Twilight Dominates '2009 MTV Movie Awards' with 5 Golden Popcorns Including
'Best Movie'
EMINEM STORMS OUT, ACADEMY AWARD(R) WINNER FOREST WHITAKER SINGS "DICK IN A
BOX"AND VIEWERS GET EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEEKS OF 2009'S MOST BUZZED ABOUT FILMS
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The "2009 MTV Movie
Awards" proved to be a comedy-filled night as host Andy Samberg welcomed a
variety of his celebrity friends including Justin Timberlake and Will Ferrell
to collaborate on ingenious short films and controversial and unexpected
moments. This year, viewers truly took matters into their own hands, led by
fans of Twilight, who banded together throughout the voting period to put
their favorite film into its rightful place in Movie Awards history. The film
took home five golden popcorn statues and received a huge majority of the
record breaking votes submitted this year online and via text message.
Eminem stormed out in a heated rage after Bruno put him into a compromising
position by landing face down into the rapper's lap.
The MTV audience was treated to exclusive first looks at the highly
anticipated movie releases of 2009 including The Twilight Saga: New Moon,Harry
Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and Public Enemies.
Twilight dominated the ceremony, taking home the top honors for "Best Movie"
at the conclusion of the night. RobertPattinson won three statues for
"Breakthrough Performance Male," "Best Kiss" with co-star Kristen Stewart and
"Best Fight" with Cam Gigandet. Kristen Stewart also won for "Best Female
Performance." High School Musical 3: Senior Year grabbed two awards as Ashley
Tisdale won "Breakthrough Performance Female" and Zac Efron won "Best Male
Performance." Jim Carrey can add to his collection of statues after earning
"Best Comedic Performance" for his role in Yes Man. Miley Cyrus earned her
first golden popcorn statue for "Best Song From A Movie" for "The Climb." Amy
Poehler captured "Best WTF Moment" for her unforgettable scene in Baby Mama,
and "Best Villain" went to the legendary performance Heath Ledger displayed in
The Dark Knight.
The show got off to a hilarious start as Andy Samberg took fans through a
parody of some of this year's favorite films including Slumdog Millionaire,
Twilight, The Reader and Star Trek. Andy's wild journey included a cameo by
Taylor Swift and ended with him naked in the back of a limo next to Justin
Timberlake. Finally arriving onstage in time to open the show, Andy got the
crowd hyped up with the help of Mixmaster Mike.
Dressed to the nines and backed by a 20 piece orchestra, Academy Award(R)
winner Forest Whitaker, Grammy Award(R) winner LeAnn Rimes and multi-platinum
recording artist Chris Isaak paid respect to Andy and his incredibly vibrant
musical career as they serenaded the crowd with a classical arrangement of
"Jizz In My Pants," "I'm On A Boat," "Lazy Sunday," "Dick In A Box" and
"Motherlover." The talented trio earned a standing ovation as they turned
these edgy hits into an operatic masterpiece.
Zac Efron, Kiefer Sutherland and Triumph the Insult Dog presented former MTV
Movie Awards host Ben Stiller with the "MTV Generation Award" for his dynamic
career and entertainment of MTV audiences over the years. The honorees began
with lofty praises reminiscent of this year's Oscars(R), but the tribute
awkwardly turned into a no-holds-barred roast when Sutherland broke down
sobbing and Triumph started taking jabs at Stiller.
Joined onstage by a New Orleans style brass ensemble and a hypeman, Eminem
made a triumphant return to the MTV stage as he performed his latest singles
"We Made You" and "Crack A Bottle" from his #1 album Relapse. Kings of Leon
made their first-ever live appearance on MTV, performing their rock anthem
"Use Somebody" off their Only by the Night album.
In true MTV Movie Awards fashion, the night was filled with laugh-out-loud
parodies including the "Explosion" music video starring Andy "Bruce
Springsteen" Samberg, Will "Neil Diamond" Ferrell and triple threat writer,
director, producer JJ Abrams "as himself" on keyboards. Needless to say it
left viewers with a whole new notion of Hollywood's tough guys walking away
from mega-movie explosions.
Always looking to break the mold when it comes to award shows, MTV teamed up
with Orbit(R) gum to perform a first-of-its-kind live commercial pod takeover
featuring Hayden Panetierre and Big Pak, who presented Amy Poehler with the
"Best WTF Moment" award.
The "2009 MTV Movie Awards" welcomed the top names in Hollywood, music and TV
throughout the night as the list of superstar presenters includedDenzel
Washington, Cameron Diaz, Will Ferrell, Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart,
Taylor Lautner, Kiefer Sutherland, Bruno, Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox,Sandra
Bullock, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Hayden
Panetierre, Sienna Miller, Jonah Hill,Lil Wayne, Chris Pine, Anna Faris,
Channing Tatum, Bradley Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Michael Bay, Ryan Reynolds,
Leighton Meester, Taraji P. Henson, Rupert Grint, Ed Helms, Danny
McBride,Justin Bartha, Sofia Vassilieva, Mixmaster Mike and Triumph The Insult
Dog.
Winners for the "2009 MTV Movie Awards" are:
BEST MOVIE
-- Twilight Director: Catherine Hardwicke, Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Greg
Mooradian and Mark Morgan (Summit Entertainment)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
-- Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
-- Kristen Stewart - Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE
-- Robert Pattinson - Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE FEMALE
-- Ashley Tisdale - High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney
Pictures)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
-- Jim Carrey - Yes Man (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST VILLAIN
-- Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST FIGHT
-- Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet - Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
BEST KISS
-- Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson - Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
BEST WTF MOMENT
-- Amy Poehler - Baby Mama, Peeing In the Sink (Universal Pictures)
BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE
-- "The Climb" - Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt
Disney Pictures)
Mark Burnett serves as Executive Producer for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.Audrey
Morrissey is Co-Executive Producer. Lee Rolontz is Executive Producer for
MTV, Garrett English is Executive in charge for MTV and Jane Mun serves as
Producer. Robin Reinhardt-Locke is Celebrity Talent Executive, Amy Doyle and
Joanna Bomberg are Music Talent Executives for MTV.
Official sponsors of the 2009 MTV Movie Awards include Coca-Cola(R), Kia
Motors, Nikon, Orbit(R) gum, Taco Bell(R), T-Mobile USA, and Venus. Orbit is a
registered trademark of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.
About MTV:
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creativity and youth culture. For over 27 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 is the number one rated full-day ad-supported cable
network for P12-24. Online, MTV.com averaged 8.5 million monthly unique
visitors during the first quarter of 2009 -- up +6% from Q4/2008 and up +6%
year-over-year. Total video streams for the first quarter of 2009 increased
21% over the same time period last year. 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
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VIA.B), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across
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About Mark Burnett Productions:
Mark Burnett is a leading executive producer for primetime television, cable
and the internet, and has produced over 1,100 hours of television programming
which regularly airs in over 70 countries around the world. Mark Burnett
(President of Mark Burnett Productions) has revolutionized television with
continuing hits such as Survivor (CBS), The Apprentice (NBC), Are You Smarter
Than a 5th Grader? (FOX), which is currently being produced in 52 countries,
and the daytime syndicated hit Martha. In the summers of 2007 and 2008, MBP
entered the world of award shows, when Mark Burnett served as executive
producer for the MTV Movie Awards. Since 2001, MBP has garnered a total of 51
Emmy nominations with Mark receiving 2 wins, along with 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. In 2008, Mark was honored with the announcement that
he is to receive a star on the Hollywood walk of fame. In 2009, MBP has
garnered new series, including Shark Tank (ABC), StarMaker (MTV), Bully
Beatdown (MTV), How'd You Get So Rich (TV Land), Expedition (History), Wedding
Day (TNT), Toughest Cowboy (Spike) as well as new pilots for FOX and CBS.
SOURCE MTV
Noelle Llewellyn, +1-212-846-7166, Noelle.Llewellyn@mtvstaff.com; or Stephanie
Berman, +1-212-846-7175, Stephanie.Berman@mtvstaff.com, both of MTV
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