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When Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose before completing his final film, Jude Law stepped in to finish his role. Now he's stepped up to judge Ledger's namesake scholarship competition.
"I am delighted and honored to do what I can to keep Heath's legacy alive," Law, 36, says. "He was a brilliant actor and a wonderful man and it is only fitting that this scholarship has been developed in his name."
Law took over Ledger's role in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus along with Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell after the actor's death of an accidental overdose last year.
The Australians in Film Heath Ledger Scholarship is awarded to an emerging Australian actor who wants to pursue a career in America. Hollywood hopeful Oliver Ackland took home last year's prize of $10,000 and return airfare from Australia on Qantas. This year's finalists will be announced in February 2010.
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Eminem returned to the spotlight Sunday, spitting the lyrics of his name-dropping singles "We Made You" and "Crack A Bottle" from his hit album Relapse at the MTV Movie Awards. But not long after his performance, he stormed away from his seat in the auditorium when Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his flamboyant character Brüno in angel wings and a barely-visible thong, descended on wires and landed face down in the rapper's lap.
Bodyguards pounced and Eminem's entourage made its exit in what was the most outrageous moment of a night of filled with irreverence. Other examples: host Andy Samberg spoofing box office hits like Slumdog Millionaire (which was nominated six times but came up empty handed) and Star Trek, Amy Poehler accepting the Golden Popcorn trophy for the best "WTF moment" and Forest Whitaker singing an operatic rendition of Samberg's Emmy Award winning song "D– in a Box."
But the night belonged to the film sensation Twilight, which picked up five awards, including the top prize for best movie.
After Shia LaBeouf handed out the best fight award to its stars Robert Pattinson and Cam Gigandet for their tussle in the vampire movie, Pattinson also picked up the award for the best breakthrough performance by a male. Later, he and costar Kristen Stewart teased the crowd by nearly reenacting the kiss between their characters Edward Cullen and Bella Swan while accepting the award for best buss.
Stewart also won the prize for best female performance. "I was just about as awkward as you thought I was going to be," the flustered star said at the podium.
Other winners included High School Musical 3: Senior Year's Ashley Tisdale, who won in the female breakthrough performance category while her costar Zac Efron won for best male performance. Jim Carey won for best comedic performance for his role in Yes Man and Heath Ledger was posthumously honored for his legendary performance in The Dark Knight.
The best song from a movie went to Miley Cyrus for "The Climb," which was featured in Hannah Montana: The Movie.
Efron, Kiefer Sutherland and Triumph the Insult Dog presented former MTV Movie Awards host Ben Stiller with the MTV Generation Award, honoring the actor for a career of "selling out box offices without selling out."
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Terminator Salvation (2009)
John Connor is the man fated to lead the human resistance against Skynet and its army of Terminators. But the future that Connor was raised to believe in is altered in part by the appearance of Marcus Wright, a stranger whose last memory is of being on death row.
Connor must decide whether Marcus has been sent from the future, or rescued from the past. As Skynet prepares its final onslaught, Connor and Marcus both embark on an odyssey that takes them into the heart of Skynet's operations, where they uncover the terrible secret behind the possible annihilation of mankind.
Also Known As: T4
Terminator 4
Terminator IV
Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins
Production Status: Released
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Sequel
Running Time: 114 min.
Release Date: May 21st 2009 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action and language.
Distributors: Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Co.: Intermedia Films, Halcyon Company, Lin Pictures
Studios: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures
Filming Locations: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
Produced in: United States
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Angels & Demons 2009
Thriller, Adaptation, Politics/Religion and Sequel
May 15th, 2009
Rated: PG-13 for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material.
STARRING
Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, and
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Symbologist Robert Langdon once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals.
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The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
The continuing adventures of Inspector Jacques Clouseau.
Genres: Comedy, Thriller and Sequel
Release Date: February 6th, 2009 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for some suggestive humor, brief mild language and action.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Releasing
Cast and Credits
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Steve Martin, Emma Bunton, Andy Garcia, John Cleese
Directed by: Harald Zwart
Produced by: Shawn Levy, Ira Shuman, Robert Simonds
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Repo! The Genetic Opera ( 2008 )
In the year 2056--the not so distant future--an epidemic of organ failures devastates the planet. Out of the tragedy, a savior emerges: GeneCo, a biotech company that offers organ transplants--for a price. Those who miss their payments are scheduled for repossession and hunted by villainous Repo Men. In a world where surgery addicts are hooked on painkilling drugs and murder is sanctioned by law, a...
Genres: Musical/Performing Arts, Science Fiction/Fantasy and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min.
Release Date: November 7th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for strong bloody violence and gore, language, some drug and sexual content.
Distributors: Lionsgate
Cast and Credits
Starring: Anthony Head, Alexa Vega, Paris Hilton, Paul Sorvino, Nivek Ogre
Directed by: Darren Lynn Bousman
Produced by: Jonathan McHugh, Mark Burg, Oren Koules
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City of Ember (2008 )
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights--underground. Built as a refuge for humanity and powered by a massive generator, this City will only sustain for 200 years. Now Ember is falling into darkness as the generator fails. Despite growing concern for the future of their beloved City, Ember's students find themselves confronting the...
Genres: Action/Adventure and Science Fiction/Fantasy
Release Date: October 10th, 2008 (wide)
MPAA Rating: PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.
Distributors: Fox Walden
Cast and Credits
Starring: Bill Murray, Toby Jones, Saoirse Ronan, Tim Robbins, Martin Landau
Directed by: Gil Kenan
Produced by: Tom Hanks, John D. Schofield, Gary Goetzman
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