Chapter 55: The Artist Who Creates Destruction
The MTV Movie Awards was an international film award established last year, in 1992, by MTV Global Music Television. Because its trophy was designed in the shape of a popcorn bucket—a staple for moviegoers—the award was also known as the "Golden Popcorn Award."
Its defining feature—that the winners were ostensibly decided by audience vote—gave the MTV Movie Awards massive entertainment value, creating a lively, relaxed, and highly engaging atmosphere.
These were just some of the basic facts Duke had looked into after preparing to attend the ceremony.
In mid-January, the second MTV Movie Awards kicked off at the Los Angeles Music Hall. Although it was only in its second year, the nominees were all highly popular films and stars. With the backing of MTV Television and the push from Viacom Group and Time Warner, the ceremony commanded the full attention of the media and the public.
Just as Terminator 2 had been the biggest winner the previous year, this place was completely different from school faction awards like the Oscars. Here, character actors were always relegated to supporting roles. The most popular figures were idol-tier stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, the goofy Julia Roberts, and America's sweetheart Meg Ryan.
"Are you a little nervous?"
In the back seat of the rented luxury car, Duke looked at Naomi Watts beside him in her shiny silver slip dress. "Darling," he said with certainty, "you're nervous."
"This is my first red carpet!"
Naomi took two deep breaths in a row. "And it's the most important public appearance I've made to date."