MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing

Annual music video award From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing is a craft award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and the editor of the music video. From 1984 to 2007, the award's full name was Best Editing in a Video, before acquiring its current name in 2008.

Quick Facts MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing, Awarded for ...
MTV Video Music Award
for Best Editing
Awarded forEditing
CountryUnited States
Presented byMTV
First award1984
Currently held byChancler Haynes – "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone (2024)
WebsiteVMA website
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The biggest winners are Jarrett Fijal and Ken Mowe with three wins each. Jim Haygood, Eric Zumbrunnen, and Robert Duffy follow closely behind with two wins each. The most nominated editor is Jarrett Fijal with eight followed by Robert Duffy with seven. Closely following them is Jim Haygood with six nominations.

The performer whose videos have won the most awards is Beyoncé. Likewise, Beyoncé's videos have received the most nominations with five. Beyoncé and Billie Eilish are the only performers to have won a Moonman in this category for their work co-editing "7/11" in 2015 and editing "Bad Guy" in 2019 respectively. However, three other performers have been nominated for their work co-editing videos: George Michael ("Freedom! '90"), Jared Leto ("Hurricane"), and Ryan Lewis ("Can't Hold Us").

Recipients

1980s

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Year Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1984 Roo Aiken and Godley & Creme "Rockit" (performed by Herbie Hancock)
[1]
1985 Zbigniew Rybczyński "Close (to the Edit)" (performed by Art of Noise)
[2]
1986 David Yardley "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (performed by a-ha)
[3]
1987 Colin Green "Sledgehammer" (performed by Peter Gabriel)
[4]
1988 Richard Lowenstein "Need You Tonight/Mediate" (performed by INXS)
[5]
1989 Jim Haygood "Straight Up" (performed by Paula Abdul)
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1990s

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Year Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
1990 Jim Haygood "Vogue" (performed by Madonna)
[7]
1991 Robert Duffy "Losing My Religion" (performed by R.E.M.)
[8]
1992 Mitchell Sinoway "Right Now" (performed by Van Halen)
[9]
1993 Douglas Jines "Steam" (performed by Peter Gabriel)
[10]
1994 Pat Sheffield "Everybody Hurts" (performed by R.E.M.)
[11]
1995 Eric Zumbrunnen "Buddy Holly" (performed by Weezer)
[12]
1996 Scott Gray "Ironic" (performed by Alanis Morissette)
[13]
1997 Hank Corwin "Devils Haircut" (performed by Beck)
[14]
1998 Jonas Åkerlund "Ray of Light" (performed by Madonna)
[15]
1999 Haines Hall and Michael Sachs "Freak on a Leash" (performed by Korn)
[16]
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2000s

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Year Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2000 Dylan Tichenor "Save Me" (performed by Aimee Mann)
[17]
2001 Eric Zumbrunnen "Weapon of Choice" (performed by Fatboy Slim)
[18]
2002 Mikros & Duran "Fell in Love with a Girl" (performed by The White Stripes)
[19]
2003 Olivier Gajan "Seven Nation Army" (performed by The White Stripes)
[20]
2004 Robert Duffy "99 Problems" (performed by Jay-Z)
[21]
2005 Tim Royes "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (performed by Green Day)
[22]
2006 Ken Mowe "Crazy" (performed by Gnarls Barkley)
[23]
2007 Ken Mowe "Smiley Faces" (performed by Gnarls Barkley)
[24]
2008 Aaron Stewart-Ahn and Jeff Buchanan "I Will Possess Your Heart" (performed by Death Cab for Cutie)
[25]
2009 Jarrett Fijal "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (performed by Beyoncé)
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2010s

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Year Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2010 Jarrett Fijal "Bad Romance" (performed by Lady Gaga)
[27]
2011 Art Jones "Rolling in the Deep" (performed by Adele)
[28]
2012 Alexander Hammer and Jeremiah Shuff[a] "Countdown" (performed by Beyoncé)
[29]
[30]
2013 Jarrett Fijal "Mirrors" (performed by Justin Timberlake)
[31]
2014 Ken Mowe "Rap God" (performed by Eminem)
[32]
[33]
2015 Beyoncé, Ed Burke and Jonathan Wing "7/11" (performed by Beyoncé)
[34]
2016 Jeff Selis "Formation" (performed by Beyoncé)
[35]
2017 Ryan Staake and Eric Degliomini "Wyclef Jean" (performed by Young Thug)
[36]
2018 Taylor Ward "Lemon" (performed by N.E.R.D and Rihanna)
[37]
2019 Billie Eilish "Bad Guy" (performed by Billie Eilish)
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2020s

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Year Winner(s) Work Nominees Ref.
2020 Alexandre Moors and Nuno Xico "Mother's Daughter" (performed by Miley Cyrus)
[39]
2021 Troy Charbonnet "Leave the Door Open" (performed by Silk Sonic, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
[40]
2022 Valentin Petit and Jon Echeveste "Saoko" (performed by Rosalía)
[41]
2023 Sofia Kerpan and David Checel "Vampire" (performed by Olivia Rodrigo)
[42]
2024 Chancler Haynes "Fortnight" (performed by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone)
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Notes

  1. No secondary sources for this year's awards mention the full details for "Best Editing" nominees/winners beyond the title of the winning music video/artist. The attached MTV category archive is the only place the editors names can be found.

References

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