Unhappy with the spread of Oscars this year? Well cast your eyes on the list of nominees for the 2014 MTV Movie Awards; it may just perk you up a bit.
While the Oscars are considered the ‘big guns’ when it comes to big screen accolades, the MTV Movie Awards are not to be sniffed at. Sure, categories like ‘Best Kiss’ and ‘Best Scared-As-Sh*t Performance’ may lower the tone a little (or a lot), but results could be argued as “fairer” than the Oscars as it is the general public who votes (note: Technically only residents of the USA can vote)
Inevitable popularity contest aside, the MTV Movie Awards is more reflective of what the masses appreciate than the Academy’s picks (or atleast the American masses!)
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgat
The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
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, DavidKoechner 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 SamClaflin 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)
#WTF MOMENT
• Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner – Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues(Paramount Pictures)
The Channel 4 News Team’s afternoon is no longer a delight as their speeding van filled with bowling balls, scorpions and hot oil takes a tumble on the highway.
• Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll – Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Paramount Pictures)
Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll manage to strike fear into a room full of unsuspecting beauty pageant-loving parents thanks to a bump n’ grind dance routine to a Warrant classic.
• Cameron Diaz – The Counselor (20th Century Fox)
Having sex in a car is pretty much a rite of passage, but having sex with a car? Cameron Diaz’s Malkinagets down and dirty with a bright yellow Ferrari to show the world how it’s done.
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
Leonardo DiCaprio’s iconic portrayal of excessive Wall Street player Jordan Belfort takes a turn for the insane when he takes his Lamborghini for a spin.
• Danny McBride and Channing Tatum – This is the End (Columbia Pictures)
Danny McBride shows an apocalyptic world, and uncomfortable theater-goers everywhere, that there’s no better pet than a scantily-clad Channing Tatum.
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)
