MTV on Thursday announced the nominees for the “2014 MTV Movie Awards,” setting the stage for an epic showdown between critically-acclaimed films The Wolf of Wall Street and American Hustle, comedic hits We’re the Millers and This Is The End, blockbuster franchises The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and more.
Kenyan Oscar winner and red carpet darling, Lupita Nyong’o, takes her place among the nominees for this year’s show – a fitting tribute for the actress, who got her first professional on screen acting break on the MTV Base HIV & AIDS awareness drama, Shuga. Lupita will be going up against A-listers and Hollywood veterans Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Anniston for a coveted Movie Awards trophy in the Best Female Performance category.
Fans can get in on the fierce competition by casting votes for their favorite nominees at www.MovieAwards.MTV.com beginning on Thursday, 6 March, until Saturday, 12 April in categories you’ll never see in any other awards show, including Best Comedic Performance, Best Villain, Best Kiss, Best Scared-As-S**t Performance, Best Musical Moment, #WTF Moment, Best On-Screen Duo, Best Fight, Best Shirtless Performance and more.
This year, the “MTV Movie Awards” has the distinction of being the only Awards show to nominate cinematic legend Robert De Niro, Kanye West and Joan Rivers in the same category (Best Cameo), see Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto take on Ice Cube and Kevin Hart (Best On-Screen Duo) and pit Jennifer Aniston against some of the hottest men on the planet (Zac Efron, Chris Hemsworth, Leonardo DiCaprio and Sam Claflin) for the coveted Best Shirtless Performance category.
The show will once again officially kick-off the summer blockbuster season, promising to deliver yet another epically funny, explosive, over-the-top show that features fan favorite films, actors and musicians. In addition, the show will honour the best films and performances from the past year, while featuring exclusive, never-before-seen moments from some of the most highly-anticipated summer films.
The show, hosted by Emmy Award winning comedian and late night host, Conan O’Brien, will take place on Sunday, 13 April at the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, California.
THE NOMINEES FOR THE “2014 MTV MOVIE AWARDS” ARE:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Director: Steve McQueen
Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Bill Pohlad, and Arnon Milchan
American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
Director: David O. Russell
Producers: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Peter Jackson
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Zane Weiner
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Director: Francis Lawrence
Producers: Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik
The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Producers: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland, Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Riza Aziz
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
· Amy Adams – American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
· Jennifer Aniston – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)
· Sandra Bullock – Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
· Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
· Bradley Cooper – American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
· Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
· Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
· Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
· Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
· Liam James – The Way Way Back (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
· Michael B. Jordan – Fruitvale Station (The Weinstein Company)
· Will Poulter – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)
· Margot Robbie – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
· Miles Teller – The Spectacular Now (A24 Films)
BEST KISS
· Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams – American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
· Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson – Don Jon (Relativity Media)
· James Franco, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens – Spring Breakers (A24 Films)
· Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller – The Spectacular Now (A24 Films)
· Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)
BEST FIGHT
· Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount Pictures) – Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell vs. James Marsden vs. Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Kanye West vs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vs. Jim Carrey and Marion Cotillard vs. Will Smith vs. Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly vs. Greg Kinnear
· Identity Thief (Universal Pictures) – Jason Bateman vs. Melissa McCarthy
· The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures) – Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs
· The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate) – Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys
· This is the End (Columbia Pictures) – Jonah Hill vs. James Franco and Seth Rogen
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
· Kevin Hart – Ride Along (Universal Pictures)
· Jonah Hill – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
· Johnny Knoxville – Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Paramount Pictures)
· Melissa McCarthy – The Heat (20th Century Fox)
· Jason Sudeikis – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)
BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE
· Rose Byrne – Insidious: Chapter 2 (FilmDistrict)
· Jessica Chastain – Mama (Universal Pictures)
· Vera Farmiga – The Conjuring (New Line Cinema)
· Ethan Hawke – The Purge (Universal Pictures)
· Brad Pitt – World War Z (Paramount Pictures)
BEST ON-SCREEN DUO
· Amy Adams and Christian Bale – American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
· Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)
· Vin Diesel and Paul Walker – Fast & Furious 6 (Universal Pictures)
· Ice Cube and Kevin Hart – Ride Along (Universal Pictures)
· Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE
· Jennifer Aniston – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)
· Sam Claflin – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
· Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
· Zac Efron – That Awkward Moment (Focus Features)
· Chris Hemsworth – Thor: The Dark World (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
BEST VILLAIN
· Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips (Columbia Pictures)
· Benedict Cumberbatch – Star Trek into Darkness (Paramount Pictures)
· Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
· Mila Kunis – Oz The Great and Powerful (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
· Donald Sutherland – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION
· Christian Bale – American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
· Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
· Orlando Bloom – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)
· Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
· Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and Craig Robinson – This is the End (Columbia Pictures)
Spoiler alert! Backstreet Boys reunite in heaven to perform “Everybody” with signature boy band moves and flair for this unforgettable apocalyptic ending
· Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
Lawrence cleans and dances her frustrations away as she mouths the words to 70s classic “Live and Let Die”
· Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
During his wedding reception, DiCaprio’s fraudulent Jordan Belfort pops and locks it to Bo Diddley’s “Pretty Thing”
· Melissa McCarthy – Identity Thief (Universal Pictures)
To ease the tension of stealing Sandy’s identity, McCarthy’s Diana shows her musical range as she attempts to sing along with the car radio — and even hits that high note in “Barracuda”
· Will Poulter – We’re the Millers (New Line Cinema)
With eyes wide shut, Poulter’s Kenny Rossmore throws it back to the 90s with a hilarious rendition of TLC’s “Waterfalls”
BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE
· Robert De Niro – American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
· Amy Poehler and Tina Fey – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount Pictures)
· Kanye West – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount Pictures)
· Joan Rivers – Iron Man 3 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
· Rihanna – This is the End (Columbia Pictures)
BEST HERO
· Henry Cavill as Clark Kent – Man of Steel (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man – Iron Man 3 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
· Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures)
· Chris Hemsworth as Thor – Thor: The Dark World (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
· Channing Tatum as John Cale – White House Down (Columbia Pictures)
