THE actors made famous by writer-director John Hughes were yesterday extolling his talents after his death, calling him “one of the giants” for capturing the youth market in the 1980s and 90s.

Hollywood paid tribute today to writer-director John Hughes, following his death at 59 from a heart attack.

BITTERSWEET movies about teenagers’ quests to be cool reigned at the MTV Movie Awards on Saturday, with high school comedies Napoleon Dynamite and Mean Girls picking up many of the event’s quirky awards.