▁Award ▁for ▁V iewer ' s ▁Cho ice ▁was ▁first ▁awarded ▁at ▁the ▁first ▁annual ▁MTV ▁Video ▁Music ▁Awards ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁V iewer ' s ▁Cho ice ▁award ▁nom ine es ▁were ▁originally ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁the ▁Video ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁nom ine es , ▁something ▁which ▁continued ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁MTV ▁created ▁a ▁separate ▁set ▁of ▁nom ine es ▁for ▁V iewer ' s ▁Cho ice ▁and ▁Video ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( although , ▁T LC ' s ▁" W ater falls " ▁won ▁both ▁that ▁year ). ▁This ▁continued ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁award ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁name ▁indicated , ▁the ▁winner ▁was ▁decided ▁by ▁the ▁audience , ▁who ▁could ▁vote ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁very ▁night ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁via ▁phone ▁calls ▁and , ▁later ▁on , ▁internet ▁votes ▁and ▁text ▁messages . ▁ ▁This ▁award ▁was ▁last ▁given ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ceremony , ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁general ▁categories ▁became ▁fan - v oted , ▁seem ingly ▁rendering ▁the ▁award ▁redundant . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁MTV ▁rev amp ed ▁the ▁V MA s ▁and ▁elimin ated ▁the ▁V iewer ' s ▁Cho ice ▁award , ▁perman ently ▁transfer ring ▁its ▁voting ▁procedures ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁Best ▁New ▁Art ist ▁award . ▁ ▁A eros m ith ▁is ▁the ▁biggest ▁winner ▁of ▁this ▁award , ▁having ▁won ▁it ▁three ▁times . ▁ ▁Also