The 2013 MTV Movie Awards came early this year, but Sunday night's show wasn't short on memorable moments. First up on the list? Chris Rock and Adam Sandler present the "Best WTF Moment" award. Half of the segment was bleeped, with Rock keeping censors on their toes by appearing to say something off the cuff at the end.
With a new "Star Trek" movie on the way in May -- "Star Trek Into Darkness" -- cast members Zachary Quinto, right, Zoe Saldana and Chris Pine show up at the MTV Movie Awards in full promotion mode.
Peter Dinklage presents Will Ferrell with the Comedic Genius Award, paying his respects when the actor took the stage in a three-piece suit with a money motif.
Aubrey Plaza provides the head-scratching moment of the night when she hops up on the stage and tries to take Will Ferrell's Golden Popcorn statue.
"Family man" Will Ferrell brings his "amazing family" onstage as he accepts the Comedic Genius Award.
Host Rebel Wilson, who hails from Australia, injects some Down Under flavor into Sunday's proceedings. She brings out a stuffed koala and uses its "excellent X-ray vision" to play pranks on celebrities Quvenzhané Wallis and Chris Evans.
Brad Pitt presents the movie of the year award to "The Avengers."
Taylor Lautner cheekily accepts his award for Best Shirtless Performance for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 2." He joked that he's grown a bit of a beer belly since the franchise has wrapped.
Rebel Wilson reunites with the cast of her 2012 movie "Pitch Perfect" for her opening number. She went on to wear a number of looks throughout the show.
"The Avengers" crew -- including Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston and Joss Whedon -- accept movie of the year honors, prompting director Whedon to show off his wit: "What's the opposite of humbled?" he asked. "We're Biebered."
Snoop Lion and Ke$ha -- puff, puff -- pass something around before introducing Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
With that introduction, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis can't help but give an uplifting performance.
Selena Gomez invites the audience to "Come and Get It" as she performs her new single.
Seth Rogen, left, and Danny McBride, right, present the award for Best Shirtless Performance, making Zac Efron supremely uncomfortable in the process.
- This year's MTV Movie Awards averaged 3.8 million viewers
- It was up 21 percent versus the prior year in the network's core 12-34 demographic
- The show also saw a spike in ratings in the 18-34 and 18-49 demos
(EW.com) -- The MTV Movie Awards not only generated some wild headlines thanks to Aubrey Plaza, but it also posted some decent ratings.
Aubrey Plaza escorted out of MTV Movie Awards
The annual awards fest averaged 3.8 million viewers, and was up 21 percent versus the previous year among the network's core 12-34 viewers, according to Nielsen.
The news was even better in the older demographics: MTV saw a 45 percent increase versus last year among persons 18-34, and a 44 percent jump among persons 18-49. Overall, the telecast averaged 4.8 million among all the Viacom-owned nets that aired it (MTV, VH1, MTV2 and Logo).
Check out the winners for the MTV Movie Awards!
"The Avengers" was the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards, where it took home three golden popcorn trophies for Best Fight, Best Villain, and Best Movie.
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