1995 MTV Europe Music Awards

1995 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 23, 1995
Location	Le Zénith, Paris, France
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Host	Jean-Paul Gaultier
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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." 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. "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 for Massive Attack "Protection"
• Spike Jonze for Weezer “Buddy Holly”
• Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Madonna “Human Nature”
• Mark Romanek for Michael & Janet Jackson “Scream”
• Wiz for 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

Breakthrough Artist

• 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

• The Edge & Björk - presented Best Song
• Carla Bruni & Robbie Williams - presented Best Rock
• Eva Herzigova & Jarvis Cocker - presented Best Male
• Patsy Kensit & Michael Hutchence - presented Breakthrough Artist
• Jean-Paul Gaultier & Karen Mulder - Best Director
• George Michael
• Jean-Claude Van Damme
• Kylie Minogue
• Jovanotti
• Ray Cokes
• Zucchero
• Nina Hagen
• Sven Väth
• Agnès B.

External links

• Nominees