This is a flashback at the red carpet on the 1996 MTV Annual Movie Awards, 5th edition. That was 20 years ago but the memories still linger.
The event was hosted by Ben Stiller and Janeane Garofalo.
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David Spade and Chris Farley
The Tommy Boy stars (and Best On-Screen Duo winners) goofed around for the cameras in Burbank, Calif.
Mel Gibson and Jamie Lee Curtis
Gibson — who was nominated for his epic Brave heart — poses with his costar from 1992’s Forever Young.
Lauryn Hill, Whoopi Goldberg, and Wyclef Jean
The Fugees bandmates take a photo with the future host of The View before performing their hit cover “Killing Me Softly” with Roberta Flack at the ceremony.
Cindy Crawford and William Baldwin
The two starred in the box-office bomb Fair Game in 1995 — the supermodel’s first and last attempt to become a movie star.
Kevin Spacey and Faye Dunaway
The future House of Cards star, who would win the award as Best Villain in Seven that night, shares a smile with the Network Oscar winner.
Salma Hayek
The From Dusk Till Dawn star was nominated with her costar Antonio Banderas for Best Couple. They’d lose to Natasha Henstridge and Matthew Ashford from Species.
Janeane Garofalo and Ben Stiller
The Reality Bites co-stars hosted the ceremony in 1996. Garofalo had just had the hit rom-com The Truth About Cats and Dogs, while Stiller was about to premiere his dark comedy The Cable Guy.
Natalie Portman
The 14-year-old rising star arrives at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards. That year, she’d costar in Beautiful Girls, Everyone Says I Love You, and Mars Attacks!
Garry Shandling and John Woo
The comedian, then in the midst of his acclaimed run on The Larry Sanders Show, gets a picture with the action director.
Claire Danes
The My So-Called Life star would star in the big screen version of Romeo + Julietopposite Leonardo DiCaprio later that year (and would go on to earn several nominations at the next MTV Movie Awards.)
Patricia Arquette
The future Boyhood Oscar winner arrives at the ceremony.
Whitney Houston
The singer and Bodyguard star would appear in the comedy The Preacher’s Wife in 1996.
Carmen Electra
The future Baywatch star is a perfect match for the arrivals color scheme at 1996 MTV Movie Awards.
Ellen DeGeneres
Then star of sitcom Ellen keeps it casual in sneakers for her 1996 MTV Movie Awards arrival.
Laurence Fishburne
The Boyz n the Hood star was made for his shades at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.
Famke Janssen
The GoldenEye and future X-Men star goes green on the carpet.
Shaquille O’Neal and Alicia Silverstone
The NBA star was about to start playing for the Los Angeles Lakers. Meanwhile, Silverstone was about to clean up at the Movie Awards, winning Best Female Performance for Clueless.
Sean Patrick Flanery
The actor was nominated for the dramaPowder.
Brandy
The singer was nominated — and would win — for her song “Sittin’ Up In My Room” from Waiting to Exhale.
Vanessa Williams
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s costar in 1996′sEraser makes her MTV Movie Awards arrival.
Anthony Kiedis and Samantha Mathis
The Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman and the Broken Arrow star share a moment at the ceremony.
Jenny McCarthy
MTV favorite was about to premiere her sketch-comedy series The Jenny McCarthy Show.
Penelope Ann Miller and David Duchovny
The actress and the X-Files star take a picture.
Adam Sandler, David Spade, and Chris Farley
The Saturday Night Live alums reunited at the MTV Movie Awards.
Patrick Stewart and Laurence Fishburne
Stewart and Fishburne talked at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards on June 8, 1996. Later that year, Stewart would play Capt. Jean-Luc Picard again in Star Trek: First Contact.
Bob Barker and Adam Sandler
The Happy Gilmore costars picked up the trophy for Best Fight.
Bronson Pinchot and Amy Heckerling
The Perfect Strangers alum and the Clueless director at the 1996 MTV Movie Awards.
Music used to make sense in those days. What we see now is violence, sex, drugs and prostitution.
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Nice compilation. Thanks for bringing back the memories. Internet is truly awesome.
Keep up the superb work! The pictures bring back real memories of those yeasr long gone. That’s 10 years gone like it’s yesterday.
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