'Avengers' and 'Hunger Games' will compete against 'The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn I', 'Wrath of the Titans' and 'Mirror Mirror' in the coveted Sci-Fi/Fantasy movie category.
- May 19, 2012
AceShowbiz - The 2012 Teen Choice Awards has revealed its first wave of nominations in movie. Vying for the Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy award are a number of mega-blockbuster titles, such as "The Avengers" and "The Hunger Games". The two will also have to compete against the likes of "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I", "Wrath of the Titans" and "Mirror Mirror".
"Avengers" brings its leading actors, Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth, to compete in the Choice Movie Actor: Sci-Fi/Fantasy category. They will face off such strong contenders as the "Twilight Saga" hunks Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner as well as "Hunger Games" actor Josh Hutcherson.
As for the Choice Movie Actress: Sci-Fi/Fantasy category, Scarlett Johansson and Jennifer Lawrence must face against each other thanks to their iconic roles as Black Widow in "Avengers" and Katniss Everdeen in "Hunger Games" respectively. Joining them in the category are such actresses as Kristen Stewart, Lily Collins and Vanessa Hudgens.
In the Action Movie category, Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" is set to battle Downey Jr.'s "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows". Also nominated for best action movie are "Red Tails", "Abduction" and "Act of Valor". Cruise and Downey Jr. are additionally up for the best action actor nod along with Lautner, Tom Hardy and Logan Lerman .
In Drama, meanwhile, such well-reviewed movies as "Drive", "The Help", "The Lucky One", "The Vow" and "We Bought a Zoo" are all up for best drama title award. Lining up to compete in best actress in drama are the likes of Johansson, Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams. Finally, in the Comedy category, "21 Jump Street", "merican Reunion", "Crazy, Stupid, Love.", "The Muppets" and "What to Expect When You're Expecting" are vying for the best comedy film gong.
Aside from movie, Teen Choice Awards announces the nominees for music, television as well as fashion and other fields. Winners of the annual award will be revealed during a star-studded two-hour ceremony that will be broadcast live on Sunday, July 22 on FOX. Host(s), performers and presenters of the ceremony are set to be announced shortly. Last year, Kaley Cuoco hosted the event.
Beginning Friday, May 18, fans between the ages of 13-19 can vote once each day per category on the official Teen Choice Awards website.
Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
- "The Avengers"
- "The Hunger Games"
- "Mirror Mirror"
- "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I"
- "Wrath of the Titans"
- Robert Downey Jr. - "The Avengers"
- Chris Hemsworth - "The Avengers"
- Josh Hutcherson - "The Hunger Games", "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"
- Taylor Lautner - "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I"
- Robert Pattinson - "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I"
- Lily Collins - "Mirror Mirror"
- Vanessa Hudgens - "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"
- Scarlett Johansson - "The Avengers"
- Jennifer Lawrence - "The Hunger Games"
- Kristen Stewart - "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn Part I"
- "Abduction"
- "Act of Valor"
- "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol"
- "Red Tails"
- "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"
- Tom Cruise - "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol"
- Robert Downey Jr. - "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"
- Tom Hardy - "Warrior"
- Taylor Lautner - "Abduction"
- Logan Lerman - "The Three Musketeers"
- Salma Hayek - "Puss in Boots"
- Milla Jovovich - "The Three Musketeers"
- Paula Patton - "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol"
- Noomi Rapace - "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"
- Zoe Saldana - "Colombiana"
- "Drive"
- "The Help"
- "The Lucky One"
- "The Vow"
- "We Bought a Zoo"
- Matt Damon - "We Bought a Zoo"
- Zac Efron - "The Lucky One"
- Ryan Gosling - "Drive"
- Channing Tatum - "The Vow"
- Justin Timberlake - "In Time"
- Sandra Bullock - "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"
- Viola Davis - "The Help"
- Scarlett Johansson - "We Bought a Zoo"
- Rachel McAdams - "The Vow"
- Emma Stone - "The Help"
- "21 Jump Street"
- "American Reunion"
- "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
- "The Muppets"
- "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
- Jason Biggs - "merican Reunion"
- Ryan Gosling - "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
- Jonah Hill - "21 Jump Street"
- Chris Rock - "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
- Channing Tatum - "21 Jump Street"
