of Confusion (Registi: Jim Yukich e John Lloyd)
** U2 - With or Without You (Regista: Meiert Avis)
* 1988
** George Michael - Father Figure (Registi: Andy Morahan e George Michael)
** XTC - Dear God (Regista: Nick Brandt)
** Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (Regista: Storm Thorgerson)
** R.E.M. - The One I Love (Regista: Robert Longo)
** Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart (Regista: Sophie Muller)
* 1989
** Madonna - Express Yourself (Regista: David Fincher)
** Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started (Regista: Andy Morahan)
** DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (Regista: Scott Kalvert)
** Jody Watley - Real Love (Regista: David Fincher)
** Steve Winwood - Roll with It (Regista: David Fincher)

### Anni 1990

* 1990
** Madonna - Vogue (Regista: David Fincher)
** Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (Regista: David Fincher)
** Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun (Regista: David Fincher)
** Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract (Registi: Michael Patterson e Candace Reckinger)
* 1991
** R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Regista: Tarsem)
** George Michael - Freedom! '90 (Regista: David Fincher)
** Queensrÿche - Silent Lucidity (Regista: Matt Mahurin)
** Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (Concept) (Regista: Herb Ritts)
* 1992
** Van Halen - Right Now (Regista: Mark Fenske)
** Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back (Regista: Adam Bernstein)
** Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (Regista: Stéphane Sednaoui)
** En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (Regista: Matthew Rolston)
* 1993
** Pearl Jam - Jeremy (Regista: Mark Pellington)
** En Vogue - Free Your Mind (Regista: Mark Romanek)
** Los Lobos - Kiko and the Lavender Moon (Regista: Ondrej Rudavsky)
** R.E.M. - Man on the Moon (Regista: Peter Care)
* 1994
** R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts (Regista: Jake Scott)
** Aerosmith - Amazing (Regista: Marty Callner)
** Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Regista: Spike Jonze)
** Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby (Regista: Tarsem)
* 1995
** Weezer - Buddy Holly (Regista: Spike Jonze)
** Green Day - Basket Case (Regista: Mark Kohr)
** Michael Jackson e Janet Jackson - Scream (Regista: Mark Romanek)
** TLC - Waterfalls (Regista: F. Gary Gray)
* 1996
** The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
** Foo Fighters - Big Me (Regista: Jesse Peretz)
** Alanis Morissette - Ironic (Regista: Stéphane Sednaoui)
** Björk - It's Oh So Quiet (Regista: Spike Jonze)
* 1997
** Beck - The New Pollution (Regista: Beck Hansen)
** The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End (Registi: Joel Schumacher, Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
** Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Regista: Mark Romanek)
** Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Regista: Hype Williams)
** Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Regista: Jonathan Glazer)
* 1998
** Madonna - Ray of Light (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund)
** Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
** Radiohead - Karma Police (Regista: Jonathan Glazer)
** Garbage - Push It (Regista: Andrea Giacobbe)
** The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund)
* 1999
** Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Regista: Torrance Community Dance Group)
** Korn - Freak on a Leash (Registi: Todd McFarlane, Graham Morris, Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
** Eminem - My Name Is (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell)
** TLC - No Scrubs (Regista: Hype Williams)
** Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson) - What's It Gonna Be ?! (Registi: Hype Williams e Busta Rhymes)

### Anni 2000

* 2000
** Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
** Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything (Regista: Sanji)
** Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly (Regista: Jesse Peretz)
** Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell)
** D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Registi: Paul Hunter e Dominique Trenier)
* 2001
** Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice (Regista: Spike Jonze)
** R.E.M. - Imitation of Life (Regista: Garth Jennings)
** Linkin Park - Crawling (Regista: Fratelli Strause)
** OutKast - Ms. Jackson (Regista: F. Gary Gray)
** Eminem featuring Dido - Stan (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell)
* 2002
** Eminem - Without Me (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
** P.O.D. - Alive (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
** Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris)
** Missy Elliott (featuring Ludacris e Trina) - One Minute Man (Regista: Dave Meyers)
** Elton John - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (Regista: David LaChapelle)
* 2003
** Coldplay - The Scientist (Regista: Jamie Thraves)
** Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
** Sum 41 - The Hell Song (Regista: Marc Klasfeld)
** Johnny Cash - Hurt (Regista: Mark Romanek)
** Missy Elliott - Work It (Registi: Dave Meyers e Missy Elliott)
* 2004
** Jay-Z - 99 Problems (Regista: Mark Romanek)
** The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button (Regista: Michel Gondry)
** OutKast - Hey Ya! (Regista: Bryan Barber)
** No Doubt - It's My Life (Regista: David LaChapelle)
** Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man (Regista: Michel Gondry)
* 2005
** Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Regista: Samuel Bayer)
** Missy Elliott (featuring Ciara e Fatman Scoop) - Lose Control (Registi: Dave Meyers e Missy Elliott)
** Jennifer Lopez - Get Right (Registi: Francis Lawrence e Diane Martel)
** U2 - Vertigo (Regista: Alex and Martin)
** The White Stripes - Blue Orchid (Regista: Floria Sigismondi)
* 2006
** Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (Regista: Robert Hales)
** Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (Regista: Tony Kaye)
** AFI - Miss Murder (Regista: Marc Webb)
** Common - Testify (Regista: Anthony Mandler)
** 10 Years - Wasteland (Regista: Kevin Kerslake)
* 2007
** Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around... Comes Around (Regista: Samuel Bayer)
** Beyoncé e Shakira - Beautiful Liar (Regista: Jake Nava)
** Christina Aguilera - Candyman (Registi: Matthew Rolston e Christina Aguilera)
** Kanye West - Stronger (Regista: Hype Williams)
** Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - Umbrella (Regista: Chris Applebaum)
** Linkin Park - What I've Done (Regista: Joe Hahn)
* 2008
** Erykah Badu - Honey (Registi: Erykah Badu e Chris Robinson)
** Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day (Regista: Joe Hahn)
** Panic! at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon (Regista: Shane Drake)
** Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
** Rihanna - Take a Bow (Regista: Anthony Mandler)
* 2009
** Green Day - 21 Guns (Regista: Marc Webb)
** Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Regista: Jake Nava)
** Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester) - Good Girls Go Bad (Regista: Kai Regan)
** Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund)
** Britney Spears - Circus (Regista: Francis Lawrence)

### Anni 2010

* 2010
** Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
** Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens (Regista: Bartholomew Cubbins)
** Eminem - Not Afraid (Regista: Rich Lee)
** Jay-Z e Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Regista: Hype Williams)
** Pink - Funhouse (Regista: Dave Meyers)
* 2011
** Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise (Regista: Adam Yauch)
** Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) - E.T. (Regista: Floria Sigismondi)
** Thirty Seconds to Mars - Hurricane (Regista: Bartholomew Cubbins)
** Eminem (con Rihanna) - Love the Way You Lie (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
** Adele - Rolling in the Deep (Regista: Sam Brown)
* 2012
** M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Regista: Romain Gavras)
** Coldplay (con Rihanna) - Princess of China (Regista: Adria Petty)
** Duck Sauce - Big Bad Wolf (Regista: Keith Schofield)
** Jay-Z & Kanye West (con Otis Redding) - Otis (Regista: Spike Jonze)
** Frank Ocean - Swim Good (Regista: Nabil Elderkin)
* 2013
** Justin Timberlake (con Jay-Z) - Suit & Tie (Regista: David Fincher)
** Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (con Ray Dalton) - Can't Hold Us (Registi: Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig e Jon Jon Augustavo)
** Fun. - Carry On (Regista: Anthony Mandler)
** Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Regista: Megaforce)
** Drake - Started from the Bottom (Registi: Director X e Drake)
* 2014
** DJ Snake e Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Regista: DANIELS)
** Eminem (featuring Rihanna) - The Monster (Regista: Rich Lee)
** Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts (Regista: Melina Matsoukas)
** Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Regista: Terry Richardson)
** OK Go - The Writing's on the Wall (Registi: Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy e Bob Partington)
* 2015
** Kendrick Lamar - Alright (Registi: Colin Tilley e the Little Homies)
** Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) - Bad Blood (Regista: Joseph Kahn)
** Childish Gambino - Sober (Regista: Hiro Murai)
** Hozier - Take Me to Church (Registi: Brendan Canty e Conal Thomson)
** Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk (Registi: Bruno Mars e Cameron Duddy)
* 2016
** Beyoncé - Formation (Regista: Melina Matsoukas)
** Adele - Hello (Regista: Xavier Dolan)
** David Bowie - Lazarus (Regista: Johan Renck)
** Coldplay - Up&Up (Regista: Vania Heymann e Gal Muggia)
** Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better (Regista: Canada)
* 2017
** Kendrick Lamar - Humble (Regista: Dave Meyers e The Little Homies)
** Katy Perry (featuring Skip Marley) - Chained to the Rhythm (Regista: Mathew Cullen)
** Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Regista: Cameron Duddy e Bruno Mars)
** Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful (Regista: Aaron A)
** The Weeknd - Reminder (Regista: Glenn Michael)
* 2018
** Childish Gambino - This Is America (Regista: Hiro Murai)
** The Carters - Apeshit (Regista: Ricky Saix)
** Drake - God's Plan (Regista: Karena Evans)
** Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (Regista: Jay Martin)
** Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Regista: Jason Koenig)
** Justin Timberlake (featuring Chris Stapleton) - Say Something (Regista: Arturo Perez Jr.)
* 2019
** Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) - Old Town Road (Remix) (Regista: Calmatic)
** Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (Regista: Dave Meyers)
** FKA twigs - Cellophane (Regista: Andrew Thomas Huang)
** Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next (Regista: Hannah Lux Davis)
** LSD - No New Friends (Regista: Dano Cerny)
** Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down (Regista: Taylor Swift e Drew Kirsch)

### Anni 2020

* 2020
** Taylor Swift - The Man (Regista: Taylor Swift)
** Billie Eilish - Xanny (Regista: Billie Eilish)
** Doja Cat - Say So (Regista: Hannah Lux Davis)
** Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now (Regista: Nabil)
** Harry Styles - Adore You (Regista: Dave Meyers)
** The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Regista: Anton Tammi)
* 2021
** Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name) (Regista: Lil Nas X e Tanja Muïn'o)
** Billie Eilish - Your Power (Regista: Billie Eilish)
** DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) - Popstar (Regista: Director X)
** Taylor Swift - Willow (Regista: Taylor Swift)
** Travis Scott (featuring Young Thug e M.I.A.) - Franchise (Regista: Travis Scott)
** Tyler, the Creator - Lumberjack (Regista: Wolf Haley)
* 2022
** Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (Regista: Taylor Swift)
** Baby Keem e Kendrick Lamar – Family Ties (Regista: Dave Free)
** Billie Eilish – Happier than Ever (Regista: Billie Eilish)
** Ed Sheeran – Shivers (Regista: Dave Meyers)
** Harry Styles – As It Was (Regista: Tanja Muïn'o)
** Lil Nas X e Jack Harlow – Industry Baby
* 2023
** Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero (Regista: Taylor Swift)
** Doja Cat – Attention (Regista: Tanja Muïn'o)
** Drake – Falling Back (Regista: Julien Christian Lutz)
** Kendrick Lamar – Count Me Out (Regista: Dave Free e Kendrick Lamar)
** Megan Thee Stallion – Her (Regista: Colin Tilley)
** Sam Smith e Kim Petras – Unholy (Regista: Floria Sigismondi)
** SZA – Kill Bill (Regista: Christian Breslauer)
* 2024
** Taylor Swift (featuring Post Malone) – Fortnight (Regista: Taylor Swift)
** Ariana Grande – We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love) (Regista: Christian Breslauer)
** Bleachers – Tiny Moves (Regista: Alex Lockett e Margaret Qualley)
** Eminem – Houdini (Regista: Rich Lee)
** Megan Thee Stallion – Boa (Regista: Daniel Iglesias Jr.)
** Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please (Regista: Bardia Zeinali)