1995 MTV Europe Music Awards

1995 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 23, 1995
Location	Le Zénith, Paris, France
Hosted by	Jean-Paul Gaultier
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards took place at the Le Zénith in Paris, France and were hosted by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

The French nuclear testing in the South Pacific got the most attention at the ceremony. Jon Bon Jovi during his speech for winning the award for Best Rock said: "The only enemy is ignorance. Peace, people. Let's get rid of all this nuclear testing."^[1] and Bono said: "What a city, what a night, what a crowd, what a bomb, what a mistake, what a wanker you have for a President" referring to nuclear testing and then-French President Jacques Chirac. Greenpeace, the environmental group that has staged creative and controversial protests around the testing site at Mururoa Atoll, took the Free Your Mind award for its campaign against the underground nuclear blasts.^[2] "Stop abusing the earth," urged Madonna in a videotaped segment before the designer agnès b. picked up the award for Greenpeace.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• The Cranberries — "Zombie"
• Michael Jackson — "You Are Not Alone"
• The Offspring — "Self Esteem"
• Seal — "Kiss from a Rose"
• TLC — "Waterfalls"

Best Director

• Michel Gondry (Massive Attack — "Protection")
• Spike Jonze (Weezer — "Buddy Holly")
• Jean-Baptiste Mondino (Madonna — "Human Nature")
• Mark Romanek (Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson — "Scream")
• W.I.Z. (Therapy? — "Loose")

Best Female

• Björk
• Sheryl Crow
• PJ Harvey
• Janet Jackson
• Madonna

Best Male

• Dr. Dre
• Michael Jackson
• Lenny Kravitz
• Scatman John
• Neil Young

Best Group

• Blur
• Bon Jovi
• Green Day
• R.E.M.
• U2

Best New Act

• Dog Eat Dog
• H-Blockx
• Alanis Morissette
• Portishead
• Weezer

Best Dance

• East 17
• Ini Kamoze
• La Bouche
• Moby
• Sin with Sebastian

Best Rock

• Bon Jovi
• Green Day
• Oasis
• The Offspring
• Therapy?

Best Live Act

• Bon Jovi
• The Prodigy
• R.E.M.
• The Rolling Stones
• Take That

Free Your Mind

• Greenpeace

Performances

• Simply Red — "Fairground"
• East 17 — "Thunder"
• H-Blockx — "Risin' High"
• David Bowie — "The Man Who Sold the World"
• Blur — "The Universal"
• Bon Jovi — "Hey God"
• The Cranberries — "Zombie"
• MC Solaar
• Take That — "Back for Good"

Appearances

Main Show

• Carla Bruni and Robbie Williams — presented Best Rock
• Eva Herzigova and Jarvis Cocker — presented Best Male
• Patsy Kensit and Michael Hutchence — presented Breakthrough Artist
• Jean-Paul Gaultier and Karen Mulder — Best Director
• Jean-Claude Van Damme — presented Best Female
• Zucchero and Nina Hagen — presented Best Group
• agnès b. — accepted Free Your Mind on behalf of Greenpeace
• Kylie Minogue and Ray Cokes— presented Best Dance
• Jovanotti and George Michael — presented Best Live Act
• The Edge and Björk — presented Best Song

References

External links

• Nominees