LMTV Video Music Award alla miglior regia (MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction) è uno dei quattro riconoscimenti assegnati nell'ambito degli MTV Video Music Awards sin dalla prima cerimonia di premiazione, avvenuta nel 1984.
Vincitori e candidati I vincitori sono indicati in grassetto.
Anni 1980 1984 Tim Newman - Sharp Dressed Man dei ZZ Top Juliano Waldman - Numbers with Wings dei The Bongos Martin Kahan - All of the Good Ones Are Taken di Ian Hunter Tobe Hooper - Dancing with Myself di Billy Idol Edd Griles - Time After Time di Cyndi Lauper David Rathod - I Want a New Drug degli Huey Lewis and the News Godley & Creme - Every Breath You Take dei The Police Tim Newman - Gimme All Your Lovin' dei ZZ Top 1985 Jean-Baptiste Mondino - The Boys of Summer di Don Henley Mary Lambert - Dancin di Chris Isaak Jeff Stein - Don't Come Around Here No More di Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Daniel Kleinman - Don't You (Forget About Me) dei Simple Minds Steve Barron - Run to You di Bryan Adams Steve Barron - Stranger in Town dei Toto Russell Mulcahy - The Wild Boys dei Duran Duran 1986 a-ha - Take on Me (Regista: Steve Barron) X - Burning House of Love (Regista: Daniel Kleinman) Dire Straits - Money for Nothing (Regista: Steve Barron) ZZ Top - Rough Boy (Regista: Steve Barron) Pat Benatar - Sex as a Weapon (Regista: Daniel Kleinman) 1987 Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer (Regista: Stephen R. Johnson) Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over (Regista: Alex Proyas) Steve Winwood - Higher Love (Registi: Peter Kagan e Paula Greif) Genesis - Land of Confusion (Registi: Jim Yukich e John Lloyd) U2 - With or Without You (Regista: Meiert Avis) 1988 George Michael - Father Figure (Registi: Andy Morahan e George Michael) XTC - Dear God (Regista: Nick Brandt) Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (Regista: Storm Thorgerson) R.E.M. - The One I Love (Regista: Robert Longo) Eurythmics - You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart (Regista: Sophie Muller) 1989 Madonna - Express Yourself (Regista: David Fincher) Van Halen - Finish What Ya Started (Regista: Andy Morahan) DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand (Regista: Scott Kalvert) Jody Watley - Real Love (Regista: David Fincher) Steve Winwood - Roll with It (Regista: David Fincher)
Anni 1990 1990 Madonna - Vogue (Regista: David Fincher) Don Henley - The End of the Innocence (Regista: David Fincher) Aerosmith - Janie's Got a Gun (Regista: David Fincher) Paula Abdul - Opposites Attract (Registi: Michael Patterson e Candace Reckinger) 1991 R.E.M. - Losing My Religion (Regista: Tarsem) George Michael - Freedom! '90 (Regista: David Fincher) Queensrÿche - Silent Lucidity (Regista: Matt Mahurin) Chris Isaak - Wicked Game (Concept) (Regista: Herb Ritts) 1992 Van Halen - Right Now (Regista: Mark Fenske) Sir Mix-a-Lot - Baby Got Back (Regista: Adam Bernstein) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Give It Away (Regista: Stéphane Sednaoui) En Vogue - My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) (Regista: Matthew Rolston) 1993 Pearl Jam - Jeremy (Regista: Mark Pellington) En Vogue - Free Your Mind (Regista: Mark Romanek) Los Lobos - Kiko and the Lavender Moon (Regista: Ondrej Rudavsky) R.E.M. - Man on the Moon (Regista: Peter Care) 1994 R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts (Regista: Jake Scott) Aerosmith - Amazing (Regista: Marty Callner) Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Regista: Spike Jonze) Deep Forest - Sweet Lullaby (Regista: Tarsem) 1995 Weezer - Buddy Holly (Regista: Spike Jonze) Green Day - Basket Case (Regista: Mark Kohr) Michael Jackson e Janet Jackson - Scream (Regista: Mark Romanek) TLC - Waterfalls (Regista: F. Gary Gray) 1996 The Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris) Foo Fighters - Big Me (Regista: Jesse Peretz) Alanis Morissette - Ironic (Regista: Stéphane Sednaoui) Björk - It's Oh So Quiet (Regista: Spike Jonze) 1997 Beck - The New Pollution (Regista: Beck Hansen) The Smashing Pumpkins - The End Is the Beginning Is the End (Registi: Joel Schumacher, Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris) Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug (Regista: Mark Romanek) Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly) (Regista: Hype Williams) Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity (Regista: Jonathan Glazer) 1998 Madonna - Ray of Light (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund) Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November (Regista: Francis Lawrence) Radiohead - Karma Police (Regista: Jonathan Glazer) Garbage - Push It (Regista: Andrea Giacobbe) The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund) 1999 Fatboy Slim - Praise You (Regista: Torrance Community Dance Group) Korn - Freak on a Leash (Registi: Todd McFarlane, Graham Morris, Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris) Eminem - My Name Is (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell) TLC - No Scrubs (Regista: Hype Williams) Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson) - What's It Gonna Be ?! (Registi: Hype Williams e Busta Rhymes)
Anni 2000 2000 Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris) Lauryn Hill - Everything Is Everything (Regista: Sanji) Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly (Regista: Jesse Peretz) Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell) D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Registi: Paul Hunter e Dominique Trenier) 2001 Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice (Regista: Spike Jonze) R.E.M. - Imitation of Life (Regista: Garth Jennings) Linkin Park - Crawling (Regista: Fratelli Strause) OutKast - Ms. Jackson (Regista: F. Gary Gray) Eminem featuring Dido - Stan (Registi: Dr. Dre e Philip G. Atwell) 2002 Eminem - Without Me (Regista: Joseph Kahn) P.O.D. - Alive (Regista: Francis Lawrence) Red Hot Chili Peppers - By the Way (Registi: Jonathan Dayton e Valerie Faris) Missy Elliott (featuring Ludacris e Trina) - One Minute Man (Regista: Dave Meyers) Elton John - This Train Don't Stop There Anymore (Regista: David LaChapelle) 2003 Coldplay - The Scientist (Regista: Jamie Thraves) Justin Timberlake - Cry Me a River (Regista: Francis Lawrence) Sum 41 - The Hell Song (Regista: Marc Klasfeld) Johnny Cash - Hurt (Regista: Mark Romanek) Missy Elliott - Work It (Registi: Dave Meyers e Missy Elliott) 2004 Jay-Z - 99 Problems (Regista: Mark Romanek) The White Stripes - The Hardest Button to Button (Regista: Michel Gondry) OutKast - Hey Ya! (Regista: Bryan Barber) No Doubt - It's My Life (Regista: David LaChapelle) Steriogram - Walkie Talkie Man (Regista: Michel Gondry) 2005 Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams (Regista: Samuel Bayer) Missy Elliott (featuring Ciara e Fatman Scoop) - Lose Control (Registi: Dave Meyers e Missy Elliott) Jennifer Lopez - Get Right (Registi: Francis Lawrence e Diane Martel) U2 - Vertigo (Regista: Alex and Martin) The White Stripes - Blue Orchid (Regista: Floria Sigismondi) 2006 Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (Regista: Robert Hales) Red Hot Chili Peppers - Dani California (Regista: Tony Kaye) AFI - Miss Murder (Regista: Marc Webb) Common - Testify (Regista: Anthony Mandler) 10 Years - Wasteland (Regista: Kevin Kerslake) 2007 Justin Timberlake - What Goes Around... Comes Around (Regista: Samuel Bayer) Beyoncé e Shakira - Beautiful Liar (Regista: Jake Nava) Christina Aguilera - Candyman (Registi: Matthew Rolston e Christina Aguilera) Kanye West - Stronger (Regista: Hype Williams) Rihanna (featuring Jay-Z) - Umbrella (Regista: Chris Applebaum) Linkin Park - What I've Done (Regista: Joe Hahn) 2008 Erykah Badu - Honey (Registi: Erykah Badu e Chris Robinson) Linkin Park - Shadow of the Day (Regista: Joe Hahn) Panic! at the Disco - Nine in the Afternoon (Regista: Shane Drake) Pussycat Dolls - When I Grow Up (Regista: Joseph Kahn) Rihanna - Take a Bow (Regista: Anthony Mandler) 2009 Green Day - 21 Guns (Regista: Marc Webb) Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) (Regista: Jake Nava) Cobra Starship (featuring Leighton Meester) - Good Girls Go Bad (Regista: Kai Regan) Lady Gaga - Paparazzi (Regista: Jonas Åkerlund) Britney Spears - Circus (Regista: Francis Lawrence)
Anni 2010 2010 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (Regista: Francis Lawrence) Thirty Seconds to Mars - Kings and Queens (Regista: Bartholomew Cubbins) Eminem - Not Afraid (Regista: Rich Lee) Jay-Z e Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Regista: Hype Williams) Pink - Funhouse (Regista: Dave Meyers) 2011 Beastie Boys - Make Some Noise (Regista: Adam Yauch) Katy Perry (featuring Kanye West) - E.T. (Regista: Floria Sigismondi) Thirty Seconds to Mars - Hurricane (Regista: Bartholomew Cubbins) Eminem (con Rihanna) - Love the Way You Lie (Regista: Joseph Kahn) Adele - Rolling in the Deep (Regista: Sam Brown) 2012 M.I.A. - Bad Girls (Regista: Romain Gavras) Coldplay (con Rihanna) - Princess of China (Regista: Adria Petty) Duck Sauce - Big Bad Wolf (Regista: Keith Schofield) Jay-Z & Kanye West (con Otis Redding) - Otis (Regista: Spike Jonze) Frank Ocean - Swim Good (Regista: Nabil Elderkin) 2013 Justin Timberlake (con Jay-Z) - Suit & Tie (Regista: David Fincher) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (con Ray Dalton) - Can't Hold Us (Registi: Ryan Lewis, Jason Koenig e Jon Jon Augustavo) Fun. - Carry On (Regista: Anthony Mandler) Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sacrilege (Regista: Megaforce) Drake - Started from the Bottom (Registi: Director X e Drake) 2014 DJ Snake e Lil Jon - Turn Down for What (Regista: DANIELS) Eminem (featuring Rihanna) - The Monster (Regista: Rich Lee) Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts (Regista: Melina Matsoukas) Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Regista: Terry Richardson) OK Go - The Writing's on the Wall (Registi: Damian Kulash, Aaron Duffy e Bob Partington) 2015 Kendrick Lamar - Alright (Registi: Colin Tilley e the Little Homies) Taylor Swift (featuring Kendrick Lamar) - Bad Blood (Regista: Joseph Kahn) Childish Gambino - Sober (Regista: Hiro Murai) Hozier - Take Me to Church (Registi: Brendan Canty e Conal Thomson) Mark Ronson (featuring Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk (Registi: Bruno Mars e Cameron Duddy) 2016 Beyoncé - Formation (Regista: Melina Matsoukas) Adele - Hello (Regista: Xavier Dolan) David Bowie - Lazarus (Regista: Johan Renck) Coldplay - Up&Up (Regista: Vania Heymann e Gal Muggia) Tame Impala - The Less I Know the Better (Regista: Canada) 2017 Kendrick Lamar - Humble (Regista: Dave Meyers e The Little Homies) Katy Perry (featuring Skip Marley) - Chained to the Rhythm (Regista: Mathew Cullen) Bruno Mars - 24K Magic (Regista: Cameron Duddy e Bruno Mars) Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful (Regista: Aaron A) The Weeknd - Reminder (Regista: Glenn Michael) 2018Childish Gambino - This Is America (Regista: Hiro Murai) The Carters - Apeshit (Regista: Ricky Saix) Drake - God's Plan (Regista: Karena Evans) Shawn Mendes - In My Blood (Regista: Jay Martin) Ed Sheeran - Perfect (Regista: Jason Koenig) Justin Timberlake (featuring Chris Stapleton) - Say Something (Regista: Arturo Perez Jr.) 2019 Lil Nas X (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus) - Old Town Road (Remix) (Regista: Calmatic) Billie Eilish - Bad Guy (Regista: Dave Meyers) FKA twigs - Cellophane (Regista: Andrew Thomas Huang) Ariana Grande - Thank U, Next (Regista: Hannah Lux Davis) LSD - No New Friends (Regista: Dano Cerny) Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down (Regista: Taylor Swift e Drew Kirsch)
Anni 2020 2020 Taylor Swift - The Man (Regista: Taylor Swift) Billie Eilish - Xanny (Regista: Billie Eilish) Doja Cat - Say So (Regista: Hannah Lux Davis) Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now (Regista: Nabil) Harry Styles - Adore You (Regista: Dave Meyers) The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Regista: Anton Tammi) 2021 Lil Nas X - Montero (Call Me by Your Name) (Regista: Lil Nas X e Tanja Muïn'o) Billie Eilish - Your Power (Regista: Billie Eilish) DJ Khaled (featuring Drake) - Popstar (Regista: Director X) Taylor Swift - Willow (Regista: Taylor Swift) Travis Scott (featuring Young Thug e M.I.A.) - Franchise (Regista: Travis Scott) Tyler, the Creator - Lumberjack (Regista: Wolf Haley) 2022