2001 Mnet Music Video Festival
The 2001 Mnet Music Video Festival took place on November 23, 2001 at the Little Angels Arts Center in Seoul, South Korea. The ceremony was hosted by actor-singer Cha Tae-hyun and actress Song Hye-kyo. The show's most-awarded artist was Wax who won two awards out of her three nominations.
Background
The award-giving body continued to use the name M.net Korean Music Festival for the third time. It was also the third time for the event to take place at the Little Angels Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea. Actor and singer Cha Tae-hyun hosted the event for the second consecutive year. The Grand Prize were the Best Popular Music Video Award and Music Video of the Year.Presenters
| Name | Role |
| Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo | Main hosts of the show |
| Yoon Chan and Shin Min-a | Presenters for the award for Best New Male Artist |
| Kim Gyu-ri and Yoon Tae-young | Presenters for the award for Best New Female Artist |
| Kang Byeong-gyu and S.E.S. | Presenters for the award for Best New Group |
| Uhm Jung-hwa and Lee Hyun-do | Presenters for the award for Best Hip-hop Performance |
| Moon Cheon-sik and Go Yeong-hwan | Presenters for the award for Best Indie Performance |
| Kang Seong-beom – 연변총각 | Korean Hallyu Wave Report |
| Kang Seong-beom, Kim Ga-yeon, and Sim Hyeon-seop | Presenters for the award for Asian Viewer's Request Award |
| Kim Jung-hwa and Hong Rok-gi | Presenters for the award for Best Dance Performance |
| Joong Su-geun and Byun Jung-soo | Presenters for the award for Best R&B Performance |
| Son Jeong-min and g.o.d | Presenters for the award for Best International Artist |
| Kim Hye-soo | Presenter for the Achievement Award |
| Gang Heon and 김규흰 | Presenters for the award for Professional Judges Special |
| Lee Sung-jin, Kim Yeong-cheol, Lee Jae-soo, Kim Jong-min, Sung Si-kyung, Kim Bo-kyung, Lee Na-young, Kim Hyun-chul, and more | Actors of Music Videos X-Files |
| Yoo Seung-jun and Park Ye-jin | Presenters for the award for Best Female Artist |
| Go Soo and Kim Hyo-jin | Presenters for the award for Best Male Artist |
| Yu Oh-seong and 괵경택 | Presenters for the award for Best Rock Performance |
| Lee Chun-soo and Kim Chae-yeon | Presenters for the award for Best Ballad Performance |
| Kim Gook-jin and Lee Seung-yeon | Presenters for the award for Best Music Video Director |
| Joo Young-hoon and Han Go-eun | Presenters for the award for Best Mixed Group |
| Kim Gun-mo and Kim Min | Presenters for the award for Best Female Group |
| Nam Hin-seok and Lee Hyeon-kyung | Presenters for the award for Best Male Group |
| Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo | Announced Best Music Video daesang award |
| Cha Tae-hyun and Song Hye-kyo | Announced Most Popular Music Video daesang award |
Winners and nominees
Selection process
During the initial screening, fans added their candidates through the award's official website. The Mnet producers and the Nominee Selection Committee then choose the nominees. The official website was opened to the voters from Korea and Japan afterwards. In addition, professional judges have also chosen from the nominees. The votes from the fans and the judges were combined for the winners of each category.Winners are listed first and highlighted in '''boldface.'''
Special awards
- Asian Viewer's Request Award: NRG – "Sorrow"
- Achievement Award: '''Clon'''
Multiple nominations and awards
Artist(s) with multiple wins
The following artist received two or more wins :| Awards | Artist |
| 2 | Wax |
Artist(s) with multiple nominations
The following artist received two or more nominations:| Nominations | Artist |
| 3 | Wax |
| 2 | g.o.d |
| 2 | Brown Eyes |
| 2 | Shinhwa |
| 2 | S.E.S. |
| 2 | Yoo Seung-jun |
| 2 | Kim Hyun-jung |
| 2 | Jinusean |
| 2 | Kangta |
| 2 | - |