1996 MTV Movie Awards
Host: Ben Stiller & Janeane Garofalo
Venue: Walt Disney Studios
City: Burbank, California
Date: June 8, 1996
Best Movie: Seven
1996 Movie Awards Summary
Speaking of songs everywhere, they were all over the 1996 MTV Movie Awards. Pre-crack Whitney Houston performed "Why Does It Hurt So Bad," Garbage ripped through "Only Happy When It Rains," Adam Sandler performed a tribute to a pre-crack-up Hollywood leading man called "Mel Gibson," and the Fugees were joined by Roberta Flack on their cover of her "Killing Me Softly." Needless to say, the crowd was impressed. But they didn't really freak out until KISS appeared in full make-up to present ... what else? Best Kiss. The award went to Natasha Henstridge and Matthew Ashford for their Species spit-swap.
But the night did still have moments of class. A then brand new face, Wes Anderson, was awarded Best New Filmmaker for his hilarious Bottle Rocket (good eye, MTV!) and Steve James, director of landmark basketball documentary Hoop Dreams , won a Lifetime Achievement Award. Other than that it was knock down, drag out and dirty. But what else do you expect from the MTV Movie Awards? Anything goes.