4-я церемония музыкальных наград MTV Video Music Awards 1987 прошла 11 сентября 1987 года в Лос-Анджелесе в Амфитеатре Гибсон. Ведущими церемонии были виджеи канала MTV Downtown Julie Brown, Carolyne Heldman, Kevin Seal, Michael Tomioka, Dweezil Zappa.

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Видео года | Video of the Year

• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
• Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
• Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"
• U2 — "With or Without You"
• Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Лучшее мужское видео | Best Male Video

• David Bowie — "Day-In Day-Out"
• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
• Robert Palmer — "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"
• Paul Simon — "You Can Call Me Al"
• Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Лучшее женское видео | Best Female Video

• Kate Bush — "The Big Sky"
• Janet Jackson — "Nasty"
• Cyndi Lauper — "True Colors"
• Madonna — "Open Your Heart"
• Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach"

Лучшее видео группы | Best Group Video

• The Bangles — "Walk Like an Egyptian"
• Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over"
• Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
• Talking Heads — "Wild Wild Life"
• U2 — "With or Without You"

Лучший новый артист,видео | Best New Artist Video

• Robert Cray — "Smoking Gun"
• Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over"
• The Georgia Satellites — "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
• Bruce Hornsby и Range — "The Way It Is"
• Timbuk3 — "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades"

Лучшая идея видео | Best Concept Video

• Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
• Peter Gabriel — "Big Time"
• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
• Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
• Talking Heads — "Wild Wild Life"

Best Video from a Film

• Eric Clapton — "It's in the Way That You Use It" (from The Color of Money)
• Rodney Dangerfield — "Twist and Shout" (from Back to School)
• Aretha Franklin — "Jumpin' Jack Flash" (from Jumpin' Jack Flash)
• Ben E. King — "Stand by Me" (from Stand by Me)
• Talking Heads — "Wild Wild Life" (from True Stories)

Лучшее прорыв видео | Most Experimental Video

• Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
• Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
• Huey Lewis and the News — "Hip to Be Square"
• Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"

Лучшее выступление на сцене | Best Stage Performance in a Video

• Bon Jovi — "Livin' on a Prayer"
• Bon Jovi — "You Give Love a Bad Name"
• Run-D.M.C. (с Aerosmith) — "Walk This Way"
• Bruce Springsteen и E Street Band — "Born to Run"
• Bruce Springsteen и E Street Band — "War"

Лучший перфоманс в видео | Best Overall Performance in a Video

• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
• Janet Jackson — "Nasty"
• Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach"
• Run-D.M.C. (с Aerosmith) — "Walk This Way"
• U2 — "With or Without You"

Лучшая режиссура | Best Direction in a Video

• Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over" (режиссёр: Alex Proyas)
• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer" (режиссёр: Stephen R. Johnson)
• Genesis — "Land of Confusion" (режиссёр: John Lloyd and Jim Yukich)
• U2 — "With or Without You" (режиссёр: Meiert Avis)
• Steve Winwood — "Higher Love" (режиссёр: Peter Kagan and Paula Greif)

Лучшая хореография | Best Choreography in a Video

• The Bangles — "Walk Like an Egyptian" (хореографы: Katherine Krok Eastvold и Josh Clark)
• Janet Jackson — "Nasty" (хореограф: Paula Abdul)
• Janet Jackson — "When I Think of You" (хореографы: Paula Abdul и Michael Kidd)
• Madonna — "Open Your Heart"
• Steve Winwood — "Higher Love" (хореограф: Roberta Mathes)

Лучшие спецэффекты в видео | Best Special Effects in a Video

• Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
• Peter Gabriel — "Big Time" (Special Effects: David Daniels)
• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer" (Special Effects: Stephen R. Johnson и Peter Lord)
• Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
• Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"

Лучшая художественная работа | Best Art Direction in a Video

• Breakfast Club — "Right on Track" (Art Director: Ally Willis)
• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer" (Art Directors: Stephen R. Johnson, Stephen Quay, и Timothy Quay)
• Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
• Madonna — "Open Your Heart"
• Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"

Лучший монтаж | Best Editing in a Video

• Bon Jovi — "Wanted Dead or Alive"
• Eurythmics — "Missionary Man"
• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer" (Editors: Stephen R. Johnson и Colin Green)
• Robbie Nevil — "C'est La Vie"
• U2 — "With or Without You"
• Steve Winwood — "Higher Love" (Editors: Glenn Lazzaro и Laura Israel)

Лучшая операторская работа | Best Cinematography in a Video

• Cyndi Lauper — "What's Going On" (оператор: Juan Ruiz Anchia)
• Madonna — "Papa Don't Preach" (оператор: Michael Ballhaus)
• Robbie Nevil — "C'est La Vie" (оператор: Mark Plummer)
• U2 — "With or Without You" (оператор: Daniel Pearl)
• Steve Winwood — "Higher Love" (оператор: Rob Haggart)

Viewer's Choice

• Peter Gabriel — "Sledgehammer"
• Genesis — "Land of Confusion"
• Paul Simon — "The Boy in the Bubble"
• U2 — "With or Without You"
• Steve Winwood — "Higher Love"

Специальная премия "Признание Поколения" | Video Vanguard Award

• Peter Gabriel
• Julien Temple

Выступления

• Los Lobos — "La Bamba"
• Bryan Adams — "Only the Strong Survive"/"Victim of Love"
• The Bangles — "Walk Like an Egyptian"/"Walking Down Your Street"
• Bon Jovi — "Livin' on a Prayer"
• Crowded House — "Don't Dream It's Over"/"Now We're Getting Somewhere"
• Madonna — "Causing a Commotion"
• Whitesnake — "Still of the Night"
• Whitney Houston — "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"/"Didn't We Almost Have It All"
• The Cars — "You Are the Girl"/"Double Trouble"
• David Bowie — "Never Let Me Down"
• Prince — "Sign o' the Times"/"Play in the Sunshine"
• Cyndi Lauper — "Change of Heart"/"True Colors"
• Run-D.M.C. (с Steven Tyler и Joe Perry) — "Walk This Way"

При участии

• Howie Mandel - представил Best New Artist In A Video
• Cyndi Lauper - представила Best Stage Performance In A Video
• Herbie Hancock - представил Most Experimental Video
• Weird Al Yankovic - представил Best Concept Video
• Cher - представила Viewer's Choice
• Poison - представили Best Female Video

Примечания

Ссылки

• mtv.com vma 1987
• MTV VMA 1987