Ceremony MTV Video Music Awards 1988

The winner is highlighted in bold.

Video of the year | Video of the Year

• George Harrison - " When We Was Fab "
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ”
• Bruce Springsteen - " Tunnel of Love "
• U2 - “ I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For ”
• U2 - " Where the Streets Have No Name "

Best Male Video | Best Male Video

• Terence Trent D'Arby - " Wishing Well "
• George Harrison - " Got My Mind Set on You "
• Prince (with Sheena Easton ) - " U Got the Look "
• Bruce Springsteen - " Tunnel of Love "
• Steve Winwood - " Back in the High Life Again "

Best Female video | Best Female Video

• Cher - " I Found Someone "
• Lita Ford - Kiss Me Deadly
• Janet Jackson - " TThe Pleasure Principle "
• Suzanne Vega - " Luka "
• Jody Watley - " Some Kind of Lover "

Best Video Group | Best Group Video

• Aerosmith - " Dude (Looks Like a Lady) "
• Eurythmics - " I Need a Man "
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ”
• U2 - “ I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For ”
• U2 - " Where the Streets Have No Name "

Best New Artist | Best New Artist

• The Godfathers - “Birth, School, Work, Death”
• Guns N 'Roses - " Welcome to the Jungle "
• Buster Poindexter - Hot, Hot, Hot
• Swing Out Sister - Breakout
• Jody Watley - " Some Kind of Lover "

Best video idea | Best Concept Video

• George Harrison - " When We Was Fab "
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ”
• Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly
• U2 - “ I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For ”
• XTC - " Dear God "

Best Video from a Film

• The Bangles - " Hazy Shade of Winter " (from Less Than Zero )
• Bryan Ferry - Kiss and Tell (from Bright Lights, Big City )
• Peter Gabriel - “ Biko ” (from Cry Freedom )
• Los Lobos - " La Bamba " (from La Bamba )
• Bob Seger - “ Shakedown ” (from Beverly Hills Cop II )

Breakthrough Video

• George Harrison - " When We Was Fab "
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ”
• Squeeze - " Hourglass "
• Suzanne Vega - " Luka "
• XTC - " Dear God "

Best performance on stage | Best Stage Performance in a Video

• Aerosmith - " Dude (Looks Like a Lady) "
• Grateful Dead - “ Touch of Gray ”
• Elton John - " Candle in the Wind (live)"
• Roy Orbison - " Oh, Pretty Woman (live)"
• Prince (with Sheena Easton ) - " U Got the Look "
• U2 - " Where the Streets Have No Name "

Best Direction | Best Direction in a Video

• Eurythmics - " You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart " (directed by Sophie Muller )
• George Michael - “ Father Figure ” (directed by: Andy Morahan and George Michael )
• Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (directed by Storm Thorgerson )
• REM - “ The One I Love ” (director: Robert Longo )
• XTC - “ Dear God ” (director: Nicholas Brandt )

Best choreography | Best Choreography in a Video

• Janet Jackson - “ The Pleasure Principle ” (choreographer: Barry Lather )
• Michael Jackson - “ Bad ” (choreographers: Michael Jackson , Gregg Burge and Jeffrey Daniel )
• Michael Jackson - " The Way You Make Me Feel " (choreographers: Michael Jackson and Vincent Paterson )
• Prince (with Sheena Easton ) - “ U Got the Look ” (choreographer: Cat Glover )
• Sting - “ We'll Be Together ” (choreographer: Barry Lather )

Top special effects in video | Best Special Effects in a Video

• Grateful Dead - “ Touch of Gray ” (Special Effects: Gary Gutierrez)
• George Harrison - “ Got My Mind Set on You ” (Special Effects: John McCallum)
• George Harrison - " When We Was Fab " (Special Effects: Chris Lyons)
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ” (Special Effects: Lynn Maree Milburn)
• Squeeze - Hourglass (Special Effects: Jim Francis and Dave Barton)

Best Artwork | Best Art Direction in a Video

• George Harrison - When We Was Fab (Art Director: Sid Bartholomew)
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ” (Art Director: Lynn Maree Milburn)
• George Michael - " Faith " (Art Director: Bryan Jones)
• Bruce Springsteen - " Tunnel of Love " (Art Directors: Howard Cummings and Beth Rubino )
• Squeeze - Hourglass (Art Directors: Clive Crotty and Mick Edwards)

Best installation | Best Editing in a Video

• INXS - " Devil Inside " (Editor: Steve Purcell )
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ” (Editor: Richard Lowenstein )
• Loverboy - "Notorious" (Editor: Jim Haygood)
• Prince (from Sheena Easton ) - " U Got the Look " (Editor: Charley Randazzo and Steve Purcell )
• Bruce Springsteen - " Tunnel of Love " (Editor: Greg Dougherty)

Best Cinematography | Best Cinematography in a Video

• George Michael - “ Father Figure ” (operator: Peter Mackay)
• Pink Floyd - Learning to Fly (Operator: Gordon Minard)
• Robert Plant - " Heaven Knows " (operator: Steve Tickner)
• Sting - “ We'll Be Together ” (operator: Bill Pope )
• Suzanne Vega - “ Luka ” (operator: Derek Wolski )

Viewer's Choice

• George Harrison - " When We Was Fab "
• INXS - “ Need You Tonight / Mediate ”
• Bruce Springsteen - " Tunnel of Love "
• U2 - “ I Still Haven't Found What I’m Looking For ”
• U2 - " Where the Streets Have No Name "

Special Award "Recognition Generation" | Video Vanguard Award

• Michael jackson

• Rod Stewart - " Forever Young "
• Jody Watley - " Some Kind of Lover "
• Aerosmith - " Dude (Looks Like a Lady) "
• Elton John - " I Don't Wanna Go On With You Like That "
• Depeche Mode - " Strangelove "
• Crowded House - " Better Be Home Soon "
• Cher - " Main Man "
• The Fat Boys (with Chubby Checker ) - " Louie Louie " / " The Twist "
• Guns N 'Roses - " Welcome to the Jungle "
• INXS - " New Sensation "

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