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MTV Movie Awards (and red carpet pre-show) - General Information
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Status: Ended
Premiere: June 10, 1992
Classification: Award Show
Genre: TV Special | Celebrities | Movies
Network: MTV (USA)
Airs: Sunday at 09:00 pm (pre-show at 8:00 pm)
Runtime: 120 Minutes
Season 18 -- Jun 3, 2012 -- Annual Awards Show
The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general public.
Voting is done through MTV's official website. Vote for your favorites here:
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2012/categories.jhtml
Host: Russell Brand
Location: Gibson Amphitheater, Los Angeles, California
Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller, stars of the big screen book adaptation of 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' are set to present at the 2012 Movie Awards. In addition to joining the ranks of this years' list of creme de la creme presenters, they plan to debut a sneak peek of their summer flick during the Pre-Show.
The Black Keys will perform their hit single "Gold On the Ceiling" off their certified RIAA Gold album "El Camino". In addition to Ohio's finest duo, global music producer-performer, deejay and MTV Push artist Martin Solveig will be the "2012 MTV Movie Awards" house DJ. The Black Keys and Solveig join a star studded roster that includes Indie-pop darlings fun. and Pittsburgh MC Wiz Khalifa for a night of unbridled musical mayhem and movie madness.
Additional A-Listers slated to dole out buckets of golden goodness to your favorite nominees include Andy Samberg, Leighton Meester and Adam Sandler. Andrew Garfield, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Mark Wahlberg, Michael Fassbender and Mila Kunis. Emma Stone, honoree of the first-ever MTV Trailblazer Award, will also be in attendance to celebrate the most loved movies of 2012.
The Movie Awards puts the power of the popcorn in your hands! Will wizards, vampires or tributes reign supreme in 2012? Which silver screen smooch made us melt the most? From Best-Gut Wrenching Moment to Best On-Screen Dirtbag, MTV has your much-loved cinematic scenes covered. And, for the first time an academy of outstanding directors will bestow a golden popcorn for the honor of Breakthrough Performance, celebrating the best newbie on the big screen.
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Date of last review or update: May 30, 2012
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