At which 1992 ceremony did Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” win Best Metal Video?

Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” won Best Metal Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.

The award recognized the song’s highly visible music video, which helped turn the lead single from Metallica’s 1991 album into a defining early-1990s rock image. The video combines performance footage with unsettling dream imagery and child-focused themes that reflect the song’s subject matter.

At the same ceremony, “Enter Sandman” was also nominated for Best Editing and Best Cinematography. The song’s success made it one of the most recognizable tracks associated with Metallica and helped the band cross from the metal audience into mainstream music television.

This honor is separate from the Grammy Awards. “Enter Sandman” received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song, while the album Metallica won the Grammy for Best Metal Performance in the relevant awards cycle. The MTV award specifically honored the video, not the studio album.