“Twilight” Versus “Slumdog Millionaire” at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards

Two of the hottest films of the year are about to battle it out at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards. It’s “Twilight” versus “Slumdog Millionaire”, which were nominated by fans, and received nominations in SIX different categories, including “BEST MOVIE,” “BEST KISS” and “BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE.”

Check out this clip from MTV news about the 2 films nominations.

"This is the first year we’ve put the nominee decisions in the hands of our audience.  From ‘Twilight’ to ‘Slumdog’ — this year’s ceremony belongs to our most avid movie fans," said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Music, Logo and Films Group. “Our viewers’ unending enthusiasm for the movies they love is why we’ve given them the platform to select the nominees for this year’s show.”

Starting today, May 4th through May 27th, you can go to MovieAwards.MTV.com to vote for your favorite films, actors and songs. There is a twist though for “Best Movie”. Voting will stay open for that category through the live broadcast of the awards show.

During the voting window fans can also head over to facebook.com/mtv, myspace.com/mtv, Flixster and IMDB.com for a special “Movie Awards” social module that will enable them to cast their votes, take polls, watch promo videos, get special news and tweets about the show and special links to “Movie Awards” contests.

The “2009 MTV Movie Awards” will be broadcast LIVE from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA on Sunday, May 31^st at 9p.m./8p.m. Central and are hosted by Adam Sandberg.

The nominee list is below, so check it out!

BEST MOVIE (voting stays live throughout the 2009 Movie Awards ceremony)

· The Dark Knight

· Director: Christopher Nolan, Producers: Charles Roven and Emma Thomas (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Director: Kenny Ortega, Producers: Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush (Walt Disney Pictures)

· Iron Man

Director: Jon Favreau, Producers: Avi Arad and Kevin Feige (Paramount Pictures)

· Slumdog Millionaire

Director: Danny Boyle, Producer: Christian Colson (Fox Searchlight)

· Twilight

Director: Catherine Hardwicke, Producers: Wyck Godfrey, Greg Mooradian and Mark Morgan

(Summit Entertainment)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

· Angelina Jolie – Wanted (Universal Pictures)

· Anne Hathaway – Bride Wars (20th Century Fox)

· Kate Winslet – The Reader (The Weinstein Company)

· Kristen Stewart – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)

· Taraji P. Henson – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Paramount Pictures)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

· Christian Bale – The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Robert Downey Jr. – Iron Man (Paramount Pictures)

· Shia LaBeouf – Eagle Eye  (DreamWorks SKG/ Paramount Pictures)

· Vin Diesel – Fast & Furious (Universal Pictures)

· Zac Efron – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE FEMALE

· Amanda Seyfried – Mamma Mia! (Universal Pictures)

· Ashley Tisdale – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)

· Freida Pinto – Slumdog Millionaire  (Fox Searchlight)

· Miley Cyrus – Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney Pictures)

· Vanessa Hudgens – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)

· Kat Dennings – Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Columbia Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE MALE

· Robert Pattinson – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)

· Taylor Lautner – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)

· Ben Barnes – The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (Walt Disney Pictures)

· Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)

· Bobb’e J. Thompson – Role Models (Universal Pictures)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

· Amy Poehler – Baby Mama (Universal Pictures)

· Anna Faris – The House Bunny (Columbia Pictures)

· James Franco – Pineapple Express (Columbia Pictures)

· Jim Carrey – Yes Man (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Steve Carell – Get Smart (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST VILLAIN

· Derek Mears – Friday The 13^th (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Dwayne Johnson – Get Smart (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Johnathon Schaech – Prom Night (Screen Gems)

· Luke Goss – Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal Pictures)

BEST FIGHT

· Anne Hathaway vs. Kate Hudson – Bride Wars (20th Century Fox)

· Christian Bale vs. Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Ron Perlman vs. Luke Goss – Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Universal Pictures)

· Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)

· Seth Rogen and James Franco vs. Danny McBride – Pineapple Express (Columbia Pictures)

BEST KISS

· Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy –  Wanted  (Universal Pictures)

· Freida Pinto and Dev Patel – Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)

· James Franco and Sean Penn  – Milk (Focus Features)

· Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson – Twilight (Summit Entertainment)

· Paul Rudd and Thomas Lennon – I Love You, Man (Paramount Pictures)

· Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron – High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Walt Disney Pictures)

BEST WTF MOMENT (New Category)

· Amy Poehler – Baby Mama, Peeing In the Sink (Universal Pictures)

· Angelina Jolie – Wanted, Curved Bullet Kill (Universal Pictures)

· Ayush Mahesh  Khedekar – Slumdog Millionaire, Jumping in the Poop Shed (Fox Searchlight)

· Ben Stiller – Tropic Thunder, Tasting the Decapitated Head (DreamWorks SKG/ Paramount Pictures)

· Jason Segel and Kristen Bell – Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Naked Break-Up (Universal Pictures)

BEST SONG FROM A MOVIE (New Category)

· “Jai Ho” – AR Raham, Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight)

· “The Wrestler” – Bruce Springsteen, The Wrestler (Fox Searchlight)

· “The Climb” – Miley Cyrus, Hannah Montana: The Movie (Walt Disney Pictures)

· “Decode” – Paramore, Twilight (Summit Entertainment)

Source: MTV

Image Credit: MTV Press