MTV Film Awards Nominations
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Spider Man lead the nominees for the 2003 MTV Movie Awards with five nods apiece.
The second installment in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy trilogy picked up nominations for Best Action Sequence (The Battle for Helms Deep) and Best On-Screen Team (Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Andy Serkis).
Meanwhile the Spider-Man's Kirsten Dunst is up for Best Female Performance and Willem Dafoe is contending for Best Villain. Both films received nods for Best Male Performance - TTobey Maguire for Spider-Man and Viggo Mortensen for Lord of the Rings, as well as Best Movie.
8 Mile, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Barbershop, Daredevil, Jackass: The Movie and Star Wars: Episode II: Attack of the Clones trail the leaders with three nominations each.
The 12th annual awards ceremony will take place on May 31st at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium and winners will be selected through online votes.
The full list of nominees is as follows:
BEST MOVIE:
8 Mile
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Spider-Man
Barbershop
The Ring
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE:
Eminem - 8 Mile
Vin Diesel - XXX
Leonardo DiCaprio - Catch Me If You Can
Tobey Maguire - Spider-Man
Viggo Mortensen - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE:
Reese Witherspoon - Sweet Home Alabama
Kirsten Dunst - Spider-Man
Halle Berry - Die Another Day
Kate Hudson - How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Queen Latifah - Chicago
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE:
Mike Myers - Austin Powers in Goldmember
Will Ferrell - Old School
Cedric the Entertainer - Barbershop
Adam Sandler - Mr Deeds
Johnny Knoxville - Jackass: The Movie
BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM:
Will Ferrell, Vince Vaughn and Luke Wilson - Old School
Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and Gollum - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake - Blue Crush
Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson - Shanghai Knights
Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O + Chris Pontius - Jackass: The Movie
BEST VILLAIN:
Mike Myers - Austin Powers in Goldmember
Willem Dafoe - Spider-Man
Colin Farrell - Daredevil
Daveigh Chase - The Ring
Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
BREAKTHROUGH MALE:
Eminem - 8 Mile
Kieran Culkin - Igby Goes Down
Ryan Reynolds - National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Nick Cannon - Drumline
Derek Luke - Antwone Fisher
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE:
Nia Vardalos - My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Beyonce Knowles - Austin Powers in Goldmember
Jennifer Garner - Daredevil
Eve - Barbershop
Kate Bosworth - Blue Crush
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Secretary
BEST KISS:
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst - Spider-Man
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner - Daredevil
Nick Cannon + Zoe Saldana - Drumline
Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz - Gangs of New York
Adam Sandler and Emily Watson - Punch-Drunk Love
BEST FIGHT:
Yoda vs. Christopher Lee - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Jet Li vs. the Ultimate Fighters - Cradle 2 the Grave
Johnny Knoxville vs. Butterbean - Jackass: The Movie
Fann Wong vs. the Palace Guards - Shanghai Knights
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE:
Collision on Highway 23 - Final Destination 2
The Battle for Helms Deep - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Escape - Minority Report
The Arena Conflict - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE:
Yoda - Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Kangaroo Jack - Kangaroo Jack
Gollum - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Dobby - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Scooby-Doo - Scooby-Doo
