MTV Movie nominations announced

“Guardians of the Galaxy”, “The Fault in Our Stars” and “Bad Neighbours” lead this year's MTV Movie Award nominations, with seven each. “22 Jump Street” and “Whiplash” received five each.

In the running for the best male performance category is Bradley Cooper (for “American Sniper”) and Miles Teller (“Whiplash”). Channing Tatum (“Foxcatcher”), Chris Pratt (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) and Ansel Elgort (“The Fault in Our Stars”) make up the rest of the list.

Rosamund Pike is flying the flag for the UK with three nominations – all for her role in “Gone Girl”, including a nod for breakthrough performance.

Despite picking up the best actor Oscar last month, Eddie Redmayne got one nomination for his performance as Professor Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything” for best on-screen transformation. David Oyelowo, is nominated for best breakthrough performance for the Martin Luther King Jr-inspired film “Selma”, despite being snubbed at both the Oscars and Baftas.

The ceremony, which is due to be held on April 12 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, will be hosted by comedian Amy Schumer.

Source: BBC