MTV Movie Awards 1997
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The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 7, 1997 and hosted by Mike Myers. Performers included Jewel, Bush, and En Vogue. This was the year that the "Best Fight" category was introduced. This year also eliminated the categories of "Most Desirable Female" and "Most Desirable Male."
[edit] Nominations
[edit] Best Movie
Scream - Winner
Independence Day
Jerry Maguire
The Rock
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
[edit] Best Male Performance
Tom Cruise (Jerry Maguire) - Winner
Leonardo DiCaprio (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet)
Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor)
Will Smith (Independence Day)
John Travolta (Phenomenon)
[edit] Best Female Performance
Claire Danes (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) - Winner
Sandra Bullock (A Time to Kill)
Neve Campbell (Scream)
Helen Hunt (Twister)
Madonna (Evita)
[edit] Best Breakthrough Performance
Matthew McConaughey (A Time To Kill) - Winner
Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day)
Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt)
Ewan McGregor (Trainspotting)
Renee Zellweger (Jerry Maguire)
[edit] Best On-Screen Duo
Nicolas Cage/Sean Connery (The Rock) - Winner
Beavis/Butthead (Beavis And Butthead Do America)
Steve Buscemi/Peter Stormare (Fargo)
Claire Danes/Leonardo DiCaprio (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet)
Nathan Lane/Robin Williams (The Birdcage)
[edit] Best Villain
Jim Carey (The Cable Guy) - Winner
Robert De Niro (The Fan)
Keifer Sutherland (A Time To Kill)
Edward Norton (Primal Fear)
Mark Wahlberg (Fear)
[edit] Best Comedic Performance
Jim Carey (The Cable Guy) - Winner
Chris Farley (Beverly Hills Ninja)
Eddie Murphy (The Nutty Professor)
Robin Williams (The Birdcage)
[edit] Best Song From A Movie
"Machinehead" - Bush (Fear) - Winner
"Change The World" - Eric Clapton & Babyface (Phenomenon)
"#1 Crush" - Garbage (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet)[[
"Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" - Madonna (Evita)
[edit] Best Kiss
Vivica A. Fox /Will Smith (Independence Day) - Winner
Claire Danes/Leonardo DiCaprio (William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet)
Gina Gershon/Jennifer Tilly (Bound)
Kyra Sedgwick/John Travolta (Phenomenon)
Christine Taylor/Christopher Daniel Barnes (A Very Brady Sequel)
[edit] Best Action Sequence
Twister (Truck Drives Through Farm Equipment) - Winner
Eraser (Arnold Schwarzenegger Freefalls)
Independence Day (Aliens Blow Up Cities)
Mission Impossible (Train/Helicopter Chase)
The Rock (Ferrari Chase Through San Francisco)
[edit] Best Fight Sequence
Fairuza Balk/Robin Tunney (The Craft) - Winner
Matthew Broderick/Jim Carey (The Cable Guy)
Jim Brown/Alien (Mars Attacks!)
Jackie Chan/Ladder (Police Story 4: First Strike)
Pamela Anderson Lee/Bad Guy (Barb Wire)
[edit] Best New Filmaker
Doug Liman Director of Swingers
[edit] Lifetime Achievement Award
Chewbacca (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)
[edit] See also
MTV Movie Awards 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006