Spike Jonze was a music video director.
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in a Video is a craft award given to the artist , the artist 's manager , and the director of the music video . Spike Jonze ( pronounced `` Jones '' [ dʒoʊnz ] born Adam Spiegel on October 22 , 1969 ) is an American director , producer , screenwriter and actor , whose work includes music videos , commercials , film and television .