Grammy Award for Best Music Film

Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". In order to qualify for this category, concert/performance films or music documentaries must be released theatrically or for sale to the public for the first time or first appearing on television or online during the current eligibility year. Dramatic feature films and biopics are not eligible. Prior to 2024, films were only considered eligible for this category if they featured a minimum of 51% performance-based material. As of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, this requirement has been removed entirely. ==Background==

The category was preceded by the Grammy Award for Video of the Year, which was presented in 1982 and 1983, awarding long form videos (or video albums as they were known back then) in the budding music video market. Along with the similar honor Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video, this award was first presented in 1984. From 1984 to 1985, the accolade was known as Best Video Album, but in 1986, it was renamed to Best Music Video, Long Form. From 1998 to 2012, it was named Best Long Form Music Video, before changing to Best Music Film since 2013. In 1988 and 1989, the award criteria were changed and the video accolades were presented under the categories Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video. The awards were returned to the original format in 1990. Except in 1988 and 1989, the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video recipients included the artists, directors, and producers associated with the winning videos. The Best Music Film category is one of two categories in the Best Music Video/Film Field. The other one is Best Music Video, which recognizes stand-alone videos of one song or performance. In 2024, the Field was abolished and both categories were moved to a Children's, Comedy, Audio Book Narration & Storytelling, Visual Media & Music Video/Film Field. ==Multiple wins and nominations==

Singers Madonna and Sting hold the record for the most wins as a performer in this category, with two each, while there have been three films about the Beatles among the winners. However, in two instances, the Beatles were not recognized as individual winners. To date, three directors won the award twice: David Mallet, Jonas Akerlund and Bob Smeaton. Beyoncé holds the record for the most nominations with five. The British pop rock group Eurythmics and Coldplay hold the record for the most nominations as a performer without a win, with three each. Although Beyoncé also held four losing nominations, she won with her fourth nomination with Homecoming in 2020. ==Recipients==

In 1984 and 1985, only the artists were presented with an award. In 1986 the award went to the artist(s) and the video director(s). From 1987 onwards, the award has been presented to the artist(s) (when applicable), video director(s) and video producer(s). (Nominations from 1984 to 1986 listed performing artists only). group Duran Duran, among recipients of the 1984 accolade for Duran Duran, performing in 2005. winner for ''Making Michael Jackson's Thriller'', Michael Jackson has earned two accolades from this category for Bring On the Night and ''Ten Summoner's Tales''. won the award in 1990 for Rhythm Nation 1814. recipient rapper MC Hammer won for ''Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em'' . She won in 1992 for Madonna: Live! – Blond Ambition World Tour 90 and again in 2008 for The Confessions Tour: Live from London. . won the award in 1998 for Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill, Live won the award for Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks. received the award for the documentary Westway to the World about the band The Clash. award winner for directing the documentary No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese won the accolade in 2007 for Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run , Peter Bogdanovich earned the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for directing ''Runnin' Down a Dream'' award winners included director Tom DiCillo for ''When You're Strange: A Film About The Doors''. won Foo Fighters's Back and Forth. was the subject of 2016 winner Amy that depicted her life and death. The award went to the director Asif Kapadia who also won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for the same film as well. won for the documentary The Beatles: Eight Days a Week. won the award as co-director of Quincy, a film about her father, Quincy Jones. hold the record for the most nominations as of 2022 with five. She won the award in 2020 for directing and performing on Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year. Director(s) are only indicated if they were presented a Grammy Award. Award was not presented. Music video categories presented that year included Best Concept Music Video and Best Performance Music Video. Award or nomination not presented to the performing artist (only to video director(s) and video producer(s)) Award presented to video producers only ==Artists, directors, and producers with multiple wins==

;2 wins • Jonas Akerlund • Neil Aspinall • Chips Chipperfield • Brian Grazer • Ron Howard • Susan Lacy • Madonna • David Mallet • Frank Marshall • Nigel Sinclair • Bob Smeaton • Sting ==Artists, directors, and producers with multiple nominations==

;7 nominations • Morgan Neville ;6 nominations • David Mallet ;5 nominations • Beyoncé • Sophie Muller ;4 nominations • Jonas Akerlund • Ed Burke • Paul Dugdale • Niv Fichman • Madonna • Nigel Sinclair ;3 nominations • Michelle An • Danny Clinch • Coldplay • Stefan Demetriou • Eurythmics • Michele Farinola • Robert Gordon • Susan Lacy • Caitrin Rogers • Bruce Springsteen • Sting • U2 • Erinn Williams ;2 nominations • Neil Aspinall • Jim Beach • Karen Bernstein • Margaret Bodde • Michael Boydstun • Chips Chipperfield • Cirque du Soleil • Lol Creme • Roger Davies • Chelsea Dodson • Rudi Dolezal • Charles Dutoit • Billie Eilish • Foo Fighters • Grant Gee • Alex Gibney • Kevin Godley • Gorillaz • Brian Grazer • Tamar Hacker • MC Hammer • Janie L. Hendrix • Ron Howard • Allen Hughes • Michael Jackson • Quincy Jones • Lee Lodge • Yo-Yo Ma • Emmett Malloy • Frank Marshall • John McDermott • Scott McFadyen • Montreal Symphony Orchestra • Mumford & Sons • Doug Nichol • Ned O'Hanlon • Steve Pamon • Jim Parsons • Hart Perry • Sam Pollard • Bill Poveda • Hannes Rossacher • Martin Scorsese • Bob Smeaton • John Stewart • Barbara Willis Sweete • Russell Thomas • Tina Turner • Rupert Wainwright • The Who • Justin Wilkes ==See also==