Marilyn Manson have been credited with creating some of the most recognizable and visually defining music videos of the MTV Generation , with some commentators suggesting that their music videos played a significant role in the band 's commercial success . Their work frequently incorporates surrealist iconography and purposefully grotesque imagery , and their style has been emulated by other performers . Joseph Schafer of '' Stereogum '' said in 2015 that " perhaps no single artist has mastered the music video as a medium so well as Marilyn Manson . " They have received numerous awards and accolades for their work . Three of their videos – " Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) " , " The Beautiful People " and " The Dope Show " – received a total of five MTV Video Music Award nominations , with the latter winning the Award for Best Cinematography at the 1999 ceremony . The clip for " The Dope Show " also won two awards at the 1998 '' Billboard '' Music Video Awards . " The Beautiful People " appeared at number fifty-four on MTV 's list of the ' 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made ' . as well as at number one-hundred on MuchMusic 's 100 Greatest Videos Ever . Their 2003 video for " ( s ) AINT " was referred to by '' NME '' as " one of the most explicit music videos ever made " , and was included in lists of the ' Most Controversial Music Videos ' by both '' Time '' and '' SF Weekly ''
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1999 MTV Video Music Awards
Marilyn Manson (band)