454K views · 4.4K reactions | Time to take things allllll the way back! Before the 2022 #MTVAwards get underway June 5 at 8p on MTV, it's only right that we look back on where the show began. ⏮ Grab your popcorn and check out the highlights from the VERY FIRST MTV Movie Awards, 30 years ago!  | MTV | Facebook

#OnThisDay - September 7th, 2000 - MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) Unbeknownst to everyone, this would also be the last MTV VMA's she would attend, with the next years VMA's having a memorial tribute for her (in 2001) after her untimely passing. Music Video “Try Again” wins “Best Female Video” AND “Best video from a Film” at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards {September 7, 2000} Best Acceptance Speech: Aaliyah, who brought her brother up to the stage to help her bring home her Best Female Video Award.