Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen

Tuesday, June 5------The MTV Movie Awards are the Oscars for the cool, hip crowd.....and last night's ceremonies in Los Angeles were their typically outrageous and unconventional. Hollywood's elite definitely does show up for these awards----which give the films and performers instant "street cred". The Awards are voted online by the MTV crowd.....the 18-35 year olds who have the potential to create blockbusters and cult hits. The ceremonies were emceed by Sarah Silverman, the foul-mouthed comedienne who also took the stage at this year's Independent Spirt Awards. Silverman had many cutting remarks for the bigwigs in the room (Jack Nicholson, Johnny Depp, etc.) as well as a devastating take on Paris Hilton, who presumably was watching the show on television in her new digs....a California prison (she is there for the next three weeks for a parole violation). Known for its unconventional categories (Best Kiss, Best Villian, Best Couple), the MTV Movie Awards is the last event of the awards season, a chance to fondly remember the films and performances that made 2006 an exceptionally rich year at the multiplex.

Video clips available on http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma07/videos.jhtmltv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma07/videos.jhtml

2007 MTV MOVIE AWARDS WINNERS

Best Movie

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Best Villain

Jack Nicholson- The Departed

Best Performance

Johnny Depp- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Breakthrough Performance

Jaden Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness

Best Comedic Performance

Sacha Baron Cohen- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Best Kiss

Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Best Fight

Gerard Butler vs. "The Uber Immortal"- 300

Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet

TRANSFORMERS

Sandy Mandelberger, Awards Watch Editor