May 4, 2005, New York, NY -- MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and Mean Girls top this years nominee list with four nominations each. It was also announced that Fever Pitchs Jimmy Fallon is set to host the star-studded awards show. The fourteenth annual awards ceremony will air on June 9th at 8:30PM (ET/PT). The winners will be revealed at the 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS, which will be taped on June 4th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA.
"Best Frightened Performance" and "Best Video Game Based on a Movie" are two new categories that will be introduced into the awards show. The Best Frightened Performance will award the actor who consistently over the course of the film
gave the most convincingly frightened performance. Additionally, MTV will pay tribute to all the great video games where movies were the inspiration for the game with "Best Video Game Based on a Movie." This award will be announced in the Pre-Show and viewers will be able to vote for this category by dialing *MTV on their Virgin Mobile phone.
"The MTV Movie Awards celebrate all the films, stars, and memorable moments from the past year from Mean Girls to Will Ferrell to Napoleon Dynamites dance scene " everything that our audience looks for in a great movie," said Van Toffler, President, MTV Networks Group, LOGO, and MTV Films. "The introduction of two new categories this year clearly demonstrates that this show constantly evolves to address our audiences tastes."
"Jimmy makes the MTV Movie Awards better. Hes funny, hes original, and his enthusiasm is contagious," said Joel Gallen, Executive Producer. "Hes already emailed me tons of ideas and we cant wait to get started."
Fallon can currently be seen opposite Drew Barrymore in the hit romantic comedy, Fever Pitch, which was inspired by the Nick Hornby book and directed by the Farrelly Brothers. Best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live," Fallon joined the cast in September 1998. In the 2000 season, he became co-anchor of the show's popular "Weekend Update" and his memorable impressions of Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock and John Lennon continue to be a highlight in a revitalized cast. Fallon laid the groundwork for his transition to movies with supporting roles in the Oscar-Award winning feature film, Almost Famous, HBO's highly anticipated miniseries "Band of Brothers," and Woody Allen's comedy, Anything Else. He also starred opposite Queen Latifah in the mismatched buddy/action comedy, Taxi, from 20th Century Fox, directed by Tim Story ("Barbershop"). In 1999, Fallon released a book, I Hate This Place: The Pessimist's Guide To Life, which he co-wrote with his sister Gloria, as well as the forthcoming childrens book, JIMMY FALLONS SNOWBALL FIGHT, due out this Fall. He also released a comedy album called The Bathroom Wall which received a Grammy nomination. Fallon has had successful stints as host of the 2001 MTV Movie Awards and the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.
The 2005 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 2005 MTV MOVIE AWARDS:
BEST MOVIE
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Miramax Films)
Napoleon Dynamite (Fox Searchlight)
Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures)
Ray (Universal Pictures)
The Incredibles (Walt Disney Pictures)
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Jamie Foxx - Ray (Universal Pictures)
Will Smith - Hitch (Sony Pictures)
Brad Pitt - Troy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Matt Damon - The Bourne Supremacy (Universal Pictures)
Leonardo DiCaprio - The Aviator (Miramax Films)
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Miramax Films)
Lindsay Lohan - Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Hilary Swank - Million Dollar Baby (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Rachel McAdams - The Notebook (New Line Cinema)
Natalie Portman - Garden State (Fox Searchlight)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Antonio Banderas - Shrek 2 (DreamWorks SKG)
Dustin Hoffman - Meet the Fockers (Universal Pictures)
Will Ferrell - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG)
Ben Stiller - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (20th Century Fox)
Will Smith - Hitch (Sony Pictures)

BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM
Lindsay Lohan/Rachel McAdams/Lacey Chabert/Amanda Seyfried - Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Craig T. Nelson/Holly Hunter/Spencer Fox/Sarah Vowell - The Incredibles (Walt Disney Pictures)
Will Ferrell/Paul Rudd/Fred Armisen/Steve Carell - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG)
Vince Vaughn/Christine Taylor/Justin Long/Alan Tudyk/Stephen Root/Joel David Moore/Chris Williams - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (20th Century Fox)
John Cho/Kal Penn - Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (New Line Cinema)

BEST VILLAIN
Tom Cruise - Collateral (DreamWorks SKG)
Ben Stiller - Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (20th Century Fox)
Rachel McAdams - Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Jim Carrey - Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events (Paramount Pictures)
Alfred Molina - Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH MALE
Jon Heder - Napoleon Dynamite (Fox Searchlight)
Tim McGraw - Friday Night Lights (Universal Pictures)
Zach Braff - Garden State (Fox Searchlight)
Freddie Highmore - Finding Neverland (Miramax Films)
Tyler Perry - Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Lions Gate Films)

BREAKTHROUGH FEMALE
Rachel McAdams - Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures)
Ashanti - Coach Carter (Paramount Pictures)
Elisha Cuthbert - The Girl Next Door (20th Century Fox)
Bryce Dallas Howard - The Village (Touchstone Pictures)
Emmy Rossum - The Day After Tomorrow (20th Century Fox)

BEST KISS
Rachel McAdams & Ryan Gosling - The Notebook (New Line Cinema)
Natalie Portman & Zach Braff - Garden State (Fox Searchlight)
Gwyneth Paltrow & Jude Law - Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Paramount Pictures)
Jennifer Garner & Natassia Malthe - Elektra (20th Century Fox)
Elisha Cuthbert & Emile Hirsch - The Girl Next Door (20th Century Fox)

BEST ACTION SEQUENCE
Destruction of Los Angeles - The Day After Tomorrow (20th Century Fox)
The Subway Battle - Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures)
Beverly Hills Plane Crash - The Aviator (Miramax Films)
The Moscow Car Chase - The Bourne Supremacy (Universal Pictures)
The Desert Terrorist Assault - Team America: World Police (Paramount Pictures)

BEST FIGHT
The Battle of the News Teams - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG)
Daryl Hannah vs. Uma Thurman - Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Miramax Films)
Brad Pitt vs. Eric Bana - Troy (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Ziyi Zhang vs. The Emperors Guards - House of Flying Daggers (Sony Pictures Classics)

BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Jennifer Garner & Mark Ruffalo - 13 Going On 30 (Sony Pictures) " "Thriller Dance"
Will Ferrell/Paul Rudd/Fred Armisen/Steve Carell - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks SKG) " "Afternoon Delight"
John Cho & Kal Penn - Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (New Line Cinema) " "Hold On"
Jon Heder - Napoleon Dynamite (Fox Searchlight) " "Election Dance"
BEST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Cary Elwes - Saw (Lions Gate Films)
Sarah Michelle Gellar - The Grudge (Sony Pictures)
Jennifer Tilly - Seed of Chucky (Focus Features)
Mya - Cursed (Miramax Films)
Dakota Fanning - Hide and Seek (20th Century Fox)

BEST VIDEO GAME BASED ON A MOVIE (PRE-SHOW)
Spider-Man 2 (Activision)
Van Helsing (Vivendi Universal Games)
Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (Vivendi Universal Games)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (EA)
The Incredibles (THQ)