MTV Movie Award Nominations: Hunger Games, Harry Potter, Breaking Dawn, Bridesmaids Up for Top Prize

MTV releases its list of Movie Awards nominations

By Rosemary Brennan May 01, 2012 3:09 AMTags
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The Hunger Games tributes are beyond fierce, but taking on Bridesmaids could be just as daunting as any challenge they faced in the arena. Nominations for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards just came out and the two blockbusters are up for the most Golden Popcorns, snagging 8 nods a piece, including Movie of the Year. So who else is up for top prize at the hip awards show?

Of course, some supernatural stars are also in the running for best picture. Breaking Dawn Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 also picked up noms for top prize at the hip awards show. Rounding out the best picture category is The Help, which is up for three additional Golden Popcorns. 

The flicks up for best picture also duke it out in a few more categories: Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Watson and Kristen Wiig are all up for Best Female Performance. Leading lads Daniel Radcliffe and Josh Hutcherson received nods for Best Male Performance.

Curious about which of your favorite flicks scored nominations? Peep the full list of nominations for the 2012 MTV Awards below:

Movie of the Year:

  • Bridesmaids
  • The Hunger Games
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • The Help
  • The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Best Female Performance

  • Emma Stone, Crazy, Stupid, Love.
  • Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games
  • Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
  • Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Best Male Performance

  • Channing Tatum, The Vow
  • Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50
  • Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games
  • Ryan Gosling, Drive

Breakthrough Performance

  • Elle Fanning, Super 8
  • Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
  • Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games
  • Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
  • Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Comedic Performance

  • Jonah Hill, 21 Jump Street
  • Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids
  • Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
  • Oliver Cooper, Project X
  • Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover Part II

Best Cast

  • 21 Jump Street
  • Bridesmaids
  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • The Help
  • The Hunger Games

Best On-Screen Transformation

  • Colin Farrell, Horrible Bosses
  • Elizabeth Banks, The Hunger Games
  • Johnny Depp, 21 Jump Street
  • Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn
  • Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Best Fight

  • Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill vs Kid Gang, 21 Jump Street
  • Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, The Hunger Games
  • Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
  • Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, Warrior

Best Kiss

  • Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams, The Vow
  • Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games
  • Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
  • Rupert Grint & Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
  • Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone, Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Best Gun-Wrenching Performance

  • 21 Jump Street (Schmidt shoots Coach Walters in the d--k)
  • Bridesmaids (Food poisoning at the bridal shop)
  • Drive (Elevator beatdown)
  • The Help (Minny bakes a memorable pie)
  • Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Scaling a high-rise building)

Best On-Screen Dirtbag

  • Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help
  • Colin Farrell, Horrible Bosses
  • Jennifer Aniston, Horrible Bosses
  • Jon Hamm, Bridesmaids
  • Oliver Cooper, Project X

Best Music

  • "The Devil is in the Details," Chemical Brothers, Hanna
  • "Impossible," Figurine, Like Crazy
  • "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO, 21 Jump Street
  • "Pursuit of Happiness," Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki Remix), Project X
  • "A Real Hero," College with Electric Youth, Drive

Which flicks are you rooting for? Sound off in the comments!