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A “Dynamite” Night at the MTV Awards

The film Napoleon Dynamite was the big winner last night at the MTV Awards, winning many statues, including the one for Best Film of the Year.

Jon Heder of Napolean Dynamite was also recognized for Best Male Breakthrough Performance and Best Musical Performance.

The event was held Saturday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, and was hosted by Jimmy Fallon.

Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan, also won three awards for Best Female Performance for Lohan, Best Breakthrough Female Performance for Rachel McAdams and Best Onscreen Team.  It was also a big night for McAdams who took home three trophies, including Best Kiss, along with costar Ryan Gosling in The Notebook.

Leonardo DiCaprio won the award for Best Male Performance for his role as Howard Hughes in The Aviator. 

Here is the complete list of winners:

  • Best Movie: Napoleon Dynamite
  • Best Male Performance: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
  • Best Female Performance: Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls
  • Best Comedic Performance: Dustin Hoffman, Meet the Fockers
  • Best Onscreen Team: Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, Mean Girls
  • Best Villain: Ben Stiller, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
  • Breakthough Performance, Male: Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite
  • Breakthough Performance, Female: Rachel McAdams, Mean Girls
  • Best Action Sequence: Destruction of Los Angeles, The Day After Tomorrow
  • Best Fight: Daryl Hannah vs. Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Vol. 2
  • Best Kiss: Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, The Notebook
  • Best Musical Performance: Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite
  • Best Frightened Performance: Dakota Fanning, Hide and Seek
  • Best Videogame Based on a Movie: Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay