To celebrate Will Smith's great achievement in movies, Queen Latifah and Halle Berry helped honor the actor with the MTV Generation Award. "I'm here to make a little noise for my boy. Will and I have been friends for years. We came up together in hip hop," Latifah told the audience. "When I first started touring, I opened for Will. He gave me my first start in TV as well with a role on 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.' There isn't a nicer, funnier, more thoughtful guy in this town."
Berry added: "The reason I admire this talented man most is that Will is a champion for diversity in Hollywood, blazing a path for actors of color."
As he got up to receive his award, Smith received a standing ovation from the audience as his sons Trey and Jaden looked on. "I released my first record when I was 17. I'm 47 years old now. This marks, this June, 30 years in this biz for me. I really want to say I'm humbled. I want all of you to know I am dedicated to being a light in this world. I am dedicating every day," the actor said. "I want to play roles that have dignity. I just want to help. In this world there is a lot of suffering. When you see my material ... I just want all of you to know I am dedicated until the day I die to light and to love."
