Madonna (born Madonna Louise Ciccone; August 16, 1958) is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in pop groups, she released her debut album in 1983. She followed it with a series of albums in which she found immense popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on MTV. Throughout her nearly three-decade career, most of her songs have hit number one on the record charts, including “Like a Virgin”, “Papa Don’t Preach”, “Like a Prayer”, “Vogue”, “Frozen”, “Music”, “Hung Up”, and “4 Minutes”. Madonna has been praised by critics for her diverse musical productions while at the same time serving as a lightning rod for religion-related controversy.
- Best Cinematography: ”Beautiful Stranger” from
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) - Video of the Year: ”Ray of Light” (1998)
- Best Choreography: ”Ray of Light” (1998)
- Best Direction in a Video: ”Ray of Light” (1998)
- Best Editing: ”Ray of Light” (1998)
- Best Female Video: ”Ray of Light” (1998)
- Best Special Effects: ”Ray of Light” (1998)
- Best Female Video: ”Take a Bow” (1995)
- Best Art Direction: ”Rain” (1993)
- Best Cinematography: ”Rain” (1993)
- Best Longform Video: “Immaculate Collection” (1991)
- Best Cinematography: ”Vogue” (1990)
- Best Direction in a Video: ”Vogue” (1990)
- Best Editing: ”Vogue” (1990)
- Best Art Direction: ”Express Yourself” (1989)
- Best Cinematography: ”Express Yourself” (1989)
- Best Direction: ”Express Yourself” (1989)
- Viewer’s Choice Award: ”Like a Prayer” (1989)
- Best Female Video: ”Papa Don’t Preach” (1987)
- Video Vanguard Award (1986)
