The nominees are officially in for the 20^th annual 2011 MTV Movie Awards and I guess you could say I’m not exactly surprised by the outcome, just a bit disappointed. I get that it’s MTV and not necessarily the Academy Awards here but can someone please explain to me why ‘The Twilight Sage: Eclipse’ has garnered a whopping 8 nominations?! I’m not completely bashing the Twilight series, they’re not for me, but I also don’t think they are the worst movies ever. But should it be nominated for Best Movie of the year? Hell no! It’s almost laughable that Twilight sits beside films like ‘Black Swan,’ ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1,’ ‘Inception,’ and ‘The Social Network.’ What’s even worse, because the MTV Movie Awards are based on online voting, Twilight has a HUGE chance of actually winning this category, along with all the other categories it’s nominated for!

Additionally, Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner have all attained acting nods in what most critics have labeled as wooden performances. Also, can someone tell me why Jennifer Aniston has been nominated for Best Female Performance in ‘Just Go With It’ for essentially playing herself once again?

Like I said before, I get that it’s the MTV Movie Awards but at the same time, how can you put Natalie Portman for ‘Black Swan’ in the same category as Jennifer Aniston and Kristen Stewart without this entire award show being considered a huge joke? I’m not bashing Aniston or Stewart because I know they are both very capable of stellar performances (‘The Good Girl’ and ‘The Runaways’ respectively) but to nominate them for the sole fact that they are stars really leaves a bad taste in my mouth. It reminds me of Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp being nominated for ‘The Tourist’ at the Golden Globe Awards earlier this year and hopefully this pattern does not continue.

Maybe I’m just being too sensitive. I guess I wouldn’t mind so much if I thought other films would have a chance, but unfortunately, the most prominent voters with this type of award show will most likely hand it to Twilight, and in my opinion that’s a big mistake.

To look at the full list of nominees and to vote for them, head over here:

http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2011/categories.jhtml

The first major award show of the season gave us some great moments. From quotes, to footage, to simple hand gestures, there were plenty of moments to take away from this Sunday’s great show.

1. Ricky Gervais – I hope they bring him back next year because this guy just doesn’t give a crap. He will say whatever he wants, whenever he wants. Feed him some booze and the words just come out.  His best line – “There were a lot of big films that didn’t get nominated this year – nothing for Sex and the City 2. I was sure the Golden Globe for special effects would go to the team that airbrushed that poster.”

On a side note, apparently an anonymous member of the Hollywood Foreign Press has said Gervais won’t be invited back. Well, that’s a shame.

2. Natalie Portman – yes, she won her big award but also deviated from her good girl image. Natalie told the whole world that her fiance loves to “sleep with her.” Come on, who didn’t crack up when she said that.

3.  J Lo giving Ricky Gervais the finger – in a night full of crude responses from Gervais’s ridiculous lines, J Lo actually responded the best. After Gervais gave her a great line of ‘being Jenny from the block if that block was between Cardier and Prada (or something like that)’, J Lo simply flashed the finger. Tim Allen was straight pissed at Gervais but J Lo handled herself great.

4. Carson Daly butchering his interview with Mark Wahlberg – During the pre-show, Daly began his chit chat with Marky Mark by talking about The Fighter then segwayed into Christian Bale’s amazing performance as “Dickie Ward.” Wait…oops. Carson, did you mean to say “Dickie Ecklund.” I guess when you said you loved The Fighter, you were talking from actually seeing it. Oh wait, maybe not.

5. Robert Downey Jr. – coming onto everyone in the Best Actress (Comedy/Musical) category in front of his wife. His speech was nothing short of hilarious. Oh, and Emma Stone was loving it.

What moments did you like?

Last night was this year’s Golden Globes, and although everyone should consider themselves winners, and all presenters were victims yet again to Ricky Gervais’ even “ouch-er” introductions (is anyone else surprised he got to come back?), we still wanted to know who got to go home with those shiny awards…

Best Picture (Drama) – The Social Network. Clearly, the film was the favorite of the night (hints at the Oscars, anyone?). I think it was an extremely difficult decision, all nominees were worthy. Everyone involved with the film should be very proud because they won a really tough fight, and no one can say they did not deserve it.

Best Motion Picture (Musical/Comedy) – The Kids Are All Right. Well…I will honestly say I was not a loving supporter of any of the nominees in this category, as their being a part of it was just as confusing to me as Gervais’ being welcomed back as a host. I haven’t seen the film, but considering all the nominees, it was a pretty fair win. It’s times like these when I wish animated films could cross over to the other categories and stand a chance of winning something.

Best Actor (Drama) – Colin Firth (The King’s Speech). I think it’s safe to say this one was expected (even though this was a tough category too). Could he be on his way to getting an Oscar next month? I don’t mean to sound crude, but I’m glad he finally got something. I’m sure the other guys have many potentially award-filled years ahead of them. Not that I think Firth is really old or going to die really soon or something—I really don’t, I’m just happy he’s been recognized.

Best Actress (Drama) – Natalie Portman (Black Swan). We all definitely expected this one. Portman was the favorite and is absolutely amazing. And I loved her acceptance speech, haha. Oscars…

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) – Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version). I missed Barney’s Version, but since there’s no missing Giamatti’s talent, I trust everyone’s content with this one. As for the fact that Giamatti beat Johnny Depp…twice (technically speaking, as Depp was nominated for his role in two films), I’m sure all Depp fans (including myself-how could I not be?) will agree they were jumping for joy just to see him attend the event this year.

Best Actress (Musical/Comedy) – Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right). Again, I didn’t see the film but I really appreciate Bening’s work and agree shez got mad skillllz.

Best Supporting Actor – Christian Bale (The Fighter). I will openly say I’m really sad Geoffrey Rush did not win, but good for Bale! And congrats to Douglas not only on his nomination, but on his recent recovery.

Best Supporting Actress – Melissa Leo (The Fighter). Again, a fair fight, no pun intended. No sad faces here. Sorry Amy Adams!

Best Director – David Fincher (The Social Network). Just like the Best Picture category, everyone was still especially deserving. Every director had amazing stuff to work with-talent, screenplays, overall concepts. Congrats to Fincher.

Best Screenplay – The Social Network (Aaron Sorkin). If there’s any award The Social Network deserved without a fight, it was this one. Sure, I feel bad for Nolan, who always has AMAZING concepts and twists, but he just gets too twisty. Some of the most brilliant things are regarded as such because of their simplicity. The Social Network revolved around a simple trial but was brilliant because of the story structure, the way underlying messages were introduced throughout, and great dialogue that got us through the conversation scenes. I love that the film was built around a message that’s not the usual underdog story. And how brilliant was that corresponding tagline???

Best Animated Film – Toy Story 3. *cough* Wow, I didn’t see that one coming… Yes, it was well deserved, though. I’ll give them extra points for making a part three that was just as fantastic as the first two. Does anyone want to bet that they’ll win the Oscar???

Speaking of extra points, props to all of the presenters for being class acts and not running over to pummel Gervais for his…intros. And congratulations to Robert De Niro for the Lifetime Achievement Award! I must give the man props for hinting at the truth about what 3D films mean in terms of revenues, especially for doing it at an event like that. It’ll be an interesting year for the Oscars!

Did you know that this year’s Golden Globes host, Ricky Gervais, won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2004 for his performance in the hit British television series, THE OFFICE?

Two years later, in 2006, Steve Carell won the same Golden Globe award for his performance as Ricky Gervais’ counterpart in the American version of THE OFFICE.

Award season officially kicks off tonight as the Hollywood Foreign Press will dish out their Golden Globe trophies to Hollywood’s best. The show starts tonight at 8pm on NBC.  Let’s take a stab at predicting some of the awards.

Best Picture (Drama) – The Social Network – while I think Inception was better than The Social Network, of course I have to guess that the ‘Facebook’ movie is going to win this award. It has simply cleaned up the at the guild awards (DGA, WGA) and the recent Critics Choice ceremony. Who are we kidding here…The Social Network is a lock.

Best Picture (Comedy/Musical) – The Kids Are All Right is a certain winner here. If I were a betting man, this is the one bet I’d make. This is pretty much the only movie worthy of getting a nomination for the category. All the others have no business being at the party.

Best Actor (Drama) – Colin Firth (The King’s Speech) – I haven’t seen this film yet, but Firth has been dominating thus far at the award ceremonies.  I think the only other person who has a shot is James Franco. The other 3 don’t need to prepare a thank you speech. Hey, I could be wrong, but Firth is my prediction.

Best Actress (Drama) – Natalie Portman (Black Swan)- Portman will win this one. She was magnificent in Black Swan and will be a strong favorite to win her first Oscar.

Best Actor (Musical/Comedy) – I simply hate this award. Ever seen Robert Downey Jr. won for Sherlock Holmes last year, I think this award means nothing. The only good thing about it is that it is something different than the Oscars. Anyways, even though Johnny Depp has 2 chances of winning here (one for The Tourist and one for Alice in Wonderland), I think Paul Giamatti (Barney’s Version) will take home the prize.

Best Actress (Musical/Comedy) – Julianne Moore will win here for her role in The Kids Are All Right.

Best Supporting Actor – Christian Bale might as well be handed the trophy right now. He is certainly going to win here. His role as Dick Ecklund in ‘The Fighter’ was one of the best performances of the year, and definitely my favorite. I hope he has a speech prepared.

Best Supporting Actress – Melissa Leo is my call to win for her role as Mark Wahlberg’s on-screen mother in ‘The Fighter’. She gave an incredible performance. Like Bale, I hope you prepared your speech. You are walking away with a trophy tonight

Best Director – David Fincher (The Social Network) will likely take home this award but I would feel better about it if David O. Russell (The Fighter) got it. My prediction is Fincher but O. Russell is the guy I’ll be rooting for. Also, I like that Nolan (Inception) is up for the award. It’s about time a great Summer movie got to hang during awards season.

Best Screenplay – Inception will win here. If it doesn’t, The Social Network will. However, I think the Hollywood Foreign Press will honor the greatness of Inception with this award.  Come on, if you’re going to give it something it might as well be for writing. That screenplay was  mesmerizing.

What are you predictions?