In 1996, who won the MTV Best Female Video Award for "Ironic"?

In 1996, Alanis Morissette won the MTV Best Female Video Award for “Ironic.” The song’s memorable video showed Morissette portraying several characters, including people caught in situations that echoed the song’s theme of unexpected misfortune.

“Ironic” was released on Morissette’s breakthrough album Jagged Little Pill, which became one of the defining alternative-pop records of the 1990s. The music video was directed by Stéphane Sednaoui and used winter landscapes, costume changes, and multiple versions of Morissette to create its distinctive visual style.

At the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards, “Ironic” was a major contender. It won Best Female Video, Best New Artist in a Video, and Best Editing, while also receiving nominations in categories such as Video of the Year and Best Direction. A common mix-up is confusing this award with Video of the Year, which went to the Smashing Pumpkins for “Tonight, Tonight.”