1997 MTV Europe Music Awards

1997 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 6, 1997
Location	Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Host	Ronan Keating
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards were held at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands and were hostd by Ronan Keating. The Prodigy were the big winners of the night winning 3 awards including Best Video.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• The Cardigans — "Lovefool"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
• Hanson — "Mmmbop"
• No Doubt — "Don't Speak"
• Will Smith — "Men in Black"

Best Video

• Blur — "Song 2"
• The Chemical Brothers — "Block Rockin' Beats"
• Daft Punk — "Around the World"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Radiohead — "Paranoid Android"

Best Female

• Björk
• Toni Braxton
• Sheryl Crow
• Janet Jackson
• Madonna

Best Male

• Babyface
• Beck
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Michael Jackson
• George Michael

Best Group

• Oasis
• The Prodigy
• Radiohead
• Spice Girls
• U2

Best New Act

• Meredith Brooks
• Hanson
• Puff Daddy
• No Doubt
• Spice Girls

Best Dance

• Backstreet Boys
• The Chemical Brothers
• Daft Punk
• The Prodigy
• Spice Girls

Best Rock

• Aerosmith
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Bush
• Oasis
• Skunk Anansie

Best Alternative

• Beck
• Blur
• The Prodigy
• Radiohead
• The Verve

Best R&B

• Blackstreet
• Toni Braxton
• Ginuwine
• Michael Jackson
• R. Kelly

Best Rap

• Blackstreet
• Coolio
• Puff Daddy
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Will Smith

Best Live Act

• Aerosmith
• Michael Jackson
• Radiohead
• Skunk Anansie
• U2

MTV Select

• Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me"
• Hanson — "Where's the Love"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
• Spice Girls — "Spice Up Your Life"

Free Your Mind

• Landmine Survivors Network

Performances

• U2 — "Mofo"
• Björk — "Bachelorette"
• Spice Girls — "Spice Up Your Life"
• Skunk Anansie — "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
• LL Cool J — "Phenomenon"
• Blackstreet (featuring Slash) — "Fix"
• Jon Bon Jovi — "Janie, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
• Aerosmith — "Pink / Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
• Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me / Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
• Jovanotti — "L'ombelico del Mondo"

Appearances

• Dennis Hopper — introduced U2
• Alicia Silverstone — presented Best Dance
• Stephen Dorff and Saffron — presented Best Song
• Louise and Mark Owen — presented Best Female
• Dennis Hopper — presented Free Your Mind Award
• Caprice Bourret and Steven Tyler — presented Best Group
• Robbie Williams and Gena Lee Nolin — presented Best New Act
• Prince Naseem and Björk — presented Best Live Act
• Nina Persson — presented MTV Select
• Missy Elliott and David Arquette — presented Best Rap

External links

• Nominees