The '2008 MTV Movie Awards' Golden Popcorn Goes To... Autobots, a Pregnant
Teen, a Drunk Pirate and a Bloody Barber Shine As Some of the Night's Big
Winners
Johnny Depp Nabs Two Awards and Best Movie of the Year Goes to 'Transformers'
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Kicking off the "2008 MTV
Movie Awards" with an over-the-top dance battle, host Mike Myers set the tone
for a fun-filled extravaganza with first time winners, unforgettable
acceptance speeches and cutting edge short films. For the first time in over
a decade, the rock star wannabes from Wayne's World reunited for a pop culture
moment that garnered a standing ovation in the house. Bringing a little "sex"
to the show, stars from this weekend's #1 movie sensation, Sarah Jessica
Parker and Jennifer Hudson presented Will Smith with "Best Male Performance."
Adding to the memorable moments, Coldplay and The Pussycat Dolls gave heart
stopping and eye-popping performances. The who's who of young Hollywood and
established superstars united to celebrate our audience's favorite movies at
the seventeenth annual ceremony.
The night's top honors went to Transformers for powering its way to "Best
Movie." Johnny Depp led the way receiving two popcorn statues for "Best
Comedic Performance" in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and "Best
Villain" in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. "Best Male
Performance" went to Will Smith for his role in I Am Legend while "Best Female
Performance" went to Ellen Page in Juno. Zac Efron took home "Breakthrough
Performance" in Hairspray. Fans celebrated Sean Faris and Cam Gigandet who
won "Best Fight" for their battle in Never Back Down and "Best Kiss" went to
Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman for Step Up 2 The Streets. Beating out five
other summer blockbusters, Iron Man won the award for "Best Summer Movie So
Far."
Starting the show off with a bang, Chris Brown challenged the fearless
host to a spectacular dance-off. Fans soon learned it doesn't matter how cool
your outfit is, you can't beat Mike's superior tap dancing and belly dancing
skills! The audience "partied on" with Wayne and Garth when surprise guest
Dana Carvey appeared for a subversive Wayne's World tribute.
Coldplay captivated the audience with their first-ever televised
performance of their new single "Viva La Vida," doing double-duty as their own
string quartet and turning the stage into a red, white and blue confetti
tornado. With levitating chairs, The Pussycat Dolls gave a mesmerizing
performance of "When I Grow Up." "America's Best Dance Crew" winners, the
JabbaWockeeZ, descended from the ceiling to join the girls on stage, bringing
down the house.
From one superstar to another, Tom Cruise presented Adam Sandler with the
"MTV Generation Award" for his vibrant career which has captured and
entertained MTV audiences for years. Sandler loudly proved why he is the best
by accepting the award with a comedic musical performance of "Nobody Does It
Better" joined by Kevin James, Rob Schneider, dancers in gold bikinis and a
full band, reaffirming boring acceptance speeches are so last "generation."
With creative control in the hands of the stars, this year's film spoofs
were brought to a whole new level. Mike Myers introduced two new characters
including "Tristain" a craft service woman to the stars and "Bucky," an
in-the-way animal trainer on the set of Jon Favreau's movie starring Elijah
Wood. And in the age of movie marketing via cell phones and the internet,
Tropic Thunder co-stars Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black
collaborated to create a funny yet shocking viral short.
The "2008 MTV Movie Awards" welcomed the biggest names in movies and music
throughout the night as the list of superstar presenters included Tom Cruise,
Will Smith, Ben Stiller, Sarah Jessica Parker, Will Ferrell, Diddy, Lindsay
Lohan, Steve Carell, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Charlize Theron, Liv
Tyler, Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Edward Norton, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Bateman,
Dwayne Johnson, Anne Hathaway, James Franco, Rainn Wilson, Brendan Fraser,
Rumer Willis, Anna Faris, Emma Stone, Katharine McPhee, Verne Troyer and Danny
McBride.
Winners for the "2008 MTV Movie Awards" are:
BEST MOVIE
-- Transformers (DreamWorks SKG/Paramount Pictures)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
-- Will Smith- I Am Legend (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
-- Ellen Page- Juno (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
-- Zac Efron- Hairspray (New Line Cinema)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
-- Johnny Depp- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (Walt Disney
Pictures)
BEST KISS
-- Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman- Step Up 2 The Streets (Touchstone
Pictures)
BEST VILLAIN
-- Johnny Depp- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (DreamWorks
SKG/ Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST FIGHT
-- Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet- Never Back Down (Summit Entertainment,
LLC)
BEST SUMMER MOVIE SO FAR
-- Iron Man (Paramount Pictures/Marvel Entertainment)
The "2008 MTV Movie Awards" is available to a potential viewing audience
of more than 1.4 billion people via MTV's global network of 64 channels
reaching 559.8 million households around the world as well as through
syndication. In addition, its convergent programming & content reach the
entire interactive community, via more than 180 MTV digital media properties
around the world.
Mark Burnett serves as Executive Producer for the 2008 MTV MOVIE AWARDS.
Audrey Morrissey is Co-Executive Producer. Jane Mun and Ted Smith serve as
Producers.
Official sponsors of "The 2008 MTV MOVIE AWARDS" are Dibs, Dove Go Fresh,
GM, Old Navy, Orbit(R), Secret and Taco Bell Corp. (R).
About MTV
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creativity and youth culture. For over 26 years, MTV has evolved, challenged
the norm, and detonated boundaries -- giving each new generation a creative
outlet and voice that entertains, informs and unites on every platform and
screen. On-air, MTV has been the number one rated 24 hour ad-supported cable
network P12-24 for 16 straight years. Online, MTV.com scored double-digit
growth in 2007 and MTV launched ten dynamic online communities and six new
virtual worlds. On the go, MTV Mobile is the #1 music brand in the wireless
space - delivering 90% more streams than in 2006. And MTV's successful
sibling networks MTV2, mtvU and MTV Tr3s each deliver unprecedented customized
content, super-serving music fans, college students and young American Latinos
like no one else. MTV is part of MTV Networks, a unit of Viacom (NYSE: VIA,
VIA.B), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across
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About Mark Burnett Productions
Mark Burnett Productions (MBP) is a leading production company for
primetime television, cable and the internet, and has produced 1,100 hours of
television programming which regularly airs in over 70 countries around the
world. MBP revolutionized television with hits such as Survivor (CBS), The
Apprentice (NBC), The Contender (ESPN), Rock Star: INXS (CBS), the Steven
Spielberg and Dreamworks Television co-production On The Lot (FOX), and the
smash hit Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (FOX) which is currently being
produced in 51 countries. In the summer of 2007, MBP entered the world of
Award Shows, when Mark Burnett served as executive producer for the 2007 MTV
Movie Awards. Since 2001, MBP has garnered a total of 47 Emmy nominations with
5 wins, and has won 4 People's Choice Awards. Mark Burnett has been named one
of the most influential people in the world by TIME magazine and named TV
Guide's most valuable player. He has won both BRANDWEEK'S Marketer of the
Year Award and the prestigious ROSE D'OR FRAPA Format Award. In 2007, Mark
Burnett was inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame.
SOURCE MTV
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