2007 MTV Movie Awards

The 2007 MTV Movie Awards took place on June 3, 2007 (June 4 in Europe) at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California and were hosted by Sarah Silverman. The ceremony featured performances by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, who performed "Umbrella", and Amy Winehouse, who performed "Rehab". It was the first MTV Movie Awards show broadcast live to American audiences, and it was located at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.

Mark Burnett directed the show and executive produced this year's ceremony. Nominees were announced on April 30, 2007, and the voting for the main categories ran until the end of May.

A pre-recorded movie parody included Sarah Silverman re-enacting with the characters from "Babel", "Dreamgirls", "The Pursuit of Happyness", "The Departed", "300", "The Devil Wears Prada", and "Transformers".

Sarah Silverman repeatedly made negative jokes towards Paris Hilton, which caused mixed reactions from the general audience. The audience at the Gibson Amphitheatre, however, were cheering after Silverman stated that Paris was going to jail very soon.

The pre-show was the subject of a rather vociferous ad campaign for the upcoming summer flick "Transformers" (distributed by Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Viacom, which also owns MTV), which included an extended interview with star Shia LaBeouf, several sneak previews, a "real-life" example of a car used in the movie, etc. The focus on the film was even further reinforced when the film won in the category "Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet." The pre-show also included Hilton's last interview before entering jail.

Winners & Nominees

Winners for each category are in bold.

Best Movie

* ""
* "300"
* "Blades of Glory"
* ""
* "Little Miss Sunshine"

Best Performance

* Johnny Depp - ""
* Gerard Butler - "300"
* Jennifer Hudson - "Dreamgirls"
* Keira Knightley - ""
* Beyoncé Knowles - "Dreamgirls"
* Will Smith - "The Pursuit of Happyness"

Breakthrough Performance

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

Best Comedic Performance

* Sacha Baron Cohen - ""
* Emily Blunt - "The Devil Wears Prada"
* Will Ferrell - "Blades of Glory"
* Adam Sandler - "Click"
* Ben Stiller - "Night at the Museum"

Best Kiss

* Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen - ""
* Cameron Diaz & Jude Law - "The Holiday"
* Columbus Short & Meagan Good - "Stomp the Yard"
* Mark Wahlberg & Elizabeth Banks - "Invincible"
* Marlon Wayans & Brittany Daniel - "Little Man"

This is the 2nd consecutive year where the award was honored to two males. The first was Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal of "Brokeback Mountain".

Best Villain

* Jack Nicholson - "The Departed"
* Tobin Bell - "Saw III"
* Bill Nighy - ""
* Rodrigo Santoro - "300"
* Meryl Streep - "The Devil Wears Prada"

Best Fight

* Gerard Butler vs. "The Uber Immortal" (The Spartan/Persian Battle) - "300"
* Jack Black & Héctor Jiménez vs. Los Duendes (Wrestling Match) - "Nacho Libre"
* Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Ken Davitian (Naked Wrestle Fight) - ""
* 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

* "Transformers" (July 4)
* "Rush Hour 3" (August 10)
* "Hairspray" (July 20)
* "" (June 15)
* "Evan Almighty" (June 22)
* "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" (July 11)
* "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" (July 20)
* "The Simpsons Movie" (July 27)

MTVU Best Filmmaker On Campus

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

MTV Generation Award

*Mike Myers

MTV Movie Spoof Award

* "United 300" by Andy Signore
* " Musical" by Paul Morrell & Zan Passante
* ": The Rehab" by Noah Harald
* "Casino Royale with Cheese" by Bill Caco
* "Quentin Tarantino's Little Miss Squirtgun" by Velcro Troupe

The Orbit Dirtiest Mouth Moment

Voted on at orbit.mtv.com. Award presentation aired in a pre-taped segment aired during the live telecast. Winners received lifetime supply of Orbit gum in addition to Golden Bucket of Popcorn [ [http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070604005585&newsLang=en 'Jay and Silent Bob' Clean Up at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards ] ]
*Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith - "Clerks II"
*Alicia Keys and Common - "Smokin' Aces"
*Steve-O - "Jackass Number Two"
*Dax Shepard and Efren Ramirez - "Employee of the Month"

Performances

*Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - "Umbrella"
*Amy Winehouse - "Rehab"

References