1991 MTV Video Music Awards

R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"

• C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
• Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
• Divinyls – "I Touch Myself"
• Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)"
• Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"

Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)"

• Jon Bon Jovi – "Blaze of Glory"
• Gerardo – "Rico Suave"
• George Michael – "Freedom! '90"

Janet Jackson – "Love Will Never Do (Without You)"

• Paula Abdul – "Rush Rush"
• Neneh Cherry – "I've Got You Under My Skin"
• Amy Grant – "Baby Baby"
• Madonna – "Like a Virgin (Truth or Dare version)"

R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"

• The Black Crowes – "She Talks to Angels"
• Divinyls – "I Touch Myself"
• Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"

Jesus Jones – "Right Here, Right Now"

• C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
• Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
• Gerardo – "Rico Suave"
• Seal – "Crazy"

Aerosmith – "The Other Side"

• AC/DC – "Thunderstruck"
• Alice in Chains – "Man in the Box"
• The Black Crowes – "She Talks to Angels"
• Faith No More – "Falling to Pieces"
• Guns N' Roses – "You Could Be Mine"
• Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"
• Warrant – "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

LL Cool J – "Mama Said Knock You Out"

• 3rd Bass – "Pop Goes the Weasel"
• DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – "Summertime"
• Ice-T – "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"
• Monie Love – "It's a Shame (My Sister)"

C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"

• Bingoboys (featuring Princessa) – "How to Dance"
• Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
• EMF – "Unbelievable"

Jane's Addiction – "Been Caught Stealing"

• Jesus Jones – "Right Here, Right Now"
• R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"
• The Replacements – "When It Began"

Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game" (from Wild at Heart)

• Bryan Adams – "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)
• Jon Bon Jovi – "Blaze of Glory" (from Young Guns II)
• Guns N' Roses – "You Could Be Mine" (from Terminator 2: Judgment Day)

Madonna – The Immaculate Collection

• Aerosmith – Things That Go Pump in the Night
• Peter Gabriel – POV
• R.E.M. – Tourfilm

R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"

• Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
• Enigma – "Sadeness (Part I)"
• Seal – "Crazy"

R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Director: Tarsem)

• Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)" (Director: Herb Ritts)
• George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Director: David Fincher)
• Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity" (Director: Matt Mahurin)

C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (Choreographer: Jamale Graves)

• Janet Jackson – "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Choreographers: Herb Ritts, Janet Jackson and Tina Landon)
• Madonna – "Like a Virgin (Truth or Dare version)" (Choreographer: Vincent Paterson)
• MC Hammer – "Pray (Jam the Hammer Mix)" (Choreographers: MC Hammer and Ho Frat Hoo!)

Faith No More – "Falling to Pieces" (Special Effects: David Faithfull and Ralph Ziman)

• Neneh Cherry – "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Special Effects: Pitov)
• MC Hammer – "Here Comes the Hammer" (Special Effects: Fred Raimondi and Maury Rosenfeld)
• The Replacements – "When It Began" (Special Effects: Carl Bressler and Paul Rachman)
• Seal – "Crazy" (Special Effects: Big TV!)
• Bart Simpson – "Do the Bartman" (Special Effects: Brad Bird)

R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Art Director: José Montaño)

• Edie Brickell & New Bohemians – "Mama Help Me" (Art Director: Leonardo)
• C+C Music Factory – "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." (Art Director: Marcus Nispel)
• Faith No More – "Falling to Pieces" (Art Director: David Faithfull)
• Janet Jackson – "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Art Director: Pierluca De Carlo)
• Jellyfish – "The King Is Half-Undressed" (Art Director: Michael White)
• George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Art Director: John Beard)

R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Editor: Robert Duffy)

• C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" (Editor: Marcus Nispel)
• Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart" (Editor: Hiroyuki Nakano)
• Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)" (Editor: Bob Jenkis)
• George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Editors: Jim Haygood and George Michael)
• Seal – "Crazy" (Editors: Big TV!)

Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)" (Director of Photography: Rolf Kestermann)

• LL Cool J – "Mama Said Knock You Out" (Director of Photography: Stephen Ashley Blake)
• George Michael – "Freedom! '90" (Director of Photography: Mike Southon)
• R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion" (Director of Photography: Larry Fong)

Queensrÿche – "Silent Lucidity"

• C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
• Deee-Lite – "Groove Is in the Heart"
• Divinyls – "I Touch Myself"
• Chris Isaak – "Wicked Game (Concept)"
• R.E.M. – "Losing My Religion"

Cui Jian – "Wild in the Snow"

• Kenny Bee – "Be Brave to Love"
• Bird – "Prik Kee Noo"
• Chris Ho – "Fictional Stuff"

Yothu Yindi – "Treaty (Filthy Lucre Mix)"

• Crowded House – "Chocolate Cake"
• Ratcat – "Don't Go Now"
• Third Eye – "The Real Thing"

Sepultura – "Orgasmatron"

• Cidade Negra – "Falar a Verdade"
• Engenheiros do Hawaii – "Refrão de Bolero"
• Kid Abelha – "Grand' Hotel"
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso – "Caleidoscópio"

Roxette – "Joyride"

• EMF – "Unbelievable"
• Pet Shop Boys – "Being Boring"
• Seal – "Crazy"

Franco De Vita – "No Basta"

• Emmanuel – "Bella Señora"
• Juan Luis Guerra y 440 – "A Pedir Su Mano"
• Los Prisioneros – "Estrechez de Corazón"

Flipper's Guitar – "Groove Tube"

• no other nominees listed

Bon Jovi
Wayne Isham