1998 MTV Music Video Awards

Updated February 11, 2017 | Infoplease Staff

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,? Bjrk, 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)?