1998 MTV Movie Awards
The 1998 MTV Movie Awards were held on Saturday, May 30, 1998, airing on MTV from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
Performers
- Natalie Imbruglia — "Torn"
- The Wallflowers — "Heroes"
- Brandy featuring Ma$e — "Top of the World"
Presenters
- Heather Graham and Robert Downey Jr. — presented Best Villain
- Anne Heche and Jeff Goldblum — presented Best Female Performance
- Denise Richards — introduced Natalie Imbruglia
- Jennifer Love Hewitt and Marlon Wayans — presented Best Kiss
- Jennifer Lopez and Babyface — presented Best Song from a Movie
- Milla Jovovich and Chris Tucker — presented Best Action Sequence
- Christina Ricci and Puff Daddy — presented Breakthrough Performance
- Samuel L. Jackson — introduced The Wallflowers
- Martin Landau — presented the Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jenna Elfman and Woody Harrelson — presented Best Dance Sequence
- Matt Dillon and Cameron Diaz — presented Best On-Screen Duo
- Jamie Lee Curtis and Ray Liotta — presented Best Comedic Performance
- Joey Lauren Adams and Billy Zane — presented Best Fight
- Master P — introduced Brandy featuring Ma$e
- Forest Whitaker — presented Best New Filmmaker
- Minnie Driver — presented Best Male Performance
- Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox-Arquette — presented Best Movie
Awards
Below are the list of nominations. Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold.Best Movie
TitanicBest Male Performance
Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic- Nicolas Cage – Face/Off
- Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
- Samuel L. Jackson – Jackie Brown
- John Travolta – ''Face/Off''
Best Female Performance
Neve Campbell – Scream 2- Vivica A. Fox – Soul Food
- Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets
- Julia Roberts – My Best Friend's Wedding
- Kate Winslet – ''Titanic''
Breakthrough Performance
Heather Graham – Boogie Nights- Joey Lauren Adams – Chasing Amy
- Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding
- Sarah Michelle Gellar – I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Jennifer Lopez – ''Selena''
Best On-Screen Duo
Nicolas Cage and John Travolta – Face/Off- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting
- Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler – The Wedding Singer
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – Titanic
- Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith – ''Men in Black''
Best Villain
Mike Myers – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery- Nicolas Cage and John Travolta – Face/Off
- Gary Oldman – Air Force One
- Al Pacino – The Devil's Advocate
- Billy Zane – ''Titanic''
Best Comedic Performance
Jim Carrey – Liar Liar- Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding
- Mike Myers – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- Adam Sandler – The Wedding Singer
- Will Smith – ''Men in Black''
Best Song from a Movie
Men in Black by Will Smith — Men in Black- "A Song for Mama" by Boyz II Men — Soul Food
- "Deadweight" by Beck — A Life Less Ordinary
- "Mouth" by Bush — An American Werewolf in Paris
- "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion — ''Titanic''
Best Kiss
Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler – The Wedding Singer- Joey Lauren Adams and Carmen Llywelyn – Chasing Amy
- Matt Damon and Minnie Driver – Good Will Hunting
- Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – Titanic
- Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck – ''In & Out''
Best Action Sequence
Speedboat Chase – Face/Off- T-Rex Attacks San Diego – The Lost World: Jurassic Park
- Bug Attacks Fortress – Starship Troopers
- Ship Sinks – Titanic
- Motorcycle/Helicopter Chase – ''Tomorrow Never Dies''
Best Dance Sequence
Mike Myers — "Soul Bossa Nova"- Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer and Tom Wilkinson — "You Can Leave Your Hat On"
- Alan Cumming, Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino — "Time After Time"
- Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor — "Beyond the Sea"
- Mark Wahlberg — "Machine Gun"
Best Fight
Will Smith vs. Cockroach – Men in Black- Harrison Ford vs. Gary Oldman – Air Force One
- Milla Jovovich vs. Aliens – The Fifth Element
- Demi Moore vs. Viggo Mortensen – G.I. Jane
- Michelle Yeoh vs. Bad Guys – ''Tomorrow Never Dies''
Best New Filmmaker
- 'Peter Cattaneo – The Full Monty'''''
Lifetime Achievement Award
- '''Clint Howard'''