The 1998 MTV Movie Awards were held on Saturday, May 30, 1998, airing on MTV from the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and hosted by Samuel L. Jackson.
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. Winners are listed at the top of each list in bold.
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
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