MTV Movie Awards 2012 Nominees Unveiled

It's looking like it's going to be the year of the female leads - with both Bridesmaids and The Hunger Games racking up eight nominations each.

The nominees for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards have been unveiled, and it's looking like it's going to be the year of the female leads - with both Bridesmaids and The Hunger Games racking up eight nominations each. Take a look below for the list of this years nominees; MOVIE OF THE YEAR Bridesmaids The Hunger Games Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Help The Twilight Saga: 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 Collin 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 - Jonah Hill & Rob Riggle - Schmidt shoots Coach Walters in the unmentionables Bridesmaids - Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper - Food poisoning turns the girls' dress fitting into a disaster Drive - Ryan Gosling - Elevator beat-down The Help - Bryce Dallas Howard - Minny gives Hilly a pie she won't forget Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol - Tom Cruise - Ethan Hunt scales to new heights BEST ON-SCREEN DIRTBAG Bryce Dallas Howard - The Help Collin 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 (Steve Aoki Remix) - Project X "A Real Hero," College w/Electric Youth - Drive It's nice to see some mentions in there for the likes of Drive, My Week with Marilyn and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - but it comes as no real surprise that The Hunger Games is on full scale domination, taking the place of the surprisingly lacking Twilight. If you fancy voting for your favourite then head over to MTV now. Voting opens today, with the awards ceremony taking place on June 3rd. Were there any surprises in there for you? What are your predications for when the results are announced in a little over a month? Let us know in the comments below.
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