mtv Video Music Awards 1986

Video de Año

• A-ha — "Take on Me"
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
• Godley & Creme — "Cry"
• Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
• Talking Heads — "Road to Nowhere"

Mejor Video Masculino

• Bryan Adams — "Summer of '69"
• Phil Collins — "Take Me Home"
• Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
• Bruce Springsteen — "Glory Days"
• Sting — "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"

Mejor Video Femenino

• Kate Bush — "Running Up That Hill"
• Aretha Franklin — "Freeway of Love"
• Whitney Houston — "How Will I Know"
• Grace Jones — "Slave to the Rhythm"
• Tina Turner — "We Don't Need Another Hero"

Mejor Video de un Grupo

• A-ha — "Take on Me"
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
• INXS — "What You Need"
• The Rolling Stones — "Harlem Shuffle"
• Talking Heads — "And She Was"

Mejor Artista Nuevo

• A-ha — "Take on Me"
• The Hooters — "And We Danced"
• Whitney Houston — "How Will I Know"
• Pet Shop Boys — "West End Girls"
• Simply Red — "Holding Back the Years"

Mejor Video Conceptual

• A-ha — "Take on Me"
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
• Godley & Creme — "Cry"
• Talking Heads — "And She Was"
• Talking Heads — "Road to Nowhere"

Video Más Experimental

• A-ha — "Take on Me"
• Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon"
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
• X — "Burning House of Love"
• ZZ Top — "Rough Boy"

Mejor Actuación Escénica en un Video

• Bryan Adams y Tina Turner — "It's Only Love"
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
• Huey Lewis and the News — "The Power of Love"
• Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
• Pete Townshend — "Face the Face"

Mejor Actuación General en un Video

• David Bowie y Mick Jagger — "Dancing in the Street"
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
• Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
• Bruce Springsteen — "Glory Days"
• Sting — "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"

Mejor Dirección

• A-ha — "Take on Me" (Director: Steven Barron)
• Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Director: Daniel Kleinman)
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Director: Steven Barron)
• X — "Burning House of Love" (Director: Daniel Kleinman)
• ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Director: Steven Barron)

Mejor Coreografía

• Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Coreógrafo: Russell Clark)
• Morris Day — "The Oak Tree" (Coreógrafos: Russell Clark y Morris Day)
• Madonna — "Dress You Up" (Coreógrafo: Brad Jefferies)
• Madonna — "Like a Virgin (live)" (Coreógrafo: Brad Jefferies)
• Prince y The Revolution — "Raspberry Beret" (Coreógrafo: Prince)

Mejores Efectos Especiales

• A-ha — "Take on Me" (Efectos especiales: Michael Patterson y Candace Reckinger)
• Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Efectos especiales: Daniel Kleinman y Richard Uber)
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Efectos especiales: Ian Pearson)
• X — "Burning House of Love" (Efectos especiales: Daniel Kleinman)
• ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Efectos especiales: Max Anderson and Chris Nibley)

Mejor Dirección Artística

• A-ha — "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Director de arte: Stefan Roman)
• Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Director de arte: Daniel Kleinman)
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Director de arte: Steven Barron)
• Honeymoon Suite — "Feel It Again" (Director de arte: David Brockhurst)
• ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Director de arte: Ron Cobb)

Mejor Montaje

• A-ha — "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Editor: David Yardley)
• Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Editor: Richard Uber)
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing" (Editor: David Yardley)
• X — "Burning House of Love" (Editor: Dan Blevins)
• ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Editor: Richard Uber)

Mejor Cinematografía

• A-ha — "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (Director de fotografía: Oliver Stapleton)
• Pat Benatar — "Sex as a Weapon" (Director de fotografía: Peter Mackay)
• Joe Walsh — "The Confessor" (Director de fotografía: Jan Keisser)
• X — "Burning House of Love" (Director de fotografía: Ken Barrows)
• ZZ Top — "Rough Boy" (Director de fotografía: Chris Nibley)

Elección de los Televidentes

• A-ha — "Take on Me"
• Dire Straits — "Money for Nothing"
• Godley & Creme — "Cry"
• Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
• Talking Heads — "Road to Nowhere"

Premio a la Vanguardia

• Madonna
• Zbigniew Rybczyński

Reconocimiento Especial

• Bill Graham
• Jack Healey (Director Ejecutivo, Amnistía Internacional) [1]

• Robert Palmer — "Addicted to Love"
• The Hooters — "And We Danced"/"Nervous Night"
• The Monkees — "I'm a Believer"/"Daydream Believer"
• 'Til Tuesday — "What About Love"
• INXS — "What You Need"
• Van Halen — "Best of Both Worlds"/"Love Walks in"
• Mr. Mister — "Kyrie"/"Broken Wings"
• Simply Red — "Holding Back the Years"/"Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"
• Whitney Houston — "How Will I Know"/"Greatest Love of All"
• Pet Shop Boys — "Love Comes Quickly"/"West End Girls"
• Tina Turner — "Typical Male"
• Genesis — "Throwing It All Away"

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