LOS ANGELES — Jennifer Aniston was rewarded for being bad. The actress picked up the best on-screen dirtbag award for her role as a man-eating dentist in “Horrible Bosses” at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards.
“I would like to say thank you to the television show ‘Friends’ for letting me unleash my inner sweetheart, and here’s to (‘Horrible Bosses’ director) Seth Gordon for letting me be a dirtbag,” Aniston said.
“Bridesmaids” and “The Hunger Games” were battling for the most buckets of golden popcorn trophies at the show. The raunchy comedy and the survival saga were the top nominees at the 21st annual extravaganza with eight nods apiece, including movie of the year.
The live, fan-favorite ceremony was hosted by bawdy actor-comedian Russell Brand. He opened the show by poking fun at Kim Kardashian’s short-lived marriage, which he acknowledged was hypocritical. Brand filed for divorce last year from pop superstar Katy Perry after 14 months of marriage. Perry performed at the Brand-hosted MTV Video Music Awards in 2009.
“Tonight, I’m gonna keep my eyes peeled for my next wife,” Brand joked.
Other early winners Sunday were Shailene Woodley for breakthrough performance for “The Descendants” and Josh Hutcherson for best male performance for “The Hunger Games.”
