MTV Video Music Awards 1990

Gli MTV Video Music Awards 1990 sono stati la 7ª edizione dell'omonimo premio. La cerimonia di premiazione si è tenuta presso l'Universal Amphitheatre di Los Angeles il 6 settembre 1990.

Vincitori e nomination

I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.

Video of the Year

Sinéad O'Connor — Nothing Compares 2 U

• Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun
• Don Henley — The End of the Innocence
• Madonna — Vogue

Best Male Video

Don Henley — The End of the Innocence

• Billy Idol — Cradle of Love
• MC Hammer — U Can't Touch This
• Michael Penn — No Myth

Best Female Video

Sinéad O'Connor — Nothing Compares 2 U

• Paula Abdul — Opposites Attract
• Madonna — Vogue
• Alannah Myles — Black Velvet
• Michelle Shocked — On the Greener Side

Best Group Video

The B-52s — Love Shack

• Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun
• Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — Higher Ground
• Tears for Fears — Sowing the Seeds of Love

Best New Artist in a Video

Michael Penn — No Myth

• Bell Biv DeVoe — Poison
• The Black Crowes — Jealous Again
• Jane Child — Don't Wanna Fall in Love
• Lenny Kravitz — Let Love Rule
• Alannah Myles — Black Velvet
• Lisa Stansfield — All Around the World

Best Metal/Hard Rock Video

Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun

• Faith No More — Epic
• Mötley Crüe — Kickstart My Heart
• Slaughter — Up All Night

Best Rap Video

MC Hammer — U Can't Touch This

• Digital Underground — The Humpty Dance
• Biz Markie — Just a Friend
• Young MC — Principal's Office

Best Dance Video

MC Hammer — U Can't Touch This

• Paula Abdul — Opposites Attract
• Janet Jackson — Rhythm Nation
• Madonna — Vogue

Best Post-Modern Video

Sinéad O'Connor — Nothing Compares 2 U

• Depeche Mode — Personal Jesus
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — Higher Ground
• Tears for Fears — Sowing the Seeds of Love

Best Video from a Film

Billy Idol — Cradle of Love (da The Adventures of Ford Fairlane)

• Edie Brickell & New Bohemians — A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall (da Born on the Fourth of July)
• Prince — Batdance (da Batman)
• ZZ Top — Doubleback (da Back to the Future Part III)

Breakthrough Video

Tears for Fears — Sowing the Seeds of Love

• Paula Abdul — Opposites Attract
• Sinéad O'Connor — Nothing Compares 2 U
• Red Hot Chili Peppers — Higher Ground

Best Direction in a Video

Madonna — Vogue (David Fincher)

• Paula Abdul — Opposites Attract (Michael Patterson e Candace Reckinger)
• Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun (David Fincher)
• Don Henley — The End of the Innocence (David Fincher)

Best Choreography in a Video

Janet Jackson — Rhythm Nation (Janet Jackson e Anthony Thomas)

• Paula Abdul — Opposites Attract (Paula Abdul)
• Madonna — Vogue (Luis Camacho e Jose Gutierrez)
• MC Hammer — U Can't Touch This (MC Hammer e Ho Frat Hooo!)

Best Special Effects in a Video

Tears for Fears — Sowing the Seeds of Love (Jim Blashfield)

• Paula Abdul — Opposites Attract (Michael Patterson)
• Billy Idol — Cradle of Love (Peter Moyer)
• Billy Joel — We Didn't Start the Fire (Chris Blum)

Best Art Direction in a Video

The B-52s — Love Shack (Martin Lasowitz)

• Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun (Alex McDowell)
• Billy Joel — We Didn't Start the Fire (Sterling Storm)
• Madonna — Vogue (Lauryn LeClere)

Best Editing in a Video

Madonna — Vogue (Jim Haygood)

• Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun (Jim Haygood)
• Don Henley — The End of the Innocence (Jim Haygood)
• MC Hammer — U Can't Touch This (Jonathan Siegel)

Best Cinematography in a Video

Madonna — Vogue (Pascal Lebègue)

• Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun (Dariusz Wolski)
• Don Henley — The End of the Innocence (David Bridges)
• Billy Joel — We Didn't Start the Fire (Sven Kirsten)

Viewer's Choice

Aerosmith — Janie's Got a Gun

• Don Henley — The End of the Innocence
• Madonna — Vogue
• Sinéad O'Connor — Nothing Compares 2 U

International Viewer's Choice Awards

MTV

Midnight Oil — Blue Sky Mine

• Boom Crash Opera — Onion Skin
• Max Q — Sometimes
• Kylie Minogue — Better the Devil You Know

MTV Brasil

Titãs — Flores

• Djavan — Oceano
• Engenheiros do Hawaii — Alívio Imediato
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso — Perplexo
• Caetano Veloso — Estrangeiro

MTV Europe

The Creeps — Ooh I Like It

• Laid Back — Bakerman
• Gary Moore — Still Got the Blues (For You)
• Sinéad O'Connor — Nothing Compares 2 U

MTV Internacional

Gloria Estefan — Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)

• Franco De Vita — Louis
• Los Prisioneros — Tren al Sur
• Soda Stereo — En la Ciudad de la Furia

MTV Japan

Kome Kome Club — Funk Fujiyama

• Yasuyuki Okamura — Vegetable
• Jun Togawa — Virgin Blues
• Mami Yamase — Go!

Video Vanguard Award

• Janet Jackson

Esibizione

• Janet Jackson – "Black Cat"
• Mötley Crüe – "Don't Go Away Mad (Just Go Away)"
• MC Hammer – "Let's Get It Started"/"U Can't Touch This"
• INXS – "Suicide Blonde"
• Sinéad O'Connor – "Nothing Compares 2 U"
• New Edition (featuring Bobby Brown) – "Poison"/"Tap Into My Heart"/"Rub You the Right Way"/"Sensitivity"/"If It Isn't Love"/"Mr. Telephone Man"/"Can You Stand the Rain"
• Faith No More – "Epic"
• Phil Collins – "Sussudio"
• 2 Live Crew – "Banned in the U.S.A."
• World Party – "Put the Message in the Box"
• Aerosmith – "Love in an Elevator"
• Madonna – "Vogue"

Appearances

Main show

• Don Henley – presented Best Female Video
• Robert Downey, Jr. – presented Best Video from a Film
• Pauly Shore – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette about Viewer's Choice voting procedures
• Living Colour – presented Best New Artist in a Video
• Martha Quinn – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette telling viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
• Rachel Ward and Isiah Thomas – presented Best Choreography in a Video
• Downtown Julie Brown – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette about Viewer's Choice voting procedures
• Oliver Stone – presented Best Direction in a Video
• Daisy Fuentes and Jordan Brady – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette telling viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
• Kim Basinger – presented Best Dance Video
• Nia Peeples – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette telling viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
• Billy Idol – presented Best Group Video
• Ken Ober – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette about Viewer's Choice voting procedures
• Sherilyn Fenn and Michael Ontkean – presented Breakthrough Video and Best Post-Modern Video
• Fab Five Freddy – briefly interviewed MC Hammer in a pre-commercial vignette and told viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
• Eric Bogosian – briefly spoke about censorship in the U.S. and introduced 2 Live Crew
• Christina Applegate and David Faustino – presented Best Metal/Hard Rock Video
• Riki Rachtman – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette telling viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
• Curt Smith (from Tears for Fears) and Wilson Phillips – introduced the International Viewer's Choice Award winners
• VJs Richard Wilkins (Australia), Astrid Fontenelle (Brasil), Maiken Wexø (Europe), Daisy Fuentes (Internacional) and Dionne Mitsuoka (Japan) – announced their respective region's Viewer's Choice winner
• Susan Dey and David Cassidy – presented Viewer's Choice
• Ray Cokes – briefly introduced Brazilian Viewer's Choice winners Titãs before a commercial break and told viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
• Flavor Flav and Queen Latifah – presented Best Rap Video
• Magic Johnson – presented the Video Vanguard Award
• Ed Lover and Doctor Dré – appeared in a pre-commercial vignette telling viewers what was 'coming up' on the show
• Paula Abdul – presented Best Male Video
• Mike Patton – was interviewed briefly by Downtown Julie Brown before a commercial break
• Cher – presented Video of the Year

Post-show

• Kurt Loder – introduced the winners of the professional categories