Premieres Sunday, June 22nd at 10 PM, ET/PT
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 http://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 , MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is http://www.spike.com/.
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