1997 MTV Movie Awards

Date

Saturday, June 7, 1997

Location

Barker Hangar,
Santa Monica, California^[1]

Country

United States

Hosted by

Mike Myers

Television/radio coverage

Network

MTV

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The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 7, 1997, and hosted by Mike Myers.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4]

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

^ Gary Dretzka & Tribune Staff Writer (June 12, 1997). ""1997 MTV Movie Awards": The accent is..." Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ Snow, Shauna (May 8, 1997). "Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ Richmond, Ray (April 18, 1997). "Bard Tops MTV List". Variety. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
^ Richmond, Ray (June 9, 1997). "Cruise & Danes top MTV nods". Variety. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

External links

"MTV Movie Awards 1997". MTV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Retrieved June 6, 2004.
"1997 Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
"1997 MTV Movie Awards". Angelfire. Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.