Jaimie Trueblood 'Straight Outta Compton,' and one of the N.W.A.' biopic's stars, O'Shea Jackson Jr., were nominated.
It's the one movie awards show of the season in which "The Revenant's" Leonardo DiCaprio has a chance at losing out on a best actor prize ... to Ryan Reynolds for "Deadpool."
And Mark Ruffalo won't be invited onto the Warner Bros. lot where the telecast is held for Oscar-winner "Spotlight" — but for "Avengers: Age of Ultron."
Academy Awards voters can't turn their noses up too high at the list of MTV Movie Awards nominees released Monday, because the music network's ceremony won't be marred by the same lack of diversity that plagued its more distinguished counterpart.
Whereas last month's Academy Awards produced a field of nominees that had just one person of color up for a major award and inspired the hashtag, "#OscarsSoWhite," the MTV nominees included the actors and filmmakers behind "Straight Outta Compton," "Concussion" and "Creed."
"Star Wars: The Force Awakens," snubbed even for technical honors at the Academy Awards, leads the pack with 11 nominations.
The biggest box office hit in North American history will vie against "Avengers: Age of Ultron," "Creed," "Deadpool," "Straight Outta Compton" and "Jurassic World."
Hosted by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart, the MTV Movie Awards air on the music network on April 10 at 8 p.m.
Besides Reynolds, DiCaprio will face off against fellow Oscar nominee Matt Damon ("The Martian") and Will Smith ("Concussion"), Michael B. Jordan ("Creed") and Chris Pratt ("Jurassic World") for Best Male Performance of the Year.
In the female category, Oscar winner Alicia Vikander is a nominee — though for the sci-fi flick "Ex Machina" instead of "The Danish Girl." She'll be up against Anna Kendrick ("Pitch Perfect 2"), Charlize Theron, ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), Daisy Ridley ("Star Wars: The Force Awakens"), Jennifer Lawrence ("Joy") and Morena Baccarin ("Deadpool").
The Breakthrough Performance category is jam-packed with 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") and O'Shea Jackson Jr. ("Straight Outta Compton").
There's a brand new True Story category for this year's awards pitting "Straight Outta Compton" against "Concussion," "Joy," "Steve Jobs," "The Big Short" and "The Revenant."
But the MTV Movie Awards, now in its 25th year, has always had more of a popcorn flavor then the champagne tastes of the Oscars. Viewers can vote through March 20 at mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/vote-nominees[1].
There are also still categories like Best Kiss — in which "Fifty Shades of Grey" actually has a shot at something other than a "Razzie" and Best Fight Scene.
"Star Wars" Sith-head Adam Driver, aka that jerk Kylo Ren, is the heavy favorite for the Best Villain award after having broken generations of hearts by killing off one of the most iconic heroes in cinema history.
The full list of nominees are:
Movie of the Year
*"Avengers: Age of Ultron"
*"Creed"
*"Deadpool"
*"Jurassic World"
*"Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
*"Straight Outta Compton"
True Story
*"Concussion"
*"Joy"
*"Steve Jobs"
*"Straight Outta Compton"
*"The Big Short"
*"The Revenant"
David James/AP 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' notched a leading 11 nominations, including three for star Daisy Ridley.
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"
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"
Barry Wetcher/Warner Bros. Pictures Michael B. Jordan is a heavyweight in the Best Male Performance category for 'Creed.'
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"
universal Passion Project: Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan were nominated for best kiss in 'Fifty Shades of Grey.'
Best Virtual Performance
*Amy Poehler, "Inside Out"
*Andy Serkis, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
*Jack Black, "Kung Fu Panda 3"
*James Spader, "Avengers: Age of Ultron"
*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
- ^ mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/vote-nominees (mtv.com)
- ^ esacks@nydailynews.com (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ mtv movie awards (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ star wars: the force awakens (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ creed (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ straight outta compton (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ dwayne johnson (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ kevin hart (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ jurrasic world (www.nydailynews.com)
- ^ avengers: age of ultron (www.nydailynews.com)
