1997 MTV Movie Awards

The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on Saturday, June 7, 1997, airing on MTV from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and hosted by Mike Myers.

Performers

• Bush — "Cold Contagious"
• Jewel — "Foolish Games"
• En Vogue — "Whatever"
• The Wondermints (Austin Powers Band) — "BBC"

Presenters

• Elle Macpherson and Chris O'Donnell — presented Breakthrough Performance
• Dylan McDermott and Gillian Anderson — presented Best Action Sequence
• Mike Myers — introduced Bush
• Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor — presented Best Kiss
• Michael Keaton and Salma Hayek — presented Best Villain
• Bill Bellamy and Ashley Judd — presented Best On-Screen Duo
• Renée Zellweger — introduced Jewel
• Toni Braxton — presented Best Song from a Movie
• Mike Myers — presented the Lifetime Achievement Award
• Ellen Barkin — presented Best New Filmmaker
• Alicia Silverstone — presented Best Comedic Performance
• David Spade and Hanson — presented Best Fight
• Puff Daddy — introduced En Vogue
• Gwen Stefani and Neve Campbell — presented Best Male Performance
• Will Smith — presented Best Female Performance
• Samuel L. Jackson and Mira Sorvino — presented Best Movie

Awards

Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold.

Best Movie

Scream

• Independence Day
• Jerry Maguire
• The Rock
• Romeo + Juliet

Best Male Performance

Tom Cruise – Jerry Maguire

• Leonardo DiCaprio – Romeo + Juliet
• Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor
• Will Smith – Independence Day
• John Travolta – Phenomenon

Best Female Performance

Claire Danes – Romeo + Juliet

• Sandra Bullock – A Time to Kill
• Neve Campbell – Scream
• Helen Hunt – Twister
• Madonna – Evita

Breakthrough Performance

Matthew McConaughey – A Time To Kill

• Vivica A. Fox – Independence Day
• Courtney Love – The People vs. Larry Flynt
• Ewan McGregor – Trainspotting
• Renée Zellweger – Jerry Maguire

Best On-Screen Duo

Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery – The Rock

• Beavis and Butt-head – Beavis and Butt-head Do America
• Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare – Fargo
• Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio – Romeo + Juliet
• Nathan Lane and Robin Williams – The Birdcage

Best Villain

Jim Carrey – The Cable Guy

• Robert De Niro – The Fan
• Kiefer Sutherland – A Time To Kill
• Edward Norton – Primal Fear
• Mark Wahlberg – Fear

Best Comedic Performance

Jim Carrey – The Cable Guy

• Chris Farley – Beverly Hills Ninja
• Janeane Garofalo – The Truth About Cats & Dogs
• Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor
• Robin Williams – The Birdcage

Best Song from a Movie

Bush — "Machinehead" (from Fear)

• Eric Clapton and Babyface — "Change the World" (from Phenomenon)
• Garbage — "#1 Crush" (from Romeo + Juliet)
• Madonna — "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (from Evita)
• R. Kelly — "I Believe I Can Fly" (from Space Jam)

Best Kiss

Vivica A. Fox and Will Smith – Independence Day

• Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio – Romeo + Juliet
• Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly – Bound
• Kyra Sedgwick and John Travolta – Phenomenon
• Christine Taylor and Christopher Daniel Barnes – A Very Brady Sequel

Best Action Sequence

Truck Drives Through Farm Equipment – Twister

• Arnold Schwarzenegger Freefalls – Eraser
• Aliens Blow Up Cities – Independence Day
• Train/Helicopter Chase – '
• Ferrari Chase Through San Francisco – The Rock

Best Fight

Fairuza Balk vs. Robin Tunney – The Craft

• Matthew Broderick vs. Jim Carrey – The Cable Guy
• Jim Brown vs. Alien – Mars Attacks!
• Jackie Chan vs. Ladder – '
• Pamela Anderson Lee vs. Bad Guy – Barb Wire

Best New Filmmaker

• Doug Liman – Swingers

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Chewbacca – Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi

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