1997 MTV Movie Awards
The 1997 MTV Movie Awards were held on Saturday, June 7, 1997, airing on MTV from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California and hosted by Mike Myers.
Performers
- Bush — "Cold Contagious"
- Jewel — "Foolish Games"
- En Vogue — "Whatever"
- The Wondermints — "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
ScreamBest 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 + JulietBreakthrough 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"- Eric Clapton and Babyface — "Change the World"
- Garbage — "#1 Crush"
- Madonna — "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
- R. Kelly — "I Believe I Can Fly"
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'''''