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The MTV Movie Awards: Kooky but scary

By Eric Robinette | Tuesday, April 25, 2006, 06:52 PM

Although MTV as a whole hasn’t been relevant to me since the early 1990s, I still get a kick out of their Movie awards — not because I like them, but because I find their picks either extremely silly or flat-out stupid. So here are my snark-filled reactions to the latest set of nominees.

BEST MOVIE

The 40-Year Old Virgin

Batman Begins

King Kong

Sin City

Wedding Crashers

Actually, this is a halfway decent list. I liked all these movies. Nothing to make fun of here. Rats. I liked the big gorilla best. One of the few times I’d agree with MTV.

BEST PERFORMANCE

Joaquin Phoenix - Walk The Line

Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain

Rachel McAdams - Red Eye

Steve Carell - The 40-Year Old Virgin

Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow

Reese Witherspoon - Walk The Line

So they’ve started mixing males and females in performances? Hm. In any case, this is another solid group, although it’s Ledger that really deserves a nom. I can see why they picked Jake, though, since he’s the more conventionally “cute” one. And bravo to the inclusion of McAdams’ work in that underrated thriller.

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

Owen Wilson - Wedding Crashers

Adam Sandler - The Longest Yard

Steve Carell - The 40-Year Old Virgin

Tyler Perry – Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Family Reunion

Vince Vaughn - Wedding Crashers

I like Carell best here, tho the Wedding Crashers guys would be solid choices. But Adam Sander?: C’mon. Next to Burt Reynolds, he looked like even more of a shrimp than he usually does.

BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM

Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen & Romany Malco – The 40-Year Old Virgin

Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott & Jessica Simpson – The Dukes of Hazzard

Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans & Michael Chiklis – Fantastic Four

Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson – Wedding Crashers

The Dukes?? Yeeee-huh?? Something tells me that if Jessica, or more accurately, Jessica’s body were not in that team, they would have missed this cut, as they should have. Same goes for Alba in Fantastic Four. The Wedding Crashers guys are the best pick here.

BEST VILLAIN

Cillian Murphy – Batman Begins

Hayden Christensen – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Tilda Swinton – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Tobin Bell – Saw II (Lions Gate Films)

I like Voldemort best here. But Christensen strikes me as vaguely ridiculous, and I LIKED the Star Wars prequels. And Saw II? Really?

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Andre “3000� Benjamin – Four Brothers

Isla Fisher – Wedding Crashers

Nelly – The Longest Yard

Jennifer Carpenter – The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Romany Malco – The 40-Year Old Virgin

Taraji P. Henson – Hustle & Flow

With the glaring exception of Nelly, a halfway decent list, tho I question whether Four Brothers was the breakthrough for Andre. He was in Be Cool too, but I can understand why people forgot that. Fisher’s a great choice — she was hysterical, in more ways than one.

BEST HERO

Christian Bale – Batman Begins

Jessica Alba – Fantastic Four

Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Kate Beckinsale – Underworld: Evolution

Ewan McGregor – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

The male picks are OK, but the females ought to be nominated in the “Looks Best in Skin-Tight Outfit” category. It is MTV after all, why not be honest?

SEXIEST PERFORMANCE

Beyonce Knowles – The Pink Panther

Jessica Alba – Sin City

Jessica Simpson – The Dukes of Hazzard

Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha

Rob Schneider – Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

I’ll write off the Schneider nom as some kind of sick joke. But Zhang? The MTV audience stayed awake for that movie?.

BEST FIGHT

Kong vs. The Planes – King Kong

Stephen Chow vs. Axe Gang – Kung Fu Hustle

Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt – Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Ewan McGregor vs. Hayden Christensen – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

The picked the wrong Kong fight. Should have been the one with the dinos. But of this group, I actually liked watched Brad and Angie duke it out. It was the best part of an otherwise disappointing movie.

BEST KISS

Jake Gyllenhaal & Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain

Taraji P. Henson & Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow

Anna Faris & Chris Marquette – Just Friends

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt – Mr. & Mrs. Smith

Rosario Dawson & Clive Owen – Sin City

I’m not sure whether the Brokeback boys should be gratified or insulted. Rosario and Clive were the best here.

BEST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE

Rachel Nichols - The Amityville Horror

Jennifer Carpenter – The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Derek Richardson – Hostel

Paris Hilton – House of Wax

Dakota Fanning – War of the Worlds

Paris Hilt…..oh, forget it. Invalidates the whole list.

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By Meeghan

May 4, 2006 7:14 PM | Link to this

I don’t know why they didn’t put Cillian Murphy for best performance. They have got to be crazy, he’s better than everyone. But I will agree with best villian for Cillian Murphy, he is just great at playing the bad guy. I feel Cillian got ripped off, he should of bee nominated more.

By Allie D

April 26, 2006 1:56 PM | Link to this

I would pick Cillian Murphy for best villain. He was just disturbingly creepy in that role. And the 40-Year-Old Virgin guys for the comedy team. Although Wedding Crashers was also hilarious. I think I just liked the former movie a little better. :)
 

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