In recent years, the MTV Movie Awards have lost some credibility due to its ridiculous obsession with the Twilight Saga. But this year, they’ve redeemed themselves with some intriguing nominations with the rom-com smash Bridesmaids and the recent box-office hit The Hunger Games securing eight nods each.

Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part I does pop up now and then but thankfully its overshadowed by ‘Maids and Games while there’s recognition for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, The Help and 21 Jump Street in major categories.

Amongst the stars getting multiple nods include Kristen Wiig (Female Performance, Comedy Performance), Emma Stone (Female Performance, Best Kiss), Ryan Gosling (Male Performance, Best Kiss, WTF Moment), Jonah Hill (Comedy Performance, Best Fight), Melissa McCarthy (Breakthrough Performance, Comedy Performance), Jennifer Lawrence (Female Performance, Best Kiss), Rooney Mara (Female Performance, Breakthrough Performance, On-screen transformation) and Bryce Dallas Howard (WTF Moment and On-screen dirt-bag).

On reflection, I’m pleased to see Bridesmaids and The Help get recognised though I doubt they’ll do too well with Harry Potter and Hunger Games likely to dominate. Rather surprising to see 21 Jump Street get a lot of attention though it was more popular with the Americans than other here. Great to see mention for Rooney Mara who should easily win On-screen transformation for Dragon Tattoo while Bryce Dallas Howard FINALLY gets noticed for her despicable performance in The Help.

The MTV Movie Awards will be on June 4th. Here is the list of nominees with my winners predictions in bold….

MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Bridesmaids
The Hunger Games
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
The Help
Twilight: 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 GUT-WRENCHING PERFORMANCE
21 Jump Street – Schmidt shoots Coach Walters in the d#@k
Bridesmaids – Food poisoning turns the girls’ dress fitting into a disaster
Drive – Elevator beat-down
The Help – Minny gives Hilly a pie she won’t forget
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol – Ethan Hunt scales to new heights

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 – Project X
A Real Hero,” College w/Electric Youth – Drive

Source: MTV