Every Grammys Best Music Film winner
26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 26 different winners.
Best Music Film was previously known as Best Long Form Music Video.
Jimi Hendrix'00
John Lennon'01
Mel Brooks'02
The Clash'03
Sam Cooke'04
David Leland, director'05
Bob Dylan'06
Bruce Springsteen'07
Madonna'08
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers'09
Adrian Wills, director'10
The Doors'11
Foo Fighters'12
Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show'13
Paul McCartney'14
Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and Judith Hill'15
Amy Winehouse'16
The Beatles'17
Allen Hughes, director'18
Quincy Jones'19
Beyoncé'20
Linda Ronstadt'21
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, director'22
Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, directors'23
David Bowie'24
Jon Batiste'25
Who kept losing
Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025. Excludes 2 nominations credited to Various Artists, which names a compilation rather than an act.
Most nominated, never won
- Coldplay3 noms
- Billie Eilish2 noms
- Gorillaz2 noms
- R. Kelly2 noms
- U22 noms
Most losses
- Beyoncé3L · 1W
- Coldplay3L · 0W
- Billie Eilish2L · 0W
- Gorillaz2L · 0W
- R. Kelly2L · 0W
- U22L · 0W
The full list
| Year | Winner | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jon Batiste (American Symphony)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2024 | David Bowie (Moonage Daydream)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2023 | Frank Marshall and Ryan Suffern, directors (Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story)beat 5 others
| Not listed |
| 2022 | Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, director (Summer of Soul)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2021 | Linda Ronstadt (The Sound of My Voice)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2020 | Beyoncé (Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2019 | Quincy Jones (Quincy)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2018 | Allen Hughes, director (The Defiant Ones)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2017 | The Beatles (The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2016 | Amy Winehouse (Amy)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2015 | Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer and Judith Hill (20 Feet from Stardom)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2014 | Paul McCartney (Live Kisses)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2013 | Mumford & Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show (Big Easy Express)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2012 | Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters: Back and Forth)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2011 | The Doors (When You're Strange)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2010 | Adrian Wills, director (The Beatles Love – All Together Now)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2009 | Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Runnin' Down a Dream)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2008 | Madonna (The Confessions Tour)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2007 | Bruce Springsteen (Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2006 | Bob Dylan (No Direction Home)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2005 | David Leland, director (Concert for George)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2004 | Sam Cooke (Legend)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2003 | The Clash (Westway to the World)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2002 | Mel Brooks (Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks)beat 3 others
| Not listed |
| 2001 | John Lennon (Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
| 2000 | Jimi Hendrix (Band of Gypsys: Live at Fillmore East)beat 4 others
| Not listed |
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