Poniższa lista przedstawia kolejnych zwycięzców nagrody MTV Video Music Awards w kategorii Best Special Effects.
Rok
Wykonawca
Piosenka
1984
Herbie Hancock
Rockit
1985
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Don't Come Around Here No More
1986
a-Ha
Take On Me
1987
Peter Gabriel
Sledgehammer
1988
Squeeze
Hourglass
1989
Michael Jackson
Leave Me Alone
1990
Tears for Fears
Sowing the Seeds of Love
1991
Faith No More
Falling to Pieces
1992
U2
Even Better Than the Real Thing
1993
Steam
1994
Kiss That Frog
1995
The Rolling Stones
Love Is Strong
1996
Smashing Pumpkins
Tonight, Tonight
1997
Jamiroquai
Virtual Insanity
1998
Madonna
Frozen
1999
Garbage
Special
2000
Björk
All Is Full of Love
2001
Robbie Williams
Rock DJ
2002
The White Stripes
Fell In Love With a Girl
2003
Queens of the Stone Age
Go With the Flow
2004
OutKast
Hey Ya!
2005
Gorillaz
Feel Good Inc.
2006
Missy Elliott
We Run This
2007
brak
2008
Kanye West ft. T-Pain
Good Life
2009
Lady Gaga
Paparazzi
2010
Muse
Uprising
2011
Katy Perry ft. Kanye West
E.T.
2012
Skrillex
First of the Year (Equinox)
2013
Capital Cities
Safe and Sound
2014
OK Go
The Writing's on the Wall
2015
Skrillex i Diplo (feat. Justin Bieber)
Where Are U Now
2016
Coldplay
Up&Up
2017
Kendrick Lamar
HUMBLE.
2018
Kendrick Lamar feat. SZA
All the Stars
2019
Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie z Panic! at the Disco
Me!
2020[1]
2021[2]
2022[3]