2008 MTV Movie Awards
| 2008 MTV Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Date | Sunday, June 1, 2008 |
| Location | Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Mike Myers |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV |
| Produced by | Mark Burnett[1] |
| Directed by | Joe DeMaio |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Best Male Performance | Best Female Performance |
| Breakthrough Performance | Best Villain |
| Best Comedic Performance | Best Kiss |
| Best Fight | Best Summer Movie So Far |
MTV Generation Award
Notes
References
- ^ Harris, Chris (March 18, 2008). "2008 MTV Movie Awards -- Airing Live On June 1!". MTV. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Associated Press (May 6, 2008). "MTV Movie Awards feels the McLovin". Variety. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (April 10, 2008). "Myers to host MTV Movie Awards 2008". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Associated Press (May 6, 2008). "'Superbad' leads MTV Movie Awards nominees". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Boucher, Geoff (June 2, 2008). "MTV Movie Awards impervious to studio fire". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (June 1, 2008). "MTV Movie Awards: Johnny Depp, Ellen Page, 'Transformers' -- And Hilarious Displays Of Ego -- Win Big". MTV. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (May 29, 2008). "Tom Cruise, Will Smith and Charlize Theron to Present at 2008 MTV Movie Awards". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (May 19, 2008). "2008 MTV Movie Award Presenters Announced". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Giles, Jeff (May 6, 2008). "2008 MTV Movie Award Nominations Announced". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Gallagher, Brian (May 6, 2008). "2008 MTV Movie Award Nominees Announced". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "'Superbad' leads the way at 2008 MTV Movie Awards". Irish Examiner. May 7, 2008. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Giles, Jeff (June 2, 2008). "2008 MTV Movie Awards Winners". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ CBC Arts (June 2, 2008). "Page, Depp among winners at MTV Movie Awards". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (June 2, 2008). "'Transformers' wins at MTV Movie Awards". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ Associated Press (May 28, 2008). "MTV Movie Awards honors Sandler". Variety. Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
External links
- "2008 Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 26, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.