| 2010 MTV Movie Awards | |
|---|---|
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| Date | Sunday, June 6, 2010 |
| Location | Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Aziz Ansari |
| Website | http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2010/  |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | MTV |
| Produced by | Mark Burnett |
| Directed by | Joe DeMaio |
The 2010 MTV Movie Awards was the 19th annual ceremony which took place on June 6, 2010, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. Aziz Ansari served as a host for the ceremony.[1] Voting the nominees began from a list of eligible contestants on March 29, 2010, and ended on April 9, 2010. The nominees itself were announced on May 12, 2010,[2] and the winners were voted by the public.[3]
MTV, MTV2, and VH1 all broadcast the ceremony simultaneously; the three networks combined for a viewership of 5.8 million, down from 5.9 million viewers last year.[4]
The show gained controversy for constant use of the term "fuck" and its derivatives by its presenters and Peter Facinelli, who accepted the Best Movie award, a number of which were not muted due to its live format.[5] Parents Television Council president Tim Winter, responding to the program's TV-14 rating, stated: "It is an outrage to the content rating system. If it had been a motion picture, it would have been rated R. The fact that it was rated 14 shows what little respect MTV and Viacom have for the content ratings."[6][7]
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- ^ MTV News Staff (May 12, 2010). "MTV Movie Awards 2010: Full Nominees List!". MTV News. Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Wigler, Josh (June 6, 2010). "2010 MTV Movie Awards: Complete Winners List". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 7, 2010). "RATINGS RAT RACE: Solid Ratings For MTV Movie Awards, Drop Dead Diva, Kate Plus 8". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2010-06-08. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ Flint, Joe (June 7, 2010). "MTV says sorry about the bad words but no comment from Les Grossman". Company Town. Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ Piazza, Jo (June 7, 2010). "Parents Unhappy as F-Bombs Fly at MTV Movie Awards". PopEater. AOL. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- ^ "PTC Says Teen-Targeted MTV Movie Awards and "Hard Times" Prove Need for Cable Choice" (Press release). Parents Television Council. June 7, 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.