Spike TV Announces 2008 'Guys Choice' Winners

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).

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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.

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