2008 MTV Movie Awards explained

2008 MTV Movie Awards
Date:	Sunday, June 1, 2008
Location:	Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, California
Country:	United States
Producer:	Mark Burnett^[1]
Director:	Joe DeMaio
Host:	Mike Myers
Network:	MTV
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 MTV Movie Awards was the 17th annual movie awards show and was broadcast live on Sunday, June 1, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.^[2] The ceremonies were hosted by Mike Myers.^[3] A new category, "Best Summer Movie So Far" – debuted at the annual awards ceremony.^[4]

Performers

• Coldplay — "Viva la Vida"^[5]
• The Pussycat Dolls — "When I Grow Up"^[6]
• Adam Sandler - "Nobody Does It Better" (with part of the guitar solo from Pink Floyd's "Mother"). (Honoring his MTV Generation Award, with modified lyrics. This version can also be found on the 2016 digital compilation Cover Bond: Great Music Artists Performing The Songs from Every James Bond Movie.)

Presenters

• Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman — presented Best Female Performance^[7]
• Will Ferrell and Danny McBride — presented Best Fight
• Edward Norton and Liv Tyler — introduced Coldplay
• Seth Rogen and James Franco — presented Best Summer Movie so Far
• Jennifer Hudson and Sarah Jessica Parker — presented Best Male Performance
• Steve Carell, Dwayne Johnson, and Anne Hathaway — presented Best Comedic Performance
• Tom Cruise — presented the MTV Generation Award, introduced Adam Sandler
• P. Diddy, Lindsay Lohan, and Verne Troyer — presented Breakthrough Performance
• Brendan Fraser — presented Best Villain
• Katharine McPhee, Anna Faris, Rumer Willis and Emma Stone — introduced the Pussycat Dolls
• Megan Fox and Rainn Wilson — presented Best Kiss
• Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. — presented Best Movie^[8]

Awards

Below are the list of nominations.^{[9] [10] [11]} Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.^{[12] [13] [14]}

Best Movie
Transformers Superbad Juno I Am Legend
Best Male Performance	Best Female Performance
Will Smith – I Am Legend Michael Cera – Juno Matt Damon – The Bourne Ultimatum Shia LaBeouf – Transformers Denzel Washington – American Gangster	Elliot Page<	--per wp:GENDERID and consistent with Juno and Freeheld articles--> – Juno Amy Adams – Enchanted Jessica Biel – I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry Katherine Heigl – Knocked Up Keira Knightley –
Breakthrough Performance	Best Villain
Zac Efron – Hairspray Nikki Blonsky – Hairspray Megan Fox – Transformers Chris Brown – This Christmas Michael Cera – Superbad Jonah Hill – Superbad Christopher Mintz-Plasse – Superbad Seth Rogen – Knocked Up	Johnny Depp – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Topher Grace – Spider-Man 3 Javier Bardem – No Country for Old Men Angelina Jolie – Beowulf Denzel Washington – American Gangster
Best Comedic Performance	Best Kiss
Johnny Depp – Amy Adams – Enchanted Jonah Hill – Superbad Seth Rogen – Knocked Up Adam Sandler – I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry	Robert Hoffman and Briana Evigan – Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey – Enchanted Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer – Disturbia Elliot Page<	--per wp:GENDERID and consistent with Juno and Freeheld articles--> and Michael Cera – Juno Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung – Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Best Fight	Best Summer Movie So Far
Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet – Never Back Down Alien vs. Predator – Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell – Jumper Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah – The Bourne Ultimatum Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco – Spider-Man 3 Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan vs. Sun Mingming – Rush Hour 3	Iron Man Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Sex and the City Speed Racer

MTV Generation Award

• Adam Sandler^[15]

External links

• Web site: 2008 Awards . . November 26, 2023 . November 26, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126000659/https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000453/2008/1/ . dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2008 MTV Movie Awards -- Airing Live On June 1! . Chris . Harris . . March 18, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231527/https://www.mtv.com/news/qpm51j/2008-mtv-movie-awards-airing-live-on-june-1 . dead.
2. Web site: MTV Movie Awards feels the McLovin . Associated Press . . May 6, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231524/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/mtv-movie-awards-feels-the-mclovin-1117985218/ . live.
3. Web site: Myers to host MTV Movie Awards 2008 . Alex . Fletcher . . April 10, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125235402/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a93523/myers-to-host-mtv-movie-awards-2008/ . live.
4. Web site: ‘Superbad’ leads MTV Movie Awards nominees . Associated Press. . May 6, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231521/https://www.nydailynews.com/2008/05/06/superbad-leads-mtv-movie-awards-nominees/ . live.
5. Web site: MTV Movie Awards impervious to studio fire . Geoff . Boucher . . June 2, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125235415/https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-mtv2-2008jun02-story.html . live.
6. Web site: MTV Movie Awards: Johnny Depp, Ellen Page, 'Transformers' -- And Hilarious Displays Of Ego -- Win Big . Gil . Kaufman . . June 1, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125235529/https://www.mtv.com/news/7quign/mtv-movie-awards-johnny-depp-ellen-page-transformers-and-hilarious-displays-of-ego-win-big . dead.
7. Web site: Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Charlize Theron to Present at 2008 MTV Movie Awards . Brian . Gallagher . . May 29, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125232202/https://movieweb.com/tom-cruise-will-smith-and-charlize-theron-to-present-at-2008-mtv-movie-awards/ . live.
8. Web site: 2008 MTV Movie Award Presenters Announced . Brian . Gallagher . . May 19, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231533/https://movieweb.com/2008-mtv-movie-award-presenters-announced/ . live.
9. Web site: 2008 MTV Movie Award Nominations Announced . Jeff . Giles . . May 6, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231127/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/2008-mtv-movie-award-nominations-announced/ . live.
10. Web site: 2008 MTV Movie Award Nominees Announced . Brian . Gallagher . . May 6, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231113/https://movieweb.com/2008-mtv-movie-award-nominees-announced/ . live.
11. Web site: 'Superbad' leads the way at 2008 MTV Movie Awards . . May 7, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231518/https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30360919.html . live.
12. Web site: 2008 MTV Movie Awards Winners . Jeff . Giles . . June 2, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231138/https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/2008-mtv-movie-awards-winners/ . live.
13. Web site: Page, Depp among winners at MTV Movie Awards . CBC Arts . . June 2, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231529/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/page-depp-among-winners-at-mtv-movie-awards-1.746511 . live.
14. Web site: 'Transformers' wins at MTV Movie Awards . Simon . Reynolds . . June 2, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125235530/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a97261/transformers-wins-at-mtv-movie-awards/ . live.
15. Web site: MTV Movie Awards honors Sandler . Associated Press . . May 28, 2008 . November 25, 2023 . November 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231125231527/https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/mtv-movie-awards-honors-sandler-1117986527/ . live.