1996 MTV Movie Awards

The 1996 MTV Movie Awards was hosted by Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo.

1996 MTV Movie Awards
Date	Saturday, June 8, 1996
Location	Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV

Performers

• Whitney Houston — "Why Does It Hurt So Bad"
• Garbage — "Only Happy When It Rains"
• Adam Sandler — "Mel Gibson"
• Fugees and Roberta Flack — "Killing Me Softly"

Awards

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Best Movie

Seven

• Apollo 13
• Braveheart
• Clueless
• Dangerous Minds

Best Male Performance

Jim Carrey – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

• Mel Gibson – Braveheart
• Tom Hanks – Apollo 13
• Denzel Washington – Crimson Tide
• Brad Pitt – Twelve Monkeys

Best Female Performance

Alicia Silverstone – Clueless

• Sandra Bullock – While You Were Sleeping
• Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Minds
• Susan Sarandon – Dead Man Walking
• Sharon Stone – Casino

Most Desirable Male

Brad Pitt – Seven

• Antonio Banderas – Desperado
• Mel Gibson – Braveheart
• Val Kilmer – Batman Forever
• Keanu Reeves – A Walk in the Clouds

Most Desirable Female

Alicia Silverstone – Clueless

• Sandra Bullock – While You Were Sleeping
• Nicole Kidman – Batman Forever
• Demi Moore – The Scarlet Letter
• Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Minds

Breakthrough Performance

George Clooney – From Dusk Till Dawn

• Sean Patrick Flanery – Powder
• Natasha Henstridge – Species
• Lela Rochon – Waiting to Exhale
• Chris Tucker – Friday

Best On-Screen Duo

Chris Farley and David Spade – Tommy Boy

• Martin Lawrence and Will Smith – Bad Boys
• Ice Cube and Chris Tucker – Friday
• Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman – Seven
• Tom Hanks and Tim Allen – Toy Story

Best Villain

Kevin Spacey – Seven

• Jim Carrey – Batman Forever
• Joe Pesci – Casino
• Tommy Lee Jones – Batman Forever
• John Travolta – Broken Arrow

Best Comedic Performance

Jim Carrey – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls

• Chris Farley – Tommy Boy
• Adam Sandler – Happy Gilmore
• Alicia Silverstone – Clueless
• Chris Tucker – Friday

Best Song from a Movie

Brandy — "Sittin' Up In My Room" (from Waiting to Exhale)

• Coolio — "Gangsta's Paradise" (from Dangerous Minds)
• Whitney Houston — "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (from Waiting to Exhale)
• U2 — "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me" (from Batman Forever)
• Seal — "Kiss From a Rose" (from Batman Forever)

Best Kiss

Natasha Henstridge and Anthony Guidera – Species

• Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek – Desperado
• Sophie Okonedo and Jim Carrey – Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
• Winona Ryder and Dermot Mulroney – How to Make an American Quilt
• Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Keanu Reeves – A Walk in the Clouds

Best Action Sequence

Airplane Hangar Shootout – Bad Boys

• Battle Scene – Braveheart
• Underground Shootout/Explosion – Broken Arrow
• Drive Through NYC/Subway Explosion and Derailment – Die Hard with a Vengeance

Best Fight

Adam Sandler vs. Bob Barker – Happy Gilmore

• John Travolta vs. Christian Slater – Broken Arrow
• Pierce Brosnan vs. Famke Janssen – GoldenEye
• Jackie Chan vs. Bad Guys – Rumble in the Bronx

Best Sandwich in a Movie

Ham and Cheese Sandwich - Smoke

• Turkey Club Sandwich - Four Rooms
• Submarine Sandwich With Tomatoes and Provolone - GoldenEye

Best New Filmmaker

• Wes Anderson – Bottle Rocket

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Godzilla

References

1. "1996 MTV Movie Awards". www.angelfire.com. Retrieved 26 January 2019.