MTV Video Music Award for Best Long Form Video

MTV Video Music Award
for Best Long Form Video
MTV Video Music Award ; for Best Long Form Video
Awarded for	Long form music video
Country	United States
Presented by	MTV
First award	1991
Currently held by	Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead (2025)
Most nominations	Madonna (2)
Website	VMA website

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Long Form Video was first given out in 1991. It was re-introduced in 2016 as Breakthrough Long Form Video and in 2022 under the original name.^[1]^[2]

Recipients

Year	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
1991	Madonna – The Immaculate Collection	Aerosmith – Things That Go Pump in the Night Peter Gabriel – P.O.V. R.E.M. – Tourfilm	^[3]
1992 – 2015	—
2016	Beyoncé – Lemonade	Justin Bieber – Purpose: The Movement Chris Brown – Royalty Florence + The Machine – The Odyssey Troye Sivan – Blue Neighbourhood Trilogy	^[4]
2017 – 2021	—
2022	Taylor Swift – All Too Well: The Short Film	Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles Foo Fighters – Studio 666 Madonna – Madame X Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed Olivia Rodrigo – Driving Home 2 U	^[5]
2023 – 2024	—
2025	Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead	Bad Bunny – Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Short Film) Damiano David – Funny Little Stories Mac Miller – Balloonerism Miley Cyrus – Something Beautiful The Weeknd – Hurry Up Tomorrow	^[6]

References

^ "Beyonce, Adele Lead Nominees for 2016 MTV Video Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
^ "Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack". MTV. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-26.
^ "MTV Video Music Awards 1991". MTV. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
^ "2016 VMA Nominations: See the Full List Now". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.
^ Serrano, Athena (July 26, 2022). "Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack". MTV. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
^ Grein, Paul (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars are 1-2 in Nominations for 2025 MTV VMAs (Full List)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2025.

[1] "Beyonce, Adele Lead Nominees for 2016 MTV Video Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

[2] "Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack". MTV. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

[VMA1991-3] "MTV Video Music Awards 1991". MTV. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved July 23, 2012.

[VMA2016-4] "2016 VMA Nominations: See the Full List Now". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016.

[5] Serrano, Athena (July 26, 2022). "Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack". MTV. Archived from the original on July 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[6] Grein, Paul (August 5, 2025). "Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars are 1-2 in Nominations for 2025 MTV VMAs (Full List)". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2025.

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Madonna – The Immaculate Collection (1991) Beyoncé – Lemonade (2016) Taylor Swift – All Too Well: The Short Film (2022) Ariana Grande – Brighter Days Ahead (2025)
Between 1992–2015, 2017–2021, and 2023–2024, the category was retired.