1995 MTV Europe Music Awards
The 1995 MTV Europe Music Awards took place at the Le Zénith in Paris, France and were hosted by Jean-Paul Gaultier.
The French nuclear testing in the South Pacific got the most attention at the ceremony.
Jon Bon Jovi during his speech for winning the award for Best Rock said: "The only enemy is ignorance. Peace, people. Let's get rid of all this nuclear testing." and Bono said: "What a city, what a night, what a crowd, what a bomb, what a mistake, what a wanker you have for a President" referring to nuclear testing and then-French President Jacques Chirac. Greenpeace, the environmental group that has staged creative and controversial protests around the testing site at Mururoa Atoll, took the Free Your Mind award for its campaign against the underground nuclear blasts.
"Stop abusing the earth," urged Madonna in a videotaped segment before the designer agnès b. picked up the award for Greenpeace.Nominations
Winners are in bold text.- The Cranberries — "Zombie"
- Michael Jackson — "You Are Not Alone"
- The Offspring — "Self Esteem"
- Seal — "Kiss from a Rose"
- TLC — "Waterfalls"
- Michel Gondry
- Spike Jonze
- Jean-Baptiste Mondino
- Mark Romanek
- W.I.Z.
Best Female
- Björk
- Sheryl Crow
- PJ Harvey
- Janet Jackson
- Madonna
Best Male
- Dr. Dre
- Michael Jackson
- Lenny Kravitz
- Scatman John
- Neil Young
Best Group
- Blur
- Bon Jovi
- Green Day
- R.E.M.
- U2
Best New Act
- Dog Eat Dog
- H-Blockx
- Alanis Morissette
- Portishead
- Weezer
Best Dance
- East 17
- Ini Kamoze
- La Bouche
- Moby
- Sin with Sebastian
Best Rock
- Bon Jovi
- Green Day
- Oasis
- The Offspring
- Therapy?
Best Live Act
- Bon Jovi
- The Prodigy
- R.E.M.
- The Rolling Stones
- Take That
- Greenpeace
Performances
- Simply Red — "Fairground"
- East 17 — "Thunder"
- H-Blockx — "Risin' High"
- David Bowie — "The Man Who Sold the World"
- Blur — "The Universal"
- Bon Jovi — "Hey God"
- The Cranberries — "Zombie"
- MC Solaar and Diana King — "Is This Love"
- Take That — "Back for Good"
Appearances
Main Show
