The clip won three " Moonmen " at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards : Video of the Year ( O'Connor was the first female artist to be awarded it ) , Best Female Video and Best Post-Modern Video . It was nominated for Breakthrough Video , Viewer 's Choice and International Viewer 's Choice during the ceremony . The video was also the subject of many parodies and spoofs , such as Gina Riley 's parody " Nothing Is There " on '' Fast Forward , '' referring to the fact that O'Connor tended to shave her head bald
1990 MTV Video Music Awards
1990 MTV Video Music Awards
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