1994 MTV Movie Awards

1994 MTV Movie Awards
DateSaturday, June 4, 1994
LocationSony Pictures Studios,
Culver City, California[1]
CountryUnited States
Hosted byWill Smith
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV
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The 1994 MTV Movie Awards was hosted by Will Smith.[2] Performers included Bon Jovi, Nate Dogg & Warren G., Toni Braxton and John Mellencamp with Me'Shell NdegeOcello. In addition, the supergroup Backbeat featuring Mike Mills of R.E.M., Dave Grohl of Nirvana, Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, Don Fleming of Gumball, and Greg Dulli of Afghan Whigs.

Performers

Awards

Below are the list of nominations.[4] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.[5][6][7]

Best Movie

Menace II Society

Best Male Performance

Tom HanksPhiladelphia

Best Female Performance

Janet JacksonPoetic Justice

Most Desirable Male

William BaldwinSliver

Most Desirable Female

Janet JacksonPoetic Justice

Breakthrough Performance

Alicia SilverstoneThe Crush

Best On-Screen Duo

Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee JonesThe Fugitive

Best Villain

Alicia SilverstoneThe Crush

Best Comedic Performance

Robin WilliamsMrs. Doubtfire

Best Song from a Movie

Michael Jackson — "Will You Be There" (from Free Willy)

Best Kiss

Demi Moore and Woody HarrelsonIndecent Proposal

Best Action Sequence

Train Wreck – The Fugitive

  • Opening Catwalk Sequence – Cliffhanger
  • Motorcycle Scene – Hard Target
  • T-Rex/Jeep Scene – Jurassic Park
  • Lena Olin Handcuffed in Backseat of Car – Romeo Is Bleeding

Best New Filmmaker

Lifetime Achievement Award

References

  1. ^ Kleid, Beth (June 6, 1994). "Movies". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "1994 MTV Movie Awards". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "MTV Movie Awards 1994". MTV. Archived from the original on February 2, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Sandler, Adam (April 19, 1994). "MTV Movie Awards noms announced". Variety. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "MTV movie award winners announced". United Press International. June 5, 1994. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Pollack, Marc (June 7, 1994). "'Menace,' Jackson are MTV favorites". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "1994 MTV Movie Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.