1996 MTV Movie Awards

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1996 MTV Movie Awards
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DateSaturday, June 8, 1996
Location Walt Disney Studios,
Burbank, California [1]
CountryUnited States
Hosted by Ben Stiller and
Janeane Garofalo
Television/radio coverage
Network MTV
  1995  · MTV Movie Awards ·  1997  

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

Contents

Performers

Presenters

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 MovieBest Male Performance
Best Female PerformanceMost Desirable Male
Most Desirable FemaleBreakthrough Performance
Best On-Screen DuoBest Villain
Best Comedic PerformanceBest Song from a Movie
Best KissBest Action Sequence
Best FightBest Sandwich in a Movie
Best New Filmmaker

Wes Anderson Bottle Rocket

Lifetime Achievement Award
Godzilla

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