Lupita Nyong’o, Chiwetel Ejiofor Nominated for MTV Movie Awards 2014
MTV today announced
the nominees for the “2014 MTV Movie Awards,” setting the stage for an epic
showdown between critically-acclaimed films The Wolf of Wall Street and
American Hustle, comedic hits We’re the Millers and This Is The End,
blockbuster franchises The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The
Desolation of Smaug and more.
Kenyan Oscar winner and red carpet darling Lupita Nyong’o
takes her place among the nominees for this year’s show – a fitting tribute for
the actress, who got her first professional on screen acting break on the MTV
Base HIV & AIDS awareness drama, Shuga.
Lupita will be going up against A-listers and Hollywood veterans Amy
Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Anniston for a coveted
Movie Awards trophy in the Best Female Performance category.
Fans can get in on the fierce competition by casting votes
for their favorite nominees atwww.MovieAwards.MTV.com beginning Thursday 6
March until Saturday 12 April in categories you’ll never see in any other
awards show, including Best Comedic Performance, Best Villain, Best Kiss, Best
Scared-As-S**t Performance, Best Musical Moment, #WTF Moment, Best On-Screen
Duo, Best Fight, Best Shirtless Performance and more.
This year, the “MTV Movie Awards” has the distinction of
being the only Awards show to nominate cinematic legend Robert De Niro, Kanye
West and Joan Rivers in the same category (Best Cameo), see Matthew McConaughey
and Jared Leto take on Ice Cube and Kevin Hart (Best On-Screen Duo), and pit
Jennifer Aniston against some of the hottest men on the planet (Zac Efron,
Chris Hemsworth, Leonardo DiCaprio and Sam Claflin) for the coveted Best
Shirtless Performance category.
The show will once again officially kick-off the summer
blockbuster season, promising to deliver yet another epically funny, explosive,
over-the-top show that features fan favorite films, actors and musicians. In
addition, the show will honor the best films and performances from the past
year, while featuring exclusive, never-before-seen moments from some of the
most highly-anticipated summer films.
Hosted by Emmy Award winning comedian and late night host,
Conan O’Brien, the show will take place on Sunday 13 April at the Nokia Theatre
LA Live in Los Angeles, California.
Tune into the live broadcast of the “2014 MTV Movie Awards”
airs on MTV (DStv Channel 130) at 03:00 CAT onMonday 14 April, or catch the
primetime premiere on Monday 14 April @ 21:15 CAT (pre-show begins at
20:30CAT).
THE NOMINEES FOR THE “2014 MTV MOVIE AWARDS” ARE:
MOVIE OF THE YEAR 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight
Pictures)
Director: Steve McQueen
Producers: Brad Pitt,
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Bill Pohlad, and
Arnon Milchan
American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
Director: David O.
Russell
Producers: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and
Jonathan Gordon
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Director: Peter Jackson
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh
and Zane Weiner
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)
Director: Francis Lawrence
Producers: Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik
The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Producers: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey
McFarland, Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Riza Aziz
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, David Koechner 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 Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys
This is the End (Columbia Pictures) – Jonah Hill vs. James
Franco and Seth Roger
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 Malkina gets 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
cinema viewers 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)
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