Spike TV Announces 2008 'Guys Choice' Winners

31 May 2008 06:39 Africa/Lagos


Spike TV Announces 2008 'Guys Choice' Winners

SECOND ANNUAL SHOW HOSTED BY "HAROLD & KUMAR" STARS JOHN CHO AND KAL PENN

PREMIERES ON SPIKE TV SUNDAY, JUNE 22 AT 10:00 PM, ET/PT

DOUBLE MANTLER WINNER MATT DAMON NAMED THE ULTIMATE "GUY OF THE YEAR" AND "BIGGEST ASS KICKER"

LEGENDARY ACTOR HARRISON FORD GIVEN "BRASS BALLS" AWARD

"THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY" INDUCTED INTO "GUY MOVIE HALL OF FAME"
Show Features Performances And Appearances By Robert Downey, Jr., Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Anne Hathaway, Steve Carell, LeBron James, Marisa Miller, Eva Mendes, Tila Tequila, Eli Manning, Snoop Dogg, Disturbed, Katy Perry and Many More
To View Exclusive Footage From "Guys Choice" Log-On to www.spike.com

LOS ANGELES, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners were announced last tonight during the second annual Spike TV "Guys Choice" (http://www.spike.com/guyschoice/) held at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles. Hosted by stars John Cho and Kal Penn, the show that pays homage to the best in "guydom" premieres on Spike TV (http://www.spike.com/) Sunday, June 22 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT).

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060322/NYW096LOGO )
Matt Damon netted two of the night's top honors as he was voted "Guy of the Year" by Spike TV viewers, and his portrayal of Jason Bourne in "The Bourne Ultimatum" earned him "Best Ass Kicker" bragging rights.

Box office smash hit "Iron Man" garnered the "Guy Movie of the Year" honor. Star Robert Downey, Jr. and director Jon Favreau were on hand to receive the award.

Playboy editor-in-chief and chief creative officer and American icon, Hugh Hefner, was given the first ever "Alpha Male Award" for his pioneering vision and ground-breaking achievements that forever changed the face of entertainment for men.

The show also honored one of the most successful comedies of all time, as "There's Something About Mary" was inducted into the "Guy Movie Hall of Fame" with Bobby and Peter Farrelly, as well as castmembers Ben Stiller, Cameron Diaz, Lin Shaye and Markie Post on hand to accept the honor. Diaz was also there to receive the "Decade of Hotness" award.

In addition, fresh off winning Super Bowl XLII, Eli Manning took home two awards, "Most Unstoppable Jock" and sharing "Badass DNA" with his brother Peyton. Spike TV's "GUYS CHOICE" also included a house-shaking performance by Disturbed, and appearances by Chuck Liddell, Harrison Ford, Marisa Miller, Robert Downey, Jr., Anne Hathaway, Steve Carell, Kim Kardashian, LeBron James, Eva Mendes, Tila Tequila, Snoop Dogg, and Jeremy Piven, among others.

In addition to honoring the sexiest women and coolest guys from the past year, the show featured unforgettable tributes to legendary entertainers, rockers and babes, as well as edgy stand-up comedy and ground breaking musical performances. A full list of winners is included below:

GUY OF THE YEAR ALPHA MALE GUY MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Matt Damon Hugh Hefner "Ironman"
BRASS BALLS NEXT BIG THING HOTTEST GIRL ON THE PLANET
Harrison Ford Megan Fox Jessica Biel
BALLSIEST BAND FUNNIEST M.F. GUY MOVIE HALL OF FAME
Linkin Park Steve Carell "There's Something About Mary"
BIGGEST ASS KICKER SEXIEST SIREN MOST UNSTOPPABLE JOCK
Jason Bourne Rihanna Eli Manning
KING OF COMEDY MOST DANGEROUS MAN DECADE OF HOTNESS
Chris Rock Anderson Silva Cameron Diaz
HOT N' FRESH PLAY OF THE YEAR OUTSTANDING LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT
Marisa Miller David Tyree Slash
REAL SPORTS MIRACLE BADASS DNA TOP FANTASY LEAGUER
Kevin Everett Eli/Peyton Manning LeBron James
HOTTEST EVA SO HOT THEY'RE FAMOUS PRESIDENTIAL VOTING CATEGORY
Eva Mendes Tila Tequila Barack Obama
FEMME FATALE HOT & FUNNY FIERCEST FEMALE
Jessica Simpson Sarah Silverman Milla Jovovich ("Resident Evil")
VIRAL VIDEO LUCKIEST BASTARD HILARIOUS DOT COM AWARD
I'm F**king Ben Brian Austin Green Funny or Die
Affleck
SICKEST RHYMES KILLER QUOTE FOXIEST PRESIDENTIAL GROUPIE
Kanye West "Don't taze me, bro." Hillary Hottie

To view exclusive footage, interviews, behind-the-scenes access, and more from the "Guys Choice," log-on to www.spike.com
The official sponsors of Spike TV's "Guys Choice" (http://www.spike.com/guyschoice/) are Cingular, now the new AT&T, Corona, Degree Men, Pizza Hut, Sega: "The Incredible Hulk Video" Game, SoBe and the U.S. Army.

Casey Patterson, Spike TV's senior vice president, event production & talent development, Carol Donovan and Beth McCarthy-Miller are executive producers.

Spike TV is available in 96.1 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com.
Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060322/NYW096LOGO
AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/
PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com

Source: Spike TV
CONTACT: Shana Agron, +1-917-952-4106, shana.agron@spiketv.com;
AileenBudow, +1-917-842-9653, aileen.budow@spiketv.com,
both of Spike TV
Web site: http://www.spike.com/
http://www.spike.com/guyschoice