MTV Movie Awards 1997 Winners (My Version)

Best Movie!

Winner: Scream!

Nominees:
Independence Day
Jerry Maguire
The Rock
Romeo + Juliet

Best Male Performance!

Winner: Tom Cruise, Jerry Maguire!

Nominees:
Nicolas Cage - The Rock
Leonardo DiCaprio - Romeo + Juliet
Eddie Murphy - The Nutty Professor
Will Smith - Independence Day

Best Female Performance!

Winner: Claire Danes, Romeo + Juliet!

Nominees:
Sandra Bullock - A Time to Kill
Neve Campbell - Scream
Helen Hunt - Twister
Madonna - Evita

Breakthrough Performance!

Winner: Ewan McGregor, Trainspotting!

Nominees:
Vivica A. Fox - Independence Day
Courtney Love - The People vs. Larry Flynt
Matthew McConaughey - A Time to Kill
Renee Zellweger - Jerry Maguire

Best On-Screen Duo!

Winner: Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare, Fargo!

Nominees:
Beavis and Butt-Head - Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Nicolas Cage and Sean Connery - The Rock
Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio - Romeo + Juliet
Nathan Lane and Robin Williams - The Birdcage

Best Villain!

Winner: Edward Norton, Primal Fear!

Nominees:
Jim Carrey - The Cable Guy
Pam Ferris - Matilda
Tony Jay - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Mark Wahlberg - Fear

Best Comedic Performance!

Winner: Robin Williams, The Birdcage!

Nominees:
Jim Carrey - The Cable Guy
Chris Farley - Beverly Hills Ninja
Janeane Garofalo - The Truth About Cats & Dogs
Eddie Murphy - The Nutty Professor

Best Song from a Movie!

Winner: Bush - "Machinehead", Fear!

Nominees:
Eric Clapton and Babyface - "Change the World", Phenomenon
Garbage - "#1 Crush", Romeo + Juliet
Madonna - "Don't Cry for Me", Argentina
R. Kelly - "I Believe I Can Fly", Space Jam

Best Kiss!

Winner: Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio, Romeo + Juliet!

Nominees:
Vivica A. Fox and Will Smith - Independence Day
Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly - Bound
Kyra Sedgwick and John Travolta - Phenomenon
Christine Taylor and Christopher Daniel Barnes - A Very Brady Special

Best Action Sequence!

Winner: Train/Helicopter Chase, Mission: Impossible!

Nominees:
Arnold Schwarzenegger Freefalls - Eraser
Aliens Blow Up Cities - Independence Day
Ferrari Chase Through San Francisco - The Rock
Truck Drives Through Farm Equipment - Twister

Best Fight!

Winner: Jim Carrey vs. Matthew Broderick, The Cable Guy!

Nominees:
Fairuza Balk vs. Robin Tunney - The Craft
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!

Winner: Doug Liman, Swingers!

Lifetime Achievement!

Winner: Chewbacca!