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Don't Spoil The 'Breaking Dawn' Trailer! And Other Lessons From The MTV Movie Awards

Posted 6/6/11 1:56 pm EST by in Behind The Scenes, mtv-movie-awards


By Nuzhat Naoreen

This was my first year working at the MTV Movie Awards, and it turned out to be quite the experience. From seeing stars like Kristen Stewart, Emma Watson and more on the red carpet, to riding around the Universal Studios lot in a golf cart, nearly every day brought something new. There were also plenty of lessons to be learned. While it's fun to watch the awards as a viewer, there's a TON of work that goes into making sure the show goes off without a hitch, and there are also a lot of important rules (and insider lingo) to keep in mind if you're going to make it through the event. So, I decided to put together a Movie Awards survival guide for all those people aspiring to someday take part in this awesome event. Take notes!

1. Think Before You Socialize: When you've got the highly anticipated "Twilight" trailer in your office ahead of the world premiere, or insider info about Jim Carrey's surprise green-screen suit, it's hard to resist shooting out a tweet to let all your friends and followers in on the secret. But when it comes to the Movie Awards, discretion is important. Especially since one spoilery status update could ruin a surprise that people have worked on for months.
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Foo Fighters Stick To Good Old Rock At Movie Awards

Posted 6/5/11 11:55 pm EST by in mtv-movie-awards


By Aly Semigran

During his opening monologue at the 2011 MTV Movie Awards, host Jason Sudeikis reiterated the old joke that there's no music to be found anymore on MTV. The "Saturday Night Live" funny man had to bite his words when legendary rockers Foo Fighters hit the stage to infuse the network with their new single "Walk" from their latest album, Wasting Light.

While the stage for the MTV Movie Awards was certainly showy — Sudeikis described the futuristic nature scene as looking like the Rainforest Cafe — Dave Grohl and his bandmates stuck to the basics. There were no fireworks, no backup dancers — just the band, lead by a decidedly un-flashy Grohl wearing simply a black shirt, jeans and black wristband — bringing their signature hard-hitting sound, just as the Foos promised us after their rehearsal on Saturday.
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Movie Awards Behind The Scenes: Meet The Red Carpet's Fairy Godmother

Posted 6/4/11 7:47 pm EST by in mtv-movie-awards


By Nuzhat Naoreen

The wardrobe malfunction. We all fear it, but the stakes are a little higher for celebrities. One slip of the strap, accidental spill or loose button, and the cameras will be there to catch it at every angle.

Luckily, the stars attending the 2011 Movie Awards tomorrow can rest easy about last-minute fashion disasters, because Marcia Zigler, the show's lead wardrobe designer, will be on-hand with a fashion first-aid kit tailored to tackle any malfunction. I met Marcia on Saturday afternoon in the Movie Awards wardrobe room, a backstage space lined with a rack of clothes and one seriously big mirror. She shared some tricks of the trade and stories about how she's helped celebs deal with potential style disasters.
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'ABDC' Finalists Teach MTV's Jim Cantiello How To Dougie

Posted 6/3/11 6:14 pm EST by in Behind The Scenes, Movie Awards


Although much of our news-gathering focus right now at MTV is tied to the impending 2011 Movie Awards, we mustn't forget about our other equally exciting event, the season finale of "America's Best Dance Crew," which airs Sunday, at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT, just before the Movie Awards kick off at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Since we have a few connections here and there, we were able to send MTV News' intrepid reporter Jim Cantiello inside the top-secret rehearsals of the two remaining crews, IaMmE and ICONic Boyz, who took a few moments out of their busy schedules to teach Cantiello the key element of the Dougie, which, of course, is to have "sway." Check out Cantiello's "sway" and assorted moves below.

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The MTV Movie Awards' Best Musical Moments

Posted 6/3/11 11:56 am EST by in Music, Television


The 2011 MTV Movie Awards aren't just an excuse to hand out buckets of golden popcorn (though, make no mistake about it, we'll be on the edge of our seat when they announce the winner of "Best Scared-As-S--- Performance,") they're also the go-to source for some thoroughly kick-ass musical performances, courtesy of the Foo Fighters, Lupe Fiasco and Trey Songz.

In fact, since they first started in 1992, the Movie Awards have made it a point to feature music, too, and over the years, everyone from D'Angelo to Weezer have graced its stage. So with the 2011 show looming on the horizon (it airs live, Sunday, June 5 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT on MTV,) we decided to take a look back at the Movie Awards' long musical history, and choose the 10 best performances of all time. Sadly, neither Ken Jeong's interpretive dancing or the Les Grossman/Jennifer Lopez booty workout made the cut ... these are musical moments, after all.

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Behind The Scenes At The Movie Awards: Confessions Of A 'Horrible Bosses' Cheerleader

Posted 6/2/11 5:05 pm EST by in Behind The Scenes, mtv-movie-awards


By Nuzhat Naoreen

This is my first year working as a production assistant at the MTV Movie Awards, and after a few days I've already learned that you've got to be ready for anything and everything. One minute you're sending an e-mail, and the next, you're working as a cheerleader.

No really, that's actually what happened to me. Just watch the video below from last night's Sneak Peek Week screening of "Horrible Bosses," a special event leading up to the Movie Awards, where we debut exclusive clips from upcoming movies followed by Q&As with castmembers.

See how the audience is applauding before stars Jason Sudeikis, Jason Batemen and director Seth Gordon discuss the film? That wouldn't have happened without me (and my fabulous co-worker Vaughn Schoonmaker). We were the ones standing in front of the stage furiously raising our arms up and down (it was kind of a work out) to indicate when the audience should applaud. Without us, it would have been total clapping chaos (especially since the guys are so funny, and it's hard not to cheer on every joke!).
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'The Social Network,' 'Eclipse' Lead Our Fictional MTV Movie Awards Killer Soundtrack Nominees

Posted 6/2/11 12:15 pm EST by in mtv-movie-awards, twilight


The MTV Movie Awards could add a category for Best Soundtrack, but for a show that hands out golden popcorn trophies for Best Scared-As-S**t Performance and Biggest Badass Star, well, that would be so conventional.

That's not to say that a number of the movies being honored on this Sunday night's show didn't have seriously kick-ass soundtracks. Here's a breakdown of some of our favorites among the nominees.

"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (Best Movie): The folks behind the "Twilight" franchise have had few missteps in translating the vampire drama to the big screen. One of their biggest successes is in curating killer companion albums and the "Eclipse" lineup is no exception. With strong tracks from Muse, the Bravery, Black Keys, Band of Horses and Cee Lo Green, "Eclipse" is another eclectic, surefire winner.
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Katy Perry Roars At Me After The MTV Movie Awards: The Best Of 2010 You Didn't See

Posted 12/16/10 10:30 am EST by in Music


As the year 2010 comes to a close, we looked around the MTV Newsroom and noticed that there was an awful lot of tape hanging around that you never got to see. Sometimes it's completely irrelevant, sometimes it's filthy and sometimes it's just too odd to broadcast. Over the next few weeks, we'll be unveiling some of those amazing pieces of tape that will finally be revealed.

When MTV Newsroom Blog editor Kyle Anderson asked MTV News staffers recently to think back to our most bizarre moments of 2010 for an epically off-the-wall series of year-end blog posts, I was torn. I mean, how can one choose among all this WTF-ery? Do I go with the time Pierce Brosnan and I chatted about the ridiculous yet magical idea of "Mrs. Doubtfire 2" and talk devolved into accusations of a "drive-by fruiting"? Then there's my attempt to chat with Leonardo DiCaprio about Miss Snooki and Mr. The Situation, which ended with him laughing in my face and saying simply that "Jersey Shore" is a "good show." And I still cannot forget the Jude Law interview when I got tongue-tied and began a question, "So tell me, Jew…" I spent an entire Yom Kippur atoning for that one.

And then it hit me: the time Katy Perry hit me!

Well, she didn't exactly hit me. Allow me to explain: It was early June and Perry had just rocked the crowd at the MTV Movie Awards with a sizzling and psychedelic performance of "California Gurls." The show was over, the celebs began moving into their waiting SUVs and I was camped backstage thrusting a mic in all their faces in the name of journalism.

Out sashayed Perry, still fitted with a neon blue wig and sequined mini-dress.

"How was your performance?" I asked.

Her response can be roughly transcribed as, "Agggggaaaaaahhhhhhhh."

She then deftly transferred her cell phone to her other hand and batted my mic away with a thud, never once taking her eyes off the camera. It was strange and hilarious and vaguely troubling and left me thinking, "Did that really happen?"

Well, after Kyle's staff-wide suggestion, I went back and watched the tape. It did happen, and my only complaint is the footage hasn't seen the light of day until now.


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Scarlett Johansson And Sandra Bullock Top The 'Best MTV Awards Kiss' Poll

Posted 6/8/10 11:00 am EST by in Television


On Sunday night (June 6), Scarlett Johansson and Sandra Bullock turned heads and raised eyebrows when then shared a smooch while Bullock was accepting her MTV Generation Award on the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. It immediately jumped onto our ever-evolving list of the best girl-on-girl moments in pop culture, and we asked the audience whether or not it was the best kiss ever at an MTV awards show. They had some stiff competition, including the kiss between Madonna and Britney Spears from the 2003 Video Music Awards, the amazing stage-length run-and-kiss that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams executed at the 2005 Movie Awards and the kiss between Michael Jackson and then-wife Lisa Marie Presley at the beginning of the 1994 Video Music Awards.

But when the final votes were tallied, Johansson and Bullock stood on top of the heap by a large margin. They won the top position with 44 percent of the vote, with their nearest competition — the Spears/Madonna smooch — coming in a distant second with 23 percent. Gosling and McAdams were the only other pair to grab double-digits, as they came in third place with 14 percent of the vote. Surprisingly, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart — the two stars "Twilight," easily the biggest series of teen films of the past 20 years — only picked up seven percent, tied with Jackson and Presley.

So in addition to her MTV Generation Award (which she received for her tremendous body of work), Bullock also takes home the prize of the best kiss in the history of MTV awards shows. Between those two prizes and her Oscar, that's a lot of prestige.

Who do you hope kisses at the 2010 Video Music Awards in September? Let us know in the comments!

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Did Sandra Bullock And Scarlett Johansson Have The Best Kiss In MTV Awards History?

Posted 6/7/10 2:30 pm EST by in Television


Sunday night's (June 6) MTV Movie Awards delivered big laughs, eye-popping exclusive premieres and all sorts of eyebrow-raising memorable moments. But despite Katy Perry's sexy performance of "California Gurls," the crazy dance party thrown by Jennifer Lopez and Les Grossman and the tear-jerking acceptance speech for Best WTF? Moment from Ken Jeong, the most talked-about moment of the show was certainly the impromptu lip-lock between Sandra Bullock (who was in the process of accepting the MTV Generation Award for her lifelong body of work) and Scarlett Johansson. It was indeed a wild event that will not soon be forgotten.

But was it the best kiss in the history of MTV awards shows? Between the Movie Awards and the Video Music Awards, there has been a surprisingly long history of smooching between stars live on these celebratory broadcasts. Who could forget the legendary kiss between Madonna and Britney Spears at the top of the 2003 VMAs? (Nobody remembers that Christina Aguilera got a smooch from the Material Girl too.) The other big lip-locking moment from the VMAs? That would be the one shared between Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley at the top of the 1994 VMAs.

The MTV Movie Awards have a far more colorful history. In addition to the Bullock-Johansson kiss from Sunday night, there was the stage-length run-and-kiss that Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams executed in 2005 (which was then parodied by Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen in 2007). Of course, there was also the lip-lock between "Twilight" co-stars Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in 2009. And last night also saw a smooch between "Get Him to the Greek" stars Russell Brand and Jonah Hill.

But which one stands supreme as the best? Vote in the poll below and leave your thoughts in the comments!

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