The 2015 MTV Movie Awards will be held on Apr. 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, California at the Nokia Theatre. This will be the award show's 24th installment. Comedian, actress and writer Amy Schumer will host the event.
Nominees are picked by MTV executives and votes are done online through MovieAwards.MTV.com. Winners get to bring home a "golden popcorn" statue.
Nominees for the Movie of the Year award are "American Sniper," "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1," "Guardians of the Galaxy," "Gone Girl," "The Fault in Our Stars," "Boyhood," "Whiplash" and "Selma."
Jennifer Lawrence ("Mockingjay - Part 1) is battling Emma Stone ("Birdman"), Shailene Woodley ("The Fault in Our Stars"), Reese Witherspoon ("Wild") and Scarlett Johansson ("Lucy") for the Best Female Performance award. J.Law is also nominated for Best Musical Moment in "Mockingjay"
Bradley Cooper ("American Sniper"), Chris Pratt ("Guardians of the Galaxy") and Ansel Elgort ("TFIOS"), who is also nominated for his Breakthrough Performance, are among the nominees for Best Male Performance. James Franco, Seth Rogen ("The Interview") and Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill for ("22 Jump Street") are two of the Best Duo nominees.
Best Fight nominations go to Edward Norton vs. Michael Keaton ("Birdman") and Chris Evans vs. Sebastian Stan ("Captain America: The Winter Soldier"). James Franco, Seth Rogen ("The Interview") and Rose Byrne, Halston Sage ("Neighbors") vie for the Best Kiss award. Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl"), Zac Efron ("Neighbors") and Miles Teller ("Whiplash") are nominated for funny awards such as Best Scared-As-S**t Performance, Best Shirtless Performance and Best WTF Moment, respectively.
Check out the complete list of nominees here.
This year's MTV Movie Awards presumably has a better lineup than the 2015 Oscars. With its acknowledgment of Ellar Coltrane ("Boyhood") and David Oyelowo ("Selma"), the music television channel has recognized the unforgettable performances of these artists which have been overlooked by the Academy. MTV also showed their respect for teen entertainment and variety.