MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message

The MTV Video Music Award for Best Video with a Social Message is an award handed out at the yearly MTV Video Music Awards, first introduced at the 2011 ceremony. The first winner of the category was Lady Gaga. As of 2015, Kelly Clarkson, Rise Against, and Beyoncé have received the most nominations in this category, being nominated twice.

Recipients

Inaugural winner Lady Gaga for her music video "Born This Way".

2015 winner Big Sean.

Year	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
2011	Lady Gaga — "Born This Way"	Eminem (featuring Rihanna) — "Love The Way You Lie" Katy Perry — "Firework" P!nk — "Fuckin' Perfect" Rise Against — "Make It Stop (September's Children)" Taylor Swift — "Mean"
2012	Demi Lovato — "Skyscraper"	Kelly Clarkson — "Dark Side" Gym Class Heroes (featuring Ryan Tedder) — "The Fighter" K'naan (featuring Nelly Furtado) — "Is Anybody Out There?" Rise Against — "Ballad of Hollis Brown" Lil Wayne — "How to Love"
2013	Macklemore and Ryan Lewis (featuring Mary Lambert) — "Same Love"	Beyoncé — "I Was Here" Kelly Clarkson — "People Like Us" Miguel — "Candles in the Sun" Snoop Lion (featuring Drake and Cori B.) — "No Guns Allowed"
2014	Beyoncé — "Pretty Hurts"	Avicii — "Hey Brother" J. Cole (featuring TLC) — "Crooked Smile" David Guetta (featuring Mikky Ekko) — "One Voice" Angel Haze (featuring Sia) — "Battle Cry" Kelly Rowland — "Dirty Laundry"
2015	Big Sean (featuring Kanye West and John Legend) — "One Man Can Change the World"	Colbie Caillat — "Try" Jennifer Hudson — "I Still Love You" Rihanna — "American Oxygen" Wale — "The White Shoes"