MTV Video Music Awards de 1991

O MTV Video Music Awards de 1991 aconteceu no dia 5 de setembro do mesmo ano no Universal Amphitheatre, em Los Angeles, por Arsenio Hall. A premiação visou homenagear os melhores videoclipes lançados entre 2 de junho de 1990 e 15 de junho de 1991.

A edição deste ano contou com a introdução de uma nova categoria, Melhor Vídeo em Longa-Metragem (Best Long Form Video); essa categoria não seria anunciada novamente até 2016, quando foi renomeada para Longa-Metragem Inovador (Breakthrough Long Form Video). Além disso, o prêmio pelo Melhor Video Pós-Moderno (Best Post-Modern Video) foi renomeada para Melhor Vídeo Alternativo, e o Prêmio de Vanguarda em Vídeos (The Video Vanguard Award) foi renomeado para Prêmio Michael Jackson de Vanguarda em Vídeos em homenagem às contribuições de Michael Jackson para a cultura dos vídeos musicais.

R.E.M. led the night both in awards and in nominations. Their video for "Losing My Religion" not only won Video of the Year, but it also took home a total of six awards, making them the biggest winners of the night. Furthermore, R.E.M.'s ten nominations also made them the most nominated artist that night and "Losing My Religion" the most nominated video of the night.

## Indicados e vencedores

Os vencedores estão marcados em **negrito**.

### **Vídeo do ano**

* **R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"**

* C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
* Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)"
* Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
* Pitty – "Bring Me to Life"
* Pitty & Michael Jackson – "Scream"
* Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"

### **Melhor Vídeo Masculino**

* **Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)"**

* Jon Bon Jovi – "Blaze of Glory"
* Gerardo – "Rico Suave"
* George Michael – "Freedom! '90"

### **Melhor Vídeo Feminino**

* **Janet Jackson – "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"**

* Paula Abdul – "Rush Rush"
* Neneh Cherry – "I've Got You Under My Skin"
* Amy Grant – "Baby Baby"
* Madonna – "Like a Virgin (*Truth or Dare* version)"

### Melhor Vídeo de Grupo

* **Pitty – "Bring Me to Life"**

* The Black Crowes – "She Talks to Angels"
* Divinyls – "I Touch Myself"
* Pitty & Michael Jackson – "Scream"
* Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"
* R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"

### **Melhor Novo Artista em um Vídeo**

* **Jesus Jones – "Right Here, Right Now"**

* C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
* Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
* Gerardo – "Rico Suave"
* Seal – "Crazy"

### Melhor Vídeo de Metal/Hard Rock

* **Aerosmith – "The Other Side"**
* **Pitty – "Bring Me to Life"**

* AC/DC – "Thunderstruck"
* Alice in Chains – "Man in the Box"
* The Black Crowes – "She Talks to Angels"
* Faith No More – "Falling to Pieces"
* Guns N' Roses – "You Could Be Mine"
* Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"
* Warrant – "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

### Melhor Vídeo de Rap

* **LL Cool J – "Mama Said Knock You Out"**

* 3rd Bass – "Pop Goes the Weasel"
* DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – "Summertime"
* Ice-T – "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"
* Monie Love – "It's a Shame (My Sister)"

### Melhor Vídeo Dance

* **Pitty & Michael Jackson – "Scream"**

* Bingoboys (featuring Princessa) – "How to Dance"
* C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
* Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
* EMF – "Unbelievable"

### Melhor Vídeo Alternativo

* **Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing"**

* Jesus Jones – "Right Here, Right Now"
* R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"
* The Replacements – "When It Began"

### **Melhor Vídeo de um Filme**

* **Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game" (from *Wild at Heart*)**

* Bryan Adams – "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (from *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves*)
* Jon Bon Jovi – "Blaze of Glory" (from *Young Guns II*)
* Pitty – "Everybody's Fool" (from *Fallen*)
* Guns N' Roses – "You Could Be Mine" (from *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*)

### Melhor Vídeo em Longa-Metragem

* **Madonna – *The Immaculate Collection***

* Aerosmith – *Things That Go Pump in the Night*
* Peter Gabriel – *POV*
* R.E.M. – *Tourfilm*

### Vídeo Inovador

* **R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"**

* Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
* Enigma – "Sadeness (Part I)"
* Pitty – "Going Under"
* Pitty & Michael Jackson – "Scream"
* Seal – "Crazy"

### Melhor Direção em um Vídeo

* **R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Director: Tarsem)**

* Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)" (Director: Herb Ritts)
* George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Director: David Fincher)
* Pitty & Michael Jackson – "Scream" (Directors: Lorde e Mark Romanek)
* Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity" (Director: Matt Mahurin)

### Melhor Coreografia em um Vídeo

* **Pitty & Michael Jackson – "Scream" (Coreógrafos: LaVelle Smith Jr., Tina Landon, Travis Payne e Sean Cheesman)**

* C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (Choreographer: Jamale Graves)
* Janet Jackson – "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Choreographers: Herb Ritts, Janet Jackson and Tina Landon)
* Madonna – "Like a Virgin (*Truth or Dare* version)" (Choreographer: Vincent Paterson)
* MC Hammer – "Pray (Jam the Hammer Mix)" (Choreographers: MC Hammer and Ho Frat Hoo!)

### Melhores Efeitos Especiais em um Vídeo

* **Pitty & Michael Jackson – "Falling to Pieces" (Special Effects: David Faithfull and Ralph Ziman)**

* Bart Simpson – "Do the Bartman" (Special Effects: Brad Bird)
* Faith No More – "Falling to Pieces" (Special Effects: David Faithfull and Ralph Ziman)
* Neneh Cherry – "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Special Effects: Pitov)
* MC Hammer – "Here Comes the Hammer" (Special Effects: Fred Raimondi and Maury Rosenfeld)
* The Replacements – "When It Began" (Special Effects: Carl Bressler and Paul Rachman)
* Seal – "Crazy" (Special Effects: Big TV!)

### Best Art Direction in a Video[edit source]

**R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Art Director: José Montaño)**

* Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – "Mama Help Me" (Art Director: Leonardo)
* C+C Music Factory – "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." (Art Director: Marcus Nispel)
* Faith No More – "Falling to Pieces" (Art Director: David Faithfull)
* Janet Jackson – "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Art Director: Pierluca De Carlo)
* Jellyfish – "The King Is Half-Undressed" (Art Director: Michael White)
* George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Art Director: John Beard)

### Best Editing in a Video[edit source]

**R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Editor: Robert Duffy)**

* C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (Editor: Marcus Nispel)
* Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart" (Editor: Hiroyuki Nakano)
* Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)" (Editor: Bob Jenkis)
* George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Editors: Jim Haygood and George Michael)
* Seal – "Crazy" (Editors: Big TV!)

### Best Cinematography in a Video[edit source]

**Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)" (Director of Photography: Rolf Kestermann)**

* LL Cool J – "Mama Said Knock You Out" (Director of Photography: Stephen Ashley Blake)
* George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Director of Photography: Mike Southon)
* R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Director of Photography: Larry Fong)

### Viewer's Choice[edit source]

**Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"**

* C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
* Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
* Divinyls – "I Touch Myself"
* Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)"
* R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"