The 2006 MTV Movie Awards were held on Saturday, June 3, 2006, and were hosted by Jessica Alba,[2] with it being broadcast on June 8.[3][4] It featured performances by Christina Aguilera, AFI and Gnarls Barkley.[5] In addition to the below awards, MTV gave lifetime achievement awards to Jim Carrey (The MTV Generation Award) and Spike Lee (The Silver Bucket of Excellence, for Do the Right Thing).[6] MTV held its 15th annual movie awards show on Saturday, June 3, at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California.[7] It was the final time Tenth Planet Productions produced the awards, and Joel Gallen was the executive-producer and director for the 12th and final consecutive year.[8]
| 2006 MTV Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | Saturday, June 3, 2006 |
| Location | Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Jessica Alba |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV |
This is also the second MTV Movie Awards show to have a host win an award. The first show was in 2004 with Lindsay Lohan winning an award. The host for the MTV Movie Awards in 2006 was Jessica Alba. Christina Aguilera performed, for the first time, her lead single of her latest release Back to Basics, "Ain't No Other Man".[9] Pre-recorded parodies include The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible III, and King Kong.
Performers
editPresenters
edit- Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, and Kevin Spacey – presented Best Hero
- Amanda Bynes and Anna Faris – presented Best Breakthrough Performance
- Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx – presented Best Fight
- Justin Timberlake and Eva Mendes – presented Best Kiss
- Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, and Owen Wilson – presented Best Villain
- Famke Janssen and Rebecca Romijn – presented Sexiest Performance
- Adam Sandler and Kate Beckinsale – presented Best Performance
- T.I. – introduced Christina Aguilera
- Will Ferrell as Ricky Bobby and John C. Reilly as Cal Naughton, Jr. – presented Best Comedic Performance
- LL Cool J – presented Silver Bucket of Excellence Award
- Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock – presented Best On-Screen Team
- Jessica Simpson and Dane Cook – introduced AFI
- Will Ferrell – presented MTV Generation Award
- Samuel L. Jackson – presented Best Movie
Awards
editBelow are the list of nominations.[10][11][12] Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.[13][14][15]
| Best Movie | |
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| Best Performance | Breakthrough Performance |
| Best On-Screen Team | Best Villain |
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| Best Comedic Performance | Best Frightened Performance |
| Best Hero | Sexiest Performance |
| Best Kiss | Best Fight |
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| mtvU Student Filmmaker Award | |
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MTV Generation Award
editSilver Bucket of Excellence
editReferences
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- ^ The Associated Press (June 4, 2006). "'Crashers' wins three MTV Movie Awards". Today. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ SPIN Staff (April 24, 2006). "Virgin on Top for MTV Movie Awards". Spin. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "Brokeback honoured at MTV awards". BBC News. June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Bonin, Liane (June 5, 2006). "MTV Movie Awards: Another Victory for Music". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Harris, Chris (June 1, 2006). "Jim Carrey And Spike Lee Scoring Big Honors At MTV Movie Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ CBS News (June 5, 2006). "MTV Gives Out Golden Popcorn". CBS News. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Kimberly Nordyke, The Associated Press (August 28, 2007). "MTV stays tuned with Gallen". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Billboard Staff (May 8, 2006). "Billboard Bits: MTV Movie Awards, Grant-Lee Phillips, Joseph Arthur". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Carroll, Larry (April 20, 2006). "Alba, Carell, 'Crashers,' 'Virgin' Big Nominees For MTV Movie Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Marcus, Lawrence (April 24, 2006). "MTV taps reel noms". Variety. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ MV Staff (April 24, 2006). "2006 MTV Movie Awards Nominees Announced". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Weinberg, Scott (June 5, 2006). "2006 MTV Movie Award Winners!". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ Brian B. (June 4, 2006). "2006 MTV Movie Awards Winners". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
- ^ "A complete list of 2006 MTV Movie Awards winners:". Sun Journal. June 5, 2006. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
External links
edit- "2006 Awards". IMDb. Archived from the original on November 23, 2023. Retrieved November 23, 2023.