Transformers, director Michael Bay’s adrenaline-pumping take on the classic toy line and animated television series, was named Best Movie at Sunday night’s MTV Movie Awards. Paramount’s Iron Man also blasted off with an award, even though its release date made it ineligible for most of the categories. The blockbuster superhero movie from Marvel Studios was voted Best Summer Movie So Far, trumping fellow paramount release Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, as well as New Line’s Sex and the City: The Movie, Warner Bros.’ Speed Racer and Disney’s The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.
The CG-laden Transformers from DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures claimed the top award over the Oscar-winning Juno from Fox Searchlight Pictures. Also nominated in the category were I Am Legend from Warner Bros. Pictures, Superbad from Sony Pictures and Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End and National Treasure: Book of Secrets from Walt Disney Pictures. Transformers star Shia LaBeouf was up for Best Male Performance, but lost to Will Smith for I Am Legend. LaBeouf’s co-star, Megan Fox, lost Breakthrough Performance to Zac Efron in Hairspray.
Johnny Depp nabbed two golden boxes of popcorn for two different films. Obviously still extremely popular with the MTV crowd, the actor was named Best Villain for his role in Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, and rose above some tough competition to win Best Comedic Performance for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.
Produced by Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett, the 17th annual MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Mike Myers and broadcast live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. See the complete list of nominees with winners in bold type below.
BEST MOVIE
Juno (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Transformers (DreamWorks SKG/Paramount Pictures)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Walt Disney Pictures)
I Am Legend (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Superbad (Sony Pictures)
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Walt Disney Pictures)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Will Smith for I Am Legend (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Shia LaBeouf for Transformers (DreamWorks SKG/Paramount Pictures)
Denzel Washington for American Gangster (Universal Pictures)
Matt Damon for The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal Pictures)
Michael Cera for Juno (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Ellen Page for Juno (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Keira Knightley for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Walt Disney Pictures)
Katherine Heigl for Knocked Up (Universal Pictures)
Amy Adams for Enchanted (Walt Disney Pictures)
Jessica Biel for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Universal Pictures)
BEST VILLAIN
Johnny Depp for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (DreamWorks SKG/ Warner Bros. Pictures)
Denzel Washington for American Gangster (Universal Pictures)
Angelina Jolie for Beowulf (Warner Bros. Pictures/ Paramount Pictures)
Topher Grace for Spider-Man 3 (Sony Pictures)
Javier Bardem for No Country For Old Men (Paramount Vantage/ Miramax Films)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Johnny Depp for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End (Walt Disney Pictures)
Adam Sandler for I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (Universal Pictures)
Jonah Hill for Superbad (Sony Pictures)
Seth Rogen for Knocked Up (Universal Pictures)
Amy Adams for Enchanted (Walt Disney Pictures)
BEST FIGHT
Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah in The Bourne Ultimatum (Universal Pictures)
Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco in Spider-Man 3 (Sony Pictures)
Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell in Jumper (20th Century Fox)
Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet in Never Back Down (Summit Entertainment, LLC)
Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming in Rush Hour 3 (New Line Cinema)
Alien vs. Predator in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (20th Century Fox)
BEST KISS
Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer in Disturbia (DreamWorks SKG)
Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey in Enchanted (Walt Disney Pictures)
Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ellen Page and Michael Cera in Juno (Fox Searchlight Pictures))
Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman in Step Up 2: The Streets (Touchstone Pictures)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Zac Efron in Hairspray (New Line Cinema)
Seth Rogen in Knocked Up (Universal Pictures)
Jonah Hill in Superbad (Sony Pictures)
Michael Cera in Superbad (Sony Pictures)
Chris Brown in This Christmas (Screen Gems)
Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray (New Line Cinema)
Megan Fox in Transformers (DreamWorks SKG/Paramount Pictures)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Superbad (Sony Pictures)
BEST SUMMER MOVIE SO FAR
Iron Man (Paramount Pictures/Marvel Entertainment)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Paramount Pictures/Lucas Films)
Sex and the City: The Movie (New Line Cinema)
Speed Racer (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Walt Disney Pictures/Walden Media)
