2009 MTV Movie Award Nominations

There is only one award show in the world ridiculous enough to award Twilight seven times as many nominations as The Wrestler, or twice as many as The Dark Knight, and that is the MTV Movie Awards. The 2009 nominations have been announced, and are available after the jump.

The "2009 MTV Movie Awards" marks the first year in which the final nominees were decided on by the fans. From May 4 – May 27, viewers can visit MovieAwards.MTV.com (www.MovieAwards.MTV.com) to vote for their favorite film moments and actors but the category of "BEST MOVIE" will be a fight to the end as voting for favorite film of the year will remain open throughout the LIVE show.  MovieAwards.MTV.com is the official site for the "MTV Movie Awards" where fans can visit to vote and stay to check out show promos starring Andy Samberg and some of today's hottest celebs, get up-to-date info and watch MTV News nominee interviews.  During the voting window fans can also head over to facebook.com/mtv, myspace.com/mtv, Flixster and IMDB.com for a special "Movie Awards" social module that will enable them to cast their votes, take polls, watch promo videos, get special news and tweets about the show and special links to "Movie Awards" contests.

Nominees for the "2009 MTV Movie Awards" are:BEST MOVIE (voting stays live throughout the 2009 Movie Awards ceremony)

  • The Dark Knight
  • Director: Christopher Nolan, Producers: Charles Roven and Emma Thomas (Warner Bros. Pictures)
  • High School Musical 3: Senior Year
  • Director: Kenny Ortega, Producers: Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush (Walt Disney Pictures)

    • Iron Man
    • Director: Jon Favreau, Producers: Avi Arad and Kevin Feige (Paramount Pictures)

      • Slumdog Millionaire
      • Director: Danny Boyle, Producer: Christian Colson (Fox Searchlight)

        • Twilight
        • Director: Catherine Hardwicke, Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Greg Mooradian and Mark Morgan

          (Summit Entertainment)

          BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

          • Angelina Jolie – Wanted (Universal Pictures)
          • Anne Hathaway – Bride Wars (20th Century Fox)
          • Kate Winslet – The Reader (The Weinstein Company)
          • Kristen Stewart – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
          • Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount Pictures)
          • BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

            • Christian Bale – The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures)
            • Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man (Paramount Pictures)
            • Shia LaBeouf – Eagle Eye (DreamWorks SKG/ Paramount Pictures)
            • Vin Diesel – Fast & Furious (Universal Pictures)
            • Zac Efron – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)
            • BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE FEMALE

              • Amanda Seyfried – Mamma Mia! (Universal Pictures)
              • Ashley Tisdale – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)
              • Freida Pinto – Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)
              • Miley Cyrus – Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney Pictures)
              • Vanessa Hudgens – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)
              • Kat Dennings – Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist (Columbia Pictures)
              • BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE

                • Robert Pattinson – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
                • Taylor Lautner – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
                • Ben Barnes – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Walt Disney Pictures)
                • Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)
                • Bobb'e J. Thompson – Role Models (Universal Pictures)
                • BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

                  • Amy Poehler – Baby Mama (Universal Pictures)
                  • Anna Faris – The House Bunny (Columbia Pictures)
                  • James Franco – Pineapple Express (Columbia Pictures)
                  • Jim Carrey – Yes Man (Warner Bros. Pictures)
                  • Steve Carell – Get Smart (Warner Bros. Pictures)
                  • BEST VILLAIN

                    • Derek Mears – Friday The 13th (Warner Bros. Pictures)
                    • Dwayne Johnson – Get Smart (Warner Bros. Pictures)
                    • Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures)
                    • Johnathon Schaech – Prom Night (Screen Gems)
                    • Luke Goss – Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal Pictures)
                    • BEST FIGHT

                      • Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson – Bride Wars (20th Century Fox)
                      • Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures)
                      • Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss – Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal Pictures)
                      • Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
                      • Seth Rogen and James Franco vs. Danny McBride – Pineapple Express (Columbia Pictures)
                      • BEST KISS

                        • Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy – Wanted (Universal Pictures)
                        • Freida Pinto and Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)
                        • James Franco and Sean Penn – Milk (Focus Features)
                        • Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
                        • Paul Rudd and Thomas Lennon – I Love You, Man (Paramount Pictures)
                        • Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)
                        • BEST WTF MOMENT (New Category)

                          • Amy Poehler – Baby Mama, Peeing In the Sink (Universal Pictures)
                          • Angelina Jolie – Wanted, Curved Bullet Kill (Universal Pictures)
                          • Ayush Mahesh Khedekar – Slumdog Millionaire, Jumping in the Poop Shed (Fox Searchlight)
                          • Ben Stiller – Tropic Thunder, Tasting the Decapitated Head (DreamWorks SKG/ Paramount Pictures)
                          • Jason Segel and Kristen Bell – Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Naked Break-Up (Universal Pictures)
                          • BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE (New Category)

                            • "Jai Ho" – AR Raham, Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)
                            • "The Wrestler" – Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler (Fox Searchlight)
                            • "The Climb" – Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney Pictures)
                            • "Decode" – Paramore, Twilight (Summit Entertainment)
                            • 2009 MTV Movie Awards: Total Number of Combined Category Nominations

                              Twilight                                                                                                   7

                              Slumdog Millionaire                                                                                6

                              High School Musical 3: Senior Year                                                       5

                              The Dark Knight                                                                                     4

                              Wanted                                                                                                   3

                              Baby Mama                                                                                            2

                              Bride Wars                                                                                             2

                              Get Smart                                                                                               2

                              Hannah Montana: The Movie                                                                  2

                              Hellboy 2: The Golden Army                                                                  2

                              Iron Man                                                                                                  2

                              Pineapple Express                                                                                 2

                              The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian                                            1

                              The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button                                                          1

                              Eagle Eye                                                                                               1

                              Fast & Furious                                                                                       1

                              Forgetting Sarah Marshall                                                                      1

                              Friday The 13th 1

                              The House Bunny                                                                                  1

                              I Love You, Man                                                                                      1

                              Mamma Mia!                                                                                          1

                              Milk                                                                                                         1

                              Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist                                                                1

                              Prom Night                                                                                             1

                              The Reader                                                                                            1

                              Role Models                                                                                           1

                              Tropic Thunder                                                                                       1

                              The Wrestler                                                                                          1

                              Yes Man                                                                                                 1