Billy Idol
Year Nominee / work Award Result
1984 Dancing With Myself Best Direction Nominated
1984 Dancing With Myself Best Art Direction Nominated
1984 Dancing With Myself Best Special Effects Nominated
1984 Eyes Without a Face Best Cinematography Nominated
1984 Eyes Without a Face Best Editing Nominated
1990 Cradle of Love Best Video from a Film Won
1990 Cradle of Love Best Male Video Nominated
1990 Cradle of Love Best Special Effects Nominated
1993 Shock to the System Best Special Effects Nominated
1993 Shock to the System Best Editing Nominated
Awards and nominations -- MTV Video Music Awards
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William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor who holds dual British and American citizenship. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as a member of Generation X. Subsequently, he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven Second British Invasion in the United States. The name Billy Idol was inspired by a schoolteacher's description of him as idle. Idol began his music career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea. However, he soon left the group. With his former bandmate Tony James, Idol formed the band Generation X. With Idol as lead singer, the band achieved success in the United Kingdom and released three albums on Chrysalis Records before disbanding. In 1981, Idol moved to New York City to pursue his solo career in collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens. His debut studio album, Billy Idol (1982), was a commercial success. With music videos for singles Dancing with Myself and White Wedding Idol soon became a staple of then-newly established MTV. Idol's second studio album, Rebel Yell (1983), was a major commercial success, featuring hit singles Rebel Yell and Eyes Without a Face.