Insomniac won the band award nominations for Favorite Artist , Favorite Hard Rock Artist , and Favorite Alternative Artist at the 1996 American Music Awards . The video for `` Walking Contradiction '' got the band a Grammy nomination for Best Video , Short Form , and a Best Special Effects nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards . In addition , the album won the band award nominations for Favorite Artist , Favorite Hard Rock Artist , and Favorite Alternative Artist at the 1996 American Music Awards , and the video for `` Walking Contradiction '' got the band a Grammy nomination for Best Video , Short Form , in addition to a Best Special Effects nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards .