2011 MTV Movie Award Nominees Announced

By Michael Lopez

2010 gave us some incredible movies. And though the Academy Awards may have covered the Best Actress and Best Picture territory, it’s up to the MTV Movie Awards to make sure categories like Best Jaw-Dropping Moment, Best Kiss, and Best Scared-As-Sh-t Performance get recognized. And looking at this year’s nods, it's clear we’ve got some great contenders.

Announced this week, the 2011 MTV Movie Award nominees include some of the hottest faces in the film biz. Established names like Natalie Portman, Robert Downey Jr., and Ryan Reynolds were all recognized, but so were a bunch of great up-and-comers like Jaden Smith, Emma Stone, and Kick-Ass’ Chloe Grace Moretz.

And even though we would like to have seen a few more Latinos in the mix, Alexy Nycole Sanchez’ nomination almost makes up for it. Her “I want to get chocolate wasted!” quote was probably the funniest moment from Grown Ups and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that she takes home Best Line From a Movie.

Sorry King’s Speech lovers, in MTV’s eyes, the Best Movie of the Year is between Black Swan, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Inception, The Social Network, and Twilight: Eclipse. All of which got the big thumbs up from Blogamole.

The famous Best Kiss category included memorable smooches from Inception, Deathly Hallows, Eclipse, and Black Swan. Of course, anyone who remembers seeing Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis lock lips knows that Swan is a shoe-in for that golden popcorn bag.

Best Villain included some memorable bad guys from Harry Potter, The Green Hornet, Iron Man 2, and The Roommate. Perhaps the most interesting nominee in this category is Lots-O, the psychotic teddy bear from Toy Story 3 (and the one Blogamole is rooting for).

The other big category to keep an eye on is Best Jaw-Dropping Moment (because this year there are some fierce competitors). James Franco has a strong chance with his infamous “arm” scene from 127 Hours. Then there’s the mind-blowing Paris crumble from Inception. Add in that cringe-worthy Black Swan mutilation scene and Steve-O’s port-a-potty stunt from Jackass 3D and you’ve got the most talked-about competitors of the night. Especially when you consider that Justin Bieber got a Jaw-Dropping nod for his performance in Never Say Never.

Truth be told, there are way too many awesome nominees to be included here. And we haven’t even begun to scratch the surface of who we think will surprise the crowd. With Saturday Night Live star Jason Sudeikis hosting, you can bet plenty of famous funny faces will be lending a hand.

Who will be walking home with the coveted golden popcorn statues? That’s the coolest part of all. MTV is putting the decisions in the viewers' hands, with special voting pages set up on their Movie Awards site. Then on June 5, it all goes down live from L.A.’s Gibson Amphitheatre. And you can bet Blogamole will be covering every unpredictable moment!

Are you excited about this year’s MTV Movie Awards? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3.

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