They’re out! The nominees for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards just dropped yesterday, and you can bet they’re as hot as hot potatoes be. And since it’s the 25th anniversary of the MTV Movie Awards, no duh the folks at MTV are stepping it up a notch – with a first-ever outdoor telecast of the show taping, against a dramatic nighttime backdrop. Oh, Hollywood.
Who will win the coveted Golden Popcorn? In the heart of the bloodbath is Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Deadpool, with 11 and 8 nominations respectively. Now here’s the exciting news – so that everyone can get in on the action, MTV has partnered with Google for the first time to allow public voting on the most anticipated “Movie of the Year” category. All you have to do is type the keywords “MTV Vote” into the Google search bar to show support for your favourite movie – and hopefully win that bet you made with your friend about who’s gonna emerge victorious.
Here are the nominees for the categories we’re most psyched to see:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Creed (Warner Bros.)
- Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
- Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
- Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina (A24)
- Anna Kendrick – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)
- Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)
- Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Jennifer Lawrence – Joy (20th Century Fox)
- Morena Baccarin – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
- Chris Pratt – Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
- Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)
- Matt Damon – The Martian (20th Century Fox)
- Michael B. Jordan – Creed (Warner Bros.)
- Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
- Will Smith – Concussion (Columbia Pictures)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
- Amy Schumer – Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)
- Brie Larson – Room (A24)
- Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Dakota Johnson – Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)
- John Boyega – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- O’Shea Jackson Jr. – Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)
BEST ACTION PERFORMANCE
- Chris Pratt – Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
- Dwayne Johnson – San Andreas (Warner Bros.)
- Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2(Lionsgate)
- John Boyega – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
- Vin Diesel – Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)
BEST VILLAIN
- Adam Driver – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Ed Skrein – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
- Hugh Keays-Byrne – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)
- James Spader – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
- Samuel L. Jackson – Kingsman: The Secret Service (20th Century Fox)
- Tom Hardy – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)
And an MTV classic:
BEST KISS
- Amy Schumer & Bill Hader – Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)
- Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan – Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)
- Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth – Vacation (Warner Bros.)
- Margot Robbie & Will Smith – Focus (Warner Bros.)
- Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
- Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)
On top of that, there are two brand new categories to celebrate authentic narratives too – “True Story” and “Documentary”. The 2016 MTV Awards Show will be hosted by funnymen Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Kevin Hart – working off post-filming comedy magic from Central Intelligence, probably – and premieres in Asia on MTV on Monday, 11 April at 8pm. Can’t wait.
