For the past few years (just going by memory), it’s felt like the MTV Movie Awards are a really budget affair. I remember when real movie stars used to come out for the MTV Movie Awards, and it was an opportunity to play nice with a younger audience. Nowadays, barely anyone shows up and the red carpet is just a bevy of TV stars and wannabes. Hopefully, this year will be different. MTV just released their nominations list, and I’m hoping they actually get some of these people to the ceremony. Also: the list is very dude-heavy. All of the Movie of the Year nominees are about dudes. All of the villain nominees are dudes. All but one of the “Best Action Performance” nominees are dudes. The only even match-up is “Best Hero.” You can see the full list here. Some of the bigger categories:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Creed
• Deadpool
• Jurassic World
• Straight Outta ComptonBEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
• Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
• Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
• Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
• Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
• Morena Baccarin, DeadpoolBEST MALE PERFORMANCE
• Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
• Matt Damon, The Martian
• Michael B. Jordan, Creed
• Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Will Smith, ConcussionBEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
• Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
• Brie Larson, Room
• Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
• John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• O’Shea Jackson Jr.: Straight Outta ComptonBEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
• Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
• Kevin Hart, Ride Along 2
• Melissa McCarthy, Spy
• Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect 2
• Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Will Ferrell, Get HardBEST ACTION PERFORMANCE
• Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
• Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
• Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2
• John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Vin Diesel, Furious 7BEST HERO
• Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
• Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
• Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2
• Paul Rudd, Ant-ManBEST VILLAIN
• Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Ed Skrein, Deadpool
• Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mad Max: Fury Road
• James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsman: The Secret Service
• Tom Hardy, The Revenant
ENSEMBLE CAST
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Furious 7
• Pitch Perfect 2
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay—Part 2
• TrainwreckBEST KISS
• Amy Schumer & Bill Hader, Trainwreck
• Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey
• Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth, Vacation
• Margot Robbie & Will Smith, Focus
• Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
• Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2BEST FIGHT
• Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), Deadpool
• Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear, The Revenant
• Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), Mad Max: Fury Road
• Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri), Spy
Star Wars: The Force Awakens got the most nominations, and I truly hope Daisy Ridley and John Boyega come out for the show. Boyega in particular has been playing it SO smart about not oversaturating the media by attending the opening of an envelope. I think the only awards show he’s done so far is the BAFTAs, so it would be amazing to see him come out for MTV. What else… I’m glad that Straight Out of Compton got some big noms, and I’m glad that Charlize’s work in Mad Max is being recognized somewhere. I think the night will probably belong to Deadpool and Star Wars.
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I mean happy for Star Wars and Creed but what a shit list. Anyways.. it not like these matter. I also do not think people will be coming from Star Wars as they are filming now.
Why bother being happy? It’s not a real awards show. They choose nominees on a publicity basis. I guess Star Wars might make for some good skits during the show.
Are we looking at the same list? How is this “dude heavy?” Because there is a guy in every category? Please.
And I hardly doubt the MTV crowd (is there one) saw Joy.
I think she’s especially talking about Best Picture. Check it out.
I love that they put Charlize Theron as the hero in Mad Max. Because while it was a Mad Max film, she was the real hero and star.
Wow MTV is still trying….barely….but they’re trying. I love how they randomly change categories every year to try to get more stars in with nominations. As a commercial tool it’s not bad (as advertisements go).
Yep. Was looking good: storm trooper, superhero, imperator, and then… mop lady.
Fire spitting guitar man in Mad Max was robbed.
No Rose Byrne in Spy?!
Though 4 of the 11 “best fight” nominees are women (5/12 if you count the bear)… that seems like progress I guess.
But Kingsman, Joy, Vacation…? Just when you start to forget that studios pay for these things…
I can’t stop laughing at the fact that Creed was a movie about boxing but it’s nowhere to be found under the nominations for Best Fight lol
You’re right! Omg…silly mtv awards..
I want to see more of John Boyega please!
He has a million dollar smile.
What, no Spotlight?.
I’m shocked, shocked I tell you!
Deadpool and Star Wars will win most of these awards. Personally I’m hoping for Deadpool.
ROSE BYRNE WAS ROBBED!!! JUSTICE FOR ROSE BYRNE!!! She’s such an underrated comedic actress. Her Rayna Boyanov was the highlight of Spy for me. Definitely one of my fave villains.
The mtv movie awards are joke anyway.
Hahahahaha! I just realized MTV doesn’t have a “Best song” category! Oh the irony!