1997 MTV Movie Awards

The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 10, 1997 and hosted by Mike Myers. Performers included Jewel, Bush, and En Vogue. This year also eliminated the categories of "Most Desirable Female" and "Most Desirable Male."

Winners and nominees

Best Movie

Scream"
*"Independence Day"
*"Jerry Maguire"
*"The Rock"
*"William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"

Best Male Performance

Tom Cruise - "Jerry Maguire"
*Leonardo DiCaprio - "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"
*Eddie Murphy - "The Nutty Professor"
*Will Smith - "Independence Day"
*John Travolta - "Phenomenon"

Best Female Performance

Claire Danes - "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"
*Sandra Bullock - "A Time to Kill"
*Neve Campbell - "Scream"
*Helen Hunt - "Twister"
*Madonna - "Evita"

Best 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 & Sean Connery - "The Rock"
*Beavis & Butthead - "Beavis and Butthead Do America"
*Steve Buscemi & Peter Stormare - "Fargo"
*Claire Danes & Leonardo DiCaprio - "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"
*Nathan Lane & 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"
*Eddie Murphy - "The Nutty Professor"
*Robin Williams - "The Birdcage"

Best Song From A Movie

"Machinehead", Bush - "Fear"
*"Change the World", Eric Clapton & Babyface - "Phenomenon"
*"#1 Crush", Garbage - "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"
*"Don't Cry for Me, Argentina", Madonna - "Evita"

Best Kiss

Vivica A. Fox & Will Smith - "Independence Day"
*Claire Danes & Leonardo DiCaprio - "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet"
*Gina Gershon & Jennifer Tilly - "Bound"
*Kyra Sedgwick & John Travolta - "Phenomenon"
*Christine Taylor & 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 - "
*"Ferrari Chase Through San Francisco - "The Rock"

Best Fight Sequence

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 - ""
*Pamela Anderson Lee vs. Bad Guy - "Barb Wire"

Best New Filmaker

*Doug Liman Director of "Swingers"

Lifetime Achievement Award

*Chewbacca "(", ', and ")""'

External links

* [http://www.mtv.com/onair/ma01/pastwinners/97.jhtml MTV winners list]
* [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/MTV_Movie_Awards/1997 MTV Movie Awards: 1997] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/elgato3/mtvmovie/english/award97.html List of nominees and winners of 1997 MTV Movie Awards]