The accompanying music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and portrays Gaga as a doomed starlet , hounded by photographers , who is almost killed by her boyfriend . It shows her survival , comeback , revenge on her boyfriend , and experiences on the way to fame . The video won two MTV Video Music Awards in 2009 for Best Art Direction and Best Special Effects . Gaga performed the song at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in a performance art piece symbolizing the negative effect of fame leading to death . Additional live performances of the song took place on her concert tours , more recently the Joanne World Tour ( 2017 – 2018 )
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)