Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Scooby Doo") and Jack Black ("Shallow Hal") hosted a night filled with song and dance at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Black and Gellar opened the event dressed as popcorn and had the star-studded audience involved in a sing-along, with special performances by Andy Garcia and Brittany Murphy.
Besides the opening short film parody of "Spider-Man" and a spoof on "Lord of the Rings" titled "Lord of the Piercing," the 2002 MTV Movie Awards featured performances by Eminem, The White Stripes, and the debut performance of Ozzy Osbourne's daughter Kelly who sang her cover of Madonna's "Papa Don't Preach."
Presenters for the event included Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Bow Wow, Nicolas Cage, Linda Cardellini, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Eve, Jennifer Garner, Eddie Griffin, Katie Holmes, Johnny Knoxville, Matthew Lillard, Ewan McGregor, Bridget Moynahan, Brittany Murphy, Mike Myers, Natalie Portman, Franka Potente, Freddie Prinze Jr., Chris Rock, Winona Ryder, Adam Sandler, Will Smith, Hilary Swank, and Charlize Theron.
Here's a list of all the nominees and winners:
BEST MOVIE:
"Black Hawk Down," Sony Pictures
"The Fast and the Furious," Universal
"Legally Blonde," MGM
"Shrek," DreamWorks SKG
WINNER: "The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring," New Line Cinema
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Russell Crowe, "A Beautiful Mind"
Vin Diesel, "The Fast and the Furious"
Josh Hartnett, "Pearl Harbor"
Elijah Wood, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
WINNER: Will Smith, "Ali"
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Kate Beckinsale, "Pearl Harbor"
Halle Berry, "Monster's Ball"
Angelina Jolie, "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider"
Reese Witherspoon, "Legally Blonde"
WINNER: Nicole Kidman, "Moulin Rouge"
BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM:
"Ocean's Eleven," Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Elliott Gould, Eddie Jemison, Bernie Mac, Brad Pitt, Shaobo Qin and Carl Reiner
"Rush Hour 2," Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker
"Shrek," Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, and Mike Myers
"Zoolander," Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson
WINNER: "The Fast and the Furious," Vin Diesel and Paul Walker
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE:
Eddie Murphy, "Shrek"
Mike Myers, "Shrek"
Seann William Scott, "American Pie 2"
Chris Tucker, "Rush Hour 2"
WINNER: Reese Witherspoon," "Legally Blonde"
BEST VILLAIN:
Aaliyah, "The Queen of the Damned"
Christopher Lee, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings"
Tim Roth, "Planet of the Apes"
Zhang Ziyi, "Rush Hour 2"
WINNER: Denzel Washington, "Training Day"
BREAKTHROUGH MALE:
DMX, "Exit Wounds"
Colin Hanks, "Orange County"
Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
Paul Walker, "The Fast and the Furious"
WINNER: Orlando Bloom, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring"
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE:
Penelope Cruz, "Blow"
Anne Hathaway, "The Princess Diaries"
Shannyn Sossamon, "A Knight's Tale"
Britney Spears, "Crossroads"
WINNER: Mandy Moore, "A Walk to Remember"
BEST KISS:
"A Knight's Tale," Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon
"Bridget Jones's Diary," Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth
"Moulin Rouge," Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor
"Not Another Teen Movie," Mia Kirshner and Beverly Polcyn
WINNER: "American Pie 2," Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE:
"Black Hawk Down," First Helicopter Crash
"The Fast and the Furious," The Final Race
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," The Cave Tomb Battle
WINNER: "Pearl Harbor," The Attack Scene
BEST FIGHT:
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," Angelina Jolie versus the robot
"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," Christopher Lee versus Ian McKellen
"The One," Jet Li versus himself
WINNER: "Rush Hour 2," Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan versus The Hong Kong Gang
BEST MUSICAL SEQUENCE:
"A Knight's Tale," Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon
"Moulin Rouge," Nicole Kidman
"Rush Hour 2," Chris Tucker
WINNER: "Moulin Rouge," Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman
SOURCE: MTV Networks
