Country Music Association Award for Video of the Year

The Country Music Association Awards is a major awards show in country music. Formerly known as the Music Video of the Year Award, Video of the Year was originally presented at the 1985 Country Music Association Awards. The category honours excellence in country music videos that have been released during the eligibility years and is awarded to both the artist and the director. Below are the winners and nominees of the award.
he inaugural recipients of the award were Hank Williams Jr. and John Goodhue in 1985 for "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight", with Martina McBride becoming the first female winner of the award in 1994 for "Independence Day" and Trey Fanjoy becoming the first female director winner in 2009 for Taylor Swift's "Love Story". Among artists, Brad Paisley holds the record for most wins in the category, with four, while two-time recipient Alan Jackson has a leading twelve nominations. Carrie Underwood holds the record for most nominations without a win, with six. Among directors, Fanjoy and Michael Salomon are tied for most wins in the category, with three each, while Fanjoy leads with a record eighteen nominations. Jack Cole and Jon Small are tied for most nominations without a win, with six. The current holders of the award are Lainey Wilson and Patrick Tracy for the video to Wilson's hit single "Wildflowers and Wild Horses".

Category facts

Artists with multiple wins

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Total wins	4 wins	3 wins	2 wins
Artist	Brad Paisley	Hank Williams Jr.	Garth Brooks Kenny Chesney Dixie Chicks Alan Jackson Toby Keith Miranda Lambert Taylor Swift

Artists with multiple nominations
;12 nominations

;11 nominations

;10 nominations

;6 nominations

;5 nominations

;4 nominations

;3 nominations

;2 nominations

Directors with multiple wins

Rank	1st	2nd	3rd
Total wins	3 wins	2 wins
Artist	Trey Fanjoy Michael Salomon	Robert Deaton Wes Edwards George J. Flanigan IV Steven Goldmann TK McKamy Jim Shea Peter Zavadil

Directors with multiple nominations
;18 nominations