Video Music Awards | Past VMAs | Multiple Winners

20 Awards

1. 

   Madonna

   • Best Cinematography: "Beautiful Stranger" from
     Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
   • Video of the Year: "Ray of Light" (1998)
   • Best Choreography: "Ray of Light" (1998)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Ray of Light" (1998)
   • Best Editing: "Ray of Light" (1998)
   • Best Female Video: "Ray of Light" (1998)
   • Best Special Effects: "Ray of Light" (1998)
   • Best Female Video: "Take a Bow" (1995)
   • Best Art Direction: "Rain" (1993)
   • Best Cinematography: "Rain" (1993)
   • Best Longform Video: "Immaculate Collection" (1991)
   • Best Cinematography: "Vogue" (1990)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Vogue" (1990)
   • Best Editing: "Vogue" (1990)
   • Best Art Direction: "Express Yourself" (1989)
   • Best Cinematography: "Express Yourself" (1989)
   • Best Direction: "Express Yourself" (1989)
   • Viewer's Choice Award: "Like a Prayer" (1989)
   • Best Female Video: "Papa Don't Preach" (1987)
   • Video Vanguard Award (1986)

13 Awards

1. 

   Peter Gabriel

   • Best Special Effects: "Kiss That Frog" (1994)
   • Best Editing: "Steam" (1993)
   • Best Special Effects: "Steam" (1993)
   • Video of the Year: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Best Art Direction: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Best Concept Video: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Best Editing: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Best Male Video: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Best Overall Performance: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Best Special Effects: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Most Experimental Video: "Sledgehammer" (1987)
   • Video Vanguard Award (1987)

12 Awards

1. 

   R.E.M.

   • Video Vanguard Award (1995)
   • Best Cinematography: "Everybody Hurts" (1994)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Everybody Hurts" (1994)
   • Best Editing: "Everybody Hurts" (1994)
   • Breakthrough Video: "Everybody Hurts" (1994)
   • Video of the Year: "Losing My Religion" (1991)
   • Best Art Direction: "Losing My Religion" (1991)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Losing My Religion" (1991)
   • Best Editing: "Losing My Religion" (1991)
   • Best Group Video: "Losing My Religion" (1991)
   • Breakthrough Video: "Losing My Religion" (1991)
   • Best Post-Modern Video: "Orange Crush" (1989)

10 Awards

1. 

   Aerosmith

   • Best Rock Video: "Pink" (1998)
   • Best Video from a Film: "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
     from Armageddon (1998)
   • Best Rock Video: "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"(1997)
   • Video of the Year: "Cryin'" (1994)
   • Best Group Video: "Cryin'" (1994)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Cryin'" (1994)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Livin' on the Edge" (1993)
   • Best Metal/Hard Rock Video: "The Other Side" (1991)
   • Best Metal/Hard Rock Video: "Janie's Got a Gun" (1990)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Janie's Got a Gun" (1990)

9 Awards

1. 

   Fatboy Slim

   • Best Art Direction: "Weapon of Choice" (2001)
   • Best Choreography: "Weapon of Choice" (2001)
   • Best Cinematography: "Weapon of Choice" (2001)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Weapon of Choice" (2001)
   • Best Editing: "Weapon of Choice" (2001)
   • Breakthrough Video: "Weapon of Choice" (2001)
   • Best Choreography: "Praise You" (1999)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Praise You" (1999)
   • Breakthrough Video: "Praise You" (1999)

9 Awards

1. 

   Janet Jackson

   • Best Art Direction: "Scream" (w/ Michael Jackson) (1995)
   • Best Choreography: "Scream" (w/ Michael Jackson) (1995)
   • Best Dance Video: "Scream" (w/ Michael Jackson) (1995)
   • Best Female Video: "If" (1994)
   • Best Female Video: "Love Will Never Do Without You" (1991)
   • Best Choreography: "Rhythm Nation" (1990)
   • Video Vanguard Award (1990)
   • Best Choreography: "Pleasure Principle" (1988)
   • Best Choreography: "Nasty" (1987)

8 Awards

1. 

   Eminem

   • Best Video from a Film: "Lose Yourself" from 8 Mile (2003)
   • Video of the Year: "Without Me" (2002)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Without Me" (2002)
   • Best Male Video: "Without Me" (2002)
   • Best Rap Video: "Without Me" (2002)
   • Video of the Year: "The Real Slim Shady" (2000)
   • Best Male Video: "The Real Slim Shady" (2000)
   • Best New Artist: "My Name Is" (1999)

8 Awards

1. 

   Green Day

   • Video of the Year: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2005)
   • Best Cinematography: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2005)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2005)
   • Best Editing: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2005)
   • Best Group Video: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2005)
   • Best Rock Video: "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2005)
   • Viewer's Choice: "American Idiot" (2005)
   • Best Alternative Video: "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)" (1998)

8 Awards

1. 

   Michael Jackson

   • Best Art Direction: "Scream" (w/ Janet Jackson) (1995)
   • Best Choreography: "Scream" (w/ Janet Jackson) (1995)
   • Best Dance Video: "Scream" (w/ Janet Jackson) (1995)
   • Best Special Effects: "Leave Me Alone" (1989)
   • Video Vanguard Award (1988)
   • Best Choreography: "Thriller" (1984)
   • Best Overall Performance: "Thriller" (1984)
   • Viewer's Choice Award: "Thriller" (1984)

7 Awards

1. 

   a-ha

   • Best Cinematography: "The Sun Always Shines On TV" (1986)
   • Best Concept: "Take On Me" (1986)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Take On Me" (1986)
   • Best Editing: "The Sun Always Shines On TV" (1986)
   • Best New Artist: "Take On Me" (1986)
   • Most Experimental Video: "Take On Me" (1986)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Take On Me" (1986)

7 Awards

1. 

   *NSYNC

   • Best Dance Video: "Pop" (2001)
   • Best Group Video: "Pop" (2001)
   • Best Pop Video: "Pop" (2001)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Pop" (2001)
   • Best Choreography: "Bye Bye Bye" (2000)
   • Best Pop Video: "Bye Bye Bye" (2000)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Bye Bye Bye" (2000)

7 Awards

1. 

   Red Hot Chili Peppers

   • Best Art Direction: "Dani California" (2006)
   • Best Art Direction: "Californication" (2000)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Californication" (2000)
   • Video Vanguard Award (2000)
   • Best Art Direction: "Give It Away" (1992)
   • Breakthrough Video: "Give It Away" (1992)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Under The Bridge" (1992)

7 Awards

1. 

   Smashing Pumpkins

   • Video of the Year: "Tonight, Tonight" (1996)
   • Best Alternative Video: "1979" (1996)
   • Best Art Direction: "Tonight, Tonight" (1996)
   • Best Cinematography: "Tonight, Tonight" (1996)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "Tonight, Tonight" (1996)
   • Best Special Effects: "Tonight, Tonight" (1996)
   • Breakthrough Video: "Tonight, Tonight" (1996)

6 Awards

1. 

   Beck

   • Best Art Direction: "The New Pollution" (1997)
   • Best Choreography: "The New Pollution" (1997)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "The New Pollution" (1997)
   • Best Editing: "Devil's Haircut" (1997)
   • Best Male Video: "Devil's Haircut" (1997)
   • Best Male Video: "Where It's At" (1996)

6 Awards

1. 

   U2

   • Video Vanguard Award (2001)
   • International Viewer's Choice - Europe:
     "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (1995)
   • Best Group Video: "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (1992)
   • Best Special Effects: "Even Better Than the Real Thing" (1992)
   • Best Video from a Film: "When Love Comes to Town"
     from Rattle and Hum (1989)
   • Viewer's Choice: "With or Without You" (1987)

5 Awards

1. 

   Herbie Hancock

   • Best Art Direction: "Rockit" (1984)
   • Best Concept: "Rockit" (1984)
   • Best Editing: "Rockit" (1984)
   • Best Special Effects: "Rockit" (1984)
   • Most Experimental Video: "Rockit" (1984)

5 Awards

1. 

   Jay-Z

   • Best Cinematography: "99 Problems" (2004)
   • Best Direction in a Video: "99 Problems" (2004)
   • Best Editing: "99 Problems" (2004)
   • Best Rap Video: "99 Problems" (2004)
   • Best Rap Video: "Can I Get A..." (f/Ja Rule & Amil-lion) (1999)

5 Awards

1. 

   Missy Elliott

   • Best Special Effects: "We Run This" (2006)
   • Best Dance Video: "Lose Control" (f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop) (2005)
   • Best Hip-Hop Video: "Lose Control" (f/ Ciara & Fat Man Scoop) (2005)
   • Video of the Year: "Work It" (2003)
   • Best Hip-Hop Video: "Work It" (2003)

5 Awards

1. 

   No Doubt

   • Best Group Video: "It's My Life" (2004)
   • Best Pop Video: "It's My Life" (2004)
   • Best Group Video: "Hey Baby" (f/ Bounty Killer) (2002)
   • Best Pop Video: "Hey Baby" (f/ Bounty Killer) (2002)
   • Best Group Video: "Don't Speak" (1997)

5 Awards

1. 

   TLC

   • Best Group Video: "No Scrubs" (1999)
   • Video of the Year: "Waterfalls" (1995)
   • Best Group Video: "Waterfalls" (1995)
   • Best R&B Video: "Waterfalls" (1995)
   • Viewer's Choice: "Waterfalls" (1995)

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