Which artist won the first Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 1984?

Duran Duran won the first Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 1984.

The British band won for the video accompanying “Girls on Film” at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards. The award recognized the growing importance of music videos as a creative and promotional form during the early 1980s.

Duran Duran’s victory came during the same period that MTV was making visually ambitious music videos central to pop culture. The group became especially associated with polished, cinematic videos and a strong visual identity.

The category’s name and structure changed over time as the Recording Academy separated short-form and long-form video honors. That evolution can cause confusion, but Duran Duran is credited with winning the inaugural Grammy in the original Best Music Video category.