Kristen Stewart adds another golden popcorn statuette for 'Twilight' by winning Best Female Performance, while Zac Efron is hailed the favorite for male performer.
- June 1, 2009
AceShowbiz -
Two more winners have been announced at 2009 MTV Movie Awards. "Twilight" beauty Kristen Stewart and "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" hunk Zac Efron have each added a golden popcorn statuette to their hit movie's kudos collection by scoring in the Best Performance category.
Stewart who plays Bella Swan in the 2008 popular vampire drama was named Best Female Performance. She bested over Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway, Taraji P. Henson and even this year's Academy Award-winning actress Kate Winslet. Efron, in the meantime, won the Best Male Performance over Christian Bale, Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf and Vin Diesel.
With the additional count from Stewart, "Twilight" has earned four kudos from MTV Movie Award and "High School Musical" has nabbed two. Prior to the announcement of the Best Performance categories, Ben Stiller has been honored with a special award, the Generation Award, for his memorable comic creations over the last 20 years.
The 2009 MTV Movie Awards is aired live by MTV from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California starting at 9 P.M. ET on Sunday, May 31. Hosted by "Saturday Night Live" star Andy Samberg, it has seen the musical performances from Kings of Leon and Eminem. Winners of Best Movie and Best Comedic Performance are still to come.
