In pictures: MTV Movie Awards

Lindsay Lohan was among the stars on the gold carpet to see MTV hand out some golden popcorn at the celebrity-studded 2008 Movie Awards.

High School Musical's Zac Effron took the award for best breakthrough performance for Hairspray.

An exuberant Jack Black and pen-wielding Robert Downey Jr were in high spirits at the event, in Los Angeles.

Tom Cruise got down on bended knee to present Adam Sandler with the Generation Award for his various comedic and "stupid" performances over the years.

Earlier, Cruise had arrived at the ceremony with wife Katie Holmes

Johnny Depp won twice, and got the biggest ovations of the night while shyly accepting best comedic performance and best villain awards.

Transformers director Michael Bay thanked star Megan Fox after the film took the best film award.

Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman, who won the best kiss award for Step Up 2: The Streets, recreated their clinch on stage.

Host Mike Myers and Dana Carvey resurrected their Wayne's World alter-egos, Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar.

Will Smith, who won best male performance for I Am Legend, was joined on the gold carpet by his son, Jaden.

Entertainment at the ceremony was provided by The Pussycat Dolls