MTV Movie Awards – @Cinefille

Busey in a Bubble: The Best Commentary on the Irrelevant?

The final image of the MTV Movie Awards was probably the best unintentional commentary on the annual awards show possible.

The charismatic crazy charmer Gary Busey was in a bubble inches away from the cast of the Twilight movies as they accepted the award for Best Movie. Does he know where he is? What is he grasping at? Is he reaching out to touch Taylor Lautner? One can only dream.

For a show as ridiculously irrelevant as the ~~Twilight~~ MTV Movie Awards, I couldn’t ask for a better end note. Since we have to deal with Twilight at least until 2013, Busey and his bubble should be on call to remind us that this awards show is just mindless fodder to start the equally mindless summer movie season.

Les Grossman Steals the Show

Since 2005, Tom Cruise has desperately needed to redeem his public image and he might have just done so at this year’s MTV Movie Awards. Decked out as Les Grossman, the grossly hairy and foul-mouthed movie executive from Tropic Thunder, Cruise has been making appearances in promos and the opening sequence. And then Grossman danced with J.Lo to her song “Get Right”. It was epic.

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From Ed Helms dressed as Lady Gaga to Ken Jeong’s leopard print leotard (if you can even call it), this segment stole the show. Grossman has officially become a larger-than-the-movie character who will no doubt make another appearance before the joke runs its course. Especially since it has given Cruise’s career a jolt. Except for Sandra Bullock receiving the Generation Award, this was the best moment of a show overrun by the F-bomb and Twihards.

2010 MTV Movie Award Nominations Announced

The MTV Movie Award nominations, which should perhaps be better known as the Most Popular Movie Awards, were announced today. The Hangover, Avatar, and Twilight: New Moon are the most nominated movies. Sandra Bullock received three nominations for Best Actress, Best Comedic Performance, and Best Kiss (with Ryan Reynolds).

You can vote for your favorites over at MTV.com.

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As expected K-Stew and R-Pattz are nominated for Best Kiss. Maybe they will actually go through with it this year.

I am also a fan of this new category: Best Scared-As-S**t Performance. The nominees are Alison Lohman in Drag Me to Hell, Amanda Seyfried in Jennifer’s Body, Jesse Eisenberg in Zombieland, Katie Featherston in Paranormal Activity, and Sharlto Copley in District 9.

Golden Girl Betty White is also nominated for the Best WTF Moment. Lets hope she beats out Bill Murray, Ken Jeong and Megan Fox.

The Edward vs. Jacob battle might finally be settled at the June 6 ceremony hosted by Aziz Ansari. Both Pattinson and Lautner are nominated for Best Actor.

2007 MTV Movie Awards Nominees

Second to the Oscars, the MTV Movie Awards are one of the more enjoyable, almost completely pointless, fun award shows. Let’s be honest. I am 18 so I can’t pretend to be all that sophisticated when I’m not. I freakin LOVE the MTV Movie Awards.

This year’s show is being broadcast live on June 3 for the first time and the host is pottymouthed comedienne Sarah Silverman. I tuning in just to see how far she’s going to push the limits.

You can vote for the nominees here.

Best Movie
300
Blades of Glory
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Little Miss Sunshine
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

Best Performance
Gerard Butler, 300
Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Keira Knightley Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls
Beyoncé Knowles, Dreamgirls
Will Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness

Breakthrough Performance
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Abigail Breslin, Little Miss Sunshine
Lena Headey, 300
Columbus Short, Stomp the Yard
Jaden Smith, The Pursuit of Happyness
Justin Timberlake, Alpha Dog

Best Comedic Performance
Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada
Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Will Ferrell, Blades of Glory
Adam Sandler, Click
Ben Stiller, Night at the Museum

Best Kiss
Cameron Diaz & Jude Law, The Holiday
Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Columbus Short & Meagan Good, Stomp The Yard
Mark Wahlberg & Elizabeth Banks, Invincible
Marlon Wayans & Brittany Daniel, Little Man

Best Villain
Tobin Bell, Saw III
Jack Nicholson, The Departed
Bill Nighy, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Rodrigo Santoro, 300
Meryl Streep, The Devil Wears Prada

Best Fight
Jack Black & Héctor Jiménez vs. Los Duendes (Wrestling Match), Nacho Libre
Gerard Butler vs. “The Uber Immortal” (The Spartan/Persian Battle), 300
Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Ken Davitian (Naked Wrestle Fight), Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Will Ferrell vs. Jon Heder (Ice Rink Fight), Blades of Glory
Uma Thurman vs. Anna Faris (Super Girl Fight), My Super Ex-Girlfriend

Best Summer Movie You Haven’t Seen Yet
Evan Almighty (June 22)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (June 15)
Hairspray (July 20)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (July 13)
Rush Hour 3 (August 10)
Transformers (July 4)

mtvU Best Filmmaker On Campus
Robert Dastoli, Southwestern Orange County vs. The Flying Saucers (University of Central Florida)
Maria Gigante, Girls Room (Columbia College, Chicago)
Josh Greenbaum, Border Patrol (University of Southern California)
Alexander Poe, Please Forget I Exist (Columbia University)
Andrew Shipsides, Bottleneck (Savannah College of Art & Design)

2006 MTV Movie Awards

Forget the Oscars. Forget the Golden Globes. The most important award show in Hollywood is none other than the MTV Movie Awards.

The nominees for the annual award show were announced today, with fan favorites Wedding Crashers and The 40-year-old Virgin leading the pack with 5 nominations each.

Big budget blockbusters Batman Begins, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hustle & Flow, Sin City, and Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith each earned 3 nominations.

What I love about the MTV Movie Awards, is not so much the quality of the nominees, but more the free-spirited feeling of the award show. Honestly, when else could Paris Hilton, Brokeback Mountain, and Saw II be nominated for anything at the same award show? Only on MTV.

And the nominees are:

BEST MOVIE
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Batman Begins
King Kong
Sin City
Wedding Crashers

BEST PERFORMANCE
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line
Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
Rachel McAdams – Red Eye
Steve Carell – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Owen Wilson – Wedding Crashers
Adam Sandler – The Longest Yard
Steve Carell – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Tyler Perry – Madea’s Family Reunion
Vince Vaughn – Wedding Crashers

BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM
Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen & Romany Malco – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott & Jessica Simpson – The Dukes of Hazzard
Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans & Michael Chiklis – Fantastic Four
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson – Wedding Crashers

BEST VILLAIN
Cillian Murphy – Batman Begins
Hayden Christensen – Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith
Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tilda Swinton – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Tobin Bell – Saw II
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Andre “3000” Benjamin – Four Brothers
Isla Fisher – Wedding Crashers
Nelly – The Longest Yard
Jennifer Carpenter — The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Romany Malco – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Taraji P. Henson – Hustle & Flow

BEST HERO
Christian Bale – Batman Begins
Jessica Alba – Fantastic Four
Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Kate Beckinsale – Underworld: Evolution
Ewan McGregor – Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith

SEXIEST PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé Knowles – The Pink Panther
Jessica Alba – Sin City
Jessica Simpson – The Dukes of Hazzard
Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha
Rob Schneider – Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

BEST FIGHT
Kong vs. the Planes – King Kong
Stephen Chow vs. Axe Gang – Kung Fu Hustle
Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Ewan McGregor vs. Hayden Christensen – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

BEST KISS
Jake Gyllenhaal & Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
Taraji P. Henson & Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Anna Faris & Chris Marquette – Just Friends
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Rosario Dawson & Clive Owen – Sin City

BEST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Rachel Nichols – The Amityville Horror
Jennifer Carpenter – The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Derek Richardson – Hostel
Paris Hilton – House of Wax
Dakota Fanning – War of the Worlds