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 Note
Categoria:Musica nel 1996 Categoria:MTV Video Music Awards