The Hunger Games scores four at MTV Movie Awards
The Hunger Games stars Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence have been crowned the king and queen of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards after landing the two top acting accolades on Sunday (03Jun12).
The action blockbuster earned a total of four honours, including Best On-Screen Transformation (Elizabeth Banks) and Best Fight, but the coveted Best Movie title went to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1.
The vampire franchise also claimed victory for Best Kiss - Robert
Pattinson and Kristen Stewart made it four years in a row, but the
22-year-old beauty was left to collect the award on her own as the
British hunk was unable to attend.
The wizards weren't left out either - the stars of Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 walked away with Best Cast.
Emma Stone's co-stars and friends Viola Davis, Mila Kunis, Jim
Carrey and Steve Carell all hailed the actress with funny tributes
as she was presented with the inaugural Trailblazer Award, and
Johnny Depp was saluted by Aerosmith legends Steven Tyler and Joe
Perry as they presented him with the Generation Award.
Depp also showed off his rock 'n' roll credentials by jamming with
The Black Keys for a performance of Gold on the Ceiling before
collecting his honour, and the actor admitted he was flattered to
receive the accolade.
Accepting the Golden Popcorn prize, he joked, "This is quite an
amazing honour, truly. It's like a 'Get out of the business' award,
basically. It's like, 'Alright, you've done too much...' It's an
honour to be presented by these two legends, Steven and Joe, and
these up-and-coming legends, The Black Keys, so thank you very
much."
Depp's collaboration with The Black Keys was the musical highlight
of the night, but rapper Wiz Khalifa showed the crowd at Los
Angeles' Gibson Amphitheatre a good time as he performed his new
single, Work Hard, Play Hard, and fun. and Janelle Monae opened the
show by performing their smash hit We Are Young.
Comedian Russell Brand provided the tongue-in-cheek laughs as the
host of the ceremony, while guest presenters included Charlie
Sheen, Charlize Theron, Mila Kunis, Jessica Biel and Mark
Wahlberg.
The winners of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards are as follows:
Movie of the Year - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
Best Male Performance - Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games)
Best Female Performance - Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games)
Breakthrough Performance - Shailene Woodley (The Descendants)
Best Cast - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Best On-Screen Transformation - Elizabeth Banks (The Hunger
Games)
Best Fight - Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander
Ludwig (The Hunger Games)
Best Hero - Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:
Part 2)
Best Kiss - Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart (The Twilight
Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1)
Best On-Screen Dirtbag - Jennifer Aniston (Horrible Bosses)
Trailblazer Award - Emma Stone
Generation Award - Johnny Depp.