Awarded for visual effects First awarded 1984 Official website VMA website Instituted 1984 | Country United States Last awarded 2015 Presented by MTV Category of MTV Video Music Award | |
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The MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects in a Video is a craft award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and the visual effects artists and/or visual effects company of the music video. Prior to the 2012 awards to category was named Best Special Effects in a Video, with the award going to those responsible for the bringing together the special effects in the video (directors, special effects supervisors, artists and/or companies).
The biggest winners are director Jim Blashfield and special effects artist Sean Broughton with two each. The most nominated are special effects supervisors David Yardley and Fred Raimondi, as well as the company Pixel Envy (headed by the Brothers Strause) with four nominations each. The performer whose videos have won the most awards is Peter Gabriel, garnering three Moonmen. However, Missy Elliott's videos have received the most nominations with six.
No performer has won a Moonman in this category for their work on the video's effects. However, David Byrne (Burning Down the House) and Adam Jones (Prison Sex) have been nominated for their work on their video's effects.