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TV Alert: MTV Movie Awards on Sunday

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The 2008 MTV Movie Awards are live this Sunday night, but with a disturbing lack of female nominees (is anyone really surprised?), I’ve realized that you might more incentive to watch than usual. How does this do it for you?

OK, so the Pussycat Dolls might not exactly provide a huge musical presence, but the aesthetic boost certainly doesn’t hurt, does it?

Additionally, there are some lovely A-listers scheduled to present awards as well; Sarah Jessica Parker, Lindsay Lohan, Charlize Theron, Katherine McPhee, and Megan Fox are only a few.

Hello, Megan!

My shallow tendencies aside, I can’t really ignore such an obvious opportunity to see drunken celebrities act like, well, I usually do on weekends. After all, who can forget the fabulously groan-inducing Sarah Silverman jokes about jail-bound Paris Hilton a year ago? If only Mike Myers wasn’t hosting this year; I foresee more Love Guru plugs in this show than the American Idol finale.

But, amidst all the (hopefully) inevitable crazy, there will be a few awards handed out, with a few nominees that I actually care about: For starters, Juno is up for four different awards: Ellen Page for Best Female Performance, Michael Cera for Best Male Performance, as well as for Best Kiss and Best Movie.

I think it will, sadly, lose to Superbad as Best Movie and Tila Tequila predicts that Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix) will win for Best Kiss. (Major props to any reader that can explain to me why she was asked to weigh-in in the first place!)

For Best Female Performance, Page has some competition as well: Amy Adams (Enchanted) Jessica Biel (I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry), Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up), and Keira Knightly (Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End). I never saw Enchanted, and I am going on good faith that all Chuck and Larry nominations were slipped in by some intern as a joke right before the press release, but I think Page, Heigl and Knightly all have a fairly good shot. This one may be tooclosetocall.

Other nominations of interest include Angelina Jolie (Beowulf) as Best Villain and Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray) who should — but probably won’t — run away with the golden popcorn for Breakthrough Performance. (I’m betting her straight-tween-girl magnet of a co-star, Zac Efron, will take home that prize.)

So, will you be watching? And if yes, what’s motivating you? Did I miss your favorite nominee? Or are you (like me) just hoping for another troubled starlet to get sent to The Big House in the next 48 hours?

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    • Submitted by
    carolinagrrrl
    on May 30, 2008 - 9:00am.
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    paradisesofar's picture

    because im commenting

    Submitted by
    paradisesofar (97 posts)
    on May 30, 2008 - 10:27am.

    I am watching because i am commenting on the show...

    If ur in Canada watch MTV on Sunday and Ill be on during the awards VIA webcam commenting on the awards with the hosts of MTV LIVE.... My time slot is 8:40...

     

     

    Dr_HF's picture

    Maybe I'm a delicate flower...

    Submitted by
    Dr_HF (15 posts)
    on May 30, 2008 - 10:47am.
    ... but the photo of Megan Fox was a little skeevy for me, lovely as she is. I read AfterEllen for the articles, darn it! At least that's what I want to be able to keep telling the I.T. guys.
    alexc9's picture

    ooh!

    Submitted by
    alex (144 posts)
    on May 30, 2008 - 12:41pm.

    my favorite guilty pleasure award show!

    that megan fox photo is ridiculous --> the perfect friday morning indulgence.

    and while i love ellen page, amy adams totally deserves an award for enchanted. it's funny, cute and god, are those songs strangely singalong-able.

    Rachel19's picture

    I don't have time to watch

    Submitted by
    Rachel19 (428 posts)
    on May 30, 2008 - 1:40pm.

    I don't have time to watch the whole show, I loved the 2002 ones with SMG & jack black how awesome was that!

    These awards don't really matter but who attends the show...

    Im a film freak ill watch anything.

    JaxHavok69's picture

    :p

    Submitted by
    Captain Jax Havok (71 posts)
    on May 30, 2008 - 2:36pm.
    sarah silverman and britney spears' demise was the only reason i tuned in last year o.o lol<3
    afterellen_fan's picture

    I'll Be Watching, But...

    Submitted by
    afterellen_fan (30 posts)
    on May 30, 2008 - 5:35pm.

    This is sorta off topic, but --

    I'll definitely be watching, but not to see who wins.  I'm only interested in catching a glimpse of the new Twilight movie coming out in December.  I'm a fan of the books, and the cast seems to be perfect. 

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    "It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"

    ziey's picture

    twilight!

    Submitted by
    ziey (8 posts)
    on May 31, 2008 - 5:28am.

    i cant believe i found a twilight fan on afterellen...at the most random blog post moreover.

    high five!

    playthemusic814's picture

    I'll watch...

    Submitted by
    playthemusic814 (214 posts)
    on May 30, 2008 - 5:39pm.

    Because of tradition. I've watched the MTV awards (both the Movie and the VMAs) since I can remember. And, even though both continue to suck more every year, I can't look away.

    Also, daaaaaaaamn @ that Megan Fox photo. Yowza!

    ~It means pride.~

    BrokenWings84's picture

    Nope

    Submitted by
    BrokenWings84 (not verified)
    on May 30, 2008 - 11:38pm.

    I used to watch the MTV award shows, but I cannot stand the commercials. There's more commercials than actual show, too annoying...

    I can't even think straight...

    afterellen_fan's picture

    Whoo!

    Submitted by
    afterellen_fan (30 posts)
    on June 1, 2008 - 3:03am.

     *high five back*

    Ha, I didn't think I would find a Twilight fan on here, either.  I was just answering the question truthfully! :-)

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    "It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities"

    LoveLillianGish's picture

    MTV Movie Awards 2008

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    LoveLillianGish (184 posts)
    on June 1, 2008 - 12:37pm.

    so far the show sounds good, although I have never loved Mike Myer's sense of humor. My favorite year was when Jack Black and Sarah Michelle Gellar hosted. That was great on so many levels, the previews alone had my sides hurting.

    "Come on Buffy lets party"-JB

    "You know I would hit you if you weren't wearing those glasses right now"-SMG

    "I'm not wearing any glasses"-JB

    PUNCH and Jack Black screams and his face gets smooshed into a display. Classic. I love it. anyways....the only people I want to win that have been mentioned in this blog are Amy Adams because she's adorable and talented and Ellen Page. You should see Enchanted if you haven't. And her outtakes are adorable. Personally I don't think Michael Cera was in Juno enough to really get a nomination...but it doesnt matter. I'll probably watch 1/2 of it because a good 1/2 of it is relatively pointless.

    LoveLillianGish's picture

    MTV Movie Awards-Ellen Page

    Submitted by
    LoveLillianGish (184 posts)
    on June 1, 2008 - 7:08pm.
    Ok so Ellen Page just won best female performance, which is exciting and now it seems there isn't much of a reason to continue watching this...but I may out of boredom. Sad reality.

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