Jewel won the 1997 MTV Best Female Video Award for “You Were Meant for Me.” The ceremony took place on September 4, 1997, honoring videos released during the preceding eligibility period.
The song was one of Jewel’s breakthrough hits from her debut album, Pieces of You. Its intimate acoustic style and personal lyrics helped establish her as a major singer-songwriter in the mid-1990s. The music video’s success also helped the song compete beyond purely genre-based categories.
Jewel received three nominations at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards for the video, including Video of the Year and Viewer’s Choice. She won Best Female Video, while the other categories went to different artists. A common mix-up is confusing this award with the 1997 Grammy Awards, where Jewel was also nominated but did not win the comparable major categories.
The song was written by Jewel Kilcher and Steve Poltz. Although it is often remembered as a single associated with “Foolish Games,” “You Were Meant for Me” had its own distinct release and award recognition.