MTV Movie Awards Nominations: ‘Bridesmaids,’ ‘Hunger Games’ Top the List

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Josh Hutcherson lead individual nominees with four each

It may be ladies night at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on June 3, as two female-driven flicks — "Bridesmaids" and "The Hunger Games" — lead all contenders with eight nominations each.

The show, which will air live on MTV from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, is once again allowing fans to choose the Movie of the Year winner, with voting open today at MTV.com and continuing through the broadcast on June 3.

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Movie of the Year contenders include "Bridesmaids" and "The Hunger Games," as well as "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," "The Help" and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1."

Six performers — Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Josh Hutcherson — lead the individual competition with four nominations each.

Meanwhile, new categories for the 2012 Awards include Best On-Screen Dirtbag and Best Gut-Wrenching Performances, and for the first time the nominees were chosen by a panel of industry insiders instead of online voting.

The complete list of 2012 MTV Movie Awards nominees:

Movie of the Year
"Bridesmaids"
"The Hunger Games"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
"The Help"
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"

Best Male Performance
Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
Ryan Gosling, "Drive"
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "50/50"
Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"
Channing Tatum, "The Vow"

Best Female Performance
Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games"
Kristin Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Best Comedic Performance
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"
Zach Galifianakis, "The Hangover Part II"
Jonah Hill, "21 Jump Street"
Oliver Cooper, "Project X"

Breakthrough Performance
Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Liam Hemsworth, "The Hunger Games"
Elle Fanning, "Super 8"
Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"

Best Cast
"Bridesmaids"
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
"The Hunger Games"
"21 Jump Street"
"The Help"

Best On-Screen Transformation
Elizabeth Banks, "The Hunger Games"
Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Johnny Depp, "21 Jump Street"
Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"
Colin Farrell, "Horrible Bosses"

Best Fight
Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, "The Hunger Games"
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, "21 Jump Street"
Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, "Warrior"
Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol"

Best Kiss
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"
Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"
Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"
Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, "The Vow"
Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1"

Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
"Bridesmaids" (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper)
"The Help" (Bryce Dallas Howard)
"21 Jump Street" (Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle)
"Drive" (Ryan Gosling)
"Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" (Tom Cruise)

Best On-Screen Dirt Bag
Bryce Dallas Howard, "The Help"
Jon Hamm, "Bridesmaids"
Jennifer Aniston, "Horrible Bosses"
Colin Farrell, "Horrible Bosses"
Oliver Cooper, "Project X"

Best Music
"Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO ("21 Jump Street")
"A Real Hero," College with Electric Youth ("Drive")
"The Devil Is in the Details," Chemical Brothers ("Hanna")
"Impossible," Figurine ("Like Crazy")
"Pursuit of Happiness," Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki remix) ("Project X")

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