CON-MEN, COMEDIANS, HOBBITS, PARTY ANIMALS, TRIBUTES AND MORE BATTLE IT OUT FOR CINEMATIC SUPREMACY LIVE AT THE "2014 MTV MOVIE AWARDS"

Voting For Movie Awards Categories Opens Today, March 6 at 7:00AM ET / 4:00AM PT at MovieAwards.MTV.com

24th Annual "MTV Movie Awards" Hosted by Conan O'Brien Will Air Live Sunday, April 13 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on MTV from Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California

NEW YORK, NY (March 6, 2014) - MTV today announced the nominees for the "2014 MTV Movie Awards," setting the stage for an epic showdown between critically-acclaimed films The Wolf of Wall Street and American Hustle, comedic hits We're the Millers and This Is The End, blockbuster franchises The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and more. Hosted by Emmy Award winning comedian and late night host, Conan O'Brien, the show will broadcast LIVE on Sunday, April 13 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT from the Nokia Theatre LA Live in Los Angeles, California.

Fans can get in on the fierce competition by casting votes for their favorite nominees at www.MovieAwards.MTV.com beginning today, Thursday, March 6 through Saturday, April 12 in categories you'll never see in any other awards show, including Best Comedic Performance, Best Villain, Best Kiss, Best Scared-As-S**t Performance, Best Musical Moment, #WTF Moment, Best On-Screen Duo, Best Fight, Best Shirtless Performance and more. Voting for Movie of the Year will continue throughout the live broadcast of the show.

This year, the "MTV Movie Awards" has the distinction of being the only Awards show to nominate cinematic legend Robert De Niro, Kanye West and Joan Rivers in the same category (Best Cameo), see Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto take on Ice Cube and Kevin Hart (Best On-Screen Duo), and pit Jennifer Aniston against some of the hottest men on the planet (Zac Efron, Chris Hemsworth, Leonardo DiCaprio and Sam Claflin) for the coveted Best Shirtless Performance category.

The show will once again officially kick-off the summer blockbuster season, promising to deliver yet another epically funny, explosive, over-the-top show that features fan favorite films, actors and musicians. In addition, the show will honor the best films and performances from the past year, while featuring exclusive, never-before-seen moments from some of the most highly-anticipated summer films.

THE NOMINEES FOR THE "2014 MTV MOVIE AWARDS" ARE:

MOVIE OF THE YEAR

12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures) Director: Steve McQueen Producers: Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Anthony Katagas, Bill Pohlad, and Arnon Milchan

American Hustle (Columbia Pictures) Director: David O. Russell Producers: Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison and Jonathan Gordon

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures) Director: Peter Jackson Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Zane Weiner,

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate) Director: Francis Lawrence Producers: Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik

The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures) Director: Martin Scorsese Producers: Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joey McFarland, Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Riza Aziz

BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE

· Amy Adams - American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)

· Jennifer Aniston - We're the Millers (New Line Cinema)

· Sandra Bullock - Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Jennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

· Lupita Nyong'o - 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

BEST MALE PERFORMANCE

· Bradley Cooper - American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)

· Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

· Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

· Josh Hutcherson - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

· Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

· Liam James - The Way Way Back (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

· Michael B. Jordan - Fruitvale Station (The Weinstein Company)

· Will Poulter - We're the Millers (New Line Cinema)

· Margot Robbie - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

· Miles Teller - The Spectacular Now (A24 Films)

BEST KISS

· Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams - American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)

· Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson - Don Jon (Relativity Media)

· James Franco, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens - Spring Breakers (A24 Films)

· Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller - The Spectacular Now (A24 Films)

· Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter - We're the Millers (New Line Cinema)

BEST FIGHT

· Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount Pictures) - Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner and Steve Carell vs. James Marsden vs. Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Kanye West vs. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler vs. Jim Carrey and Marion Cotillard vs. Will Smith vs. Liam Neeson and John C. Reilly vs. Greg Kinnear

· Identity Thief (Universal Pictures) - Jason Bateman vs. Melissa McCarthy

· The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures) - Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs

· The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate) - Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Sam Claflin vs. Mutant Monkeys

· This is the End (Columbia Pictures) - Jonah Hill vs. James Franco and Seth Rogen

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

· Kevin Hart - Ride Along (Universal Pictures)

· Jonah Hill - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

· Johnny Knoxville - Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Paramount Pictures)

· Melissa McCarthy - The Heat (20th Century Fox)

· Jason Sudeikis - We're the Millers (New Line Cinema)

BEST SCARED-AS-S**T PERFORMANCE

· Rose Byrne - Insidious: Chapter 2 (FilmDistrict)

· Jessica Chastain - Mama (Universal Pictures)

· Vera Farmiga - The Conjuring (New Line Cinema)

· Ethan Hawke - The Purge (Universal Pictures)

· Brad Pitt - World War Z (Paramount Pictures)

BEST ON-SCREEN DUO

· Amy Adams and Christian Bale - American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)

· Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)

· Vin Diesel and Paul Walker - Fast & Furious 6 (Universal Pictures)

· Ice Cube and Kevin Hart - Ride Along (Universal Pictures)

· Jonah Hill and Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

BEST SHIRTLESS PERFORMANCE

· Jennifer Aniston - We're the Millers (New Line Cinema)

· Sam Claflin - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

· Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures)

· Zac Efron - That Awkward Moment (Focus Features)

· Chris Hemsworth - Thor: The Dark World (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

#WTF MOMENT

· Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount Pictures) The Channel 4 News Team's afternoon is no longer a delight as their speeding van filled with bowling balls, scorpions and hot oil takes a tumble on the highway.

· Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll -Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Paramount Pictures) Johnny Knoxville and Jackson Nicoll manage to strike fear into a room full of unsuspecting beauty pageant-loving parents thanks to a bump n' grind dance routine to a Warrant classic.

· Cameron Diaz - The Counselor (20th Century Fox) Having sex in a car is pretty much a rite of passage, but having sex with a car? Cameron Diaz's Malkina gets down and dirty with a bright yellow Ferrari to show the world how it's done.

· Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures) Leonardo DiCaprio's iconic portrayal of excessive Wall Street player Jordan Belfort takes a turn for the insane when he takes his Lamborghini for a spin.

· Danny McBride and Channing Tatum - This is the End (Columbia Pictures) Danny McBride shows an apocalyptic world, and uncomfortable theater-goers everywhere, that there's no better pet than a scantily-clad Channing Tatum.

BEST VILLAIN

· Barkhad Abdi - Captain Phillips (Columbia Pictures)

· Benedict Cumberbatch - Star Trek into Darkness (Paramount Pictures)

· Michael Fassbender - 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

· Mila Kunis - Oz The Great and Powerful (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

· Donald Sutherland - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

BEST ON-SCREEN TRANSFORMATION

· Christian Bale - American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)

· Elizabeth Banks - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate)

· Orlando Bloom - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Jared Leto - Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)

· Matthew McConaughey - Dallas Buyers Club (Focus Features)

BEST MUSICAL MOMENT

· Backstreet Boys, Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen and Craig Robinson - This is the End (Columbia Pictures) Spoiler alert! Backstreet Boys reunite in heaven to perform "Everybody" with signature boy band moves and flair for this unforgettable apocalyptic ending.

· Jennifer Lawrence - American Hustle (Columbia Pictures) Lawrence cleans and dances her frustrations away as she mouths the words to 70s classic "Live and Let Die."

· Leonardo DiCaprio - The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount Pictures) During his wedding reception, DiCaprio's fraudulent Jordan Belfort pops and locks it to Bo Diddley's "Pretty Thing."

· Melissa McCarthy - Identity Thief (Universal Pictures) To ease the tension of stealing Sandy's identity, McCarthy's Diana shows her musical range as she attempts to sing along with the car radio -- and even hits that high note in "Barracuda."

· Will Poulter - We're the Millers (New Line Cinema) With eyes wide shut, Poulter's Kenny Rossmore throws it back to the 90s with a hilarious rendition of TLC's "Waterfalls."

BEST CAMEO PERFORMANCE

· Robert De Niro - American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)

· Amy Poehler and Tina Fey - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount Pictures)

· Kanye West - Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Paramount Pictures)

· Joan Rivers - Iron Man 3 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

· Rihanna - This is the End (Columbia Pictures)

BEST HERO

· Henry Cavill as Clark Kent - Man of Steel (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man - Iron Man 3 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

· Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins - The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (Warner Bros. Pictures)

· Chris Hemsworth as Thor - Thor: The Dark World (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

· Channing Tatum as John Cale - White House Down (Columbia Pictures)

2014 MTV Movie Awards: Total Number of Combined Category Nominations for Movies
American Hustle 8
The Wolf of Wall Street 8
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 7
We're the Millers 6
12 Years a Slave 4
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues 4
Dallas Buyers Club 4
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 4
This is the End 4
Identity Thief 2
Iron Man 3 2
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa 2
Ride Along 2
The Spectacular Now 2
Thor: The Dark World 2
Captain Phillips 1
Don Jon 1
Fast & Furious 6 1
Fruitvale Station 1
Gravity 1
Insidious: Chapter 2 1
Mama 1
Man of Steel 1
Oz The Great and Powerful 1
Spring Breakers 1
Star Trek Into Darkness 1
That Awkward Moment 1
The Conjuring 1
The Counselor 1
The Heat 1
The Purge 1
The Way Way Back 1
White House Down 1
World War Z 1

2014 MTV Movie Awards: Total Number of Combined Studio Nominations
Paramount 16
Columbia 14
Universal Pictures 7
Lionsgate 7
New Line Cinema 7
Warner Bros. 6
Focus Features 5
Fox Searchlight Pictures 5
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures 5
A24 Films 3
20th Century Fox 2
FilmDistrict 1
Relativity Media 1
The Weinstein Company 1

The 2014 MTV Movie Awards will air across MTV's global network of more than 60 channels reaching more than half a 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.

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Jesse Ignjatovic serves as Executive Producer for the "2014 MTV Movie Awards." Garrett English serves as Executive Producer and Executive in Charge for MTV. Lee Lodge and Jen Jones serve as Executive Producers. Wendy Plaut serves as Co-Executive Producer and Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent. Amy Doyle is Executive in Charge of Music and Celebrity Talent. Joanna Bomberg is Executive in Charge of Music Talent.

About MTV:

MTV is the world's premier youth entertainment brand. With a global reach of more than a half-billion households, MTV is the cultural home of the millennial generation, music fans and artists, and a pioneer in creating innovative programming for young people. MTV reflects and creates pop culture with its Emmy(R), Grammy(R) and Peabody(R) award-winning content built around compelling storytelling, music discovery and activism across TV, online and mobile. MTV's sibling networks MTV2 and mtvU each deliver unparalleled customized content for young males, music fans and college students, and its online hub MTV.com is a leading destination for music, news and pop culture. MTV is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

About Den of Thieves:

Founded in 2007 by Jesse Ignjatovic and Evan Prager to create, develop and produce original television, Den of Thieves has emerged as a force for ambitious event shows and uniquely stylized reality television series. Using their extensive experience working with talent, their credits cover a vast array of formats and include VH1's "The T.O. Show," Comedy Central's "Russell Brand in New York City", Bravo's "Start-Ups: Silicon Valley," as well as the CMT Country Awards.