1998 MTV Video Music Awards

Promotion

Nominations

Video of the Year

• Brandy and Monica – "The Boy Is Mine"
• Puff Daddy and the Family – "It's All About the Benjamins "
• Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"
• The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

  Best Male Video

• David Bowie – "I'm Afraid of Americans "
• Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
• Eric Clapton – "My Father's Eyes"
• Brian McKnight – "Anytime"

  Best Female Video

• Fiona Apple – "Criminal"
• Mariah Carey – "Honey "
• Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"
• Shania Twain – "You're Still the One"

  Best Group Video

• Garbage – "Push It"
• Matchbox 20 – "3 A.M."
• Radiohead – "Karma Police"
• The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

  Best New Artist in a Video

• Cherry Poppin' Daddies – "Zoot Suit Riot"
• Chumbawamba – "Tubthumping"
• Fastball – "The Way"
• Mase – "Feel So Good"

  Best Rock Video

• Foo Fighters – "Everlong"
• Dave Matthews Band – "Don't Drink the Water"
• Metallica – "The Unforgiven II"

  Best R&B Video

• Brandy and Monica – "The Boy Is Mine"
• K-Ci & JoJo – "All My Life"
• Usher – "You Make Me Wanna"

  Best Rap Video

• Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
• Master P – "Make 'Em Say Uhh!"
• The Notorious B.I.G. – "Mo Money Mo Problems"
• Pras – "Ghetto Supastar "

  Best Dance Video

• Backstreet Boys – "Everybody "
• Janet Jackson – "Together Again"
• Madonna – "Ray of Light"
• Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"

  Best Alternative Video

• Ben Folds Five – "Brick"
• Garbage – "Push It"
• Radiohead – "Karma Police"
• The Verve – "Bitter Sweet Symphony"

  Best Video from a Film

• Beck – "Deadweight"
• Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On "
• Goo Goo Dolls – "Iris"
• Pras – "Ghetto Supastar "
• Puff Daddy – "Come with Me"

  Breakthrough Video

• Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
• Garbage – "Push It"
• Sean Lennon – "Home"
• Madonna – "Ray of Light"
• Roni Size/Reprazent – "Brown Paper Bag"

  Best Direction in a Video

• Garbage – "Push It"
• Wyclef Jean – "Gone Till November"
• The Prodigy – "Smack My Bitch Up"
• Radiohead – "Karma Police"

  Best Choreography in a Video

• Busta Rhymes – "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See"
• Wyclef Jean – "We Trying to Stay Alive"
• Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"

  Best Special Effects in a Video

• Aerosmith – "Pink"
• Aphex Twin – "Come to Daddy"
• Foo Fighters – "Everlong"
• Garbage – "Push It"

  Best Art Direction in a Video

• Death in Vegas – "Dirt"
• Foo Fighters – "Everlong"
• Garbage – "Push It"

  Best Editing in a Video

• Aerosmith – "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"
• Garbage – "Push It"
• The Prodigy – "Smack My Bitch Up"

  Best Cinematography in a Video

• Garbage – "Push It"
• Madonna – "Ray of Light"
• Dave Matthews Band – "Don't Drink the Water"
• Radiohead – "Karma Police"

  Viewer's Choice

• Celine Dion – "My Heart Will Go On "
• Green Day – "Good Riddance "
• Matchbox 20 – "3 A.M."
• Will Smith – "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"

  International Viewer's Choice Awards

MTV Asia

• H.O.T. – "We Are the Future"
• Innuendo – "Belaian Jiwa"
• Kulay – "Shout"
• Nicole Theriault – "Kapolo"

  MTV Australia

• Grinspoon – "Just Ace"
• Natalie Imbruglia – "Torn"
• Robyn Loau – "Sick with Love"
• Regurgitator – "Black Bugs"
• Screamfeeder – "Hi C's"
• Silverchair – "Cemetery"

  MTV Brasil

• Fernanda Abreu – "Jack Soul Brasileiro"
• Barão Vermelho – "Puro Êxtase"
• Biquini Cavadão – "Janaína"
• Charlie Brown Jr. – "Proibida pra Mim"
• Cidade Negra – "Realidade Virtual"
• Claudinho e Buchecha – "Quero te Encontrar"
• Daúde – "Pata Pata"
• Engenheiros do Hawaii – "A Montanha"
• Gabriel o Pensador – "Cachimbo da Paz"
• Ira! – "Eu Não Sei "
• Jota Quest – "Onibusfobia"
• Maskavo Roots – "Djorous"
• Os Paralamas do Sucesso – "Ela Disse Adeus"
• Pato Fu – "Antes Que Seja Tarde"
• Planet Hemp – "Adoled "
• Raimundos – "Andar na Pedra"
• O Rappa – "Vapor Barato"
• Lulu Santos – "Hyperconectividade"
• Soulfly – "Bleed"

  MTV India

• Abhijeet – "Main Koi Aisa Geet"
• Asha Bhosle – "Janam Samjha Karo"
• Kamaal Khan – "O Oh Jaane Jana"
• A. R. Rahman – "Maa Tujhe Salaam"

  MTV Japan

• Blankey Jet City – "Akai Tanbarin"
• Luna Sea – "Storm"
• Puffy – "Ai no Shirushi"
• Shikao Suga – "Story"

  [MTV Latin America] (North)

• Aterciopelados – "Cosita Seria"
• Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – "Jugo"
• La Ley – "Fotofobia"
• Plastilina Mosh – "Mr. P. Mosh"

  [MTV Latin America] (South)

• Andrés Calamaro – "Loco"
• Los Fabulosos Cadillacs – "Calaveras y Diablitos"
• Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas – "Jugo"
• Turf – "Casanova"

  MTV Mandarin

• Black Biscuits – "Stamina"
• Karen Mok – "He Doesn't Love Me"
• Na Ying – "Conquer"
• Power Station – "Cruel Love Letter"
• David Tao – "Beside the Airport"

  Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award

Performances

Pre-show

• Usher – "My Way"
• Barenaked Ladies – "One Week"/"Medley"

  Main show

• Madonna – "Shanti/Ashtangi"/"Ray of Light"
• Pras – "Gone Till November"/"Ghetto Supastar "
• Hole – "Celebrity Skin"
• Master P – "Make 'Em Say Uhh!"
• Backstreet Boys – "Everybody "
• Beastie Boys – "3 MCs and 1 DJ/Intergalactic"
• Brandy and Monica – "The Boy Is Mine"
• Dave Matthews Band – "Stay "
• Marilyn Manson – "The Dope Show"
• Brian Setzer Orchestra – "Jump Jive an' Wail"

  Appearances

Pre-show

• Kurt Loder and Serena Altschul – presented the professional categories
• John Norris and Serena Altschul – presented Best Dance Video and Breakthrough Video

  Main show

• Andy Dick and the Backstreet Boys – appeared in the opening skit
• Jerry Stiller – made a special appearance during the opening monologue
• Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey – presented Best Male Video
• Chris Rock – appeared in a taped vignette discussing "security measures" at the event
• Rupert Everett and Salma Hayek – presented Best Group Video
• Tyra Banks – introduced Pras, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Mýa, Wyclef Jean and Canibus
• Johnny Gomez and Nick Diamond – appeared in vignettes about the Viewer's Choice award
• Sarah Michelle Gellar and Hanson – presented Best New Artist in a Video
• Rob Thomas – introduced Hole
• Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan – presented Best Video from a Film
• Jada Pinkett Smith and Maxwell – presented Best Alternative Video
• Shaquille O'Neal – introduced Master P
• Will Smith and Tatyana Ali – presented Best Female Video
• Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa – introduced the Backstreet Boys
• Jack Black and Puff Daddy – appeared in a parody skit of FANatic
• Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mase – presented Best Direction in a Video
• Sarah McLachlan and Natalie Imbruglia – introduced the International Viewer's Choice Awards winners
• Tori Amos and Beck – presented Best Rap Video
• Usher – introduced Brandy and Monica
• Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and David Spade – presented Viewer's Choice
• Chuck D – presented Video Vanguard
• Matt Stone and Trey Parker – introduced the Dave Matthews Band
• Jennifer Lopez and Mark Wahlberg – presented Best R&B Video
• Lenny Kravitz and Gwen Stefani – presented Best Rock Video
• Geri Halliwell – presented Video of the Year
• Busta Rhymes and the Flipmode Squad – introduced the Brian Setzer Orchestra