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The MTV Movie Awards 1996 were hosted by Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo. Here is a list of the categories and nominations for that year.

Best Movie

• Seven
• Apollo 13
• Braveheart
• Clueless
• Dangerous Minds

Best Male Performance

• Jim Carrey,
• Mel Gibson, Braveheart
• Tom Hanks, Apollo 13
• Denzel Washington, Crimson Tide
• Brad Pitt, 12 Monkeys

Best Female Performance

• Alicia Silverstone, Clueless
• Sandra Bullock, While You Were Sleeping
• Michelle Pfeiffer, Dangerous Minds
• Susan Sarandon, Dead Man Walking
• Sharon Stone, Casino

Most Desirable Male

• Brad Pitt, Seven
• Antonio Banderas, Desperado
• Mel Gibson, Braveheart
• Val Kilmer, Batman Forever
• Keanu Reeves, Walk In The Clouds

Most Desirable Female

• Alicia Silverstone, Clueless
• Sandra Bullock, While You Were Sleeping
• Nicole Kidman, Batman Forever
• Demi Moore
• Michelle Pfeiffer, Dangerous Minds

Best Breaktrough Performance

• George Clooney, From Dusk Till Dawn
• Sean P. Flanery , Powder
• Natasha Henstridge, Species
• Lela Rochon , Waiting To Exhale
• Chris Tucker, Friday

Best On-screen Duo

• Chris Farley/David Spade, Tommy Boy
• Martin Lawrence/Will Smith, Bad Boys
• Ice Cube/Chris Tucker, Friday
• Brad Pitt/Morgan Freeman, Seven
• Tom Hanks/Tim Allen, Toy Story

Best Villiain

• Kevin Spacey, Seven
• Jim Carrey, Batman Forever
• Joe Pesci, Casino
• Tommy Lee Jones, Batman Forever
• John Travolta, Broken Arrow

Best Comedic Performance

• Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura II, When Nature Calls
• Chris Farley, Tommy Boy
• Adam Sandler, Happy Gilmore
• Alicia Silverstone, Clueless
• Chris Tucker, Friday

Best Song From A Movie

• "Sittin' Up In My Room " Brandy, Waiting To Exhale
• "Gangsta's Paradise" Coolio, Dangerous Minds
• "Waiting To Exhale" Whitney Houston, Waiting To Exhale
• "Kiss From A Rose " Seal, Batman Forever
• "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me " U2, Batman Forever

Best Kiss

• Natasha Henstridge/Matthew Ashford, Species
• Antonio Banderas/Salma Hayek, Desperado
• Sophie Okonedo/Jim Carrey,
• Winona Ryder/Dermot Mulroney , How To Make An American Quil
• Aitiana Sanchez-Gijon /Keanu Reeves, Walk In The Clouds

Best Action Sequence

• Bad Boys (Airplane Hanger Shootout)
• Braveheart (Battle)
• Broken Arrow (Underground Shootout/Explosion)
• Die Hard With A Vengeance (Drive Through NYC/Subway Explosion And Derailment)

Best New Filmmaker

• Wes Anderson, Director of Bottle Rocket

Lifetime Achievement Award

• Godzilla