1997 MTV Europe Music Awards

1997 MTV Europe Music Awards
Date	November 6, 1997
Location	Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Hosted by	Ronan Keating
Television/Radio coverage
Network	MTV Networks International (Europe)

The 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards were held at The Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands on 6 November 1997 and were hosted by Ronan Keating. The Prodigy were the big winners of the night winning 3 awards including Best Video.

Nominations

Winners are in bold text.

Best Song

• The Cardigans — "Lovefool"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
• Hanson — "Mmmbop"
• No Doubt — "Don't Speak"
• Will Smith — "Men in Black"

Best Video

• Blur — "Song 2"
• The Chemical Brothers — "Block Rockin' Beats"
• Daft Punk — "Around the World"
• The Prodigy — "Breathe"
• Radiohead — "Paranoid Android"

Best Female

• Björk
• Toni Braxton
• Sheryl Crow
• Janet Jackson
• Madonna

Best Male

• Babyface
• Beck
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Michael Jackson
• George Michael

Best Group

• Oasis
• The Prodigy
• Radiohead
• Spice Girls
• U2

Best New Act

• Meredith Brooks
• Hanson
• Puff Daddy
• No Doubt
• Spice Girls

Best Dance

• Backstreet Boys
• The Chemical Brothers
• Daft Punk
• The Prodigy
• Spice Girls

Best Rock

• Aerosmith
• Jon Bon Jovi
• Bush
• Oasis
• Skunk Anansie

Best Alternative

• Beck
• Blur
• The Prodigy
• Radiohead
• The Verve

Best R&B

• Blackstreet
• Toni Braxton
• Ginuwine
• Michael Jackson
• R. Kelly

Best Rap

• Blackstreet
• Coolio
• Puff Daddy
• The Notorious B.I.G.
• Will Smith

Best Live Act

• Aerosmith
• Michael Jackson
• Radiohead
• Skunk Anansie
• U2

MTV Select

• Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me"
• Hanson — "Where's the Love"
• Puff Daddy (featuring Faith Evans and 112) — "I'll Be Missing You"
• Spice Girls — "Spice Up Your Life"

Free Your Mind

• Landmine Survivors Network

Performances

• U2 — "Mofo"
• Björk — "Bachelorette"
• Spice Girls — "Spice Up Your Life"
• Skunk Anansie — "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)"
• LL Cool J — "Phenomenon"
• Blackstreet (featuring Slash) — "Fix"
• Jon Bon Jovi — "Janie, Don't Take Your Love To Town"
• Aerosmith — "Pink / Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)"
• Backstreet Boys — "As Long as You Love Me / Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
• Jovanotti — "L'ombelico del Mondo"

Appearances

• Dennis Hopper — introduced U2
• Alicia Silverstone — presented Best Dance
• Louise and Mark Owen — presented Best Female
• Dennis Hopper — presented Free Your Mind Award
• Caprice Bourret and Steven Tyler — presented Best Group
• Robbie Williams and Gena Lee Nolin — presented Best New Act
• Prince Naseem and Björk — presented Best Live Act
• Nina Persson and Katja Schuurman — presented MTV Select
• Missy Elliott and David Arquette — presented Best Rap
• Stephen Dorff and Saffron — presented Best Song

External links

• Nominees