1997 MTV Movie Awards

Performers

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

Presenters

• Elle Macpherson and Chris O'Donnell — presented Breakthrough Performance
• Dylan McDermott and Gillian Anderson — presented Best Action Sequence
• Mike Myers — introduced Bush
• Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor — presented Best Kiss
• Michael Keaton and Salma Hayek — presented Best Villain
• Bill Bellamy and Ashley Judd — presented Best On-Screen Duo
• Renée Zellweger — introduced Jewel
• Toni Braxton — presented Best Song from a Movie
• Mike Myers — presented the Lifetime Achievement Award
• Ellen Barkin — presented Best New Filmmaker
• Alicia Silverstone — presented Best Comedic Performance
• David Spade and Hanson — presented Best Fight
• Puff Daddy — introduced En Vogue
• Gwen Stefani and Neve Campbell — presented Best Male Performance
• Will Smith — presented Best Female Performance
• Samuel L. Jackson and Mira Sorvino — presented Best Movie

Awards

Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold.

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
• Janeane Garofalo – The Truth About Cats & Dogs
• Eddie Murphy – The Nutty Professor
• 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)
• R. Kelly — "I Believe I Can Fly" (from Space Jam)

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'''''

References

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