"Pirates of the Caribbean" Triumphs at MTV Movie Awards

Society | June 4, 2007, Monday // 00:00

The big winner at this year's MTV Movie Awards was the "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and its star, Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow won the prize for best performance.

Depp joined "Pirates" producer Jerry Bruckheimer to accept the Golden Popcorn trophy.

"This is the man who did it all right here, Johnny Depp," Bruckheimer said. "Without him, we wouldn't be here."

"I'd like to thank this man and Disney for not firing me first," Depp replied.

The other big winners were Mike Meyers, who won the MTV Generation Award, and Sacha Baron Cohen, who collected two trophies for his "Borat Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" movie.

Cohen also claimed best-kiss honours for his smooch with Will Ferrell in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

MTV's Movie Awards includes prizes for best fight, which went to Gerard Butler and best villain - Jack Nicholson for his mobster role in "The Departed", plus awards for aspiring filmmakers.

The breakthrough performance prize went to 9-year-old Jaden Smith, who starred opposite his father, Will Smith, in "The Pursuit of Happiness

Two new categories appeared at this year's show: best movie spoof and best summer movie you haven't seen yet. Andy Signore, a filmmaker from Pennsylvania, won for "United 300," a hybrid spoof of "300" and "United 93."

"Transformers," due July 3, was named the best as-yet-unseen summer film.

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