MTV Movie Awards Get “Mean”
MTV wants its Jimmy Fallon.
The Fever Pitch star has been tapped for a second hosting stint at the 2005 MTV Movie Awards, which are set to tape June 4 and air June 9. He previously hosted the Movie Awards back in 2001 and also served as host of the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.
“Jimmy makes the MTV Movie Awards better,” executive producer Joel Gallen said in a statement. “He’s funny, he’s original, and his enthusiasm is contagious. He’s already emailed me tons of ideas and we can’t wait to get started.”
The former Saturday Night Live star will preside over a ceremony where cliquey teens and disgruntled newsmen are the big contenders to go home laden with awards.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgandy, starring Will Ferrell, and Mean Girls, starring Lindsay Lohan, each racked up a hefty four nominations.
Meanwhile, Lohan’s Mean Girls costar and onscreen rival Rachel McAdams earned a leading five nominations, including Best Female Performance and Breakthrough Performance, Female. Lohan, who nabbed the Breakthrough Performance, Female prize last year, is also in contention for the Best Female Performance honor.
The MTV Movie Awards are known for honoring movies and performances that are overlooked by more traditional awards shows, such as the Oscars and the Golden Globes.
Hence, while Uma Thurman’s kick-ass moves in Kill Bill: Volume 2 may not have been worthy of an Academy Award, she’s gunning for the Best Fight honor for the second year in a row, based on her throwdown with Daryl Hannah.
And while Brad Pitt has yet to take home an Oscar, his performance in Troy puts him in contention for a golden popcorn statuette for Best Male Performance.
This year, the MTV Movie Awards include two new categories: Best Frightened Performance and Best Videogame Based on a Movie.
Nominees for the Best Frightened Performance include Sarah Michelle Gellar for her terrified turn in The Grudge and Cary Elwes for his fearful fronting in Saw. Videogame contenders include Spiderman 2 and The Incredibles–two of the films also in the running for Best Movie.
Perhaps the most signature categories at the MTV Movie Awards are Best Kiss and Best Villain. McAdams is up for both awards, based on her lip-lock with Ryan Gosling in The Notebook and her evil ways in Mean Girls. Other Kiss contenders include Natalie Portman and Zach Braff’s smooch in Garden State, while other Villains include Tom Cruise’s devious turn in Collateral.
Here’s a complete list of the nominees for the 2005 MTV Movie Awards:
BEST MOVIE:
Kill Bill Vol. 2
Napoleon Dynamite
Spider-Man 2
Ray
The Incredibles
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Jamie Foxx, Ray
Will Smith, Hitch
Brad Pitt, Troy
Matt Damon, The Bourne Supremacy
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Vol. 2
Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls
Hilary Swank, Million Dollar Baby
Rachel McAdams, The Notebook
Natalie Portman, Garden State
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE:
Antonio Banderas, Shrek 2
Dustin Hoffman, Meet the Fockers
Will Ferrell, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Ben Stiller, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Will Smith, Hitch
BEST ONSCREEN TEAM:
Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert and Amanda Seyfried, Mean Girls
Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Spencer Fox and Sarah Vowell, The Incredibles
Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Justin Long, Alan Tudyk, Stephen Root, Joel David Moore and Chris Williams, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
John Cho and Kal Penn, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
BEST VILLAIN:
Tom Cruise, Collateral
Ben Stiller, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Rachel McAdams, Mean Girls
Jim Carrey, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
Alfred Molina, Spider-Man 2
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, MALE:
Jon Heder , Napoleon Dynamite
Tim McGraw, Friday Night Lights
Zach Braff, Garden State
Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland
Tyler Perry, Diary of a Mad Black Woman
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, FEMALE:
Rachel McAdams, Mean Girls
Ashanti, Coach Carter
Elisha Cuthbert, The Girl Next Door
Bryce Dallas Howard, The Village
Emmy Rossum, The Day After Tomorrow
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE:
Destruction of Los Angeles, The Day After Tomorrow
The Subway Battle, Spider-Man 2
Beverly Hills Plane Crash, The Aviator
The Moscow Car Chase, The Bourne Supremacy
The Desert Terrorist Assault, Team America: World Police
BEST FIGHT:
The Battle of the News Teams, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Daryl Hannah vs. Uma Thurman, Kill Bill Vol. 2
Brad Pitt vs. Eric Bana, Troy
Ziyi Zhang vs. The Emperor’s Guards , House of Flying Daggers
BEST KISS:
Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, The Notebook
Natalie Portman and Zach Braff, Garden State
Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
Jennifer Garner and Natassia Malthe, Elektra
Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch, The Girl Next Door
BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE:
Jennifer Garner and Mark Ruffalo, 13 Going On 30
Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
John Cho and Kal Penn, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Jon Heder, Napoleon Dynamite
BEST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE:
Cary Elwes, Saw
Sarah Michelle Gellar, The Grudge
Jennifer Tilly, Seed of Chucky
Mya, Cursed
Dakota Fanning, Hide and Seek
BEST VIDEO GAME BASED ON A MOVIE:
Spider-Man 2
Van Helsing
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Incredibles
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