MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl tops this year’s nominee list with six nominations. 50 First Dates and X2: X-Men United are tied with four nominations each. The star-studded thirteenth annual awards ceremony will air on June 10th at 9PM (ET/PT). The winners will be revealed at the 2004 MTV Movie Awards, which will be taped on June 5th at Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, CA.
“Only at the MTV Movie Awards, will you see a category that pits a veterinarian vs. a samurai vs. a swashbuckling pirate,” said Van Toffler, President, MTV/MTV2 and MTV Films. “In its thirteenth year, all of our nominees reflect the diverse taste of the MTV audience and this year’s show will be no exception with funny films and moments.”
The nominees for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards are chosen through a national poll of MTV and MTV2 viewers. The winners will be determined by MTV and MTV2 viewers, and only Virgin Mobile USA customers will be able to vote from the “*MTV” area on their phone screens, found under “VirginXtras.” In addition, votes can be cast from April 21 through May 19 online by visiting MTV.com or by telephone at 900-868-1100 at 99 cents per call (must be 18 years or older to call).
The 2004 MTV Movie Awards will be seen in 166 countries/territories via 42 music programming services, and in 18 languages in over 401.8 million households.
Below are the nominations for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards:
BEST MOVIE
50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Finding Nemo (Walt Disney Pictures)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line Cinema)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures)
X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Adam Sandler – 50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Bill Murray – Lost in Translation (Focus Features)
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures)
Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai (Warner Bros.)
Jim Caviezel – The Passion of The Christ (Newmarket Film Group)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Drew Barrymore – 50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Queen Latifah – Bringing Down the House (Touchstone Pictures)
Halle Berry – Gothika (Warner Bros.)
Uma Thurman – Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Miramax Films)
Charlize Theron – Monster (Newmarket Film Group)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Jim Carrey – Bruce Almighty (Universal Pictures)
Will Ferrell – Elf (New Line Cinema)
Ellen DeGeneres – Finding Nemo (Walt Disney Pictures)
Johnny Depp – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures)
Jack Black – School of Rock (Paramount Pictures)
BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM
Adam Sandler/Drew Barrymore – 50 First Dates (Sony Pictures)
Will Smith/Martin Lawrence – Bad Boys II (Sony Pictures)
Johnny Depp/Orlando Bloom – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures)
Jack Black and the School of Rock “Band” – School of Rock (Paramount Pictures)
Ben Stiller/Owen Wilson – Starsky & Hutch (Warner Bros.)
BEST VILLAIN
Demi Moore – Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (Sony Pictures)
Lucy Liu – Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Miramax Films)
Kiefer Sutherland – Phone Booth (20th Century Fox)
Geoffrey Rush – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures)
Leatherface – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (New Line Cinema)
BREAKTHROUGH MALE
Ludacris – 2 Fast 2 Furious (Universal Pictures)
Cillian Murphy – 28 Days Later (Fox Searchlight)
Shia LaBeouf – Holes (Walt Disney Pictures)
Shawn Ashmore – X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
Omarion – You Got Served (Screen Gems)
BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE
Lindsay Lohan – Freaky Friday (Walt Disney Pictures)
Scarlett Johansson – Lost in Translation (Focus Features)
Keira Knightley – Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Walt Disney Pictures)
Jessica Biel – The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (New Line Cinema)
Evan Rachel Wood – Thirteen (Fox Searchlight)
BEST KISS
Jim Carrey & Jennifer Aniston – Bruce Almighty (Universal Pictures)
Keanu Reeves & Monica Bellucci – The Matrix: Reloaded (Warner Bros.)
Charlize Theron & Christina Ricci – Monster (Newmarket Film Group)
Owen Wilson & Carmen Electra & Amy Smart – Starsky & Hutch (Warner Bros.)
Shawn Ashmore & Anna Paquin – X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
Intercoastal Freeway Pursuit – Bad Boys II (Sony Pictures)
Escape from Mongolia – Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (Sony Pictures)
Battle at Gondor – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (New Line Cinema)
Champion Crane Chase – Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (Warner Bros.)
BEST FIGHT
Queen Latifah vs. Missi Pyle – Bringing Down the House (Touchstone Pictures)
Uma Thurman vs. Chiaki Kuriyama – Kill Bill: Volume 1 (Miramax Films)
Keanu Reeves vs. Hugo Weaving – The Matrix: Reloaded (Warner Bros.)
The Rock vs. Kontiki Rebels – The Rundown (Universal Pictures)
Hugh Jackman vs. Kelly Hu – X2: X-Men United (20th Century Fox)
BEST DANCE SEQUENCE
Ben Stiller & Jennifer Aniston – Along Came Polly (Universal Pictures) – “Hot Salsa Dance”
Seann William Scott – American Wedding (Universal Pictures) – “Disco Dance Off”
Steve Martin – Bringing Down the House (Touchstone Pictures) – “In da Club”
Drew Barrymore/Cameron Diaz/Lucy Liu – Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (Sony Pictures) – “Burlesque Revue”
Omarion, Marques Houston and the Lil Saints’ Dance Crew – You Got Served(Screen Gems) – “The Big Bounce”
