The 1998 Video Music Awards were presented September 10, 1998.
| Video Of The Year | Madonna, “Ray of Light” |
| Male Video | Will Smith, “Just the Two of Us” |
| Female Video | Madonna, “Ray of Light” |
| Group Video | Backstreet Boys, “Everybody (Backstreet's Back)” |
| Rap Video | Will Smith, “Gettin' Jiggy Wit' It” |
| Dance Video | Prodigy, “Smack My Bitch Up” |
| Rock Video | Aerosmith, “Pink” |
| Alternative | Green Day, “Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)” |
| New Artist | Natalie Imbruglia, “Torn” |
| Video From A Film | Aerosmith, “I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, ”Armageddon |
| R&B Video | Wyclef Jean, featuring Refugee Allstars, “Gone Till November” |
| Direction | Madonna, “Ray of Light,” Jonas Akerlund |
| Choreography | Madonna, “Ray of Light,” Madonna |
| Special Effects | “Frozen, ” Madonna, Steve Murgatroyd, Dan Williams, Steve Hiam, and Anthony Walsham |
| Art Direction | “Bachelorette,” Björk, Donovan Davidson |
| Editing | Madonna, “Ray of Light,”Jonas Akerlund |
| Cinematography | “Criminal,” Fiona Apple, Harris Svides |
| Breakthrough Video | Prodigy, “Smack My Bitch Up” |
| Viewers' Choice | Puff Daddy & the Family, featuring the Lox, Lil' Kim, the Notorious B.I.G., and Fuzzbubble, “It's All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix)” |
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