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 Stiller and Janeane Garofalo
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV

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

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