Deadpool, Avengers, And Star Wars Nominated For MTV Movie Awards

MTV today revealed the nominees for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards. Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, [...]

MTV Movie Awards 2016

MTV today revealed the nominees for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards. Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, Deadpool, Jurassic World, Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Straight Outta Compton are nominated for "Movie of the Year," and Star Wars: The Force Awakens earned the most nominations with 11 in total. The nominees were announced via MTV's Snapchat Discover channel.

Fans can vote for "Movie of the Year" by typing "MTV Vote" into the google search bar. Other categories can be voted on by visiting the MTV Movie Awards website. Voting closes on March 21.

"What has always been so cool about the 'MTV Movie Awards' is that it's about blockbuster movies that audiences line up to see; comedies, superheroes, science fiction, fantasy, action," said Casey Patterson, Executive Producer. "This show is about fandom and the stars come out to celebrate that. The nominees and the content are naturally diverse and eclectic because we're a true reflection of real movie-going audience."

This year the MTV Movie Awards are also introducing two new – "True Story" and "Documentary."

The 2016 MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, airs Sunday, April 10 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV

A full list of nominees follows.

MOVIE OF THE YEAR

Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Creed (Warner Bros.)

Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)

TRUE STORY

Concussion (Columbia Pictures)

Joy (20th Century Fox)

Steve Jobs (Universal Pictures)

The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)

The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

DOCUMENTARY

Amy (A24)

Cartel Land (The Orchard)

He Named Me Malala (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

The Hunting Ground (RADiUS-TWC)

The Wolfpack (Magnolia Pictures)

What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix)

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BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina (A24)

Anna Kendrick – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)

Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)

Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Jennifer Lawrence – Joy (20th Century Fox)

Morena Baccarin – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

Chris Pratt – Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)

Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

Matt Damon – The Martian (20th Century Fox)

Michael B. Jordan – Creed (Warner Bros.)

Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Will Smith – Concussion (Columbia Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

Amy Schumer – Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

Brie Larson – Room (A24)

Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Dakota Johnson – Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)

John Boyega – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

O'Shea Jackson Jr. – Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)

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BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

Kevin Hart – Ride Along 2 (Universal Pictures)

Melissa McCarthy – Spy (20th Century Fox)

Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)

Will Ferrell – Get Hard (Warner Bros.)

BEST ACTION PERFORMANCE

Dwayne Johnson – San Andreas (Warner Bros.)

Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Lionsgate)

Vin Diesel – Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)

BEST HERO

Chris Evans – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Paul Rudd – Ant-Man (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

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BEST VILLAIN

Adam Driver – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Ed Skrein – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Hugh Keays-Byrne – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)

James Spader – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Samuel L. Jackson – Kingsman: The Secret Service (20th Century Fox)

Tom Hardy – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE

Amy Poehler – Inside Out (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Andy Serkis – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Jack Black – Kung Fu Panda 3 (20th Century Fox)

Lupita Nyong'o – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Seth MacFarlane – Ted 2 (Universal Pictures)

ENSEMBLE CAST

Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)

Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Lionsgate)

Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

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BEST KISS

Amy Schumer & Bill Hader – Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan – Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)

Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth – Vacation (Warner Bros.)

Margot Robbie & Will Smith – Focus (Warner Bros.)

Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)

BEST FIGHT

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein) – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)

Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri) – Spy (20th Century Fox)

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