Wayne Isham directed Metallica's “Enter Sandman” video, which won Best Rock Video at the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards.
The promotional film accompanied the lead single from The Black Album. Its imagery combines a child being watched over at night with unsettling dreamlike scenes, matching the song's focus on nightmares and fear.
Isham was a prominent music-video director who had already worked with major rock acts. His video helped give “Enter Sandman” a strong visual identity during the early-1990s expansion of music television.
The award is sometimes confused with the song's chart achievements or with honors for other Metallica videos. The specific MTV recognition was Best Rock Video at the 1992 ceremony. “Enter Sandman” itself reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the band's signature live songs.