Wayne Isham

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Wayne Isham's body of work includes some of the most iconic music videos in history, earning him multiple MTV Video Music Awards. His video for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time is frequently listed among the greatest music videos of all time by Rolling Stone and VH1. Isham's ability to craft narrative-driven visuals set a standard for the medium, and his videos have collectively garnered billions of views across platforms. His influence on the music video format is widely acknowledged by peers and critics alike.

AwardsIsham has won multiple MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Video for Mötley Crüe's Kickstart My Heart (1990), Best Group Video for Aerosmith's Cryin' (1994), Best Pop Video for Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time (1999), and Best Pop Video for *NSYNC's Bye Bye Bye (2000). He has also received recognition from the Music Video Production Association.

Rankings & Lists

Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Music Videos

Rolling Stone·2020

MTV's 100 Greatest Music Videos Ever Made

MTV·1999

Magazine Covers

Billboard

2003

Profile on music video directors

Variety

2003

Coverage of 'Blue Crush'

Records & Feats

Most-watched music video premiere in 1991

Historic First·1991

Michael Jackson's 'Black or White' premiered simultaneously in 27 countries to an estimated 500 million viewers.

Directed the debut music video of Britney Spears

Career Milestone·1998

Isham directed '...Baby One More Time', which launched Spears' career and became one of the best-selling music videos of all time.