“The Avengers” and “Silver Linings Playbook” won big Sunday night at the MTV Movie Awards, each scoring three golden popcorn awards. Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper also took home top honors for their lead performances in “Playbook.” Three-peat best female performance winner Jennifer Lawrence didn’t attend the awards, but still set the internet abuzz when the first footage featuring her character Katniss was unveiled during the telecast by “Hunger Games” co-star Liam Hemsworth. (Watch video below)
The evening — full of its usual brand of MTV laughs and zaniness — was hosted by “Pitch Perfect” star Rebel Wilson, who opened the show with a medley of hits that included Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire” and Miley Cyrus’ “The Climb.”
Brad Pitt was on hand to present the movie of the year award to Marvel’s “The Avengers,” while Jamie Foxx received the special generation award from “Django Unchained” co-star Kerry Washington.
Other highlights included host Rebel Wilson picking up the award for breakthrough performance, Will Ferrell receiving the comedic genius award from “Games of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage and Emma Watson snagging the trailblazer award for “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” Meanwhile, the awards’ inaugural best shirtless performance honor went to none other then “Twilight: Breaking Dawn” star Taylor Lautner.
Complete list of MTV Movie Awards Winners:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
“The Avengers” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Lawrence – “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Rebel Wilson – “Pitch Perfect” (Universal Pictures)
BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
Suraj Sharma – “Life of Pi” (20th Century Fox)
BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane — “Ted” (Universal Pictures)
BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE
Taylor Lautner — “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” (Summit Entertainment, LLC)
BEST FIGHT
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston — “The Avengers” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEST KISS
Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper – “Silver Linings Playbook” (The Weinstein Company)
BEST WTF MOMENT
Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson – “Candieland Gets Smoked” in “Django Unchained”
(The Weinstein Company)
BEST VILLAIN
Tom Hiddleston – “The Avengers” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean and Hana Mae Lee – “Pitch Perfect” (Universal Pictures)
