De MTV Movie Awards 2009 vonden plaats op 1 juni 2009 in het Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City (Californië) en werden gepresenteerd door acteur Mike Myers.

Winnaars & Nominaties

Best Movie (Beste film) 
Twilight
 Iron Man
 The Dark Knight
 High School Musical 3: Senior Year
 Slumdog Millionaire

Best Male Performance (Beste mannelijke vertolking) 
Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
 Christian Bale - The Dark Knight
 Robert Downey jr. - Iron Man
 Shia LaBeouf - Eagle Eye
 Vin Diesel - Fast & Furious

Best Female Performance (Beste vrouwelijke vertolking) 
Kristen Stewart - Twilight
 Angelina Jolie - Wanted
 Anne Hathaway - Bride Wars
 Kate Winslet - The Reader
 Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Breakthrough Male (Beste mannelijke nieuwkomer) 
Robert Pattinson – Twilight
 Ben Barnes – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
 Bobb'e J. Thompson – Role Models
 Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire
 Taylor Lautner – Twilight

Breakthrough Female (Beste vrouwelijke nieuwkomer) 
Ashley Tisdale – High School Musical 3: Senior Year
 Amanda Seyfried – Mamma Mia!
 Freida Pinto – Slumdog Millionaire
 Kat Dennings – Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
 Miley Cyrus – Hannah Montana: The Movie
 Vanessa Hudgens – High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Best Villain (Beste schurk) 
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight
 Derek Mears – Friday the 13th
 Dwayne Johnson – Get Smart
 Johnathon Schaech – Prom Night
 Luke Goss – Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Best Comedic Performance (Beste Komische Vertolking) 
Jim Carrey – Yes Man
 Amy Poehler – Baby Mama
 Steve Carell – Get Smart
 Anna Faris – The House Bunny
 James Franco – Pineapple Express

Best Song From a Movie (Beste nummer uit een film) 
Miley Cyrus — "The Climb" (from Hannah Montana: The Movie)
 A.R. Rahman — "Jai Ho" (from Slumdog Millionaire)
 Bruce Springsteen — "The Wrestler" (from The Wrestler)
 Paramore — "Decode" (from Twilight)

Best Kiss (Beste kus)
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – Twilight
 Sean Penn and James Franco – Milk
 James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie – Wanted
 Dev Patel and Freida Pinto – Slumdog Millionaire
 Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron – High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Paul Rudd and Thomas Lennon – I Love You, Man

Best Fight (Beste gevecht) 
Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet – Twilight
 Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss – Hellboy II: The Golden Army
 Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson – Bride Wars
 Heath Ledger vs. Christian Bale – The Dark Knight
 Seth Rogen and James Franco vs.Danny McBride – Pineapple Express

Best WTF Moment 
Peeing in the Sink – Amy Poehler (from Baby Mama)
 Curved Bullet Kill – Angelina Jolie (from Wanted)
 Jumping in the Poop Shed – Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (from Slumdog Millionaire)
 Tasting the Decapitated Head – Ben Stiller (from Tropic Thunder)
 Naked Break-Up – Jason Segel and Kristen Bell (from Forgetting Sarah Marshall)

MTV Generation (MTV generatie) 
Ben Stiller

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