Pass that golden popcorn.
The 2007 MTV Movie Awards — hosted this year by comedian Sarah Silverman — is set to air live at 7 p.m. Sunday from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif.
The big question: Will Silverman give the MTV Movie Awards what she’s brought to the Independent Spirit Awards?
“I think they assume that I know the stuff that flew on IFC doesn’t go on MTV,” says Silverman, who managed to make cheese an object of controversy in her last Independent Spirit Awards remarks. “I’ve been around a long time, but I’m still shocked at the things you can and cannot say. “
Silverman will have lots of company onstage. Musically, Rihanna is slated to team with Jay-Z, and British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse also is set to perform. Scheduled presenters include John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Amanda Bynes, Shia LaBeouf, Jessica Alba and her “Fantastic Four” screen mates, and “Knocked Up” co-stars Katherine Heigl and Seth Rogen.
With 10 categories, the night should be a slew of fight sequences, steamy kisses and comedic moments. And funnyman Mike Myers is set to take home the MTV Generation Award-an honor bestowed to only two other performers, Tom Cruise and Jim Carrey.
So get ready for the drama (Will Cameron Diaz and Jessica Biel duke it out over Justin Timberlake?), the suspense (Will “Pirates” sweep the ceremony?) and the laughs (Will Silverman break an FCC obscenity regulation?).
We hope so. [ REDEYE’S STACEY SKOTZKO CONTRIBUTED. ]
And the nominees are …
Here’s a look at the nominees in some of the hottest categories of the MTV Movie Awards.
(* denotes RedEye favorite)
Best movie
– “300” *
– “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan”
– “Blades of Glory”
– “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– “Little Miss Sunshine”
Best villain
– Bill Nighy, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– Jack Nicholson, “The Departed”
– Meryl Streep, “The Devil Wears Prada”*
– Rodrigo Santoro, “300”
– Tobin Bell, “Saw III”
Best performance
– Johnny Depp, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– Will Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”
– Gerard Butler, “300”
– Keira Knightley, “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
– Jennifer Hudson, “Dreamgirls”*
– Beyonce Knowles, “Dreamgirls”
Breakthrough performance
– Abigail Breslin, “Little Miss Sunshine”
– Emily Blunt, “The Devil Wears Prada”
– Jaden Smith, “The Pursuit of Happyness”
– Justin Timberlake, “Alpha Dog”*
– Columbus Short, “Stomp the Yard”
– Lena Headey, “300”
Best comedic performance
– Sacha Baron Cohen, “Borat”*
– Will Ferrell, “Blades of Glory”
– Emily Blunt, “The Devil Wears Prada”
– Ben Stiller, “Night at the Museum”
– Adam Sandler, “Click”
Best kiss
– Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen, “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”*
– Marlon Wayans and Brittany Daniel, “Little Man”
– Mark Wahlberg and Elizabeth Banks, “Invincible”
– Columbus Short and Meagan Good, “Stomp the Yard”
– Cameron Diaz and Jude Law, “The Holiday”
Best fight
– Gerard Butler vs. “The Uber Immortal”, “300”
– Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Ken Davitian, “Borat”
– Jack Black and Hector Jemenez vs. Los Duendes, “Nacho Libre”
– Uma Thurman vs. Anna Faris, “My Super Ex-Girlfriend”*
– Will Ferrell vs. Jon Heder, “Blades of Glory”
Best summer movie you haven’t seen yet
– “Evan Almighty” (June 22)
– “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” (June 15)
– “Hairspray” (July 20)
– “Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix” (July 11)
– “Rush Hour 3” (August 10)
– “Transformers” (July 4) *
– “I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry” (July 20)
– “The Simpsons Movie” (July 27)
Best kiss winners through the years
1999 – Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes, “Shakespeare in Love”
2000 – Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair, “Cruel Intentions”
2001 – Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick, “Save the Last Dance”
2002 – Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott, “American Pie 2”
2003 – Tobey MacGuire and Kirsten Dunst, “Spider-Man”
2004 – Owen Wilson, Carmen Electra and Amy Smart, “Starsky & Hutch”
2005 – Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, “The Notebook”
2006 – Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, “Brokeback Mountain”
