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 Cody Johnson and Dustin Haney for the video to Johnson's hit single "'Til You Can't".

Artists
Artists with multiple wins

Artists with multiple nominations
 * 12 nominations
 * Alan Jackson


 * 11 nominations
 * Brad Paisley


 * 10 nominations
 * Miranda Lambert


 * 6 nominations
 * Carrie Underwood
 * Kenny Chesney
 * Toby Keith


 * 5 nominations
 * Reba McEntire
 * Taylor Swift


 * 4 nominations


 * Blake Shelton
 * Dierks Bentley
 * Faith Hill
 * Garth Brooks
 * Keith Urban
 * Little Big Town
 * Martina McBride
 * Tim McGraw
 * Vince Gill


 * 3 nominations


 * Brooks & Dunn
 * Chris Stapleton
 * Eric Church
 * George Strait
 * Hank Williams Jr.
 * Kacey Musgraves
 * Lady Antebellum
 * Lee Ann Womack
 * Maren Morris
 * Trace Adkins


 * 2 nominations


 * Ashley McBryde
 * Brothers Osborne
 * Carly Pearce
 * Dan + Shay
 * Deana Carter
 * Dixie Chicks
 * Dolly Parton
 * Gary Morris
 * George Jones
 * Gretchen Wilson
 * Kathy Mattea
 * Lainey Wilson
 * Pam Tillis
 * Randy Travis
 * Sugarland
 * The Judds
 * Thomas Rhett
 * Travis Tritt

Directors
Directors with multiple wins

Directors with multiple nominations
 * 18 nominations
 * Trey Fanjoy


 * 10 nominations
 * Jim Shea


 * 8 nominations
 * Michael Salomon


 * 7 nominations
 * John Lloyd Miller
 * Peter Zavadil
 * Steven Goldmann


 * 6 nominations
 * Jack Cole
 * Jon Small
 * Wes Edwards


 * 5 nominations
 * Reid Long
 * Shaun Silva


 * 4 nominations
 * TK McKamy


 * 3 nominations


 * Bill Pope
 * David Hogan
 * Marc Ball
 * Martin Kahan
 * Patrick Tracy
 * Roman White
 * Shane Drake


 * 2 nominations


 * Bud Schaetzle
 * David McClister
 * Declan Whitebloom
 * Ethan Russell
 * George J. Flanigan IV
 * Justin Clough
 * Michael Merriman
 * Randee St. Nicholas
 * Roger Pistole
 * Sherman Halsey