2005 MTV Movie Award Nominations

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MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the "2005 MTV Movie Awards". Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Mean Girls top this year's nominee list with four nominations each. It was also announced that Fever Pitch star Jimmy Fallon is set to host the star-studded awards show. The fourteenth annual awards ceremony will air on June 9th at 8:30PM (ET/PT). The winners will be revealed at the "2005 MTV Movie Awards", which will be taped on June 4th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA.

"Best Frightened Performance" and "Best Video Game Based on a Movie" are two new categories that will be introduced into the awards show. The Best Frightened Performance will award the actor who consistently over the course of the film gave the most convincingly frightened performance. Additionally, MTV will pay tribute to all the great video games where movies were the inspiration for the game with "Best Video Game Based on a Movie." This award will be announced in the Pre-Show and viewers will be able to vote for this category by dialing *MTV on their Virgin Mobile phone.

"The MTV Movie Awards celebrate all the films, stars, and memorable moments from the past year from Mean Girls to Will Ferrell to Napoleon Dynamite's dance scene -- everything that our audience looks for in a great movie," said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Group, LOGO, and MTV Films. "The introduction of two new categories this year clearly demonstrates that this show constantly evolves to address our audiences' tastes."

"Jimmy makes the MTV Movie Awards better. He's funny, he's original, and his enthusiasm is contagious," said Joel Gallen, Executive Producer. "He's already emailed me tons of ideas and we can't wait to get started."

The nominees for the "2005 MTV Movie Awards" are chosen through a national poll of MTV and MTV2 viewers. The winners will be determined by MTV and MTV2 viewers, and only Virgin Mobile USA customers can cast their vote wirelessly through "*MTV" found under "VirginXtras" or "VirginXL" for 3G-enabled phones. In addition, votes can be cast from May 4 through May 20 online by visiting MTV.com or by telephone at 900-562-2300 at 99 cents per call (must be 18 years or older to call). Tickets will be on-sale on May 4th via Ticketmaster and Ticketmaster outlets for this show. For more information on tickets, call the Ticketmaster hotline number, 213-480-3232 or visit Ticketmaster.com.

The "2005 MTV Movie Awards" will be seen in 166 countries/territories via 42 music programming services, and in 18 languages in over 401.8 million households.

Below are the nominations for the "2005 MTV Movie Awards":

BEST MOVIE

Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Miramax Films)
Napoleon Dynamite (Fox Searchlight)
Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures)
Ray (Universal Pictures)
The Incredibles (Walt Disney Pictures)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

Jamie Foxx -- Ray (Universal Pictures)
Will Smith -- Hitch (Sony Pictures)
Brad Pitt -- Troy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Matt Damon -- The Bourne Supremacy (Universal Pictures)
Leonardo DiCaprio -- The Aviator (Miramax Films)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

Uma Thurman -- Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Miramax Films)
Lindsay Lohan -- Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Hilary Swank -- Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Rachel McAdams -- The Notebook (New Line Cinema)
Natalie Portman -- Garden State (Fox Searchlight)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

Antonio Banderas -- Shrek 2 (DreamWorks SKG)
Dustin Hoffman -- Meet the Fockers (Universal Pictures)
Will Ferrell -- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG)
Ben Stiller -- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (20th Century Fox)
Will Smith -- Hitch (Sony Pictures)

BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM

Lindsay Lohan/Rachel McAdams/Lacey Chabert/Amanda Seyfried -- Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Craig T. Nelson/Holly Hunter/Spencer Fox/Sarah Vowell -- The Incredibles (Walt Disney Pictures)
Will Ferrell/Paul Rudd/Fred Armisen/Steve Carell -- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG)
Vince Vaughn/Christine Taylor/Justin Long/Alan Tudyk/Stephen Root/Joel David Moore/Chris Williams -- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (20th Century Fox)
John Cho/Kal Penn -- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (New Line Cinema)

BEST VILLAIN

Tom Cruise -- Collateral (DreamWorks SKG)
Ben Stiller -- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (20th Century Fox)
Rachel McAdams -- Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Jim Carrey -- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (Paramount Pictures)
Alfred Molina -- Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH MALE

Jon Heder -- Napoleon Dynamite (Fox Searchlight)
Tim McGraw -- Friday Night Lights (Universal Pictures)
Zach Braff -- Garden State (Fox Searchlight)
Freddie Highmore -- Finding Neverland (Miramax Films)
Tyler Perry -- Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Lions Gate Films)

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE

Rachel McAdams -- Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Ashanti -- Coach Carter (Paramount Pictures)
Elisha Cuthbert -- The Girl Next Door (20th Century Fox)
Bryce Dallas Howard -- The Village (Touchstone Pictures)
Emmy Rossum -- The Day After Tomorrow (20th Century Fox)

BEST KISS

Rachel McAdams & Ryan Gosling -- The Notebook (New Line Cinema)
Natalie Portman & Zach Braff -- Garden State (Fox Searchlight)
Gwyneth Paltrow & Jude Law -- Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Paramount Pictures)
Jennifer Garner & Natassia Malthe -- Elektra (20th Century Fox)
Elisha Cuthbert & Emile Hirsch -- The Girl Next Door (20th Century Fox)

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE

Destruction of Los Angeles -- The Day After Tomorrow (20th Century Fox)
The Subway Battle -- Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures)
Beverly Hills Plane Crash -- The Aviator (Miramax Films)
The Moscow Car Chase -- The Bourne Supremacy (Universal Pictures)
The Desert Terrorist Assault -- Team America: World Police (Paramount Pictures)

BEST FIGHT

The Battle of the News Teams -- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG)
Daryl Hannah vs. Uma Thurman -- Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Miramax Films)
Brad Pitt vs. Eric Bana -- Troy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ziyi Zhang vs. The Emperor's Guards -- House of Flying Daggers (Sony Pictures Classics)

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE

Jennifer Garner & Mark Ruffalo -- 13 Going On 30 (Sony Pictures) -- "Thriller Dance"
Will Ferrell/Paul Rudd/Fred Armisen/Steve Carell -- Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG) -- "Afternoon Delight"
John Cho & Kal Penn -- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (New Line Cinema) -- "Hold On"
Jon Heder -- Napoleon Dynamite (Fox Searchlight) -- "Election Dance"

BEST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE

Cary Elwes -- Saw (Lions Gate Films)
Sarah Michelle Gellar -- The Grudge (Sony Pictures)
Jennifer Tilly -- Seed of Chucky (Focus Features)
Mya -- Cursed (Miramax Films)
Dakota Fanning -- Hide and Seek (20th Century Fox)