The "Transformers," the blockbuster about robots in disguise, took home the golden popcorn trophy for best film at the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday night, and Johnny Depp won two buckets for best comedic performance and best villain at the awards show in Universal City, Calif. Adam Sandler won the Generation Award, the show's highest honor.
Other winners included Ellen Paige for best female performance for "Juno"; Will Smith for best male performance for "I Am Legend"; and Zac Efron for best breakthrough performance for "Hairspray."
Today in History
1897: Mark Twain, 61, was quoted by the New York Journal as saying from London that "the report of my death was an exaggeration."
1924: Congress passed a measure that was then signed by President Coolidge granting American citizenship to all U.S.-born American Indians.
1953: Queen Elizabeth II of Britain was crowned in Westminster Abbey, 16 months after the death of her father, King George VI.
1979: Pope John Paul II arrived in his native Poland on the first visit by a pope to a Communist country.
Today's Birthdays
Actor Stacy Keach, 67. Actor Jerry Mathers, 60. Comedian Dana Carvey, 53. Actor-comedian Wayne Brady, 36. Actor Wentworth Miller, 36. Actor Zachary Quinto, 31. Actor Deon Richmond, 30. Rock musician Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes), 28.
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