"Django Unchained," "Ted," "The Dark Knight Rises" And "Silver Linings Playbook" Lead Nominations For The "2013 MTV Movie Awards"

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Winner Voting For 12 Returning and All-New Categories Opens Today, March 5 at
MovieAwards.MTV.com
NEW YORK, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MTVannounced the categories and
nominees for the "2013 MTV Movie Awards" live today on MTV and MTV.com
honoring the actors and films that enthralled and electrified audiences this
year.Leading the pack with seven nominations each are Quentin Tarantino's
sweeping American slavery Western Django Unchainedand Seth MacFarlane's
bromantic comedyTed, followed by the critically acclaimed Silver Linings
Playbook with six nods and the epic blockbuster conclusion to the Batman
trilogy The Dark Knight Riseswithfive. Rounding out the most nominated films
are The Avengers, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Pitch Perfect and
Skyfall with four each. Fans will have the "Power of the Popcorn" in their
hands as voting begins today,Tuesday, March
5atMovieAwards.MTV.comthroughSaturday, April 13.

Airing LIVE on Sunday, April 14 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT from the Sony Pictures
Studios Lot in Culver City, CA, the "2013 MTV Movie Awards" will serve as the
official kick off to the Summer Blockbuster season with its trademark irreverent
celebration of the movies, actors and music that audiences love. Previously
announced, rising superstar Rebel Wilson, nominated for "Best Female
Performance" and "Breakthrough Performance" as Fat Amy in Pitch Perfect,
will star as host and be joined by MTV's Inaugural "Comedic Genius Award"
recipient Will Ferrell, who is nominated for "Best On-Screen Duo" with Zach
Galifianakis for The Campaign.

Keeping with the show's tradition of celebrating current cultural memes, this
year's telecast will introduce two new categories. Abdominally blessed nominees
Channing Tatum (Magic Mike), Taylor Lautner (The Twilight Saga: Breaking
Dawn - Part 2), Daniel Craig (Skyfall) and Christian Bale(The Dark Knight
Rises) will sweat it out against fan-favorite stuffed bear Seth MacFarlane as
Ted for the crown of "Best Shirtless Performance," while unforgettable
moments fromLes Misérables,Magic Mike, Pitch Perfect, Silver Linings Playbook
and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will compete to win the inaugural "Best
Musical Moment" award.

Leading lady and recent Academy Award winner Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings
Playbook and House at the End of the Street) joins fellow female front-runners
Emma Watson (The Perks of Being a Wallflower), Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect),
Anne Hathaway(Les Miserables) and Mila Kunis(Ted) for the chance to take home
the most Golden Popcorns. At the head of the pack for the men are Seth
MacFarlane as Ted (Ted), Jamie Foxx(Django Unchained), Bradley Cooper(Silver
Linings Playbook) and Channing Tatum(Magic Mike). As in previous years, the
category of "Movie of the Year" will remain an ongoing battle throughout the
22nd annual "2013 MTV Movie Awards"telecast. Additional presenters, performers
and special award recipients will be announced at a later date.

Emma Watson ("Best Female Performance," "Best Kiss," "Best Musical Moment") had
the following to say about her nominations:

"I am so excited to have been nominated for three MTV Movie Awards for Perks of
Being a Wallflower! I love the show and I love this movie! I'm so thrilled."

Nominees for the "2013 MTV Movie Awards" are as follows (*denotes new category):

MOVIE OF THE YEAR (Voting stays live throughout the 2013 Movie Awards Telecast)

-- Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)
Producers: Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone, Stacey Sher
Director: Quentin Tarantino

-- Silver Linings Playbook (The Weinstein Company)
Producers: Bruce Cohen, Donna Gigliotti, Jonathan Gordon
Director: David O. Russell

-- TED (Universal Pictures)
Producers: Jason Clark, John Jacobs, Seth MacFarlane, Scott Stuber
Director: Seth MacFarlane

-- The Avengers (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Producer: Kevin Feige
Director: Joss Whedon

-- The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Producers: Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
Director: Christopher Nolan

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

* Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables (Universal Pictures)
* Mila Kunis - TED (Universal Pictures)
* Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook (The Weinstein Company)
* Emma Watson - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Summit Entertainment, LLC)
* Rebel Wilson - Pitch Perfect (Universal Pictures)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

* Ben Affleck - Argo (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook (The Weinstein Company)
* Daniel Day-Lewis - Lincoln(Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
* Jamie Foxx - Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)
* Channing Tatum - Magic Mike (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

* Ezra Miller - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Summit Entertainment, LLC)
* Eddie Redmayne - Les Miserables (Universal Pictures)
* Suraj Sharma - Life of Pi (20th Century Fox)
* Quvenzhane Wallis - Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
* Rebel Wilson - Pitch Perfect (Universal Pictures)

BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE

* Jessica Chastain - Zero Dark Thirty (Sony Pictures)
* Alexandra Daddario - Texas Chainsaw 3D (Lionsgate)
* Martin Freeman - The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Warner Bros. Pictures)

* Jennifer Lawrence - House at the End of the Street (Relativity Media)
* Suraj Sharma - Life of Pi (20th Century Fox)

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO

* Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L. Jackson - Django Unchained (The Weinstein
Company)
* Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook (The
Weinstein Company)
* Mark Wahlberg and Seth MacFarlane as Ted - Ted (Universal Pictures)
* Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo - The Avengers (Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures)
* Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis - The Campaign (Warner Bros.
Pictures)

BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE*

* Christian Bale - The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Daniel Craig - Skyfall (Sony Pictures)
* Taylor Lautner - The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Summit
Entertainment, LLC)
* Seth MacFarlane as Ted - Ted (Universal Pictures)
* Channing Tatum - Magic Mike (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST FIGHT

* Jamie Foxx vs. Candieland Henchmen - Django Unchained (The Weinstein
Company)
* Daniel Craig vs. Ola Rapace - Skyfall (Sony Pictures)
* Mark Wahlberg vs. Seth MacFarlane as Ted - Ted (Universal Pictures)
* Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett
Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston - The Avengers (Walt
Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
* Christian Bale vs. Tom Hardy - The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros.
Pictures)

BEST KISS

* Kerry Washington and Jamie Foxx - Django Unchained (The Weinstein
Company)
* Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman - Moonrise Kingdom (Focus Features)
* Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper - Silver Linings Playbook (The
Weinstein Company)
* Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg - Ted (Universal Pictures)
* Emma Watson and Logan Lerman - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Summit
Entertainment, LLC)

BEST WTF MOMENT

* Jamie Foxx and Samuel L. Jackson - "Candieland Gets Smoked" in Django
Unchained
(The Weinstein Company)
* Denzel Washington - "Final Descent" in Flight (Paramount Pictures)
* Anna Camp - "Hack-Appella" in Pitch Perfect (Universal Pictures)
* Javier Bardem - "Oops… There Goes His Face" in Skyfall (Sony Pictures)
* Seth MacFarlane as Ted - "Ted Gets Saucy" in Ted (Universal Pictures)

BEST VILLAIN

* Javier Bardem - Skyfall (Sony Pictures)
* Leonardo DiCaprio - Django Unchained (The Weinstein Company)
* Marion Cotillard - The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Tom Hardy - The Dark Knight Rises (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Tom Hiddleston - The Avengers (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

BEST MUSICAL MOMENT*

* Anne Hathaway - Les Miserables (Universal Pictures)
* Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, Joe Manganiello, Kevin Nash and Adam
Rodriguez - Magic Mike (Warner Bros. Pictures)
* Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester
Dean and Hana Mae Lee - Pitch Perfect (Universal Pictures)
* Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence - Silver Linings Playbook (The
Weinstein Company)
* Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller - The Perks of Being a
Wallflower (Summit Entertainment, LLC)

2013 MTV Movie Awards: Total Number of Combined Category Nominations

Django Unchained 7
Ted 7
Silver Linings Playbook 6
The Dark Knight Rises 5
The Avengers 4
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 4
Pitch Perfect 4
Skyfall 4
Magic Mike 3
Les Miserables 3
Life of Pi 2
Argo 1
Beasts of the Southern Wild 1
Flight 1
House at the End of the Street 1
Lincoln 1
Moonrise Kingdom 1
Texas Chainsaw 3D 1
The Campaign 1
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 1
Zero Dark Thirty 1

2013 MTV Movie Awards: Total Number of Combined Studio Nominations

Universal Pictures 14
The Weinstein Company 13
Warner Bros. Pictures 11
Sony Pictures 5
Summit Entertainment, LLC 5
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 5
20th Century Fox 2
Focus Features 1
Fox Searchlight 1
Lionsgate 1
Paramount Pictures 1
Relativity Media 1

The "2013 MTV Movie Awards" nominees were elected by a special voting Academy,
including members of the MTV audience.

MovieAwards.MTV.com is the official site for the "2013 MTV Movie Awards" where
fans can visit to vote and get up-to-date info on this year's show, watch video
of last year's biggest occurrences, get the full list of 2012 show winners, and
check out fashion and celebrity commentary from the red carpet.

The "2013 MTV Movie Awards" will air across MTV's global network of more than 60
channels reaching more than a half-billion households around the world. In
addition, its convergent programming and content will reach the entire
interactive community, via MTV's more than 200 digital media properties around
the world. The 2012 MTV Movie Awards grew its reach +4% YOY with the coveted
12-24 demographic across key international markets, including the UK,
Australia, Spain, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Singapore and
Mexico.

Jesse Ignjatovic/Den of Thieves serves as Executive Producer for the "2013 MTV
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Charge for MTV. Amy Doyle is Executive in Charge of Music and Celebrity
Talent. Joanna Bomberg is Executive in Charge of Music Talent. Wendy Plaut
serves as Co-Executive Producer and Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent.
Lee Lodge serves as co-Executive Producer.

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