Johnny Depp wins MTV Generation Award

Los Angeles - Johnny Depp was presented with the MTV Generation Award at the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night.

The Hollywood icon was introduced by Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler and guitarist Joe Perry to received the award for his contributions to the film industry and for entertaining generations throughout his career.

After watching a montage of his films at the ceremony hosted by Russell Brand, Johnny joked: "This is the get of the business award. Based on watching all of those clips there is clearly something wrong with me."

Best On-Screen Dirtbag

The MTV Generation Award is the MTV Movie Awards' highest honour, with past recipients including Reese Witherspoon, Sandra Bullock, Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, Tom Cruise and Jim Carrey.

Johnny then surprised the star studded audience by strapping on his guitar and joining The Black Keys for a no-holds-barred rendition of the rock duo's Gold On the Ceiling.

The Hunger Games was the big winner of the night, picking up gongs in four categories, Best Female and Best Male for Jennifer Lawrence and Joshua Hutcherson along with Best Fight and Best On-Screen Transormation.

Bridesmaids took home two awards, with Melissa McCarthy winning for Best Comedic Performance while the entire cast shared the Gut Wrenching Performance award for the scenes where food poisoning turned a wedding dress fitting in to a disaster.

Emma Watson picked up the Best Cast awards on behalf of her Harry Potter co-stars while Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was voted the winner in the Best Hero category.

Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson took home her fourth-straight win in the Best Kiss category for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 while Jennifer Aniston was a surprise winner for Best On-Screen Dirtbag for her role in Horrible Bosses.

The audience was also treated to a sneak peek of The Dark Knight Rises, introduced by director, writer and producer Christopher Nolan, along with cast members Christian Bale, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Gary Oldman.

* The 2012 MTV Movie Awards will be broadcast on MTV Base (DStv channel 322) on Monday 4 June at 21:00.

Winners of the 2012 MTV Movie Awards

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Josh Hutcherson - The Hunger Games

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Shailene Woodley - The Descendant

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Melissa McCarthy - Bridesmaids

BEST CAST
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION
Elizabeth Banks - The Hunger Games

BEST FIGHT
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig - The Hunger Games

BEST KISS
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

BEST GUT-WRENCHING PERFORMANCE
Bridesmaids

BEST ON-SCREEN DIRTBAG
Jennifer Aniston - Horrible Bosses

BEST MUSIC
Party Rock Anthem LMFAO - 21 Jump Street

Watch Johnny Depp perform with The Black Keys here: