2-ая церемония музыкальных наград MTV Video Music Awards 1985 прошла 13 сентября 1985 года в Нью-Йоркском Radio City Music Hall. Ведущим церемонии был Эдди Мёрфи.

Don Henley победил в четырёх номинациях, в том числе Видео года. Дэвид Ли Рот стал самым номинированным участником церемонии, восемь номинаций за его два видео - "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody" и "California Girls", но в результате он остался без награды.

Номинанты

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Видео года | Video of the Year

• Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More"
• David Lee Roth — "California Girls"
• David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
• USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Лучшее мужское видео | Best Male Video

• Glenn Frey — "Smuggler's Blues"
• Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
• David Lee Roth — "California Girls"
• David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
• Bruce Springsteen — "I'm on Fire"

Лучшее женское видео | Best Female Video

• Cyndi Lauper — "She Bop"
• Madonna — "Material Girl"
• Sade — "Smooth Operator"
• Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life"
• Tina Turner — "What's Love Got to Do with It"

Лучшее видео группы | Best Group Video

• The Cars — "Drive"
• Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
• Huey Lewis and the News — "If This Is It"
• U2 — "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
• USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Лучший новый артист | Best New Artist

• Frankie Goes to Hollywood — "Two Tribes"
• Julian Lennon — "Too Late for Goodbyes"
• Sade — "Smooth Operator"
• Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life"
• 'Til Tuesday — "Voices Carry"

Лучшая идея видео | Best Concept Video

• Frankie Goes to Hollywood — "Two Tribes"
• Glenn Frey — "Smuggler's Blues"
• Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More"
• David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"

Лучшее прорыв видео | Most Experimental Video

• Art of Noise — "Close (To the Edit)"
• Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane"
• Lindsey Buckingham — "Slow Dancing"
• Chris Isaak — "Dancin'"
• Lone Justice — "Ways to Be Wicked"

Лучшее выступление на сцене | Best Stage Performance in a Video

• David Bowie — "Blue Jean (live)"
• Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
• Bruce Springsteen — "Dancing in the Dark"
• Talking Heads — "Once in a Lifetime (live)"
• Tina Turner — "Better Be Good to Me"

Лучший перфоманс в видео | Best Overall Performance in a Video

• Phillip Bailey and Phil Collins — "Easy Lover"
• Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
• David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
• Bruce Springsteen — "Dancing in the Dark"
• USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Лучшая режиссура | Best Direction in a Video

• Bryan Adams — "Run to You" (режиссёр: Steven Barron)
• Duran Duran — "The Wild Boys" (режиссёр: Russell Mulcahy)
• Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer" (режиссёр: Jean-Baptiste Mondino)
• Chris Isaak — "Dancin'" (режиссёр: Mary Lambert)
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More" (режиссёр: Jeff Stein)
• Simple Minds — "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (режиссёр: Daniel Kleinman)
• Toto — "Stranger in Town" (режиссёр: Steven Barron)

Лучшая хореография | Best Choreography in a Video

• Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?" (хореограф: Eddie Baytos)
• Elton John — "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (хореограф: David Atkins)
• Madonna — "Like a Virgin" (хореограф: Madonna)
• Madonna — "Material Girl" (хореограф: Kenny Ortega)
• Prince and The Revolution — "When Doves Cry" (хореограф: Prince)
• Sheila E. — "The Glamorous Life" (хореограф: Lesli Glatter)
• Tina Turner — "Private Dancer" (хореограф: Arlene Phillips)

Лучшие спецэффекты в видео | Best Special Effects in a Video

• Bryan Adams — "Run to You" (Special Effects: Cinebuild)
• Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane" (Special Effects: David Yardley)
• Lindsey Buckingham — "Slow Dancing" (Special Effects: David Yardley)
• Culture Club — "It's a Miracle" (Special Effects: David Yardley)
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More" (Special Effects: Tony Mitchell, Kathy Dougherty, and Peter Cohen)

Лучшая художественная работа | Best Art Direction in a Video

• Bryan Adams — "Run to You" (Art Director: Steven Barron)
• Peter Brown — "Zie Zie Won't Dance" (Art Director: John Jolly)
• Culture Club — "It's a Miracle" (Art Director: Bruce Hill)
• Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer" (Art Director: Bryan Jones)
• Madonna — "Like a Virgin" (Art Director: John Ebdon)
• Simple Minds — "Don't You (Forget About Me)" (Art Director: Mark Rimmell)

Лучший монтаж | Best Editing in a Video

• Bryan Adams — "Run to You" (Editor: John Mister)
• Art of Noise — "Close (to the Edit)" (Editor: Zbigniew Rybczyński)
• Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane" (Editor: David Yardley)
• Lindsey Buckingham — "Slow Dancing" (Editor: David Yardley)
• Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?" (Editor: Glenn Morgan)

Лучшая операторская работа | Best Cinematography in a Video

• Bryan Adams — "Heaven (version 2)" (оператор: Peter MacDonald)
• Bryan Adams — "Run to You" (оператор: Frank Gell)
• Lindsey Buckingham — "Go Insane" (оператор: Oliver Stapleton)
• Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer" (оператор: Pascal Lebegue)
• Madonna — "Like a Virgin" (оператор: Peter Sinclair)

Viewer's Choice

• Don Henley — "The Boys of Summer"
• Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — "Don't Come Around Here No More"
• David Lee Roth — "California Girls"
• David Lee Roth — "Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
• USA for Africa — "We Are the World"

Специальная премия "Признание Поколения" | Video Vanguard Award

• David Byrne
• Russell Mulcahy
• Godley & Creme

Специальная награда признание | Special Recognition Award

• Bob Geldof^[1]

Выступления

• Eurythmics — "Would I Lie to You?"
• David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick and Hall & Oates — "The Way You Do the Things You Do"/"My Girl"
• Tears for Fears — "Shout"
• John Cougar Mellencamp — "Lonely Ol' Night"
• Pat Benatar — "7 Rooms of Gloom"
• Sting — "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
• Eddie Murphy — "Party All the Time"

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