2012 MTV Movie Awards

The 2012 MTV Movie Awards were held on June 3, 2012[1] at the Universal Amphitheatre, hosted by Russell Brand.

2012 MTV Movie Awards
Date	Sunday, June 3, 2012
Location	Universal Amphitheatre
Country	United States
Hosted by	Russell Brand
Website	http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2012/
Television/radio coverage
Network	MTV, MTV2, VH1, and Logo

The nominees were announced on May 1, and the winners were chosen by fans and a panel of MTV executives.[2][3] On May 10, Russell Brand was announced to host the 2012 show.[4][5][6]

Performers

• Martin Solveig (DJ Host)
• fun. featuring Janelle Monáe — "We Are Young"[7]
• Wiz Khalifa — "Work Hard, Play Hard"
• The Black Keys featuring Johnny Depp — "Gold on the Ceiling" and "Lonely Boy"[8]

Presenters

• Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis — presented Best On-Screen Dirt Bag
• Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone — presented Breakthrough Performance
• Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller, and Emma Watson — presented Best Male Performance
• Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth — presented Best Female Performance
• Charlie Sheen — presented the Instant Cult Classics: Party Movie Basics segment, and Wiz Khalifa
• Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, and Leighton Meester — presented Best Kiss
• Joe Perry and Steven Tyler — presented MTV Generation Award, and The Black Keys
• Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron — presented Best Fight
• Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel — presented Best Cast
• Matthew McConaughey, Channing Tatum, and Joe Manganiello — presented Best On-Screen Transformation
• Martha MacIsaac, Steve Carell, Anna Faris, Jim Carrey, Octavia Spencer, Mila Kunis, and Jason Sudeikis — presented MTV Trailblazer Award
• Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, and Christopher Nolan — presented an exclusive sneak peek of The Dark Knight Rises
• Jodie Foster — presented Movie of the Year

Awards

Movie of the Year
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 Bridesmaids The Hunger Games Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Help
Best Male Performance	Best Female Performance
Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50 Ryan Gosling – Drive Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Channing Tatum – The Vow	Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Rooney Mara – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids
Breakthrough Performance	Best Comedic Performance
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants Elle Fanning – Super 8 Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids Rooney Mara – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Liam Hemsworth – The Hunger Games	Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids Jonah Hill – 21 Jump Street Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids Oliver Cooper – Project X Russell Brand – Hop
Best On-Screen Dirt Bag	Best Music
Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses Bryce Dallas Howard – The Help Jon Hamm – Bridesmaids Oliver Cooper – Project X Colin Farrell – Horrible Bosses	LMFAO — "Party Rock Anthem" (from 21 Jump Street) College with Electric Youth — "A Real Hero" (from Drive) The Chemical Brothers — "The Devil Is in the Details" (from Hanna) Cody Simpson — "I Want Candy" (from Hop) Kid Cudi — "Pursuit of Happiness (Steve Aoki remix)" (from Project X)
Best On-Screen Transformation	Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games Rooney Mara – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Johnny Depp – 21 Jump Street Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn Colin Farrell – Horrible Bosses	Accidentally Defecates on a Wedding Dress – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper (from Bridesmaids) Eating a Pie Made of Feces – Bryce Dallas Howard (from The Help) Shoot in the Genitals – Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle (from 21 Jump Street) North Bay Bridge Collapse Premonition – Nicholas D'Agosto (from Final Destination 5) Climbing The Burj Khalifa – Tom Cruise (from Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol)
Best Kiss	Best Fight
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams – The Vow Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games Emma Watson and Rupert Grint – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love	Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist – Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. the Kid Gang – 21 Jump Street Joel Edgerton vs. Tom Hardy – Warrior
Best Cast	Best Hero
Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, and Tom Felton – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Ellie Kemper – Bridesmaids Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, and Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Ellie Kemper, Brie Larson, and Rob Riggle – 21 Jump Street Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, and Jessica Chastain – The Help	Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Chris Evans – Captain America: The First Avenger Channing Tatum – 21 Jump Street Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games Chris Hemsworth – Thor
Best Latino Actor
Zoe Saldana – Colombiana Diego Luna – Casa de Mi Padre Demián Bichir – A Better Life Penélope Cruz – Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Harmony Santana – Gun Hill Road[9]

MTV Generation Award

• Johnny Depp

MTV Trailblazer Award

• Emma Stone

Sneak Peeks

• Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Christopher Nolan presented two clips, one of Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, and the second was a sneak peek of the conclusion of the trilogy The Dark Knight Rises.

References

1. "MTV Announces Dates For Movie Awards, VMAs". MTV. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
2. 'Hunger Games,' 'Bridesmaids' top MTV Movie Award nominees
3. 2012 MTV Movie Awards Nominees: The Full List
4. "MTV movie awards 2012: nothing's shocking, still". The Guardian. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
5. "MTV movie awards 2012: Twilight and Hunger Games fight for supremacy". The Guardian. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
6. "The Hunger Games wins four MTV movie awards". BBC News. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
7. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1683830/fun-mtv-movie-awards-2012.jhtml
8. "Johnny Depp plays guitar with The Black Keys at MTV Movie Awards". NME.com. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
9. http://www.latina.com/entertainment/movies/mtv-movie-awards-2012-winners-zoe-saldana MTV Movie Awards: Zoe Saldana Wins "Best Latino Actor" And Major Winners

External links

• MTV Movie Awards official site