The 21st Annual 2012 MTV Movie Awards are creeping up and we’re a little too anxious to find out the winners. The show airs live this Sunday, June 3 at 9 p.m. EST from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif., hosted by two-time VMA host Russell Brand! Here is the complete list of nominees and some of our predictions.
Although reality TV has almost completely taken over, the MTV Movie Awards are one of the most fun events to remind us that the big screen is still in business.
Bridesmaids and The Hunger Games each have a whopping eight nominations, but does that mean they will dominate in winnings? I hope so.
Over the past few years, the MTV Movie Awards have been overtaken by the Twilight series, but this year things might not be as predictable. The latest Harry Potter film, Bridesmaids, The Help and other amazing movies will be factored in, but I think Hunger Games will give the vampires a run for their Golden Popcorn trophy.
Let’s just remind everyone that Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson aren’t even NOMINATED for Best Female and Best Male Performances, and that Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are. Just saying.
While many critics think Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows—Part 2 should win the biggest prize of the night, Movie of the Year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part 1 is nominated and is likely to be taken down by The Hunger Games, which the young generation seems to be obsessing over at the moment.
The Twilight gang probably won’t leave empty handed. Robsten (or whatever Rob and Kristen are called) have owned Best Kiss and, in my opinion, still do. I##Q##m just going to keep my fingers crossed that if they win it, they won##Q##t be as awkward as previous times.
I can’t help to assume that Bridesmaids is a given for Best Gut-Wrenching Performance, not taking any other scene into consideration besides the wedding dress shopping spree. Need I say more?
On the topic of Bridesmaids, Melissa McCarthy’s hilarious performance in the movie is expected to earn her the title of Best Comedic Performance and potentially Breakthrough Performance.
Got any guesses for Best Fight since the Twilight cast versus the Hunger Games cast outside the MTV Movie Awards venue after the show isn##Q##t an option? (I had to.)
Check out the list of nominees below and tell us who YOU think will snatch the sacred Golden Popcorn for each category. Join the conversation on Twitter at @PopStopTVdotCom!
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 Male Performance
Daniel Radcliffe, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Ryan Gosling, “Drive”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, “50/50″
Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games”
Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
Best Female Performance
Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”
Kristin Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Best Comedic Performance
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
Zach Galifianakis, “The Hangover Part II”
Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street”
Oliver Cooper, “Project X”
Breakthrough Performance
Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Liam Hemsworth, “The Hunger Games”
Elle Fanning, “Super 8″
Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”
Best Cast
“Bridesmaids”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
“The Hunger Games”
“21 Jump Street”
“The Help”
Best On-Screen Transformation
Elizabeth Banks, “The Hunger Games”
Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
Johnny Depp, “21 Jump Street”
Michelle Williams, “My Week With Marilyn”
Colin Farrell, “Horrible Bosses”
Best Fight
Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, “The Hunger Games”
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, “21 Jump Street”
Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, “Warrior”
Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
Best Kiss
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, “Crazy, Stupid, Love”
Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, “The Hunger Games”
Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″
Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
“Bridesmaids” (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper)
“The Help” (Bryce Dallas Howard)
“21 Jump Street” (Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle)
“Drive” (Ryan Gosling)
“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (Tom Cruise)
Best On-Screen Dirtbag
Bryce Dallas Howard, “The Help”
Jon Hamm, “Bridesmaids”
Jennifer Aniston, “Horrible Bosses”
Colin Farrell, “Horrible Bosses”
Oliver Cooper, “Project X”
Best Music
“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO (“21 Jump Street”)
“A Real Hero,” College & Electric Youth (“Drive”)
“The Devil Is in the Details,” Chemical Brothers (“Hanna”)
“Impossible,” Figurine (“Like Crazy”)
“Pursuit of Happiness,” Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki remix) (“Project X”)
