MTV Movie Award for Best Villain

This is a following list of the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best Villain. In 2012, the award was renamed to Best On-Screen Dirt Bag. In 2013, the award was renamed back to Best Villain. Two of the winners (Denzel Washington and Heath Ledger) also won Academy Awards for their performances. Also noted in 1999, Best Villain had a tie for Matt Dillon and Stephen Dorff.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year Winners and nominees Film Role
1992 Rebecca De Mornay The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Peyton Flanders
Robert De Niro Cape Fear Max Cady
Robert Patrick Terminator 2: Judgment Day T-1000
Alan Rickman Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sheriff of Nottingham
Wesley Snipes New Jack City Nino Brown
1993 Jennifer Jason Leigh Single White Female Hedra Carlson
Danny DeVito Batman Returns Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin
Ray Liotta Unlawful Entry Pete Davis
Jack Nicholson A Few Good Men Nathan Jessup
1994 Alicia Silverstone The Crush Adrian Forrester
Macaulay Culkin The Good Son Henry Evans
John Malkovich In the Line of Fire Mitch Leary
Wesley Snipes Demolition Man Simon Phoenix
The T. Rex Jurassic Park The T. Rex
1995 Dennis Hopper Speed Howard Payne
Tom Cruise Interview with the Vampire Lestat
Jeremy Irons The Lion King Scar
Tommy Lee Jones Blown Away Ryan Gaerity
Demi Moore Disclosure Meredith Johnson
1996 Kevin Spacey Seven John Doe
Jim Carrey Batman Forever Edward Nygma / Riddler
Tommy Lee Jones Batman Forever Harvey Dent / Two-Face
Joe Pesci Casino Nicky Santoro
John Travolta Broken Arrow Vic Deakins
1997 Jim Carrey The Cable Guy The Cable Guy
Robert De Niro The Fan Gil Renard
Edward Norton Primal Fear Aaron Stampler
Kiefer Sutherland A Time to Kill Freddie Lee Cobb
Mark Wahlberg Fear David McCall
1998 Mike Myers Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Dr. Evil
Nicolas Cage and John Travolta Face/Off Castor Troy
Gary Oldman Air Force One Egor Korshunov
Al Pacino The Devil's Advocate John Milton / Lucifer
Billy Zane Titanic Caledon Nathan "Cal" Hockley
1999 It's tie Matt Dillon There's Something About Mary Pat Healy
Stephen Dorff Blade Deacon Frost
Brad Dourif Bride of Chucky Chucky
Jet Li Lethal Weapon 4 Wah Sing Ku
Rose McGowan Jawbreaker Courtney Shane

2000s

Year Winners and nominees Film Role
2000 Mike Myers Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Dr. Evil
Matt Damon The Talented Mr. Ripley Tom Ripley
Sarah Michelle Gellar Cruel Intentions Kathryn Merteuil
Ray Park Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Darth Maul
Christopher Walken Sleepy Hollow The Headless Horseman
2001 Jim Carrey How the Grinch Stole Christmas The Grinch
Kevin Bacon Hollow Man Sebastian Caine
Vincent D'Onofrio The Cell Carl Rudolph Stargher
Anthony Hopkins Hannibal Hannibal Lecter
Joaquin Phoenix Gladiator Commodus
2002 Denzel Washington Training Day Alonzo Harris
Aaliyah Queen of the Damned Queen Akasha
Christopher Lee The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Saruman
Tim Roth Planet of the Apes General Thade
Zhang Ziyi Rush Hour 2 Hu Li
2003 Daveigh Chase The Ring Samara Morgan
Willem Dafoe Spider-Man Norman Osborn / The Green Goblin
Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Colin Farrell Daredevil Bullseye
Mike Myers Austin Powers in Goldmember Dr. Evil / Goldmember
2004 Lucy Liu Kill Bill: Vol. 1 O-Ren Ishii
Andrew Bryniarski The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Leatherface
Demi Moore Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle Madison Lee
Geoffrey Rush Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Hector Barbossa
Kiefer Sutherland Phone Booth The Caller
2005 Ben Stiller Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story White Goodman
Jim Carrey Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Count Olaf
Tom Cruise Collateral Vincent
Rachel McAdams Mean Girls Regina George
Alfred Molina Spider-Man 2 Otto Octavius / Dr. Octopus
2006 Hayden Christensen Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader
Tobin Bell Saw II Jigsaw
Ralph Fiennes Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Lord Voldemort
Cillian Murphy Batman Begins Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow
Tilda Swinton The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe The White Witch
2007 Jack Nicholson The Departed Frank Costello
Tobin Bell Saw III Jigsaw
Bill Nighy Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Davy Jones
Rodrigo Santoro 300 Xerxes
Meryl Streep The Devil Wears Prada Miranda Priestly
2008 Johnny Depp Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Sweeney Todd
Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men Anton Chigurh
Topher Grace Spider-Man 3 Eddie Brock / Venom
Angelina Jolie Beowulf Grendel's Mother
Denzel Washington American Gangster Frank Lucas
2009 Heath Ledger The Dark Knight The Joker
Luke Goss Hellboy II: The Golden Army Prince Nuada
Dwayne Johnson Get Smart Agent 23
Derek Mears Friday the 13th Jason Voorhees
Johnathon Schaech Prom Night Richard Fenton

2010s

Year Winners and nominees Film Role
2010 Tom Felton Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Draco Malfoy
Helena Bonham Carter Alice in Wonderland The Red Queen
Ken Jeong The Hangover Leslie Chow
Stephen Lang Avatar Miles Quaritch
Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds Hans Landa
2011 Tom Felton Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 Draco Malfoy
Ned Beatty Toy Story 3 Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear
Leighton Meester The Roommate Rebecca Evans
Mickey Rourke Iron Man 2 Ivan Vanko / Whiplash
Christoph Waltz The Green Hornet Benjamin Chudnofsky / Bloodnofsky
2012 Jennifer Aniston Horrible Bosses Dr. Julia Harris, D.D.S.
Oliver Cooper Project X Costa
Bryce Dallas Howard The Help Hilly Holbrook
Colin Farrell Horrible Bosses Bobby Pellitt
Jon Hamm Bridesmaids Ted
2013 Tom Hiddleston The Avengers Loki
Javier Bardem Skyfall Raoul Silva
Marion Cotillard The Dark Knight Rises Miranda Tate / Talia al Ghul
Leonardo DiCaprio Django Unchained Calvin J. Candie
Tom Hardy The Dark Knight Rises Bane
2014 Mila Kunis Oz the Great and Powerful Theodora, Wicked Witch of the West
Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips Abduwali Muse
Benedict Cumberbatch Star Trek Into Darkness Khan Noonien Singh
Michael Fassbender 12 Years a Slave Edwin Epps
Donald Sutherland The Hunger Games: Catching Fire President Coriolanus Snow
2015
Meryl Streep Into the Woods The Witch
J. K. Simmons Whiplash Terence Fletcher
Jillian Bell 22 Jump Street Mercedes
Peter Dinklage X-Men: Days of Future Past Bolivar Trask
Rosamund Pike Gone Girl Amy Elliott-Dunne