1996 MTV Movie Awards

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

The1996 MTV Movie Awardswas hosted byBen StillerandJaneane Garofalo.^[2]

Performers[edit]

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

Presenters[edit]

Claire DanesandShaquille O'Neal— presented Most Desirable Female
Samantha MathisandAnthony Kiedis— presented Best Fight
Janeane Garofalo— introducedWhitney Houston
Vanessa WilliamsandLaurence Fishburne— presented Best On-Screen Duo
Natalie PortmanandGabriel Byrne— presented Best Villain
Kiss— presented Best Kiss
Janeane Garofalo — introducedGarbage
Lela Rochon— presented Best Song
Patrick Stewart— presented the Lifetime Achievement Award
David DuchovnyandPenelope Ann Miller— presented Breakthrough Performance
Ben Stiller— introducedFugees
Jamie Lee Curtis— presented Best Action Sequence
Patricia Arquette— presented Best New Filmmaker
Garry Shandling— presented Best Sandwich in a Movie
Jenny McCarthyandJon Lovitz— presented Best Female Performance
Ben Stiller — introducedAdam Sandler
Ellen DeGeneres— presented Best Male Performance
Whoopi Goldberg— presented Best Movie

Awards[edit]

Below are the list of nominations.^[3]Winners are listed first and highlighted inbold.^[4]^[5]^[6]There was also an award unique to that year called "Best Sandwich in a Movie".^[7]

Best Movie	Best Male Performance
Seven Apollo 13 Braveheart Clueless Dangerous Minds	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	Most Desirable Male
Alicia Silverstone–Clueless Sandra Bullock–While You Were Sleeping Michelle Pfeiffer–Dangerous Minds Susan Sarandon–Dead Man Walking Sharon Stone–Casino	Brad Pitt–Seven Antonio Banderas–Desperado Mel Gibson–Braveheart Val Kilmer–Batman Forever Keanu Reeves–A Walk in the Clouds
Most Desirable Female	Breakthrough Performance
Alicia Silverstone–Clueless Sandra Bullock–While You Were Sleeping Nicole Kidman–Batman Forever Demi Moore–The Scarlet Letter Michelle Pfeiffer–Dangerous Minds	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	Best Villain
Chris FarleyandDavid Spade–Tommy Boy^[8]^[9] Martin LawrenceandWill Smith–Bad Boys Ice CubeandChris Tucker–Friday Brad PittandMorgan Freeman–Seven Tom HanksandTim Allen–Toy Story	Kevin Spacey–Seven Jim Carrey–Batman Forever Joe Pesci–Casino Tommy Lee Jones–Batman Forever John Travolta–Broken Arrow
Best Comedic Performance	Best Song from a Movie
Jim Carrey–Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Chris Farley–Tommy Boy Adam Sandler–Happy Gilmore Alicia Silverstone–Clueless Chris Tucker–Friday	Brandy— "Sittin' Up In My Room"(fromWaiting to Exhale) Coolio— "Gangsta's Paradise"(fromDangerous Minds) Whitney Houston— "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"(fromWaiting to Exhale) U2— "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"(fromBatman Forever) Seal— "Kiss From a Rose"(fromBatman Forever)
Best Kiss	Best Action Sequence
Natasha HenstridgeandAnthony Guidera–Species Antonio BanderasandSalma Hayek–Desperado Sophie OkonedoandJim Carrey–Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls Winona RyderandDermot Mulroney–How to Make an American Quilt Aitana Sánchez-GijónandKeanu Reeves–A Walk in the Clouds	Battle Scene–Braveheart Airplane Hangar Shootout –Bad Boys Underground Shootout/Explosion –Broken Arrow Drive Through NYC/Subway Explosion and Derailment –Die Hard with a Vengeance
Best Fight	Best Sandwich in a Movie
Adam Sandlervs.Bob Barker–Happy Gilmore John Travoltavs.Christian Slater–Broken Arrow Pierce Brosnanvs.Famke Janssen–GoldenEye Jackie Chanvs. Bad Guys –Rumble in the Bronx	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[edit]

^Gary Dretzka & Tribune Staff Writer (June 13, 1996)."MTV Movie Awards Are Silly--and Fun".Chicago Tribune.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
^"1996 MTV Movie Awards".The A.V. Club.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
^"MTV Announces Nominations for" The 1996 MTV "".Bloomberg L.P.April 22, 1996.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
^"1996 Movie Awards Winners".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon April 23, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 28,2022.
^Dunkley, Cathy (June 13, 1996)."Movies are honored the MTV way".Tampa Bay Times.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
^Kleid, Beth (June 10, 1996)."Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
^Roth, Madeline (April 12, 2015)."For One Year Only, This Insanely Random Movie Awards Category Was Real".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
^"Joe Dirt With David Spade".The Washington Post.April 4, 2001.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
^Pener, Degen (June 21, 1996)."Mel Gibson flees the MTV Movie Awards".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

External links[edit]

"MTV Movie Awards 1996".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon June 17, 2020.RetrievedJune 17,2020.
"1996 Awards".IMDb.Archived fromthe originalon November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.
"1996 MTV Movie Awards".Angelfire.Archived fromthe originalon November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[1] Gary Dretzka & Tribune Staff Writer (June 13, 1996)."MTV Movie Awards Are Silly--and Fun".Chicago Tribune.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[2] "1996 MTV Movie Awards".The A.V. Club.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[3] "MTV Announces Nominations for" The 1996 MTV "".Bloomberg L.P.April 22, 1996.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[4] "1996 Movie Awards Winners".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon April 23, 2008.RetrievedJanuary 28,2022.

[5] Dunkley, Cathy (June 13, 1996)."Movies are honored the MTV way".Tampa Bay Times.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[6] Kleid, Beth (June 10, 1996)."Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press".Los Angeles Times.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[7] Roth, Madeline (April 12, 2015)."For One Year Only, This Insanely Random Movie Awards Category Was Real".MTV.Archived fromthe originalon November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[8] "Joe Dirt With David Spade".The Washington Post.April 4, 2001.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

[9] Pener, Degen (June 21, 1996)."Mel Gibson flees the MTV Movie Awards".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on November 22, 2023.RetrievedNovember 22,2023.

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