Oh, snap! Not surprisingly, the force will be with the 2016 MTV Movie Awards when the golden popcorn is handed out on Apr. 10.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens leads the field with 11 nominations, MTV having revealed the nominees this morning via its Snapchat Discover channel, marking the second time the cable network has used a mobile method in this manner. MTV had also announced the nominations for the 2014 MTV VMAs on Snapchat, a pioneering move at the time.
In competition with Star Wars for Movie of the Year are Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, Deadpool, Jurassic World and Straight Outta Compton. To keep up with all the big-screen tales that were ripped-from-the-headlines this year, MTV added a True Story category in which the likes of The Big Short and Concussion will square off, as well as a Documentary category.
This marks the 25th anniversary of the annual ceremony. Dwayne Johnson[1] and Kevin Hart[2], co-stars of the upcoming movie Central Intelligence, are co-hosting the event, which takes place in Burbank, Calif., on Apr. 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Fans can vote for nominees at www.MovieAwards.MTV.com[3] until March 20.
Check out a list of nominations for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards below:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Creed
• Deadpool
• Jurassic World
• Straight Outta Compton
TRUE STORY
• Concussion
• Joy
• Steve Jobs
• Straight Outta Compton
• The Big Short
• The Revenant
DOCUMENTARY
• Amy
• Cartel Land
• He Named Me Malala
• The Hunting Ground
• The Wolfpack
• What Happened, Miss Simone?
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
• Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
• Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
• Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
• Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
• Morena Baccarin, Deadpool
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
• Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Matt Damon, The Martian
• Michael B. Jordan, Creed
• Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Will Smith, Concussion
BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
• Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
• Brie Larson, Room
• Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
• John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• O'Shea Jackson Jr.: Straight Outta Compton
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
• Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
• Kevin Hart, Ride Along 2
• Melissa McCarthy, Spy
• Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect 2
• Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Will Ferrell, Get Hard
BEST ACTION PERFORMANCE
• Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
• Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
• Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2
• John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Vin Diesel, Furious 7
BEST HERO
• Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
• Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
• Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2
• Paul Rudd, Ant-Man
BEST VILLAIN
• Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Ed Skrein, Deadpool
• Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mad Max: Fury Road
• James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsman: The Secret Service
• Tom Hardy, The Revenant
BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE
• Amy Poehler, Inside Out
• Andy Serkis, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda 3
• Lupita Nyong'o, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Seth MacFarlane, Ted 2
ENSEMBLE CAST
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Furious 7
• Pitch Perfect 2
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2
• Trainwreck
BEST KISS
• Amy Schumer & Bill Hader, Trainwreck
• Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey
• Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth, Vacation
• Margot Robbie & Will Smith, Focus
• Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
BEST FIGHT
• Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), Deadpool
• Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear, The Revenant
• Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), Mad Max: Fury Road
• Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri), Spy
References
- ^ Dwayne Johnson (www.eonline.com)
- ^ Kevin Hart (www.eonline.com)
- ^ www.MovieAwards.MTV.com (www.MovieAwards.MTV.com)
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- ^ PHOTOS: 2016 Oscar winners (www.eonline.com)
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