Spike TV Presents the Second Annual 'Guys Choice' - Everything Guys Love Goes Head-To-Head One Night Only

Spike TV Presents the Second Annual 'Guys Choice' - Everything Guys Love Goes Head-To-Head One Night Only

Premieres Sunday, June 22nd at 10 PM, ET/PT

Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner To Be Honored With 'Guys Choice' 'Guycon' Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominees Include Jessica Biel, Tom Brady, Matt Damon, Tina Fey, 50 Cent, Harrison Ford, LeBron James, Scarlett Johansson, Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria, Eli Manning, Eva Mendes, Marisa Miller, Rihanna, Chris Rock, Seth Rogen, Jessica Simpson, Kanye West, Tiger Woods And Many More

Voting Starts Today Only At www.guyschoice.spike.com

NEW YORK, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV today announced the second annual "Guys Choice" - a one night only event for guys where the year's most hotly debated rivalries from the world of sports, comedy, film, internet and more go up against one another mano a mano with original categories that embody everything that matters in "guydom." This two-hour event pays homage to the things guys love most -- superstar athletes, best of web, beautiful women, sports highlights of the year, hilarious comedic performances and hard rocking musical acts. Scheduled to tape Friday, May 30 at the Sony Studios in Culver City, CA, "Guys Choice" premieres Sunday, June 22 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT).

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Spike TV will also pay special tribute to the most-celebrated bachelor of all-time, Playboy magazine founder, Hugh Hefner. As the editor-in-chief and chief creative officer of Playboy, Hugh Hefner, is a man who has profoundly influenced male society in the last 50 years, during which his publication has been the world's best-selling men's lifestyle magazine. This special tribute will be presented by former Playboy centerfold, Pamela Anderson and other very special guests. Playboy magazine marks its 55th anniversary in December.

Beginning today, Monday, April 21st and closing Friday, May 23rd, voting for this year's winners is held online at www.guyschoice.spike.com. Also online, fans can log-on to view exclusive red carpet and backstage coverage of "Guys Choice." This two-hour event will feature such categories as "Most Dangerous Man," "Femme Fatale," "Guy of the Year," "Biggest Ass Kicker" and "Hottest Girl on the Planet." Included this year is a host of new categories such as "Hottest Eva" and "Hilarious Dot Com Award." Keeping with tradition, each category is narrowed down to two nominees and is settled like men: mano a mano. The night will also feature discretionary honors to be announced shortly.

All-star nominees include Jessica Biel, Matt Damon, Tom Brady, Tina Fey, 50 Cent, Foo Fighters, Harrison Ford, Summer Glau, LeBron James, Scarlett Johansson, Milla Jovovich, Kim Kardashian, Avril Lavigne, Linkin Park, Eli and Peyton Manning, Eva Mendes, Marisa Miller, Rihanna, Chris Rock, Seth Rogen, Jessica Simpson, Tila Tequila, David Tyree, Kanye West and Tiger Woods (complete list of categories and nominees is below).

The official sponsors of Spike TV's "Guys Choice" are Cingular, now the new AT&T, Corona, Degree Men, Pizza Hut, Sega: "The Incredible Hulk Video" Game, SoBe and the U.S. Army.

   Following are the categories and nominees for Spike TV's "GUYS CHOICE"    BIGGEST ASS KICKER   Jason Bourne vs. Iron Man    MOST DANGEROUS MAN   Anderson Silva vs. Wladimir Klitschko    LUCKIEST BASTARD   Brian Austin Green (Megan Fox) vs. Rhys Ifans (Sienna Miller)    HOTTEST GIRL ON THE PLANET   Scarlett Johansson vs. Jessica Biel    MOST UNSTOPPABLE JOCK   Eli Manning vs. Tiger Woods    SICKEST RHYMES   50 Cent vs. Kanye West    BALLSIEST BAND   Foo Fighters vs. Linkin Park    KING OF COMEDY   Seth Rogen vs. Chris Rock    GUY OF THE YEAR   Harrison Ford vs. Matt Damon    HOT N' FRESH   Meagan Good vs. Marisa Miller    VIRAL VIDEO   I'm F**king Damon vs. I'm F**king Affleck    PLAY OF THE YEAR   Matt Holliday vs. David Tyree    REAL SPORTS MIRACLE   Richard Zednik vs. Kevin Everett    BADASS DNA   Eli/Peyton Manning vs. Kurt/Kyle Busch    TOP FANTASY LEAGUER   LeBron James vs. Tom Brady    HOTTEST EVA   Eva Longoria vs. Eva Mendes    SO HOT THEY'RE FAMOUS   Kim Kardashian vs. Tila Tequila    SEXIEST SIREN   Avril Lavigne vs. Rihanna    FEMME FATALE   Ashley Dupre vs. Jessica Simpson    HOT & FUNNY   Sarah Silverman vs. Tina Fey    HILARIOUS DOT COM AWARD   South Park Studios vs. Funny or Die    OUTSTANDING LITERARY ACHIEVEMENT   Slash vs. The Heroin Diaries    KILLER QUOTE   "Don't taze me, bro." vs. "I have a wide stance."    FIERCEST FEMALE:   Milla Jovovich ("Residential Evil") vs. Summer Glau ("Terminator: The   Sarah Conner Chronicles")    FOXIEST PRESIDENTIAL GROUPIE   Obama Girl vs. Hillary Hottie   

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

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.

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CONTACT: Shana Tepper, +1-212-767-4275, shana.tepper@spiketv.com, or
Aileen Budow, +1-212-767-3952, aileen.budow@spiketv.com, both of Spike TV

Web site: http://www.spike.com/
http://www.guyschoice.spike.com/

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