“Superbad” topped the list of this year’s MTV Movie Award nominees with five nominations, including best movie and best comedic performance for actor Jonah Hill. Greg Mottola’s teen comedy starring Hill and Michael Cera will go up against Jason Reitman’s surprise hit “Juno,” Michael Bay’s “Transformers” and Will Smith’s action hit “I Am Legend.” The Nicholas Cage adventure “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” and Gore Verbinski’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” will also fight for the best picture award.
In the category for best male performance, Will Smith will compete with Shia LeBeouf, Denzel Washington, Matt Damon and Michael Cera. Ellen Page and Katherine Heigl, among others, have scored nominations for best female performance.
Other categories include best villain, best kiss and best fight. In a new category, voters get to pick the best summer movie so far. The 2008 MTV Movie Awards will air live on June 1, 2008 at 8 p.m. EST.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Best Movie
Juno
Transformers
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
I Am Legend
Superbad
National Treasure: Book of Secrets
Best Male Performance
Will Smith in I Am Legend
Shia LaBeouf in Transformers
Denzel Washington in American Gangster
Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum
Michael Cera in Juno
Best Female Performance
Ellen Page in Juno
Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Katherine Heigl in Knocked Up
Amy Adams in Enchanted
Jessica Biel in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Best Villain
Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Denzel Washington in American Gangster
Angelina Jolie in Beowulf
Topher Grace in Spider-Man 3
Javier Bardem in No Country For Old Men
Best Comedic Performance
Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Adam Sandler in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Jonah Hill in Superbad
Seth Rogen in Knocked Up
Amy Adams in Enchanted
Best Fight
Matt Damon vs. Joey Ansah in The Bourne Ultimatum
Tobey Maguire vs. James Franco in Spider-Man 3
Hayden Christensen vs. Jamie Bell in Jumper
Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet in Never Back Down
Chris Tucker & Jackie Chan vs. Sun Ming Ming in Rush Hour 3
Alien vs. Predator in Aliens vs. Predator Requiem
Best Kiss
Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer in Disturbia
Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey in Enchanted
Daniel Radcliffe and Katie Leung in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Ellen Page and Michael Cera in Juno
Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman in Step Up 2 The Streets
Breakthrough Performance
Zac Efron in Hairspray
Seth Rogen in Knocked Up
Jonah Hill in Superbad
Michael Cera in Superbad
Chris Brown in This Christmas
Nikki Blonsky in Hairspray
Megan Fox in Transformers
Christopher Mintz-Plasse in Superbad
Best Summer Movie So Far
Iron Man
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Sex and the City: The Movie
Speed Racer
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian