2006 MTV Movie Awards

Forget the Oscars. Forget the Golden Globes. The most important award show in Hollywood is none other than the MTV Movie Awards.

The nominees for the annual award show were announced today, with fan favorites Wedding Crashers and The 40-year-old Virgin leading the pack with 5 nominations each.

Big budget blockbusters Batman Begins, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Hustle & Flow, Sin City, and Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith each earned 3 nominations.

What I love about the MTV Movie Awards, is not so much the quality of the nominees, but more the free-spirited feeling of the award show. Honestly, when else could Paris Hilton, Brokeback Mountain, and Saw II be nominated for anything at the same award show? Only on MTV.

And the nominees are:

BEST MOVIE
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Batman Begins
King Kong
Sin City
Wedding Crashers

BEST PERFORMANCE
Joaquin Phoenix – Walk the Line
Jake Gyllenhaal – Brokeback Mountain
Rachel McAdams – Red Eye
Steve Carell – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Reese Witherspoon – Walk the Line

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Owen Wilson – Wedding Crashers
Adam Sandler – The Longest Yard
Steve Carell – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Tyler Perry – Madea’s Family Reunion
Vince Vaughn – Wedding Crashers

BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM
Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Seth Rogen & Romany Malco – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott & Jessica Simpson – The Dukes of Hazzard
Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, Chris Evans & Michael Chiklis – Fantastic Four
Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson & Rupert Grint – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Vince Vaughn & Owen Wilson – Wedding Crashers

BEST VILLAIN
Cillian Murphy – Batman Begins
Hayden Christensen – Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith
Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Tilda Swinton – The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Tobin Bell – Saw II
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Andre “3000” Benjamin – Four Brothers
Isla Fisher – Wedding Crashers
Nelly – The Longest Yard
Jennifer Carpenter — The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Romany Malco – The 40-Year-Old Virgin
Taraji P. Henson – Hustle & Flow

BEST HERO
Christian Bale – Batman Begins
Jessica Alba – Fantastic Four
Daniel Radcliffe – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Kate Beckinsale – Underworld: Evolution
Ewan McGregor – Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith

SEXIEST PERFORMANCE
Beyoncé Knowles – The Pink Panther
Jessica Alba – Sin City
Jessica Simpson – The Dukes of Hazzard
Ziyi Zhang – Memoirs of a Geisha
Rob Schneider – Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

BEST FIGHT
Kong vs. the Planes – King Kong
Stephen Chow vs. Axe Gang – Kung Fu Hustle
Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Ewan McGregor vs. Hayden Christensen – Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith

BEST KISS
Jake Gyllenhaal & Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain
Taraji P. Henson & Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow
Anna Faris & Chris Marquette – Just Friends
Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt – Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Rosario Dawson & Clive Owen – Sin City

BEST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Rachel Nichols – The Amityville Horror
Jennifer Carpenter – The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Derek Richardson – Hostel
Paris Hilton – House of Wax
Dakota Fanning – War of the Worlds

Select your favorites here.

The MTV Movie Awards will air on June 8 at 9 pm est. Check it out. It’s usually an entertaining show.