1997 MTV Movie Awards

1997 MTV Movie Awards
Date	Tuesday, June 10, 1997
Location	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California
Country	United States
Host	Mike Myers
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MTV

The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 10, 1997 and hosted by Mike Myers. Performers included Jewel, Bush, and En Vogue. This year also eliminated the categories of "Most Desirable Female" and "Most Desirable Male."

Performers

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

Awards

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
• Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor (1996 film)
• 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)

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 – Mission: Impossible
• 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 – Police Story 4: First Strike
• 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

External links

• MTV winners list
• MTV Movie Awards: 1997 at the Internet Movie Database
• List of nominees and winners of 1997 MTV Movie Awards