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UPDATE MONDAY: Dealing with the fallout from its profanity-laden MTV Movie Awards last night, MTV issued a statement apologizing for the 100+ curse words uttered from the stage of the show, some of which made it into the live broadcast without being bleeped.
“The MTV Movie Awards is a live televised event known for irreverent comedy and a party atmosphere where our guests speak more freely than they otherwise might,” an MTV spokeswoman said. “While we aired the live broadcast with a delay, we were unable to mute every word that some might find objectionable. All of these words will be muted in subsequent airings. We sincerely apologize to those in our audience who were offended by any objectionable words that might have slipped by for the live airing.”
The always-vigilant Parents Television Council used the opportunity to attack the current cable system that offers basic cable channels in packages. (Cable nets are not regulated by the FCC.) It addressed the MTV Movie Awards as well as the premiere of the new MTV series The Hard Times of RJ Berger that followed it and, for some reason, kept referring to the awards show as the MTV Music Awards.
“Families were assaulted by the content found on the MTV Music Awards and on Hard Times and we should not have to pay for this kind of filth on our cable bills – especially since it’s targeted directly towards our children,” said PTC President Tim Winter. “The fact that both programs were rated as appropriate for 14-year-olds demonstrates the lack of any serious regard Viacom or MTV have for the television content ratings system. A movie with the same amount of profanity as on both shows would (or at least should) garner an R-rating…The Music Awards and Hard Times should have been rated TV-MA.”
PREVIOUS SUNDAY 11 PM: Two words summed up tonight’s MTV Movie Awards: Twilight and f**k. Both found their way into pretty much every segment, with Twilight: New Moon winning every category it was nominated in and the number of F-bombs dropped probably setting a record for a TV broadcast. Here are some pf the night’s highlights:
In his opening, host Aziz Ansari reenacted James Cameron’s pitch for Avatar:
“Cameron: I wanna make a movie about blue aliens, it’s gonna take me 12 years, and it will cost me $500 million.
Studio executive: Wow, that’s it? Do you have anything else?
Cameron: Oh yeah, and at some point a dude is gonna f**k a dragon with his pony tail.”
Later on, Ansari performed a cool music tribute to Avatar that culminated with:
“Its a bummer when nature is destroyed. Which reminds me: Fuck you BP.” (see video)
Tom Cruise reprised his Tropic Thunder character, the foul-mouthed hot-headed studio executive Les Grossman in the opening segment as well as an on-stage music number with Jennifer Lopez. (see videos) Also memorable was Ansari’s taped skit with Zach Galifianakis. (see video)
A lot of people came down on wires, including Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Katy Perry, but there was no Sacha Baron Cohen/Eminem moment this year. And it wouldn’t be an MTV’s awards show without a girl-on-girl kiss. This time, it was Sandra Bullock, the MTV Generation award recipient, who made out with Scarlett Johanson.
The weirdest moment of the night: Christina Aguilera’s music performance ended with glowing neon heart lighting up over her vagina. Second weirdest moment: Angelina Jolie getting nominated for a movie that has not been released yet, Salt.
And here are some memorable/awkward lines from the show:
- Presenter Jonnah Hill, talking about the clash between team Edward and team Jacob from Twilight: “Those two teams would never mix. Its like Israel and Palestine.”
- Presenter Betty White: “My ovaries were recently named a national monument.”
- Winner Robert Pattinson: “I want to thank my parents for conceiving me.”
- Peter Facinelli, accepting the best movie award for Twilight, on keeping his thanks to Twilight author Stephenie Meyer clean in his expletive-laden acceptance speech: ”I’m not going to curse with you because you’re Mormon.”
Full list of winners:
BEST MOVIE
• “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” (Summit Entertainment)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
• Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
• Kristen Stewart – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
BREAKOUT STAR
• Anna Kendrick – “Up In The Air” (Paramount Pictures)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
• Zach Galifianakis – “The Hangover” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST VILLAIN
• Tom Felton – “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST FIGHT
• Beyoncé vs. Ali Larter – “Obsessed” (Screen Gems/Sony Pictures)
BEST KISS
• Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
BEST WTF MOMENT
• Ken Jeong – “The Hangover”
BEST SCARED AS S**T PERFORMANCE
• Amanda Seyfried – “Jennifer’s Body” (Twentieth Century Fox)
BEST BADASS
• Rain – “Ninja Assassin” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
GLOBAL SUPERSTAR
• Robert Pattinson – “The Twilight Saga: New Moon”
TV Editor Nellie Andreeva - tip her here.
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And this is our next generation…I am not optimistic.
I, unfortunately, concur.
Listen, you vapid simpletons… it’s not about whether the f-bombs were vulgar. It’s why they were put there in the first place. Clearly the reason is because MTV took one look at their line-up of celebrated movies and realized that they were putting on the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. So they added swear words. And then forced Sandra Bullock to have an awkward kiss with Johansen. And then hired the one-trick’nest pony that mine eyes have ever seen… Ansari. Not only does the repetition of his delivery render everything he says completely meaningless… his tone-deaf rap was the final nail on the coffin of that show for me. A truly awful experience. MTV… I lost my final shred of respect for you last night.
I lost respect for MTV WHEN THEY STOPPED PLAYING MUSIC!!!!!!
AMEN.
Seriously, MTV became a joke over 15 years ago.
Cynicism is pretty awesome! Here’s a youngster that might cheer you Oldies up.
Sandra Bullock said okay quit applauding, this is LIVE on a time schedule. Then knowing it is live, Peter Facinelli (?) said F at leats once or twice in every sentence in which the LIVE version couldnt beep on the correct intervals and instead beeped inbetween all the CLEAR CUT fuk fuk fuk…. and you wonder how the law handles that. It it must be beeped, what do they do when it’s not. Let me guess it’s a beep malfunction.
It’s cable, they don’t need to bleep. The FCC fines the over-the-air broadcast networks only, they don’t really have jurisdiction over cable content.
Why would they allow that stringy haired fool to slap a man. Good thing the black guy didn’t get smacked back or NAACP would have been called. What is wrong with our culture today.
Creepy… a real-life racist.
And on top of all the non talent. Wrigley’s replaced the Orbit Gum girl with a low rent impostor! She’s not British or talented! She’s as interesting as watching paint dry! BRING BACK THE REAL ORBIT GUM GIRL!
Tom Cruise was hilarious. LOVE Twilight and i’m a dude. so there, i said it.
the new orbit gum girl is sexxxyyy
I thought this was a great year for the MTV Movie Awards. I’m a recent teen (21), and of course I was annoyed by all of the Twilight references, but you do have to concede that it’s MTV’s audience, and they voted it in. So given that, you can’t blame the award show for the huge Twilight emphasis. Just accept it and move on. Yeah Aziz had fun with it, but he also involved a sketch with Human Giant, and that’s A-OK in my book.
About the F-bombs, I thought they were fine. It isn’t like MTV said – OK, let’s go ahead and write as many F-bombs in here as we can (Even if they did, I’m OK with that, I’ll get to that in a bit). It seems to me that they instead let the actors/scriptwriters cut loose. I mean, after a year where The Hangover was such a big hit as it was, there comes a point where everyone accepts that mainstream comedy includes vulgarity, especially in light of rising attention on comedians and their standup. To restrain the actors and comedians from then using vulgarity during the show… it would reek of serving to a younger audience (Girls my age love Twilight too), and would lose its relevance. Not to mention that allowing award recipients and participating guests this type of freedom really gave everyone involved that party vibe. It is an awards show, everyone involved is drinking a lot, having a great time, and the excitement really came through as a result. That to me was the greatest effect of letting the vulgarity fly.
Plus MTV probably wants to see more hiccups like that Kanye deal last year – so if everyone is on board with drinking more and having a good time, odds are that’ll happen. Better ratings, more press. I’m down – makes actors seem more human.
Out of all of this here’s the biggest thing I noticed – if anything, MTV shifted their focus to their older audience, not their younger audience. The Hangover was rated R yet was hugely successful. They then let Ken Jeong dance half-naked during the show, and let the comedians do their thing, unrestricted (save for bleeps). Twilight was even roasted, and while it was of course not ignored (to focus doesn’t also mean ignore), the show threw in bits their older audience (20 and up) would enjoy (the previously listed, Human Giant, Kiss cam, Mark Wahlberg&Will Ferrell, Les Grossman, Scott Pilgrim).
Oh dear! Oh My! Will someone please protect Nikki? She heard F-BOMBS ON MTV! She’s so upset and she’s written it up as a lead story! Poor baby never, ever heard such language! Next thing you know, she’ll be describing people’s language as Naughty!
Nikki, grow up and get over this shit. You never complained about the language on ENTOURAGE, or are you playing favorites again?
Wow, not only did Nikki not write this up, there isn’t any actual complaining about the swearing–it’s just mentioned, probably because it’s memorable. Great to see intelligent comments on DHD!
Um, the byline is Nellie, not Nikki.
Hmm, that’s a really great comment… except for the part where the article wasn’t written by Nikki.
Why are you comparing a TV MA HBO show to a LIVE cable awards show? One of the you are allowed to curse the other you are not, hence the ratings.
C’mon people. It’s amazing how little some of you know about what’s “allowed” on basic cable. MTV chooses to avoid the f-bomb, but with the exception of true obscenity, the government does not have the authority to regulate cable — pay or basic. If MTV (or Animal Planet for that matter) wants to drop f-bombs and telecast nudity, they are allowed to do so. The only regulation is self-regulation — and perhaps their desire not to lose a young audience. The the distinction between pay cable and basic cable in this instance is totally irrelevant.
The byline is for NELLIE not NIKKI and Nellie has, in the past, whined and complained about language, or South Park’s use of “Muhammad.” She’s kinda like the Rush Limbaugh or Fox News of entertainment reporting- not much substance.
This will go down in history as one of the most hilarously awkward award shows ever produced. I was entertained — but mostly because I couldn’t believe it. It was so full of “WTF” moments that it felt like a fever dream and I had to question if I was in that ALT-verse that made the end of Lost so terrible.
The End of Lost was great.
Lost’s finale wasn’t terrible.. you just aren’t capable of understanding.. you are probably one of those people that think they all died in the initial plane crash.
Wow, really? Really? Honestly it’s exactly the other way around, you have to be kind of simple to have been satisfied with the finale.
are some people *still* complaining about the Lost finale. time to move on
The end of “Lost” was a cheat and a con, plain and simple. This article sums up my feelings about it nicely: http://www.tv-calling.com/lost-finale-thoughts-from-the-end-to-the-beginning/
I was there and MTV did a great job.
Those above mentioned moments weren’t awkward, Nikki and her readers have just fallen out of touch with what is funny to younger people. Israel and Palestine deserve to be the target of jokes, they behave like children, both of them. Better a target of a punch line than a bomb. It is okay to poke fun at someone for being Mormon. And if you don’t think Betty White making a joke about her ovaries is funny you have a serious deficit when it comes to understanding humor. No harm, no foul. Kudos to MTV for keeping the movies fun. The only thing Awkward about the show was how short Taylor Lautner is without an apple box to stand on. Shorten than Kristin Stewart in heels.
The only thing more awkward and bad than the show was your post. Nobody in their late teens or early 20′s who has a brain though it was cool. MTV Award Shows have always sucked and this year was no different. BTW, I know you’re probably 16 and Twilight is like awesome to you, but jokes about the Middle East and Mormons aren’t new. They’re just usually funnier.
umm..i AM a young person and i wasn’t impressed thank you very much. it was 3 hours of twilight idolatry by people trying to out-cuss each other for the entertainment of 12 year old girls who just learned how to cuss. lazy humor.
i admit, aziz ansari had his moments and the swag coach skit was hilarious. (anything related to the hangover was great…those guys are true comedians). but those talentless twilight brats need to go away.
Funny that you say how talentless the cast of Twilight is… Funny how you will never come close to making the kind of money that they do. Another odd thing… if you are so annoyed by them, why do you even tune in to watch these kind of shows. The Twilight Phenomenon is everywhere… you should probably get used to it.
P.S. I F***ing loved the foul language! Great Job MTV!
Yes, it is funny if someone doesn’t make as much money as the Twilight cast. Hilarious. And if you can’t keep up with Jacob’s bank, you should kill yourself because you aren’t worth anything. Of course, that means you should probably go first Liz.
I remember when I thought swearing on TV was SO cool and different. And then I got into junior high.
twilight is headed for a rude awakening. the movie is opening overseas in the middle of the world cup soccer championships. which means outside of north america, this film will is headed for a trainwreck.
Who cares if someone doesn’t make “the money” that people in “Twilight” make? Who cares if someone says the cast isn’t talented – it’s their opinion. What are you, six years old?
evidently, to the writers of this show, comedy equals dropping an f-bomb every 8 seconds. Wow, I guess I AM funny.
Stop swearing us, you F*@@$T$!
It’s weird watching this while the gulf of mexico is being ruined with oil and the economy is in shambles. I saw all those rich people and it didn’t seem to be about the audience or their families. The movie awards are about the rich giving to the rich. It’s a self congratulatory pat on the back ‘we won’ and there is more money to be made. I see rich people on the screen and people suffering in the streets. In truth, it’s always been that way.
Another thing. MTVs older dumb stuff was way better than their new dumb stuff. I’m talking 90s there.
Are You Kidding? STFU….so is everyone suppose to be sad and whimper about the environment? Get a fucking life.
Um… not a very popular attitude to have right now, Laurena. You do realize that this oil spill was a huge, huge deal, right?
We all know the oil spill is a big deal, what does it have to do with a movie popularity contest? If you are so all-consumed with the oil spill or the economy, what are you doing watching the MTV movie awards in the first place?
hey i thought it was a great article
Angelina Jolie was nominated FOR A MOVIE THAT HASN’T EVEN BEEN F**KING RELEASED YET.
…which should clue you in to how these shows don’t mean anything and are simply publicity engines.
If I was in the censor booth, I would have spoken to the director and producers and tell them that if the presenters and winners don’t stop cussing every two seconds that people watching at home will not be able to hear the show. I’m all for having fun at award shows but this was ridiculous. And thank you to the person who said that this is our next generation. I’m worried too.
I hate to say it (and never thought I would) but Tom Cruise just became a superstar again. Les Grossman is iconic. That performance sealed the deal. Wait and see.
TOM CRUISE ROCKED IT.
F*cking awesome, Mr. Cruise. I never once doubted your ability – even when you were jumping on couches, and nights like this prove you are beyond a hollywood superstar, you are a TALENTED superstar – no one can tell you different.
By the way the F bombs aren’t a big deal. Rember cable channels are not regulated by the FCC. It’s a subscrition service. MTV chooses to bleep those words. So it’s really no big deal.
The M in MTV is for Morons? am I right? what did I win? Zaba doo! an MTV Movie Award. NTY…
Wow. Looks like Twilight New Moon will now sweep next years Oscars!!
Let’s face it. Les Grossman is the best thing Tom Cruise has done since “Collateral”.
Katie Holmes looked like she was about to storm out of the place after she fake-smiled for the zillionith time…
Damn, I remember when MTV used to be good. Now its a haven for Lady Gaga fans and teen girls texting millions of votes for anything Twilight. Why else would a kid from Harry Potter beat Christoph Waltz for best villain? Waltz was the best villain in a movie in years.
The Movie Awards was Fucking Awesome, actually the best fucking award show in a few years. I thought it was fucking funny, and whoever is fuckign posting stupid fucking ignorant crap about “rich people not helping in the gulf” Just because you have fucking money doesn’t make you an automatic fucking philanthropist. So shut the fuck up. and no one is making any comments on the fact the MTV’s bleeper missed a few fucks during the final speech… fucking weak.
Wow some of you must be real fun to be with at a party! It was supposed to be fun and stupid it has nothing to do with the next generation being messed up. Yes we all know whats going on in the world should we stop everything in our lives because of it or dwell on it? Sometimes you need an escape and a time to just laugh. I’m 20 and didn’t take the show so serious but its a time to relax and just enjoy something other then depressing news.
So what they cursed a lot-it’s just words. So what some of the humor you didn’t like-millions of people did. Its a stupid award show on MTV no one takes serious because diehard stupid teens vote over and over again for crap like Twilight(thats right I’m in the teens/early 20′s category and hate that movie, stop stereotyping all of us). It’s not the Oscars-cursing and wtf moments are to be expected. Its not new for MTV.
Tom Cruise and JLo were the best – although the Avatar pitch was pretty awesome. Sandra Bullock – total class act. The whole night was fun. It was a brief respite in an otherwise bleak ecological moment in our nation’s history. Sandra once again hit every nail on the head.
I counted four words that got past the bleep button on the live broadcast. Will MTV get fined by the FCC, or is that penalty reserved for the major networks?
The sad thing is that MTV thinks letting people use the word FUCK so often is cool – that is so 1990′s. Well, maybe it is cool if you live in the repressed United States. The rest of the world got over that word a long time ago! For example, it has been used on Canadian television for more than 15 years now ( post 9pm but still).
get over yourselves.
I used to love watching this when I was a kid, back in the 90′s. Everybody who was anybody appeared on the show.
Now it feels like a commercial machine. The only presenters doing the job has a new movie coming out, a dvd releasing or a single to promote.
Even the F bombs — used only for a gum ad.
Tom has always rocked it! Always very cool.
If there was an award for Best Effort At Trying To Prove You’re Still Cool Despite All The Xenu And Couch-Jumping Stuff, Tom Cruise deserved it. He was actually really funny.
If there was an award for Sticking WIth A Bit Even After Its Not Working Because You Are Suspended Over The Stage By Cables, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg nailed it. It was a good effort.
And if there is an award for Most Awkward Person At Award Shows, they should go ahead give the Lifetime Achievement honor to Kristen Stewart.