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Which 1986 Peter Gabriel music video, using pioneering optical printing and claymation techniques, won the first-ever Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form?
Answer
Sledgehammer
'Sledgehammer' by Peter Gabriel won the first Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Short Form at the 1987 Grammy Awards. Directed by Stephen R. Johnson with Aardman Animations, the video used stop-motion, claymation, and pixilation techniques that made it a technical landmark and one of the most-played videos in MTV history.
💡 Did you know?
Peter Gabriel kept his eyes open for the entire 'Sledgehammer' shoot — which involved hours of lying motionless under a glass floor while animators worked around him frame by frame.
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