August 14, 1985, FEATURES PEOPLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
NOTORIOUS BUCKINGHAM IS TOP MTV NOMINEE
Frank Spotnitz, United Press International
NEW YORK Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham picked up seven nominations yesterday for the second annual MTV Video Music Awards, besting video heavyweights David Lee Roth, Madonna and Eurythmics.
Roth, the former Van Halen singer, Bryan Adams and Don Henley each received six nominations. Roth took two spots in the best-video category for his "California Girls" and "Just a Gigolo - I Ain't Got Nobody" clips.
Henley's "The Boys of Summer," Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Don't Come Around Here No More" and USA for Africa's "We Are the World" also were nominated for best video.
Madonna and Eurythmics picked up five nominations apiece, followed by Petty with four and USA for Africa, Bruce Springsteen and Sheila E. with three each.
The nominees were announced by MTV "veejays" and rock stars, including Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, at a news conference at the Hard Rock Cafe. The winners will be named in a ceremony at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 13.
Henley's clip and Roth's two videos were nominated for best male video, along with Springsteen's "I'm on Fire" and Glenn Frey's "Smuggler's Blues."
For best female video, Cyndi Lauper was nominated for "She Bop," Madonna for "Material Girl," Sade for "Smooth Operator," Sheila E. for "The Glamorous Life" and Tina Turner for "What's Love Got to Do With It?"
"We Are the World," The Cars' "Drive," Eurythmics' "Would I Lie to You," "This Is It" by Huey Lewis and the News, and "Pride (In the Name of Love)" by U2 were nominated for best group video.
Although Buckingham's Go Insane solo album has yet to be certified gold, two of his surreal videos won nominations for special effects, editing, cinematography and experimental video.
In the best-concept video category, the nominees were Frey, Henley, Petty, Roth's "Gigolo-Nobody" and Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Two Tribes."
Nominated for best new artist were Frankie Goes to Hollywood for "Two Tribes"; Julian Lennon for "Too Late for Goodbyes"; Sade for "Smooth Operator"; Sheila E. for "The Glamorous Life," and 'til tuesday for "Voices Carry."
Other nominees, selected in balloting by 1,700 members of the music industry, were:
Best stage performance: David Bowie, "Blue Jean" (live version); Eurythmics, "Would I Lie to You"; Bruce Springsteen, "Dancing in the Dark"; Talking Heads, "Once in a Lifetime" (live version); Tina Turner, "Better Be Good to Me."
Overall performance: Philip Bailey and Phil Collins, "Easy Lover"; Eurythmics, "Would I Lie to You"; David Lee Roth, "Just A Gigolo-I Ain't Got Nobody"; Bruce Springsteen, "Dancing in the Dark"; USA for Africa, "We Are the World."
Special effects: Cinebuild for Bryan Adams' "Run to You"; David Yardley for Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane"; David Yardley for Lindsey Buckingham's "Slow Dancing"; David Yardley for Culture Club's "It's a Miracle"; Tony Mitchell, Kathy Dougherty and Peter Cohen for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Don't Come Around Here No More."
Art direction: Steven Barron for Bryan Adams' "Run to You"; John Jolly for Peter Brown's "Zie Zie Won't Dance"; Bruce Hill for Culture Club's "It's a Miracle"; Bryan Jones for Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer"; John Ebdon for Madonna's "Like a Virgin"; Mark Rimmell for Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)."
Editing: John Mister for Bryan Adams' "Run to You"; Zbigniew Rybczynski for Art of Noise's "Close to the Edit"; David Yardley for Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane"; David Yardley for Lindsey Buckingham's "Slow Dancing"; Glenn Morgan for Eurythmics' "Would I Lie to You."
Cinematography: Peter MacDonald for Bryan Adams' "Heaven"; Frank Gell for Bryan Adams' "Run To You"; Oliver Stapleton for Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane"; Pascal Lebegue for Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer"; Peter Sinclair for Madonna's "Like a Virgin."
Choreography: Eddie Baytos for Eurythmics' "Would I Lie to You"; David Atkins for Elton John's "Sad Songs (Say So Much)"; Madonna for Madonna's "Like a Virgin"; Kenny Ortega for Madonna's "Material Girl"; Prince for Prince's "When Doves Cry"; Lesli Glatter for Sheila E.'s "The Glamorous Life"; Arlene Phillips for Tina Turner's "Private Dancer."
Direction: Steven Barron for Bryan Adams' "Run to You"; Russell Mulcahy for Duran Duran's "The Wild Boys"; Jean Baptiste Mondino for Don Henley's "The Boys of Summer"; Mary Lambert for Chris Isaak's "Dancin' "; Jeff Stein for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Don't Come Around Here No More"; Daniel Kleinman for Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)"; Steven Barron for Toto's "Stranger in Town."
Experimental video: Zbigniew Rybczynski for Art of Noise's "Close to the Edit"; Daniel Kleinman for Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Insane"; Daniel Kleinman for Lindsey Buckingham's "Slow Dancing"; Mary Lambert and Chris Isaak for Isaak's "Dancin' "; Mary Lambert for Lone Justice's "Ways to Be Wicked."
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