Twilight Outshines Rivals In Mtv Movie Awards Shortlist
05 May 2009
Twilight Outshines Rivals In Mtv Movie Awards Shortlist
Vampire romance Twilight is leading the field for the 2009 MTV Movie awards, with seven nominations.
The film - based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling book - is up for the best movie award while leading man Robert Pattinson is named in the breakthrough male performance category.
Pattinson's co-star Taylor Lautner is also named in the breakthrough male category with Kristen Stewart up against the likes of Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway and Kate Winslet for the best female performance prize.
Twilight is also nominated in the best fight and best song categories.
Its main competition for the golden popcorn trophies comes from High School Musical 3: Senior Year, with five nominations, and Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire, which has four nominations, including best kiss.
Other films with multiple nominations include The Dark Knight, Iron Man and Wanted.
Unlike other movie award ceremonies, the nominees and winners for the MTV Movie prizes are selected by the viewing public with fans able to vote on the MTV website until May 27th for all categories except best movie, for which voting is open until May 31st.
Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg will host the ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on May 31st, with categories such as best 'wtf' moment alongside the traditional acting awards.
The nominees for the 2009 MTV Movie awards are:Best movie
The Dark Knight
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Twilight
Best female performance
Angelina Jolie - Wanted
Anne Hathaway - Bride Wars
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kristen Stewart - Twilight
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best male performance
Christian Bale - The Dark Knight
Robert Downey Jr - Iron Man
Shia LaBeouf - Eagle Eye
Vin Diesel - Fast & Furious
Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Breakthrough female performance
Amanda Seyfried - Mamma Mia!
Ashley Tisdale - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Kat Dennings - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vanessa Hudgens - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Breakthrough male performance
Ben Barnes - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Bobb'e J Thompson - Role Models
Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Taylor Lautner - Twilight
Best comedic performance
Amy Poehler - Baby Mama
Anna Faris - The House Bunny
James Franco - Pineapple Express
Jim Carrey - Yes Man
Steve Carell - Get Smart
Best villain
Derek Mears - Friday the 13th
Dwayne Johnson - Get Smart
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Johnathon Schaech - Prom Night
Luke Goss - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Best kiss
Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy - Wanted
Freida Pinto and Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
James Franco and Sean Penn - Milk
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Paul Rudd and Thomas Lennon - I Love You, Man
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Best fight
'Bridal Cat Fight' - Anne Hathaway vs Kate Hudson - Bride Wars vs Kate Hudson - Bride Wars
'Battle Over Gotham' - Christian Bale vs Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
'Vampire Showdown' - Robert Pattinson vs Cam Gigandet - Twilight
'Battle In Hell' - Ron Perlman vs Luke Goss - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
'Three-way Stoner Fight' - Seth Rogen and James Franco vs Danny McBride - Pineapple Express
Best 'wtf' moment
'Peeing in the Sink' - Amy Poehler - Baby Mama
'Curved Bullet Kill' - Angelina Jolie - Wanted
'Jumping in the Poop Shed' - Ayush Mahesh Khedekar - Slumdog Millionaire
'Tasting Decapitated Head' - Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder
'Naked Break Up' - Jason Segel and Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Best song from a movie
AR Rahman - Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler - The Wrestler
Miley Cyrus - The Climb - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Paramore - Decode - Twilight
The film - based on Stephenie Meyer's bestselling book - is up for the best movie award while leading man Robert Pattinson is named in the breakthrough male performance category.
Pattinson's co-star Taylor Lautner is also named in the breakthrough male category with Kristen Stewart up against the likes of Angelina Jolie, Anne Hathaway and Kate Winslet for the best female performance prize.
Twilight is also nominated in the best fight and best song categories.
Its main competition for the golden popcorn trophies comes from High School Musical 3: Senior Year, with five nominations, and Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire, which has four nominations, including best kiss.
Other films with multiple nominations include The Dark Knight, Iron Man and Wanted.
Unlike other movie award ceremonies, the nominees and winners for the MTV Movie prizes are selected by the viewing public with fans able to vote on the MTV website until May 27th for all categories except best movie, for which voting is open until May 31st.
Saturday Night Live star Andy Samberg will host the ceremony at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on May 31st, with categories such as best 'wtf' moment alongside the traditional acting awards.
The nominees for the 2009 MTV Movie awards are:Best movie
The Dark Knight
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Twilight
Best female performance
Angelina Jolie - Wanted
Anne Hathaway - Bride Wars
Kate Winslet - The Reader
Kristen Stewart - Twilight
Taraji P Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Best male performance
Christian Bale - The Dark Knight
Robert Downey Jr - Iron Man
Shia LaBeouf - Eagle Eye
Vin Diesel - Fast & Furious
Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Breakthrough female performance
Amanda Seyfried - Mamma Mia!
Ashley Tisdale - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Kat Dennings - Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist
Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vanessa Hudgens - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Breakthrough male performance
Ben Barnes - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Bobb'e J Thompson - Role Models
Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Taylor Lautner - Twilight
Best comedic performance
Amy Poehler - Baby Mama
Anna Faris - The House Bunny
James Franco - Pineapple Express
Jim Carrey - Yes Man
Steve Carell - Get Smart
Best villain
Derek Mears - Friday the 13th
Dwayne Johnson - Get Smart
Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Johnathon Schaech - Prom Night
Luke Goss - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Best kiss
Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy - Wanted
Freida Pinto and Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
James Franco and Sean Penn - Milk
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Paul Rudd and Thomas Lennon - I Love You, Man
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Best fight
'Bridal Cat Fight' - Anne Hathaway vs Kate Hudson - Bride Wars vs Kate Hudson - Bride Wars
'Battle Over Gotham' - Christian Bale vs Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
'Vampire Showdown' - Robert Pattinson vs Cam Gigandet - Twilight
'Battle In Hell' - Ron Perlman vs Luke Goss - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
'Three-way Stoner Fight' - Seth Rogen and James Franco vs Danny McBride - Pineapple Express
Best 'wtf' moment
'Peeing in the Sink' - Amy Poehler - Baby Mama
'Curved Bullet Kill' - Angelina Jolie - Wanted
'Jumping in the Poop Shed' - Ayush Mahesh Khedekar - Slumdog Millionaire
'Tasting Decapitated Head' - Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder
'Naked Break Up' - Jason Segel and Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Best song from a movie
AR Rahman - Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire
Bruce Springsteen - The Wrestler - The Wrestler
Miley Cyrus - The Climb - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Paramore - Decode - Twilight
05/05/2009 10:23:06
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