Glenn Frey and Don Henley on the MTV Video Music Awards
Date: September 13, 1985
Quality: A-
Discs: One

Highlights: Glenn and Don both present; Glenn wins Best Concept Video; Glenn gets taken backstage by host Eddie Murphy; Don wins Best Video of the Year. Performers include the Eurythmics, Hall and Oates with Eddie Kendrick and David Ruffin, Tears for Fears, Pat Benetar, John Mellencamp, and Sting. At the end there is about a half an hour of highlights from the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. This includes performances by Robert Palmer, The Hooters, The Monkees, 'til Tuesday, and INXS.

Best Video of the Year: Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer"

Other nominees:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
David Lee Roth - "California Girls"
David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
USA for Africa - "We Are the World"

Best Male Video of the Year: Bruce Springsteen - "I'm on Fire"

Other nominees:
Glenn Frey - "Smuggler's Blues"
Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer"
David Lee Roth - "California Girls"
David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"

Best Female Video of the Year: Tina Turner - "What's Love Got To Do With It"

Other nominees:
Cyndi Lauper - "She Bop"
Madonna - "Material Girl"
Sade - "Smooth Operator"
Sheila E. - "The Glamorous Life"
 

Best Group Video of the Year: USA For Africa - "We Are the World"

Other nominees:
The Cars - "Drive"
Eurythmics - "Would I Lie To You"
Huey Lewis & The News - "This Is It"
U2 - "Pride (In the Name of Love)"
 

Best Concept Video: Glenn Frey - "Smuggler's Blues"

Other nominees:
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Two Tribes"
Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"

Best Stage Performance in a Video: Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing in the Dark"

Other nominees:
David Bowie - "Blue Jean"
Eurythmics - "Would I Lie To You"
Talking Heads - "Once in a Lifetime"
Tina Turner - "Better Be Good to Me"

Best New Artist in a Video: 'til Tuesday - "Voices Carry"

Other nominees:
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - "Two Tribes"
Julian Lennon - "Valotte"
Sade - "Smooth Operator"
Sheila E. - "The Glamorous Life"

Best Overall Performance in a Video: Phillip Baily, Phil Collins - "Easy Lover"

Other nominees:
Eurythmics - "Would I Lie To You""
David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"
Bruce Springsteen - "Dancing in the Dark"
USA for Africa - "We Are the World"

Best Director in a Video: Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer" - John Baptiste Mondino, director

Other nominees:
Bryan Adams - "Run to You" - Steven Barron, director
Duran Duran - "The Wild Boys" - Russell Mulchahy, director
Chris Isaak - "Dancin'" - Mery Lambert, director
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More" - Jeff Stein, director
Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me' - Daniel Kleinman, director
Toto - "Stranger In Town" - Steven Barron, director

Best Choreography in a Video: Elton John - "Sad Songs (Say So Much" - David Atkins, choreographer

Other nominees:
Eurythmics - "Would I Lie to You" - Eodie Baytos, choreographer
Madonna - "Like a Virgin" - Madonna, choreographer
Madonna - "Material Girl" -- Kenny Ortega, choreographer
Prince - "When Doves Cry" - Prince, choreographer
Sheila E. - "The Glamorous Life" - Lesli Glatter, choreographer
Tina Turner - "Private Dancer" - Arlene Phillips, choreographer

Best Special Effects in a Video: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More" - Tony Mitchell, Kathy Dougherty, Peter Cohen

Other nominees:
Bryan Adams - "Run to You" - Cinebuila
Lindsey Buckingham - "Go Insane" - David Yardley
Lindsey Buckingham - "Slow Dancing" - David Yardley
Culture Club - "It's a Miracle" - David Yardley

Best Art Direction in a Video: Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer" - Bryan Jones, art director

Other nominees:
Bryan Adams - "Run to You' - Steven Barron, art director
Peter Brown - "Zie Zie Won't Dance" - John Jolly, art director
Culture Club - "It's A Miracle" - Bruce Hill, art director
Madonna - "Like a Virgin" - John Ebdon, art director
Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me" - Mark Rimmell, art director

Best Editing in a Video: Art of Noise - "Close (To the Edit)" - Zbigniew Rybczynski, editor

Other nominees:
Bryan Adams - "Run to You" - John Mister, editor
Lindsey Buckingham - "Go Insane" - David Yardley, editor
Lindsey Buckingham - "Slow Dancing" - David Yardley, editor
Eurythmics - "Would I Lie to You" - Glenn Morgan, editor

Best Cinematography in a Video: Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer" - Pascal Lebeque, cinematographer

Other nominees:
Bryan Adams - "Heaven" - Peter MacDonald, cinematographer
Bryan Adams - "Run To You" - Frank Gell, cinematographer
Lindsey Buckingham - "Go Insane" - Oliver Stapleton, cinematographer
Madonna - "Like a Virgin" - Peter Sinclair, cinematographer

Most Experimental Video: Art of Noise - "Close (To the Edit)"

Other nominees:
Lindsey Buckingham - "Go Insane"
Lindsey Buckingham - "Slow Dancing"
Chris Isaak - "Dancin'"
Lone Justice - "Ways to Be Wicked"

Viewer's Choice: USA for Africa - "We Are the World"

Other nominees:
Don Henley - "The Boys of Summer"
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
David Lee Roth - "California Girls"
David Lee Roth - "Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody"

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