Sunday, but all cameras were aimed at one who wasn't up for any award: Paris Hilton.
The heiress, who must report to Los Angeles County Jail by midnight Tuesday, flashed her trademark coy smile as she posed for photos and talked with reporters.
"I'm really scared but I'm ready to face my sentence," she said.
"Even though this is a really hard time, I have my family, my friends and my fans to support me, and that's really helpful."
Hilton's expense to open the show. She said to make Hilton feel more comfortable, prison officials planned to paint the bars of her cell to resemble penises.
When the camera panned to Hilton, she was not smiling.
Then the focus finally turned to movies. MTV's irreverent mix of honors includes prizes for best kiss, best fight and best villain.
Jack Nicholson was the winning villain, capturing the Golden Popcorn Gerard Butler, who battled "The Uber Immortal" in the made-in-Montreal epic 300. Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen won best kiss for their smooch in Talladega Nights: The Battle of Ricky Bobby. They shared a long, session — as they claimed their awards.
"Unfortunately, Borat can't be here tonight," Cohen joked. "He's been feeling the pressures of fame and had to check himself into rehab."
The live program, held at the Gibson Amphitheater, was punctuated by a performance by Rihanna and Jay Z, who paired up on her new song "Umbrella.
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Two Dreamgirls stars, Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson and Grammy winner Beyonce Knowles, were in the running for best performance. Also Smith's 9-year-old son, Jaden Smith, claimed the breakthrough Happyness. He accepted his award by video from Toronto, where his sister Willow is working on the film Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Mystery, with his dad by his side and his mom behind the camera.
Caribbean beat Blades of Glory, The Devil Wears Prada, Little Miss Sunshine and Borat in the race for Best Movie. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and star Johnny Depp accepted the award.
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