The video is known for its technical achievement in that it was shot in one long continuous single take with no edits , cuts or digital enhancement . In an '' RES '' magazine interview , Gondry explained : " Michel called this video ' a big turn for me , because it was so challenging . Nobody really believed - even me - that we could pull that off when we made it after 17 takes , because it was really done all in-camera in one shot . There is no post-production at all . I think this one really gave me a lot of attention . ' " '' Lucas with the Lid Off '' was nominated in the Best Music Video ( short form ) category at the 37th Grammy Awards , ( one of two Michel Gondry music videos nominated that year , the other being Sinead O'Connor ‘ s Fire On Babylon ) The video was also received a MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Male Video at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards , and was No. 20 in '' Slant Magazine '' ’s 100 Greatest Music Videos
1995 MTV Video Music Awards
1995 MTV Video Music Awards
Lucas with the Lid Off