1996 MTV Movie Awards explained

1996 MTV Movie Awards
Date:	Saturday, June 8, 1996
Location:	Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California^[1]
Country:	United States
Host:	Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo
Network:	MTV
Previous:	1995
Next:	1997

The 1996 MTV Movie Awards was hosted by Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo.^[2]

Performers

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

Presenters

• Claire Danes and Shaquille O'Neal — presented Most Desirable Female
• Samantha Mathis and Anthony Kiedis — presented Best Fight
• Janeane Garofalo — introduced Whitney Houston
• Vanessa Williams and Laurence Fishburne — presented Best On-Screen Duo
• Natalie Portman and Gabriel Byrne — presented Best Villain
• Kiss — presented Best Kiss
• Janeane Garofalo — introduced Garbage
• Lela Rochon — presented Best Song
• Patrick Stewart — presented the Lifetime Achievement Award
• David Duchovny and Penelope Ann Miller — presented Breakthrough Performance
• Ben Stiller — introduced Fugees
• Jamie Lee Curtis — presented Best Action Sequence
• Patricia Arquette — presented Best New Filmmaker
• Garry Shandling — presented Best Sandwich in a Movie
• Jenny McCarthy and Jon Lovitz — presented Best Female Performance
• Ben Stiller — introduced Adam Sandler
• Ellen DeGeneres — presented Best Male Performance
• Whoopi Goldberg — presented Best Movie

Awards

Below are the list of nominations.^[3] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.^{[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 – 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 Farley and David Spade – Tommy Boy^[8] ^[9] 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	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 – Chris Farley – Tommy Boy Adam Sandler – Happy Gilmore Alicia Silverstone – Clueless Chris Tucker – Friday	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	Best Action Sequence
Natasha Henstridge and Anthony Guidera – Species Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek – Desperado Sophie Okonedo and Jim Carrey – Winona Ryder and Dermot Mulroney – How to Make an American Quilt Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Keanu 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 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	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

External links

• Web site: MTV Movie Awards 1996 . . June 17, 2020 . June 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200617010227/http://www.mtv.com/movie-awards/1996 . dead.
• Web site: 1996 Awards . . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122143947/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000453/1996/1/ . dead.
• Web site: 1996 MTV Movie Awards . . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122144036/https://www.angelfire.com/ga3/elgato3/mtvmovie/english/award96.html . dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: MTV Movie Awards Are Silly--and Fun . Gary Dretzka & Tribune Staff Writer . . June 13, 1996 . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://archive.today/20231122145723/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1996-06-13-9606130200-story.html . live.
2. Web site: 1996 MTV Movie Awards . . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122145814/https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/1996-mtv-movie-awards-1996 . live.
3. Web site: MTV Announces Nominations for "The 1996 MTV" . . April 22, 1996 . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122151953/https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/1996-04-22/mtv-announces-nominations-for-the-1996-mtv . live.
4. Web site: 1996 Movie Awards Winners. MTV. https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094823/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1996/. April 23, 2008. dead. January 28, 2022.
5. Web site: Movies are honored the MTV way . Cathy . Dunkley . . June 13, 1996 . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122152852/https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1996/06/13/movies-are-honored-the-mtv-way/ . live.
6. Web site: Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation’s press. . Beth . Kleid . . June 10, 1996 . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122145227/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-10-ca-13467-story.html . live.
7. Web site: For One Year Only, This Insanely Random Movie Awards Category Was Real . Madeline . Roth . . April 12, 2015 . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122144422/https://www.mtv.com/news/y7wae7/movie-awards-best-sandwich-category . dead.
8. Web site: Joe Dirt With David Spade . . April 4, 2001 . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122145811/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/liveonline/01/entertainment/spade0404.htm . live.
9. Web site: Mel Gibson flees the MTV Movie Awards . Degen . Pener . . June 21, 1996 . November 22, 2023 . November 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231122151117/https://ew.com/article/1996/06/21/mel-gibson-flees-mtv-movie-awards/ . live.