April 16, 2013

Superheroes conquer MTV Movie Awards

Sarah Kebea
Staff Writer

The 2013 MTV Movie Awards featured some of its best moments with host Rebel Wilson, who provided
the worldwide audience with many laughs, but Rebel Wilson was not the only show-stealer of the night. Marvel’s The Avengers won three out of the 15 categories, including the highest honor of the night, Movie of the Year. Silver Linings Playbook won Best Kiss and the Best Male and Female Performances by Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. Besides the awards, the night featured performances by Selena Gomez, rapper Macklemore and the cast of Pitch Perfect, including host Rebel Wilson. Listed below are some of the category nominees and their winners in bold:

Movie of the Year

The Avengers

Django Unchained

Ted

Silver Linings Playbook

The Dark Knight Rises

Best Male Performance

Bradley Cooper- Silver Linings Playbook

Ben Affleck-Argo

Daniel Day-Lewis-Lincoln

Jamie Foxx-Django Unchained

Channing Tatum-Magic Mike

Best Female Performance

Jennifer Lawrence- Silver Linings Playbook

Mila Kunis-Ted

Emma Watson-The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Anne Hathaway-Les Miserables

Rebel Wilson-Pitch Perfect

Breakthrough Performance

Rebel Wilson-Pitch Perfect

Ezra Miller-The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Eddie Redmayne-Les Miserables

Suraj Sharma-Life of Pi

Quevenzhané Wallis-Beasts of the Southern Wild

Best Hero

Martin Freeman-The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Kirsten Stewart-Snow White and the Huntsman

Anne Hathaway (Catwoman)-The Dark Knight Rises

Christian Bale (Batman)-The Dark Knight Rises

Mark Ruffalo (The Hulk)-The Avengers

Best Shirtless Performance

Taylor Lautner-Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2

Channing Tatum-Magic Mike

Christian Bale-The Dark Knight Rises

Daniel Craig-Skyfall

Seth MacFarlane (as Ted)-Ted

Best Fight

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston-The Avengers

Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen-Django Unchained

Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace-Skyfall

Mark Whalberg vs. Seth MacFarlane (as Ted)-Ted

Christian Bale vs. Tom Hardy-The Dark Knight Rises

Best Musical Moment
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee performing “No Diggity”-Pitch Perfect

Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller-The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Anne Hathaway-Les Miserables

Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash and Adam Rodriguez-Magic Mike

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence-Silver Linings Playbook