Monday, May 4, 2009

STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE TWEENS: That might be an appropriate title for the MTV Movie Award nominations, which are led by Twilight with 7 nods, HSM3 with 5 nods, and 2 nods for Hannah Montana: The Motion Picture Event. (In an attempt to be taken somewhat seriously, Slumdog Millionaire has 6 nods.) Highlights include:
  • Anne Hathaway nominated for "Best Female Performance," not for Rachel Getting Married, but for Bride Wars, which is a bizarro category, also including Kate Winslet, Angelina Jolie, Kristen Stewart, and Taraji P. Henson, in Benjamin Button's sole nomination.
  • Apparently afraid to take sides in the Edward/Jacob debate, both are nominated for "breakthrough performance, male," for Twilight (though surprisingly, Pattinson is not nominated for Best Male Performance).
  • For the first time in a while, two women (Anna Faris and Amy Poehler) are nominated for Best Comedic Performance.
  • Not one, but two, same sex kisses are nominated for "best kiss"--one comedic (I Love You, Man) and one serious (Milk).
  • New category "Best WTF Moment" includes nominations from Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Slumdog, Baby Mama, Tropic Thunder, and Wanted. Sadly, "Vampire Baseball" from Twilight, which I understand should have been a strong contender, is not nominated.
  • Bruuuuccceee! can't get nominated for an Oscar, but is up for Best Song, along with Miley Cyrus, Paramore, and "Jai Ho."
Any question, given that it's web-based voting, that Twilight will win everything under the sun?

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