1997 MTV Movie Awards

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

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.

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