Teens Rule the MTV Awards

Shocker: That 'Twilight' movie is night's big winner

(NEWSER) - Showing considerably better dance moves than he did during his last surprise performance , Tom Cruise stole the show at last night’s MTV Movie Awards. Channeling his popular Tropic Thunder character Les Grossman, Cruise got down and dirty with Jennifer Lopez—the attention-getting antics were second only to Sandra Bullock’s girl-on-girl action . Cruise also opened the awards show. More»

Mariah Carey, Johnny Depp also among winners

(NEWSER) - Vampires were big winners at last night’s People’s Choice Awards, with Twilight, True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries all taking home trophies. Mariah Carey, helped to the stage by husband Nick Cannon to accept her Favorite R&B Artist award, later addressed the question of whether or not she was drunk when accepting her last award at the Palm Springs Film Festival by saying, “Everybody in the club gettin' tipsy,” Popsugar reports. More»

Eminen and "Bruno" tangle at pop culture fete

(NEWSER) - Teen fave Twilight swept the MTV Movie Awards last night with five wins—including Best Fight, Best Kiss, and Best Movie—reports Entertainment Weekly. Heath Ledger scored a posthumous Best Villain for Dark Knight, and former Saturday Night Live star Amy Poehler nabbed the inaugural Best WTF Moment for Baby Mama. The show was hosted by current SNLer Andy Samberg. More»

Funny and un-funny moments abound at ceremony

(NEWSER) - Oscar night was filled with highs and lows, from the predictably inspirational moments when Kate Winslet finally won and Heath Ledger’s family received his posthumous award, to the cheap shot of producers cutting to Angelina Jolie’s face during Jennifer Aniston’s presenter speech. More from the Los Angeles Times. Best:

• Sean Penn opened his acceptance speech by greeting “you Commie, homo-loving sons-of-a-gun.”

Rock stars need to stop playing it safe

(NEWSER) - What happened to rock stars dressing like rock stars?, wonders Monica Corcoran in the Los Angeles Times. Last night’s Grammy Awards were “glutted with tasteful gowns,” with nominees wearing “plenty of dresses that wouldn't make a pastor flinch.” Gone are the days of the tacky, navel-bearing outfits that were such hits with the at-home viewing audience. Even teen sensations Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift kept it sophisticated. More»