MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing | |
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Awarded for | editing |
Country | United States |
Presented by | MTV |
First awarded | 1984 |
Last awarded | 2016 |
Official website | VMA website |
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing in a Video is a craft award given to the artist, the artist's manager, and the editor of the music video. was first given out in 1984, at the inaugural ceremony.
The biggest winners Jarrett Fijal and Ken Mowe with three wins each. Jim Haygood, Eric Zumbrunnen, and Robert Duffy follow closely behind with two wins each. The most nominated editors are Robert Duffy and Jarrett Fijal with seven nominations each. Closely following them is Jim Haygood with six nominations. The performer whose videos have won the most awards is Beyoncé. Likewise, Beyoncé's videos have received the most nominations with five. Beyoncé is also the only performer to have won a Moonman in this category for her work co-editing 7/11 in 2015. However, three other performers have been nominated for their work co-editing videos: George Michael ("Freedom! '90"), Jared Leto ("Hurricane"), and Ryan Lewis ("Can't Hold Us")