In terms of nominations , the four videos and acts that were up for Video of the Year dominated the night . Michael and Janet Jackson 's " Scream " was the most nominated video of the night , earning a grand total of eleven nominations , including a nomination in each of the seven professional categories . The night 's big winner , TLC 's " Waterfalls , " was also the second most nominated video that night , earning ten nominations . Green Day 's " Basket Case " came in third place with nine nominations , while Weezer 's " Buddy Holly " came in fourth with five nominations . There would not be a situation similar to this one at the VMAs until the 2009 edition . In addition , all four videos were nominated for Best Direction . This award show is generally considered to be one of the toughest in terms of Video of the Year Winners are in '' ' bold ' '' text
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