MTV Movie Awards Archive | 1997 MTV Movie Awards

MTV Movie Awards Archive
Host: Mike Myers
Venue: Barker Hangar
City: Santa Monica, CA
Date: June 10, 1997

About 30 seconds into Austin Powers, we knew that we had to have Mike Myers host the show. And did he disappoint? Oh no. But ultimately it was Jim Carrey's night. Scream took home best picture, but Jimbo bagged Best Villain AND Best Comedic Performance for The Cable Guy.

Fun Fact: In his Best Villain acceptance speech, Jim Carrey took his win as "undeniable proof that I'm a badass mother******."
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Performances

Bush - "Cold Contagious"
Jewel - "Foolish Games"
En Voge - "Whatever"
The Wondermints (Austin Powers Band) - "BBC"

Winners

Best Movie
Winner Scream
Independence Day
Jerry Maguire
The Rock
William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Best Male Performance
Winner 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
Winner Claire Danes - William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
Sandra Bullock - A Time to Kill
Neve Campbell - Scream
Helen Hunt - Twister
Madonna - Evita
Breakthrough Performance
Winner Matthew McConaughey - A Time to Kill
Vivica A. Fox - Independence Day
Courtney Love - The People Versus Larry Flynt
Ewan McGregor - Trainspotting
Renee Zellweger - Jerry Maguire
Best On-Screen Duo
Winner Nicholas 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 Comedic Performance
Winner Jim Carrey - The Cable Guy
Chris Farley - Beverly Hills Ninja
Eddie Murphy - The Nutty Professor
Robin Williams - The Birdcage
Best Song From A Movie
Winner "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
Winner 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
Winner Truck drives through farm equipment - Twister
Arnold freefalls - Eraser
Aliens blow up cities - Independence Day
Train/Helicopter chase - Mission Impossible
Ferrari chase through San Francisco - The Rock
Best Fight
Winner 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 - First Strike
Pamela Anderson Lee vs Bad Guy - Barb Wire
Best New Filmmaker
Winner Doug Liman - Swingers
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner Chewbacca - Star Wars Trilogy

Movie Spoofs

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Mike Myers
Janeane Garofalo
Ben Stiller
Jay Leno
Vince Vaugh
Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Mike Myers (as Austin Powers)
Jenny McCarthy
Scream
Mike Myers
Drew Barrymore

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