Politics And Prizes At MTV Awards (1998)
The MTV Music Video Awards Thursday night were a pageant of fun, fantasy, fashion, and a touch of freakiness. But the presidential crisis was on the minds of many artists, reports CBS News Correspondent Bill Whitaker.
Rob Zombie: "Our president lied to us? Holy smoke! What a concept!"
Shaquille O'Neal: "Whatever the president wants to do, I'm with the president. If Hillary isn't worried about it, I'm not worried about it."
Will Smith: "I was at the inauguration. I think Bill Clinton has been an incredible president."
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Others had praise for first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and many said they thought impeachment would be too harsh a punishment for the president.
As far as the awards themselves, the night belonged to Madonna, who mixed Middle Eastern facial paint with Western-style sequins and pumps. She kept her speeches brief, but took home six awards.
Winning music videos at the 15th annual MTV Video Music Awards:
- Video of the Year: Madonna, Ray of Light
- Male Video: Will Smith, Just the Two of Us
- Female Video: Madonna, Ray of Light
- Group Video: Backstreet Boys, Everybody (Backstreet's Back)
- Rap Video: Will Smith, Gettin' Jiggy Wit It
- Alternative: Green Day, Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)
- Rock Video: Aerosmith, Pink
- New Artist: Natalie Imbruglia, Torn
- Viewers' Choice: Puff Daddy & The Family featuring The Lox, Lil' Kim, The Notorious B.I.G. and fuzzbubble, It's All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix)
- Breakthrough Video: Prodigy, Smack My Bitch Up
- R&B: Wyclef Jean featuring Refugee Allstars, Gone Till November
- Dance Video: Prodigy, Smack My Bitch Up
- Video From A Film: Aerosmith, I Don't Want To Miss A Thing from Armageddon
- Direction: Madonna, Ray of Light
- Choreography: Madonna, Ray of Light
- Special Effects: Madonna, Frozen
- Art Direction: Bjork, Bachelorette
- Editing: Madonna, Ray of Light
- Cinematography: Fiona Apple, Criminal