Directed by Hamish Hamilton Written by Geoff Bunch   Sarah Colonna   Josh Comers   Jonathan Corbett   Rob LeDonne   Kip Madsen   Brad Wollack   Cast Chelsea Handler ... Self - Hostess 3Oh!3 ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Jason 'Wee Man' Acuña ... Self - Presenter Akon ... Self - Nominee Aziz Ansari ... Self - Presenter Aventura ... Themselves - Nominee B.o.B. ... Self - Performer Penn Badgley ... Self - Presenter Yasiin Bey ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) (as Mos Def) Beyoncé ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Justin Bieber ... Self - Performer The Black Keys ... Themselves - Nominee Dan Black ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Mary J. Blige ... Self - Performer Chuy Bravo ... Self - Sketch Performer (as Chuy) Malan Breton ... Self Broken Bells ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Cascada ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Cher ... Self - Presenter Ciara ... Self - Performer Coldplay ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Chris Colfer ... Self - Presenter Dane Cook ... Self Jeremy Copeland ... Dancer Miranda Cosgrove ... Self Kid Cudi ... Self - Nominee Alexandra Daddario ... Self Rosario Dawson ... Self - Presenter Deadmau5 ... Self - DJ Ellen DeGeneres ... Self - Presenter Paul 'Pauly D' DelVecchio ... Self - Presenter Jason Derulo ... Self - Performer Drake ... Self - Performer & Nominee Ryan Dunn ... Self - Presenter Jesse Eisenberg ... Self - Presenter Eminem ... Self - Performer Dave England ... Self - Presenter Jenni Farley ... Self - Presenter (as Jenni 'JWoww' Farley) Florence and the Machine ... Themselves - Performers Lady Gaga ... Self - Nominee Andrew Garfield ... Self - Presenter Sean Garrett ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Sammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola ... Self - Sketch Performer Selena Gomez ... Self - Presenter Gorillaz ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Ashley Greene ... Self - Presenter Vinny Guadagnino ... Self - Sketch Performer David Guetta ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Bella Hibbs ... Self (as Isabella Hibbs) Jordan Hibbs ... Self (archive footage) Ice Cube ... Self Enrique Iglesias ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Jenna Jameson ... Self Jay-Z ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Lil Jon ... Self - Opening Sketch Performer (as Lil' Jon) Victoria Justice ... Self - Presenter Kim Kardashian ... Self - Presenter Kesha ... Self - Presenter (as Ke$ha) Alicia Keys ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Sean Kingston ... Self - Audience Member Johnny Knoxville ... Self - Presenter Preston Lacy ... Self - Presenter Jared Leto ... Self - Nominee Shannon Leto ... Self - Nominee Linkin Park ... Themselves - Performers Lindsay Lohan ... Self - Opening Sketch Performer Ludacris ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Jane Lynch ... Self - Presenter Ronnie Magro ... Self - Sketch Performer (as Ronnie Ortiz-Magro) Bam Margera ... Self - Presenter Bruno Mars ... Self - Performer Ehren McGhehey ... Self - Presenter Kevin McHale ... Self MGMT ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Tomo Milicevic ... Self - Nominee Romeo Miller ... Self - Presenter (as Romeo) Nicki Minaj ... Self - Presenter & Pre-Show Performer Ryan J. Mitchell ... Self / Opening Sketch Performer (as Ryan Mitchell) Cory Monteith ... Self - Presenter Mike Munich ... Dancer Muse ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) N.E.R.D. ... Themselves - Performers Ne-Yo ... Self - Presenter Paramore ... Themselves - Performers Katy Perry ... Self - Presenter Chris Pine ... Self - Presenter Matt Pinfield ... Self Pitbull ... Self - Nominee Nicole Polizzi ... Self - Sketch Performer (as Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi) Chris Pontius ... Self - Presenter LC Powell ... Self - Florence + The Machine Choir Ratatat ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Flo Rida ... Self - Opening Sketch Performer Rihanna ... Self - Performer Amber Riley ... Self - Presenter Craig Robinson ... Self Flash Rose ... Self - Presenter (as Chillie Mo) Rick Ross ... Self - Opening Sketch Performer Jay Sean ... Self - Nominee Shakira ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Jaden Smith ... Self Snoop Dogg ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Brenda Song ... Self Trey Songz ... Self - Presenter Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino ... Self - Interviewer Steve-O ... Self - Presenter Emma Stone ... Self - Presenter Taylor Swift ... Self Swizz Beatz ... Self - Performer Thirty Seconds to Mars ... Themselves - Nominee Justin Timberlake ... Self - Presenter Usher ... Self - Performer Sofía Vergara ... Self - Presenter Silvana Vienne ... Dancer Lil' Wayne ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Will.i.am ... Self - Pre-Show Performer Hayley Williams ... Self - Performer & Nominee Wisin & Yandel ... Themselves - Nominee (archive footage) Bobby Womack ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Evan Rachel Wood ... Self - Presenter Daddy Yankee ... Self - Nominee (archive footage) Ye ... Self - Performer (as Kanye West) Uncredited Cast Robert Amico ... Drake's Gangster Jayson Blair ... Self Lo Bosworth ... Self Howard Cai ... Dancer Robyn Carlsson ... Self - Performer Miles Crawford ... Drummer for Eminem Courtney Davies ... Trophy Girl Alexa Demara ... Dancer Laurieann Gibson ... Self Paul Iacono ... Self Amber Lancaster ... Self Beth Littleford ... Self Anita Lopez ... Model Bella Maori ... Model Travie McCoy ... Self - Performer Bonnie McKee ... Self Liz Montgomery ... Check-in Lady Peet Montzingo ... Dancer Naturi Naughton ... Self Roxy Olin ... Self Tito Ortiz ... Self Audrina Patridge ... Self Mishon Ratliff ... Self Alan Ritchson ... Self Coco Rocha ... Self Marisa Saks ... Dancer Karina Smirnoff ... Self Lisa Marie Summerscales ... Moon Man Pusha T ... Self - Performer Jesse Williams ... Self Produced by James Barnes   Barb Bialkowski   Ben Biscotti   Melanie Block   Joanna Bomberg   Daniela Capistrano   Rob Crawford   Amy Doyle   Garrett English   Emily Harper   Jesse Ignjatovic   Jeff Jacobs   Jen Jones   Michael Lang   Thad Nalitz   Evan Prager   Dave Sirulnick

Additional Info Premiere: September 12, 2010 Country: Distributor: MTV Networks Websites: Production Companies Den of Thieves Entertainment Services LA MTV Productions Distributors Music Television (MTV)   (2010) (United States) (TV) Filming Locations Nokia Theatre - 777 Chick Hearn Court, Los Angeles, California, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #11,265 / 20,886 Site Ranking #11,257 Her Vengeance (1988) #11,259 Elves (2018) #11,260 1313: Cougar Cult (2012) #11,263 Biker Zombies From Detroit (2001) #11,265 2010 MTV Video Music Awards (2010) #11,267 Battle For Pandora (2022) #11,269 Insaniac (2002) #11,270 Cathouse: The Series: Season 1 (2005) #11,271 Pickaxe (2019)