1997 MTV Movie Awards

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

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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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