The 2012 MTV Movie Award Nominations have been announced and to tell you the truth, I’m pleasantly surprised by them! MTV recently announced they would be using industry experts to compile their list of nominees and it looks like they weren’t kidding. While last year the ‘Twilight’ films swept the awards with a whopping 8 nominations, this year they garnered a mere 2 (for Best Movie and Best Kiss respectively). I think this is definitely a step in the right direction. It’s not that I hate the ‘Twilight’ movies, I just think there are a lot more deserving films that could be nominated –  ’The Hunger Games,’ ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Bridesmaids’ –  all films that have scored a ton of nominations this year! Sure, some of the nominees are still a bit puzzling (Channing Tatum for Best Actor, really?) but it’s a serious improvement. Check out the full list of nominees below:

Movie of the Year

Bridesmaids

The Hunger Games

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II

The Help

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

Best Female Performance

Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love

Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games

Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids

Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Male Performance

Channing Tatum – The Vow

Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Joseph Gordon-Levitt – 50/50

Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games

Ryan Gosling – Drive

Breakthrough Performance

Elle Fanning – Super 8

Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids

Liam Hemsworth – The Hunger Games

Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Shailene Woodley – The Descendants

Comedic Performance

Jonah Hill – 21 Jump Street

Kristen Wiig – Bridesmaids

Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids

Oliver Cooper – Project X

Zach Galifianakis – The Hangover Part II

Best Cast

21 Jump Street

Bridesmaids

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

The Help

The Hunger Games

Best On-Screen Transformation

Colin Farrell – Horrible Bosses

Elizabeth Banks – The Hunger Games

Johnny Depp – 21 Jump Street

Michele Williams – My Week with Marilyn

Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Best Fight

Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang – 21 Jump Street

Daniel Radcliffe vs Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig – The Hunger Games

Tom Cruise vs. Michael Nyqvist – Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

Best Kiss

Channing Tatum & Rachel McAdams – The Vow

Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson – The Hunger Games

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart – The Twilight Saga Breaking Dawn Part I

Rupert Grint & Emma Watson – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II

Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone – Crazy, Stupid, Love

Best Gun-Wrenching Performance

21 Jump Street (Schmidt shoots Coach Walters in the d**k)

Bridesmaids (Food poisoning at the bridal shop)

Drive (Elevator beatdown)

The Help (Minny bakes a memorable pie)

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (Scaling a high-rise building)

Best On-Screen Dirtbag

Bryce Dallas Howard – The Help

Colin Farrel – Horrible Bosses

Jennifer Aniston – Horrible Bosses

Jon Hamm – Bridesmaids

Oliver Cooper – Project X

Best Music

“The Devil is in the Details” by Chemical Brothers – Hanna

“Impossible” by Figurine – Like Crazy

“Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO – 21 Jump Street

“Pursuit of Happiness” by Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki Remix) – Project X

“A Real Hero” by College with Electric Youth – Drive

Make sure to head on over here: http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2012/movie-of-the-year/

The 2012 MTV Movie Awards will be airing on June 3rd at 9pm! Will you be watching Banters?