‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Inception’ and ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ earn multiple nominations for MTV Movie Awards
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The nominations for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ snagging the most with eight, followed by ‘Inception’ with seven, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1’ with six and ‘The Social Network’ garnering five.
The unconventional award show will air June 5 from the Gibson Amphitheatre with ‘Saturday Night Live’ regular Jason Sudeikis as host.
Among the nominations announced Tuesday morning are:
Best movie
‘Black Swan,’ ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1,’ ‘Inception,’ ‘The Social Network’ and ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’
Best female performance
Emma Stone, ‘Easy A’; Emma Watson, ‘Harry Potter’; Jennifer Aniston, ‘Just Go With It’; Kristen Stewart, ‘Eclipse’; and Natalie Portman, ‘Black Swan’
Best male performance
Daniel Radcliffe, ‘Harry Potter’; Jesse Eisenberg, ‘The Social Network’; Robert Pattinson, ‘Eclipse’; Taylor Lautner, ‘Eclipse’; and Zac Efron, ‘Charlie St. Cloud’
Best breakout star
Andrew Garfield, ‘The Social Network’; Chloe Grace Moretz, ‘Kick-Ass’; Hailee Steinfeld, ‘True Grit’; Jay Chou, ‘The Green Hornet’; Olivia Wilde, ‘Tron: Legacy’; and Xavier Samuel, ‘Eclipse’
Best comedic performance
Adam Sandler, ‘Just Go With It’; Ashton Kutcher, ‘No Strings Attached’; Emma Stona, ‘Easy A’; Russell Brand, ‘Get HIm to the Greek’; and Zach Galifianakis, ‘Due Date’
Best villain
Christoph Waltz, ‘The Green Hornet’; Leighton Meester, ‘The Roommate’; Mickey Rourke, ‘Iron Man 2’; Ned Beatty, ‘Toy Story 3’; and Tom Felton, ‘Harry Potter’
Best kiss
Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ‘Inception’; Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, ‘Harry Potter’; Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, ‘Eclipse’; and Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, ‘Black Swan’
Voting in these and other categories begins today at http://www.MovieAwards.MTV.com and closes on June 4. However, voting for the best picture winner will continue throughout the ceremony.
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— Susan King
Photos, from top: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in ‘The Twlight Saga: Eclipse’; Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1.’ Credits: Kimberly French / Summit Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures
