MTV Movie Awards organisers recently tweaked some of its categories to include some new ones and take out some which we captured in our previous post.
Some hours ago, the list of nominees for this years edition was published for the annual event which is famous for some of the stunts that go on while the camera is rolling and the categories.
Check out the press release below;
The nominees are in for the “2012 MTV Movie Awards,” with The Hunger Games and Bridesmaids neck-in-neck with eight nominations each, including the categories “MOVIE OF THE YEAR,” “BEST CAST” and “BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE.” Fans will have the “Power of the Popcorn” in their hands as winner voting opens today, May 1 at 8AM ET/5AM PT, at MovieAwards.MTV.com and will stay open through Saturday, June 2nd. As in previous years, the category of “MOVIE OF THE YEAR” will remain an ongoing battle throughout the live show when the 21st annual “2012 MTV Movie Awards” airs live on Sunday, June 3rd at 9pm ET/PT on MTV from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
The “2012 MTV Movie Awards” will put the spotlight on one of the most diverse roster of nominated films in years for the show. Featuring a broad array of movies that resonated with our audience this year, the nominations include both blockbusters and critically acclaimed films such as “Drive,” “Like Crazy,” “The Descendants,” “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” and “My Week with Marilyn.” This year’s telecast will also be a theatrical throwdown between two funny ladies and an action star as Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Jennifer Lawrence all received four nominations each, the most for all female actors nominated. Emma Stone, Emma Watson and Rooney Mara are close on their heels, with three nods each and are in a dead heat in categories like “BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE.” The heat is on for the men too with Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Josh Hutcherson receiving four nominations and facing off in categories like “BEST MALE PERFORMANCE,” “BEST KISS” and “BEST FIGHT.”
Nominees for the “2012 MTV Movie Awards” have the following to say about their nominations:
“’21 Jump Street’ is amazing and the ‘Movie Awards.’ It’s so great to be nominated for anything positive. You don’t want to be nominated for ‘Best Criminal Activity.’”
–Redfoo of LMFAO, nominated in the “BEST MUSIC” category for “Party Rock Anthem” within the 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures) house party dance scene
“Does this mean I get to be in a music video?!”
– Shailene Woodley, nominated in the “BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE” category for the feature film The Descendants (Fox Searchlight)
Nominees for the “2012 MTV Movie Awards” are as follows (*denotes new category/**voted on by an Academy of Directors):
MOVIE OF THE YEAR (voting stays live throughout the 2012 Movie Awards ceremony)
Bridesmaids
Director: Paul Feig, Producers: Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel, Clayton Townsend (Universal Pictures)
The Hunger Games
Director: Gary Ross, Producers: Nina Jacobson, Jon Kilik (Lionsgate)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Director: David Yates, Producers: David Heyman, David Barron, J.K. Rowling (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Help
Director: Tate Taylor, Producers: Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, Brunson Green (DreamWorks)
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
Director: Bill Condon, Producers: Karen Rosenfelt, Wyck Godfrey, Stephenie Meyer (Summit Entertainment)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sony Pictures)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Channing Tatum – The Vow (Sony Pictures)
Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50 (Summit Entertainment)
Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Ryan Gosling – Drive (FilmDistrict)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Elle Fanning – Super 8 (Paramount Pictures)
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Liam Hemsworth – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sony Pictures)
Shailene Woodley – The Descendants (Fox Searchlight)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Jonah Hill – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Oliver Cooper – Project X (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Zach Galifianakis – The Hangover Part II (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST CAST
21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures) – Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Dave Franco, Ellie Kemper, Brie Larson
Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures) – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton
The Help (DreamWorks) – Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain
The Hunger Games (Lionsgate) – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz
BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION
Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Johnny Depp – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn (The Weinstein Company)
Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Sony Pictures)
BEST FIGHT
Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Paramount Pictures)
Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton – Warrior (Lionsgate)
BEST KISS
Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams – The Vow (Sony Pictures)
Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games (Lionsgate)
Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (Summit Entertainment)
Rupert Grint & Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST GUT-WRENCHING PERFORMANCE
21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures) – Jonah Hill & Rob Riggle
Schmidt shoots Coach Walters in the d#@k
Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures) – Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper
Food poisoning turns the girls’ dress fitting into a disaster
Drive (FilmDistrict) – Ryan Gosling
Elevator beat-down
The Help (DreamWorks) – Bryce Dallas Howard
Minny gives Hilly a pie she won’t forget
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Paramount Pictures) – Tom Cruise
Ethan Hunt scales to new heights
BEST ON-SCREEN DIRTBAG
Bryce Dallas Howard – The Help (DreamWorks)
Collin Farrell – Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Jon Hamm – Bridesmaids (Universal Pictures)
Oliver Cooper – Project X (Warner Bros. Pictures)
BEST MUSIC
“The Devil is in the Details,” Chemical Brothers – Hanna (Focus Features)
Interrogation scene
“Impossible,” Figurine – Like Crazy (Paramount Vantage)
Anna texts Jacob from across the pond
“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO – 21 Jump Street (Sony Pictures)
House dance party
“Pursuit of Happiness,” Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki Remix) – Project X (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The party erupts into chaos
“A Real Hero,” College w/Electric Youth – Drive (FilmDistrict)
The Driver takes Irene and her son for a fun ride
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