SMASHING MTV VIDEO AWARDS.Chicago's alternative rockers Smashing Pumpkins got some rare uplifting news Wednesday when the band swept the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year. Originally beginning as an alternative to the Grammy Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards is now a respected pop culture awards show in its own right. , grabbing seven statuettes, including Best Video of the Year for ``Tonight, Tonight.'' The quartet, which fired its longtime drummer in June after a backup musician died of a heroin overdose while on tour with the band, also won for Best Alternative Music Video for the song ``1979.'' The video clip A short video presentation. for ``Tonight, Tonight,'' a track from the group's multimillion-selling double CD, ``Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (sometimes abbreviated to Mellon Collie or MCIS) is a double CD and triple LP that was released on October 24, 1995 by The Smashing Pumpkins through Virgin Records. ,'' also received nods for Best Direction in a Video, Best Special Effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. in a Video, Best Art Direction in a Video, Best Cinematography cinematography: see motion picture photography. cinematography Art and technology of motion-picture photography. It involves the composition of a scene, lighting of the set and actors, choice of cameras, camera angle, and integration of special in a Video and Breakthrough Video. Rapper Coolio took home three MTV Video Music awards, including Best Rap Video for ``Gangsta's Paradise'' from the film ``Dangerous Minds.'' He also won Best Dance Video for ``1,2,3,4 (Sumpin' New),'' and Best Video From a Film for ``Gangsta's Paradise.'' Chart-topper Alanis Morissette's ``Ironic'' also copped three awards, including Best Female Video, Best New Artist in a Video, and Best Editing in a Video. The 13th annual awards ceremony was broadcast Wednesday from New York's Radio City Music Hall Radio City Music Hall New York City’s famous cinema; home of the Rockettes. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2338] See : Theater . Eighteen statuettes were handed out. Most acts received single awards. Silver Lake bard Beck took home the Best Male Video award for ``Where It's At.'' Foo Fighters, the band led by ex-Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl, won the Best Group Video statuette for ``Big Me.'' In the Best Hard Rock Video race, Metallica won for ``Until It Sleeps.'' The Fugees got the Best R&B Video nod with ``Killing Me Softly.'' CAPTION(S): Photo: Although peppered by troubles in recent months, Smashing Pump kins emerged triumphant with seven prizes at Wednesday's MTV Video Music Awards. |
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