1996 MTV Movie Awards

1996 MTV Movie Awards
Date	Saturday, June 8, 1996
Location	Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV

The 1996 MTV Movie Awards was held at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It was hosted by Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo. Whitney Houston, Garbage and Adam Sandler were among the featured live performers.

Performers

• Whitney Houston — "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
• Garbage — "Only Happy When It Rains"
• Adam Sandler — "Mel Gibson"
• Fugees and Roberta Flack — "Killing Me Softly"

Awards

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Best Movie

• Apollo 13
• Braveheart
• Clueless
• Dangerous Minds
• Seven

Best Male Performance

• Jim Carrey – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Mel Gibson – Braveheart
• Tom Hanks – Apollo 13
• Brad Pitt – 12 Monkeys
• Denzel Washington – Crimson Tide

Best Female Performance

• Sandra Bullock – While You Were Sleeping
• Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Minds
• Susan Sarandon – Dead Man Walking
• Alicia Silverstone – Clueless
• Sharon Stone – Casino

Most Desirable Male

• Antonio Banderas – Desperado
• Mel Gibson – Braveheart
• Val Kilmer – Batman Forever
• Brad Pitt – Seven
• Keanu Reeves – A Walk in the Clouds

Most Desirable Female

• Sandra Bullock – While You Were Sleeping
• Nicole Kidman – Batman Forever
• Demi Moore – The Scarlet Letter
• Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Minds
• Alicia Silverstone – Clueless

Breakthrough Performance

• George Clooney – From Dusk Till Dawn
• Sean Patrick Flanery – Powder
• Natasha Henstridge – Species
• Lela Rochon – Waiting to Exhale
• Chris Tucker – Friday

Best On-Screen Duo

• Tim Allen and Tom Hanks – Toy Story
• Chris Farley and David Spade – Tommy Boy
• Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt – Seven
• Ice Cube and Chris Tucker – Friday
• Martin Lawrence and Will Smith – Bad Boys

Best Villain

• Jim Carrey – Batman Forever
• Tommy Lee Jones – Batman Forever
• Joe Pesci – Casino
• Kevin Spacey – Seven
• John Travolta – Broken Arrow

Best Comedic Performance

• Jim Carrey – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Chris Farley – Tommy Boy
• Adam Sandler – Happy Gilmore
• Alicia Silverstone – Clueless
• Chris Tucker – Friday

Best Song from a Movie

• "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" by Whitney Houston — Waiting to Exhale
• "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio — Dangerous Minds
• "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" by U2 — Batman Forever
• "Kiss From a Rose" by Seal — Batman Forever
• "Sittin' Up In My Room" by Brandy — Waiting to Exhale

Best Kiss

• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek – Desperado
• Jim Carrey and Sophie Okonedo – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Anthony Guidera and Natasha Henstridge – Species
• Dermot Mulroney and Winona Ryder – How to Make an American Quilt
• Keanu Reeves and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón – A Walk in the Clouds

Best Action Sequence

• Bad Boys
• Braveheart
• Broken Arrow
• Die Hard with a Vengeance

Best Fight

• Pierce Brosnan vs. Famke Janssen – GoldenEye
• Jackie Chan vs. Bad Guys – Rumble in the Bronx
• Adam Sandler vs. Bob Barker – Happy Gilmore
• John Travolta vs. Christian Slater – Broken Arrow

Best Sandwich in a Movie

• Ham and Cheese Sandwich – Smoke
• Submarine Sandwich With Tomatoes and Provolone – GoldenEye
• Turkey Club Sandwich – Four Rooms

Best New Filmmaker

• Wes Anderson – Bottle Rocket

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Godzilla

References