2008 MTV Movie Awards
American film awards ceremony
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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]
| 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 |
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]
MTV Generation Award
Notes
- Credited as Ellen Page