1995 MTV Europe Music Awards
| 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards | |
|---|---|
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| 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
Best Male
Best Group
Best New Act
Best Dance
Best Rock
Best Live Act
Free Your Mind
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 and Diana King — "Is This Love"
- 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 Live Act
- Jovanotti and George Michael — presented Best Dance
- The Edge and Björk — presented Best Song
See also
References
- ↑ ThinkExist.com Quotations. "Jon Bon Jovi quotes". Thinkexist.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ↑ "Nuclear testing in the Pacific - nuclear-free New Zealand | NZHistory, New Zealand history online". Nzhistory.net.nz. Retrieved 2012-07-25.