MTV announced today that it will broadcast The 2006 MTV Movie Awards in Canada on Thursday, June 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, hosted by movie starlet Jessica Alba.

Jessica Alba is best known for her roles in Dark Angel, Honey, Sin City, Fantastic Four and Into the Blue. Playboy magazine named Jessica Alba among its 25 Sexiest Celebrities, and the Sex Star of the Year in its March 2006 issue, on whose cover she appeared.

MTV in Canada joins 170 other countries around the world broadcasting the two-hour event, which is at the vanguard of pop culture with its irreverent categories such as "Best Kiss," "Best Villain" and "Breakthrough Performance."

Broadcast in 23 languages, The 2006 MTV Movie Awards will be seen in more than 480 million households.

MTV in Canada will present over four hours of television coverage on the day of the broadcast, leading up to, including, and following the big event, direct from Hollywood and from MTV's headquarters at Toronto's Masonic Temple.

 

MTV also announced today that for the first time ever, Canadians can help choose the winners of The 2006 MTV Movie Awards.

Canadians can actually vote for the 2006 MTV Movie Awards nominees on MTV Overdrive, MTV's broadband channel.

Visit www.mtv.ca before May 19 and click on the 2006 MTV Movie Awards tab to vote and watch a sneak peek of each nominated movie. 

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