1998 MTV Movie Awards

1998 MTV Movie Awards
Date	Saturday, May 30, 1998
Location	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Samuel L. Jackson
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV
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The 1998 MTV Movie Awards were held on May 30, 1998, ^[1] and hosted by Samuel L. Jackson. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Performers

• Natalie Imbruglia — "Torn"
• The Wallflowers — "Heroes"
• Brandy featuring Ma$e — "Top of the World"

Presenters

• Heather Graham and Robert Downey Jr. — presented Best Villain
• Anne Heche and Jeff Goldblum — presented Best Female Performance
• Denise Richards — introduced Natalie Imbruglia
• Jennifer Love Hewitt and Marlon Wayans — presented Best Kiss
• Jennifer Lopez and Babyface — presented Best Song from a Movie
• Milla Jovovich and Chris Tucker — presented Best Action Sequence
• Christina Ricci and Puff Daddy — presented Breakthrough Performance
• Samuel L. Jackson — introduced The Wallflowers
• Martin Landau — presented the Lifetime Achievement Award
• Jenna Elfman and Woody Harrelson — presented Best Dance Sequence
• Matt Dillon and Cameron Diaz — presented Best On-Screen Duo
• Jamie Lee Curtis and Ray Liotta — presented Best Comedic Performance
• Joey Lauren Adams and Billy Zane — presented Best Fight
• Master P — introduced Brandy featuring Ma$e
• Forest Whitaker — presented Best New Filmmaker
• Minnie Driver — presented Best Male Performance
• Neve Campbell and Courteney Cox-Arquette — presented Best Movie

Awards

Below are the list of nominations. ^[5] Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold. ^{[6] [7]}

Best Movie Titanic Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Face/Off Good Will Hunting Men in Black Best Male Performance Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic Nicolas Cage – Face/Off Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting Samuel L. Jackson – Jackie Brown John Travolta – Face/Off Best Female Performance Neve Campbell – Scream 2 Vivica A. Fox – Soul Food Helen Hunt – As Good as It Gets Julia Roberts – My Best Friend's Wedding Kate Winslet – Titanic Breakthrough Performance Heather Graham – Boogie Nights Joey Lauren Adams – Chasing Amy Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding Sarah Michelle Gellar – I Know What You Did Last Summer Jennifer Lopez – Selena Best On-Screen Duo Nicolas Cage and John Travolta – Face/Off Ben Affleck and Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler – The Wedding Singer Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – Titanic Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith – Men in Black Best Villain Mike Myers – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Nicolas Cage and John Travolta – Face/Off Gary Oldman – Air Force One Al Pacino – The Devil's Advocate Billy Zane – Titanic Best Comedic Performance Jim Carrey – Liar Liar Rupert Everett – My Best Friend's Wedding Mike Myers – Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Adam Sandler – The Wedding Singer Will Smith – Men in Black

Best Song from a Movie Men in Black by Will Smith — Men in Black "A Song for Mama" by Boyz II Men — Soul Food "Deadweight" by Beck — A Life Less Ordinary "Mouth" by Bush — An American Werewolf in Paris "My Heart Will Go On" by Céline Dion — Titanic Best Kiss Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler – The Wedding Singer Joey Lauren Adams and Carmen Llywelyn – Chasing Amy Matt Damon and Minnie Driver – Good Will Hunting Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet – Titanic Kevin Kline and Tom Selleck – In & Out Best Action Sequence Speedboat Chase – Face/Off T-Rex Attacks San Diego – The Lost World: Jurassic Park Bug Attacks Fortress – Starship Troopers Ship Sinks – Titanic Motorcycle/Helicopter Chase – Tomorrow Never Dies Best Dance Sequence Mike Myers — "Soul Bossa Nova" (from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery ) Mark Addy, Paul Barber, Robert Carlyle, Steve Huison, Hugo Speer and Tom Wilkinson — "You Can Leave Your Hat On" (from The Full Monty ) Alan Cumming, Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino — "Time After Time" (from Romy and Michele's High School Reunion ) Cameron Diaz and Ewan McGregor — "Beyond the Sea" (from A Life Less Ordinary ) Mark Wahlberg — "Machine Gun" (from Boogie Nights ) Best Fight Will Smith vs. Cockroach – Men in Black Harrison Ford vs. Gary Oldman – Air Force One Milla Jovovich vs. Aliens – The Fifth Element Demi Moore vs. Viggo Mortensen – G.I. Jane Michelle Yeoh vs. Bad Guys – Tomorrow Never Dies Best New Filmmaker Peter Cattaneo – The Full Monty Lifetime Achievement Award Clint Howard

References

1. Deseret News (April 14, 1998). "DiCaprio finds fans on TV - at MTV Movie Awards". Deseret News . Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
2. "MTV Movie Awards surprised Jackson". Tampa Bay Times . June 4, 1998. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
3. "MTV Movie Awards puts accent on youth and fun". The Standard-Times . June 4, 1998. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
4. "1998's MTV Movie Awards Are More Fun Than Oscars". Hartford Courant . June 4, 1998. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
5. Katz, Richard (April 14, 1998). "MTV-watchers pick their pix". Variety . Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
6. "Death Shadows MTV Awards". The Washington Post . June 1, 1998. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.
7. "Chris Evans calls on fans to help Gazza". BBC News . June 4, 1998. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023.

External links

• "MTV Movie Awards 1998". MTV . Archived from the original on February 22, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
• "1998 Awards". IMDb . Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
• "1998 MTV Movie Awards". Angelfire . Archived from the original on November 22, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.