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The MTV Movie Award Nominations / Dustin Rowles

Trade News | May 4, 2009 | Comments (27)


The 2009 MTV Movie Award nominations were announced today, and they hardly even warrant insult. I mean — it’s MTV. It’s pretty much what you expect. Twilight leads all nominees with seven nominations, followed by Slumdog Millionaire and High School Musical 3. But I will say this: Some of the nominees are demographically decent (The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Slumdog) while some others are laughable (The Hannah Montana Movie, High School Musical 3, Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious), but I actually wouldn’t mind seeing the Academy Awards Ceremony or the Golden Globes spicing up their dreary telecasts with some ridiculous categories like “The Best WTF Moment.” That’s essentially why we even bother watching the Oscar ceremony, after all — just waiting for a decent WTF moment that might liven the show for a few minutes.

Of course, I haven’t watched the MTV Movie Awards in at least five years. I’m sure they’re just as unbearable to watch as they always have been. But at least they’re not the People’s Choice awards.

And your nominees 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 PERFORMANCE FEMALE
Amanda Seyfried - Mamma Mia!
Ashley Tisdale - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Freida Pinto - Slumdog Millionaire
Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vanessa Hudgens - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Kat Dennings - Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE
Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Taylor Lautner - Twilight
Ben Barnes - The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Dev Patel - Slumdog Millionaire
Bobb’e J. Thompson - Role Models

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 FIGHT

Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson - Bride Wars
Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight
Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet - Twilight
Seth Rogen and James Franco vs. Danny McBride - Pineapple Express

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 WTF MOMENT (New Category)

Amy Poehler - Baby Mama, Peeing In the Sink
Angelina Jolie - Wanted, Curved Bullet Kill
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar - Slumdog Millionaire, Jumping in the Poop Shed
Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder, Tasting the Decapitated Head
Jason Segel and Kristen Bell - Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Naked Break-Up

BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE (New Category)
“Jai Ho” - AR Raham, Slumdog Millionaire
“The Wrestler” - Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler
“The Climb” - Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie
“Decode” - Paramore, Twilight



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Comments

In a category traditionally overloaded with girl-on-girl action, it's interesting to see the Best Kiss category this year feature not one, but TWO, guy-on-guy smooches.

Posted by: The Pink Hulk at May 4, 2009 7:50 PM

"Demographically decent"? Isn't the demographic of MTV, like, 14 at this point?

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at May 4, 2009 7:50 PM

So MTV nominates Springsteen's song, but not the Oscars.
That's... interesting?

Posted by: _cG at May 4, 2009 8:04 PM

Isn't the demographic of MTV, like, 14 at this point?

I thought it was mostly spambots.

Posted by: twig at May 4, 2009 8:05 PM

Kate Winslet and Kristen Stewart in the same category?? Is this a joke?

Posted by: SpecialK at May 4, 2009 8:08 PM

has MTV's demographic ever even heard of The Reader? Nevermind seen it.

Posted by: lizzieborden at May 4, 2009 8:18 PM

I really know I'm old when I sat here getting all pissed off at this list, as if it MTV were a real awards show.

Posted by: JapJay at May 4, 2009 8:24 PM

Isn't it enough that there's a psuedo-religion dedicated to that shite (Twilight)?

Posted by: Four Eyes at May 4, 2009 8:32 PM

Pink Hulk - That makes it even more disappointing to think that Twilight is gonna win that category.

Historically speaking, this may be the only time ever that you'll see Miley Cyrus competing in the same category with Bruce Springsteen.

As much as I don't care about the MTV movie awards, I'd like Pineapple Express to win "Best Fight." I love that scene. Who calls "time out" in the middle of a fight - and your opponents actually listen?

It's weird to think that Jon Lovitz once hosted this show.

Posted by: Melissa at May 4, 2009 9:14 PM

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

One of these things is not like the others. Which one is different, do you know? Can you tell which thing is not like the others? I'll tell you if it is so.

Posted by: branded at May 4, 2009 9:32 PM

Guh-AY!!!!

Posted by: Janey at May 4, 2009 9:34 PM

I'd make fun of this, but it would be like making fun of Kevin Federline, too pathetic to even warrant my attention.

Posted by: George at May 4, 2009 10:18 PM

Oh, teenagers.

Bride Wars? really? REALLY? I do love that Kate "The Hag" Hudson didn't get a nomination. If MTV doesn't think you're good...HAA!

Posted by: figgy at May 4, 2009 10:23 PM

I weep for this generation.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at May 4, 2009 11:19 PM

Ha! 14-year-old spambots.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at May 4, 2009 11:33 PM

.....FUCK THAT SHIT

Posted by: RonnyK at May 4, 2009 11:36 PM

*Sigh* These are the people my daughter will be trying to sell classical music to for the next 50 years.

Posted by: , (the commenter formerly known as bucdaddy) at May 4, 2009 11:52 PM

I think I stopped watching this when I was 17. Unlike many other things, I do not feel nostalgic about that part of my past. Nirvana, though, that's something else. The '93 Habs Cup, too.

Posted by: jpguy13 at May 5, 2009 2:28 AM

Personally, I'm thrilled with all the Twilight nods.
...oh for godsake. I can't even keep up the charade anymore. I don't watch these fucking award shows, or the Oscars for that matter. I can't even bring myself to be angry about the bullshit Bride Wars nomination.
...Too busy reading the Dark Tower series...

Posted by: popejenn at May 5, 2009 3:29 AM

They include dark, thoughtful, intellectual shit like the Dark Knight,Funny,brightly coloured but still incredibly good shit like Iron Man but ignore COMPLETELEY, Watchmen, a funny, clever, dark, incredibly good, intellectual(i thought so any wise)movie that surely, surely, with its comic book ties, bright colours and explosions, appeals directly to the MTV audience?
Looking at that, the people doing the nominations are literally 99% 14 year old girls and one distinctly unhappy but semi intelligent male who managed to crowbard DK and IM in there though it probably cos thim his life and sanity, or just his integrity 'But girls, if you include Iron Man and The Dark Knight, all the boys will think its totally cool that you're so cool to like cool movies and buy you lip gloss and puppiesandunicornsandmyspace.com!!!!!'

Then he died. He DIED people.

And I like that they've thrown th Milk kiss in there, not because it was probably the best kiss or anything, but because MTV likes to pretend its forward thinking and shit when the only people who watch it who are over 14 and have dicks, are homophobe fratboys who wouldn't admit to their raging homosexuality if you paid them in BEER.

Also, surely a WTF moment implies something you didn't expect or that is so visually stunning that you literally go 'what the fuck?!'
So, by that reasoning, the naked break up in forgetting sarah marshall...how is it WTF? It's a basically shot scene with basic blocking and basic lighting, so no visual shocks. And It's not exactly a shock moment since THE WHOLE MOVIE HINGES ON THIS SCENE AND ITS FEATURED IN EVERY SINGLE TRAILER FOR THE FILM.
So. Yeah.
I guess my point is that MTV, its fans, that whole tween/frat boy generation is fucking imbecilic to the point of honest concern about undiagnosed learning disabilities runing rampant through our planets youth and I want to curl up in a cave and hide until the bad people go away.

Is it a rating thing? None of these films are over an 18 so maybe thats why Watchmen isn't included, except that I distinctly remember Blade winning quite a few awards a few years back.
So.
What ever, eugh.

Posted by: Nadine at May 5, 2009 4:35 AM

What does it tell you, it took this long for MTV to have a best song category.

Posted by: King Library at May 5, 2009 8:00 AM

How is the "Indiana Jones survives a ground zero nuclear bomb detonation by hiding in a refrigerator." scene from "Kingdom of the Whoopty Wooh" NOT a WTF Moment? Also, "Slumdog Millionaire" was a good movie, not a great one. Enough with the fawning. It did have gorgeous cinematography and a killer soundtrack, though I'll give it that.

Apparently I have no reason to watch "Prom Night" (I didn't really before, either) because they nominate the bad guy and it is that dude whose name I am incapable of pronouncing. It was pretty cool when he went splat in "Quarantine", though.

Posted by: TylerDFC at May 5, 2009 8:35 AM

*sigh* I remember when the MTV awards were voted on by 18-49 year olds. Salad days for all.

Posted by: Doctor Controversy at May 5, 2009 9:02 AM

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE FEMALE

Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana: The Movie
Vanessa Hudgens - High School Musical 3: Senior Year

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE? Really? Haven't these two been around forever.

And how can you be nominated for a breakthrough performance when your movie is HSM THREEEEEEEEE.

Posted by: BWeaves at May 5, 2009 9:36 AM

@ Nadine: I was going to say, I think it's because Watchmen was released this year... then I realized that Hannah Montana was released, like, last week. So, carry on then.

Posted by: Anna von Beaverplatz at May 5, 2009 9:48 AM

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

BEST FEMALEPERFORMANCE
Kristen Stewart - Twilight

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE
Robert Pattinson - Twilight
Taylor Lautner - Twilight

REALLY???? all kristen stewart do was stare at robert pattinson seductively like she is about to rape him

Taylor lautner was in twilight for like...3 MINUTES TOTAL AND ROBERT PATTINSON...DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED.i guess the death creepyrapistpedofileglare is SUPER RAW TALENT

Posted by: M at May 21, 2009 1:26 PM

Im a 16 year old guy..and i thought this award show was so terrible. Even me, a 16 year old boy, was uncomfortable with all the cussing and all the stuff that was happening. I was almost offended at all of it. And with twilight winning everything..are you fucking kidding me? I didnt even see the movie but everyone i talked to said it was "Eh okay...pretty good" how the hell did it win over some of those great movies. Kirsten w/e and that guy that looks like a serial rapist didnt deserve to win shit. That was the worst award show ive ever seen. I even am sorry for my generation. All of that is just low class..

Posted by: spencer at June 1, 2009 7:11 PM