“The Avengers” Lords Over the MTV Movie Awards

Sunday night was all about some super heroes and a super silly lady as The Avengers took home 3 awards including Movie of the Year at the MTV Movie Awards while host Rebel Wilson won two statues. Wilson and her Pitch Perfect cohorts not only performed on the show but they won Musical Moment over Oscar winner Anne Hathaway and Wilson took home the Breakthrough Award. The other big winner of the night was Silver Linings Playbook which landed three awards including Actor and Actress for Bradley Cooper and Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence… I have to say I was a bit dismayed that the brilliant films Les Miserables, Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Dark Knight Rises all went home empty-handed, but hey, I’ll admit I’m a bit older than the MTV voting demographic unfortunately, lol … For more on the show and the awards, head to the MTV site here and take a look at all the winners below.

2013 MTV MOVIE AWARD WINNERS:

Movie of the Year: The Avengers
Male Performance: Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Breakthrough Performance: Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect
Best Scared as Shit Performance: Suraj Sharma, Life of Pi
Best On Screen Duo: Mark Whalberg & Seth MacFarlane, Ted
Best Shirtless Performance: Taylor Lautner, Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2
Best Fight: The Avengers
Best Kiss: Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best WTF Moment: Django Unchained
Best Villain: Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers
Best Musical Moment: Pitch Perfect

“42″ Scores at the Box Office

Over the weekend, the new baseball movie 42 scored big with a much higher than anticipated $ 27.4 million. The film about baseball great Jackie Robinson starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford was a crowd pleaser (I gave it a solid “B” grade) and it easily defeated the underwhelming debut of Scary Movie 5 which only took in $14 million. Looks like that franchise is finally out of steam. The Croods held up well in its fourth week while Evil Dead plummeted 63 % in its second week. For more on their totals and all the numbers, head to Box Office Mojo. Then check out the new top ten below which also features the Ryan Gosling/Bradley Cooper indie The Place Beyond the Pines making its first appearance in the top-tier after expanding to just over 500 theaters.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 N 42 WB $27,487,144 – 3,003 – $9,153 $27,487,144 $40 1
2 N Scary Movie 5 W/Dim. $14,157,367 – 3,402 – $4,161 $14,157,367 $20 1
3 3 The Croods Fox $13,115,074 -36.5% 3,689 -190 $3,555 $142,439,144 $135 4
4 2 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Par. $10,894,415 -47.8% 3,535 -199 $3,082 $102,520,113 $130 3
5 1 Evil Dead (2013) TriS $9,488,302 -63.2% 3,025 – $3,137 $41,530,084 $17 2
6 4 Jurassic Park 3D Uni. $8,861,820 -52.4% 2,778 +7 $3,190 $31,970,985 $10 2
7 5 Olympus Has Fallen FD $7,250,084 -28.7% 2,935 -124 $2,470 $81,856,898 $70 4
8 7 Oz The Great and Powerful BV $4,859,958 -39.3% 2,504 -401 $1,941 $219,381,370 $215 6
9 6 Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor LGF $4,503,102 -55.4% 1,805 -242 $2,495 $45,425,098 – 3
10 13 The Place Beyond the Pines Focus $3,865,687 +449.6% 514 +484 $7,521 $5,239,866 $15 3

Who’s Ready for Another “Hangover?”

Like many other moviegoers, I thought The Hangover Part II was a bit of a disappointment. Sure, it was funny, but it was derivative and lost a lot of the fun flair of the original. That said, it was a giant hit and, of course, a third film was greenlit. Now the final film in the trilogy, The Hangover Part III, is set to hit theaters on Memorial Day weekend and the first full length trailer just hit the web. From one quick viewing, I have to say I am pleasantly surprised and a little excited. It looks like they may turn things around for the franchise with a hilarious finale. All of the usual suspects are back including Zach Galifinakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong and recent Oscar nominee Bradley Cooper plus Heather Graham, Melissa McCarthy and the brilliant John Goodman. Check out the shenanigans when the film opens May 24th and take a look at the new trailer below. Are you ready for another Hangover?

The Hangover Part III trailer:

The Critics Choice Award Nominations Love Them Some “Lincoln”

Steven Speilberg‘s fantastic Oscar bait drama Lincoln has gotten great reviews and is a hit at the box office, and now it’s the favorite of this morning’s Critic’s Choice Award Nominations. The film nabbed a record 13 nominations ahead of Les Miserables which is up for 11 Awards. All the usual suspects are up for Best Picture including the aforementioned two films alongside Zero Dark Thirty, Django Unchained, The Master, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Moonrise Kingdom, Argo, Life of Pi and Silver Linings Playbook (which grabbed 10 nominations)…. The show which airs in January on the CW added a few new categories this year including Best SciFi/Horror Movie and Best Actor & Actress in a Comedy Film and an Action Film so there are a lot more nominees. It also gave a quadruple dose of love to nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence (Best Actress, Best Actress in a Comedy, Best Ensemble, Actress in an Action Film). Picking up 3 nods each were Bradley Cooper (Best Actor, Best Actor in a Comedy, Best Ensemble), Anne Hathaway (Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress in an Action Film, Best Ensemble) and Judi Dench (Best Supporting Actress/Best Actress in an Action Film, Best Ensemble) and a double dose of individual love went to Quevanzhane Wallis (Best Actress, Best Younger Actor/Actress)… Some big snubs in the acting categories included Samantha Barks and Eddie Redmayne (Les Miserables), Maggie Smith (Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren (Hitchcock), Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained), Jackie Weaver (Silver Linings Playbook), Ewan MacGregor (The Impossible) and Keira Knightley (Anna Karenina). So, just who did get nominated? Take a look below and head here for more on the Critics Choice nominations… Plus I have to give a shout out to the nominations for The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Skyfall, two of my favorites from the year that are turning into serious awards players.

2012 CRITICS CHOICE AWARD NOMINATIONS~ 

BEST PICTURE
Argo
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Les Misérables
Life of Pi
Lincoln
The Master
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook
Zero Dark Thirty

BEST ACTOR
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Daniel Day-Lewis – “Lincoln”
John Hawkes – “The Sessions”
Hugh Jackman – “Les Misérables”
Joaquin Phoenix – “The Master”
Denzel Washington – “Flight”

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Marion Cotillard – “Rust and Bone”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Emmanuelle Riva – “Amour”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Naomi Watts – “The Impossible”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Alan Arkin – “Argo”
Javier Bardem – “Skyfall”
Robert De Niro – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Philip Seymour Hoffman – “The Master”
Tommy Lee Jones – “Lincoln”
Matthew McConaughey – “Magic Mike”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams – “The Master”
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
Ann Dowd – “Compliance”
Sally Field – “Lincoln”
Anne Hathaway – “Les Misérables”
Helen Hunt – “The Sessions”

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Elle Fanning – “Ginger & Rosa”
Kara Hayward – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Tom Holland – “The Impossible”
Logan Lerman – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
Suraj Sharma – “Life of Pi”
Quvenzhané Wallis – “Beasts of the Southern Wild”

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Argo
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Misérables
Lincoln
Moonrise Kingdom
Silver Linings Playbook

BEST DIRECTOR
Ben Affleck – “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow – “Zero Dark Thirty”
Tom Hooper – “Les Misérables”
Ang Lee – “Life of Pi”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Steven Spielberg – “Lincoln”

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Quentin Tarantino – “Django Unchained”
John Gatins – “Flight”
Rian Johnson – “Looper”
Paul Thomas Anderson – “The Master”
Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola – “Moonrise Kingdom”
Mark Boal – “Zero Dark Thirty”

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Chris Terrio – “Argo”
David Magee – “Life of Pi”
Tony Kushner – “Lincoln”
Stephen Chbosky – “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
David O. Russell – “Silver Linings Playbook”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“Les Misérables” – Danny Cohen
“Life of Pi” – Claudio Miranda
“Lincoln” – Janusz Kaminski
“The Master” – Mihai Malaimare Jr.
“Skyfall” – Roger Deakins

BEST ART DIRECTION
“Anna Karenina” – Sarah Greenwood/Production Designer; Katie Spencer/Set Decorator
“The Hobbit” – Dan Hennah/Production Designer; Ra Vincent & Simon Bright/Set Decorators
“Les Misérables” – Eve Stewart/Production Designer; Anna Lynch-Robinson/Set Decorator
“Life of Pi” – David Gropman/Production Designer; Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator
“Lincoln” – Rick Carter/Production Designer; Jim Erickson/Set Decorator

BEST EDITING
“Argo” – William Goldenberg
“Les Misérables” – Melanie Ann Oliver and Chris Dickens
“Life of Pi” – Tim Squyres
“Lincoln” – Michael Kahn
“Zero Dark Thirty” – William Goldenberg and Dylan Tichenor

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Anna Karenina” – Jacqueline Durran
“Cloud Atlas” – Kym Barrett and Pierre-Yves Gayraud
“The Hobbit” – Bob Buck, Ann Maskrey and Richard Taylor
“Les Misérables” – Paco Delgado
“Lincoln” – Joanna Johnston

BEST MAKEUP
Cloud Atlas
The Hobbit
Les Misérables
Lincoln

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
The Avengers
Cloud Atlas
The Dark Knight Rises
The Hobbit
Life of Pi

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Brave
Frankenweenie
Madagascar 3
ParaNorman
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck-It Ralph

BEST ACTION MOVIE        
The Avengers
The Dark Knight Rises
Looper
Skyfall

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Christian Bale – “The Dark Knight Rises”
Daniel Craig – “Skyfall”
Robert Downey Jr. – “The Avengers”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Looper”
Jake Gyllenhaal – “End of Watch”

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt – “Looper”
Gina Carano – “Haywire”
Judi Dench – “Skyfall”
Anne Hathaway – “The Dark Knight Rises”
Jennifer Lawrence – “The Hunger Games”

BEST COMEDY
Bernie
Silver Linings Playbook
Ted
This Is 40
21 Jump Street

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Jack Black – “Bernie”
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Paul Rudd – “This Is 40”
Channing Tatum – “21 Jump Street”
Mark Wahlberg – “Ted”

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Mila Kunis – “Ted”
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook”
Shirley MacLaine – “Bernie”
Leslie Mann – “This Is 40”
Rebel Wilson – “Pitch Perfect”

BEST SCI-FI/HORROR MOVIE
The Cabin in the Woods
Looper
Prometheus

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Amour
The Intouchables
A Royal Affair
Rust and Bone

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Bully
The Central Park Five
The Imposter
The Queen of Versailles
Searching for Sugar Man
West of Memphis

BEST SONG
“For You” – performed by Keith Urban/written by Monty Powell & Keith Urban – Act of Valor
“Learn Me Right” – performed by Birdy with Mumford & Sons/written by Mumford & Sons – Brave
“Skyfall” – performed by Adele/written by Adele Adkins & Paul Epworth – Skyfall
“Still Alive” – performed by Paul Williams/written by Paul Williams – Paul Williams Still Alive
“Suddenly” – performed by Hugh Jackman/written by Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer – Les Misérables

BEST SCORE
“Argo” – Alexandre Desalt
“Life of Pi” – Mychael Danna
“Lincoln” – John Williams
“The Master” – Jonny Greenwood
“Moonrise Kingdom” – Alexandre Desalt

Most Nominations by Film:
Lincoln: 13
Les Miserables: 11
Silver Linings Playbook: 10
Life of Pi: 9
Argo: 7
Skyfall: 7
The Master: 7
Zero Dark Thirty: 5
Moonrise Kingdom: 5
The Hobbit: 4
Looper: 4
The Dark Knight Rises: 4
The Avengers: 3
Bernie: 3
Cloud Atlas: 3
Ted: 3
This is 40: 3
Amour: 2
Anna Karenina: 2
Brave: 2
Django Unchained: 2
Flight: 2
The Perks of Being a Wallflower: 2
Rust & Bone: 2
The Sessions: 2
21 Jump Street: 2

“Zero Dark Thirty” Dominates the National Board of Review Awards

It’s two for two in the awards race for the fantastic thriller Zero Dark Thirty as it follows Monday’s win at the New York Film Critics Circle with three more awards from the National Board of Review. Zero won Best Picture, Director (Kathryn Bigelow) and Actress (Jessica Chastain) this morning while the other three acting winners were big surprises. Grabbing some much-needed heat in this year’s derby was Bradley Cooper who took Best Actor for Silver Linings Playbook while Leonardo DiCaprio (Django Unchained) and Ann Dowd (Compliance) threw their names in the hat as the Supporting Winners. Les Miserables picked up the Ensemble Award while Quevanzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and Tom Holland (The Impossible) won the Breakthrough Actor Awards… Take a look at the full list of winners below and head to the NBR website here for more info.

2012 National Board of Review Winners:

Best Film: ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Director: Kathryn Bigelow, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Actor: Bradley Cooper, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Best Actress: Jessica Chastain, ZERO DARK THIRTY

Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, DJANGO UNCHAINED

Best Supporting Actress: Ann Dowd, COMPLIANCE

Best Original Screenplay: Rian Johnson, LOOPER

Best Adapted Screenplay: David O. Russell, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Best Animated Feature: WRECK-IT RALPH

Special Achievement in Filmmaking: Ben Affleck, ARGO

Breakthrough Actor: Tom Holland, THE IMPOSSIBLE

Breakthrough Actress: Quvenzhané Wallis, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Best Directorial Debut: Benh Zeitlin, BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD

Best Foreign Language Film: AMOUR

Best Documentary: SEARCHING FOR SUGARMAN

William K. Everson Film History Award: 50 YEARS OF BOND FILMS

Best Ensemble: LES MISÉRABLES

Spotlight Award: John Goodman (ARGO, FLIGHT, PARANORMAN, TROUBLE WITH THE CURVE)

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: CENTRAL PARK FIVE

NBR Freedom of Expression Award: PROMISED LAND

Top Films
(in alphabetical order)
ARGO
BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD
DJANGO UNCHAINED
LES MISÉRABLES
LINCOLN
LOOPER
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER
PROMISED LAND
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Top 5 Foreign Language Films
(in alphabetical order)
BARBARA
THE INTOUCHABLES
THE KID WITH A BIKE
NO
WAR WITCH

Top 5 Documentaries
(in alphabetical order)
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY
DETROPIA
THE GATEKEEPERS
THE INVISIBLE WAR
ONLY THE YOUNG

Top 10 Independent Films
(in alphabetical order)
ARBITRAGE
BERNIE
COMPLIANCE
END OF WATCH
HELLO I MUST BE GOING
LITTLE BIRDS
MOONRISE KINGDOM
ON THE ROAD
QUARTET
SLEEPWALK WITH ME

“The Words” Tanks on a Terrible Weekend at the Box Office

This weekend marked the worst weekend at the box office of the year with only one major opener, The Words, which tanked big time with only $5 million. Looks like the Bradley Cooper drama will be another money loser for CBS films and give studios pause as to whether Cooper can really carry a film. We will see later this year with his Oscar bait film The Silver Linings Playbook co-starring Jennifer Lawrence which debuted to raves at the Toronto Film Festival a few days ago… Back to the Box Office, the horror film The Possession stayed on top with a low $9 million. For more on all the numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here and check out the new top ten below.

TW LW Title (click to view) Studio Weekend Gross % Change Theater Count / Change Average Total Gross Budget* Week #
1 1 The Possession LGF $9,500,000 -46.4% 2,834 +18 $3,352 $33,349,000 $14 2
2 2 Lawless Wein. $6,002,000 -40.0% 3,138 +250 $1,913 $23,520,000 – 2
3 N The Words CBS $5,000,000 – 2,801 – $1,785 $5,000,000 $6 1
4 3 The Expendables 2 LGF $4,750,000 -47.4% 3,260 -74 $1,457 $75,417,000 $100 4
5 4 The Bourne Legacy Uni. $3,969,330 -45.1% 2,766 -365 $1,435 $103,628,825 $125 5
6 5 ParaNorman Focus $3,830,000 -41.7% 2,856 -229 $1,341 $45,098,000 – 4
7 6 The Odd Life of Timothy Green BV $3,650,000 -41.8% 2,717 +82 $1,343 $43,007,000 – 4
8 8 The Campaign WB $3,530,000 -38.2% 2,542 -399 $1,389 $79,473,000 – 5
9 7 The Dark Knight Rises WB $3,285,000 -46.3% 1,987 -200 $1,653 $437,849,000 $250 8
10 9 2016 Obama’s America RM $3,281,000 -41.5% 2,017 +270 $1,627 $26,088,000 – 9

Are you ready for another Hangover?

The Hangover was the surprise comedy smash of 2009 making stars out of Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifinakis. Now, the sequel, appropriately titled The Hangover Part 2, hits theatres on May 26th reuniting Cooper, Galifinakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha and Ken Jeong for more debaucherous fun. Check out the first trailer with some serious monkey business going on below.

The Hangover Part 2

Limitless leads a Lackluster Weekend

Perhaps it was the rain, the impending war, or March Madness that made is such a lackluster weekend at the Box Office. However, I blame the lackluster new releases for another down weekend at the movies. Opening best of the three new entries was Bradley Cooper’s ridiculous “take a pill and all your problems will be solved” drama Limitless (my grade: C) which took in a decent $19 million holding off Rango in its third week and Battle LA which dropped a big 59% in week two. Coming in fourth was the best reviewed film of the new movies, Matthew McConaughy’s The Lincoln Lawyer, (I’m seeing it later today and will update my grade later) which grabbed $13.4 million while the utterly dreadful homophobic offensive and plain unfunny new “comedy” Paul (my grade: F) rounded out the top five with $13.1 million…. There was good news farther down the chart as the wonderful art house release Jane Eyre (my grade: A-) which grabbed a big per screen average ($18,385) to land in the top 20 despite only being in 26 theatres…. For more numbers, head to Box Office Mojo here, and check out the new top ten below.

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count / Change		Average	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	N	Limitless	Rela.	$19,000,000	-	2,756	-	$6,894	$19,000,000	$27	1
2	2	Rango	Par.	$15,315,000	-32.2%	3,843	-80	$3,985	$92,577,000	$135	3
3	1	Battle: Los Angeles	Sony	$14,600,000	-59.0%	3,417	-	$4,273	$60,602,000	$70	2
4	N	The Lincoln Lawyer	LGF	$13,400,000	-	2,707	-	$4,950	$13,400,000	$40	1
5	N	Paul	Uni.	$13,155,000	-	2,802	-	$4,695	$13,155,000	$40	1
6	3	Red Riding Hood	WB	$7,255,000	-48.2%	3,030	-	$2,394	$25,962,000	$42	2
7	4	The Adjustment Bureau	Uni.	$5,932,000	-48.9%	2,660	-187	$2,230	$48,779,000	$62	3
8	5	Mars Needs Moms	BV	$5,317,000	-23.1%	3,117	-	$1,706	$15,401,000	$150	2
9	6	Beastly	CBS	$3,260,000	-35.1%	1,810	-149	$1,801	$22,245,000	$17	3
10	7	Hall Pass	WB (NL)	$2,600,000	-48.1%	1,905	-650	$1,365	$39,590,000	$36	4

Jane Eyre is the First Good Movie of 2011

So far this year, I have not wanted to go to the movies at all. There has been so much dreck (The Dilema, Drive Angry, Just Go With It) offered up, I have only seen a couple of films and those were for free. First was a screening of The Adjustment Bureau that was just a muddled sci-fi romance thriller mess that was saved by the appealing performances of its leads Matt Damon and Emily Blunt (Grade: B-). Next, I saw every studio executive’s wish fulfilment fantasy drama Limitless that basically says drugs are good and you don’t have any consequences if you’re a bad guy as pretty as Bradley Cooper (Grade: C). And finally, I somehow sat through the awful, moronic, homophobic and most importantly, not funny, “comedy” Paul that just made me plain angry. (Grade: D-)….

 So thank goodness, I finally got to see a good film when I went to a screening of the lovely Jane Eyre on Wed night. This latest update of the Charlotte Bronte literary classic stars the incandescent Mia Wasakowska (The Kids are Alright, Alice in Wonderland) as the titular character who survives a difficult childhood to become the governess for a rich, dashing and brooding man played with great heat and heart by Inglorious Basterd’s Michael Fassbender. From there, you have an epic romance full of tragic mysteries, class struggles, and female empowerment. The film is wonderfully and skillfully rendered by director Cary Fukanaga who also directed the dark and fantastic film Sin Nombre. All of the elements are great from the sweeping score by Dario Marianelli to the gorgeous cinematography by Adriano Goldman and the wonderful supporting performances by Sally Hawkins, Jamie Bell and Oscar winner Judi Dench. But the film belongs to Wasakowska who gives the first award worthy performance of the year. She displays so many layers of vulnerability, strength, intelligence and yearning that you’re always completely engaged and enamored by her. I actually wished the film had been a tad longer because it felt a bit rushed condensing all of the material from the book into two hours. Regardless, I highly recommend the film as the first good movie of 2011. (Grade: A-) … Jane Eyre hits theatres tomorrow.

Jane Eyre (2011) trailer

The Twi-hards own the MTV Movie Awards… and Xtina!

Last night was all about Twilight at the MTV Movie Awards where the sequel, Twilight: New Moon, swept the outrageous awards show for the second year in a row. On the one hand, it should be no surprise that it won everything because the Twi-tards are crazy obsessive in their support for this franchise, but it’s still rather annoying that the iminently unlikable and untalented Kristen Stewart wins best actress for it over Oscar winner Sandra Bullock. At least, Bullock picked up the “Generation Award” for her work. She also gave a great speech and received some plaudits from her funny costars Betty White and Bradley Cooper. Oh, and yeah, she kissed Scarlett Johanson, yada yada…. I guess it’s also interesting to note that New Moon demolished Avatar beating it in all of its categories. Apparently the all time highest grossing movie isn’t so loved after all. (And um, if you look at attendance numbers it is no where near being the most successful movie ever. It lags far behind Gone With the Wind, Star Wars, E.T. and others.) The show also featured comedian Aziz Ansari giving it his best shot as host. Unfortunately the hilarious star of Parks and Recreation suffered the fate of most hosts of this show: having to perform to a somewhat indifferent audience who wasn’t listening. We also got a lot of stupid comedy bits from the likes of Russell Brand, Jonah Hill, Adam Sandler and his buddies and a terrible dance number from Tom Cruise (as his Tropic Thunder alter ego) with J Lo. I guess most of the audience was amused by the last one. Me, not so much. I did enjoy Christina Aguilera’s no holds barred performance though and Snoop Dogg and Katy Perry (who sang some of her song live even) were decent. For all of the info on the show, check out MTV’s website. Your full list of winners is below:

Best Female Performance: Kristen Stewart (New Moon)
Best Breakout Star: Anna Kendrick (Up in the Air)
Best Scared as Sh*! Performance: Amanda Seyfried (Jennifer’s Body)
Best Kiss: Stewart and Robert Pattinson (New Moon)
Best WTF Moment: Ken Jeong (The Hangover)
Best Villain: Tom Felton (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince)
Biggest Badass Star: Rain (Um, who?)
Best Fight: Beyonce and Ali Larter (Obsessed)
Best Male Performance: Pattinson
Best Comedic Performance: Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover)
Best Movie: Twilight~ New Moon
Generation Award: Sandra Bullock

And here’s Christina Aguilera’s performance of “Bionic/Not Myself Tonight/WooHoo”