Teenage vampire romance ‘Twilight’ and feel good romance drama ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ have hogged the nominations for MTV Movie Awards 2009 on May 31. Photo Credit: Getty ImagesMay 04, 2009, (Sawf News) - Teenage vampire romance Twilight and feel good romance drama Slumdog Millionaire have hogged the nominations for MTV Movie Awards 2009 on May 31.
Twilight cornered seven nods including Best Movie, Best Female Performance (Kristen Stewart) and Breakthrough Performance Male (Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner).
Slumdog Millionaire was a close second with six, including Best Movie, Breakthrough Performance Female (Freida Pinto) and Breakthrough Performance Male (Dev Patel).
The two films face stiff competition in the Best Movie category from The Dark Knight, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and Iron Man.
Kristen Stewart (Twilight) features in the tossup for the Best Female Performance Golden Popcorn Trophy in a category dominated by heavyweight talents Angelina Jolie (Wanted), Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars), Kate Winslet ("The Reader") and Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button).
Similarly, Zac Efron (HSM3) and Shia LaBeouf (Eagle Eye) represent the youth in the Best Male Performance category that additionally fields Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious).
MTV has introduced two new categories this year - Best Song From a Movie and best WTF Moment.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Movie
The Dark Knight
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire
Twilight
Best Female Performance
Angelina Jolie (Wanted)
Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars)
Anne Hathaway (Bride Wars)
Kristen Stewart (Twilight)
Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)
Best Male Performance
Christian Bale (The Dark Knight)
Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man)
Shia LaBeouf (Eagle Eye)
Vin Diesel (Fast & Furious)
Zac Efron (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
Breakthrough Performance Female
Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!)
Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire)
Kat Dennings (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist)
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
Breakthrough Performance Male
Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian)
Bobb'e J. Thompson (Role Models)
Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
Robert Pattinson (Twilight)
Taylor Lautner (Twilight)
Best Comedic Performance
Amy Poehler (Baby Mama)
Anna Faris (The House Bunny)
James Franco (Pineapple Express)
Jim Carrey (Yes Man)
Steve Carell (Get Smart)
Best Villain
Derek Mears (Friday the 13th)
Dwayne Johnson (Get Smart)
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Johnathon Schaech (Prom Night)
Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
Best Kiss
Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy (Wanted)
Freida Pinto and Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire)
James Franco and Sean Penn (Milk)
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson (Twilight)
Paul Rudd and Thomas Lennon (I Love You, Man)
Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron (High School Musical 3: Senior Year)
Best Fight
Bridal Cat Fight - Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson (Bride Wars)
Battle Over Gotham - Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight)
Vampire Showdown - Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet (Twilight)
Battle in Hell - Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army)
3 Way Stoner Fight - Seth Rogen and James Franco vs. Danny McBride (Pineapple Express)
Best WTF Moment
Peeing In The Sink - Amy Poehler (Baby Mama)
Curved Bullet Kill - Angelina Jolie (Wanted)
Jumping In The Poop Shed - Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (Slumdog Millionaire)
Tasting Decapitated Head - Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder)
Naked Break Up - Jason Segel and Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall)
Best Song From a Movie
A.R. Rahman "Jai Ho" (Slumdog Millionaire)
Bruce Springsteen "The Wrestler" (The Wrestler)
Miley Cyrus "The Climb"(Hannah Montana: The Movie)
Paramore "Decode" (Twilight)
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