The 2007 MTV Movie Awards took place on June 3, 2007 (June 4 in Europe) were hosted by
Sarah Silverman.[1] The ceremony featured performances by
Rihanna featuring
Jay-Z, who performed "
Umbrella", and
Amy Winehouse, who performed "
Rehab".[2] It was the first
MTV Movie Awards show broadcast live to American audiences, and it was located at the
Gibson Amphitheatre in
Universal City, California.[3]Mark Burnett directed the show and executive produced this year's ceremony.[4] Nominees were announced on April 30, 2007, and the voting for the main categories ran until the end of May.[5]
A pre-recorded movie parody included Sarah Silverman re-enacting with the characters from Babel, Dreamgirls, The Pursuit of Happyness, The Departed, 300, The Devil Wears Prada, and Transformers.
Sarah Silverman repeatedly made negative jokes towards
Paris Hilton, which caused mixed reactions from the general audience. The audience at the
Gibson Amphitheatre, however, were cheering after Silverman stated that Paris was going to
jail very soon.[6] In 2011, it was reported that Sarah apologized to Paris for joking about her prison time.[7][8]
The pre-show was the subject of a rather vociferous ad campaign for the upcoming summer flick Transformers (distributed by
Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of
Viacom, which also owns
MTV), which included an extended interview with star
Shia LaBeouf, several sneak previews, a "real-life" example of a car used in the movie, etc. The focus on the film was further reinforced when the film won in the category "Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet." The pre-show also included Hilton's last interview before entering jail.