Old Music Time

Transformers has taken the top prize at the 2008 MTV movie awards, after being named best movie of the year.

The Michael Bay actioner beat stiff competition from I Am Legend, Pirates of the Caribbean: World’s End, Juno, Superbad and National Treasure: Book of Secrets to claim the trophy, which comes in the shape of a golden tub of popcorn.

The movie’s leading lady Megan Fox, recently named sexiest woman in the world by the readers of FHM magazine, accepted the award on behalf of the film, the sequel to which begins shooting this year.

Teen comedy Superbad had been the favourite to sweep the board, having accrued five nominations, including for best movie.

The film’s leading men, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill, were up for the best male performance gong as well as being nominated in the best newcomer category alongside their co-star Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

However, Will Smith claimed the male award for his performance as the last man, Robert Neville, in I Am Legend while High School Musical star claimed the breakthrough prize for his role as Link Larkin in Hairspray.

Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman won the best kiss award for their clinch in Step Up 2 The Streets while the best fight gong was claimed by Never Back Down stars Sean Faris and Cam Gigandet for their mixed martial arts clash.

Johnny Depp was a surprise winner in the best comedic performance category and also took the best villain prize for his turn as the demon barber of Fleet Street in Sweeney Todd.

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George Sampson, a 14-year-old breakdancer, has won Britain’s Got Talent, netting himself a place on the Royal Variety Performance and £100,000.

Viewers voted Sampson the winner after his Singing in the Rain dance routine, which featured a shower on stage.

Warrington-born Sampson revealed he had changed the music an hour before the curtain went up. He had been set to perform to a Bee Gees track, but changed his mind and repeated the routine that had got him into the final.

After being announced the winner following the phone vote, Sampson said: “I’m speechless. Wow. Just thanks so much everybody.”

Dance act Signature came second, while hot favourites 12-year-old opera singer Faryl Smith and all-girl string quartet Escala failed to make the last three.

Faryl Smith is still set to become a star, however, and Simon Cowell told the Sunday Mirror that the show has uncovered “an absolutely massive singing talent”.

The ten finalists also included 13-year-old opera singer Andrew Johnston who made it into third place.

The final went head to head with the BBC’s reality contest I’d Do Anything, in which Jodie Prenger won the role of Nancy in the West End musical Oliver!

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