Since the MTV Movie Awards air in the middle of the summer, they're allowed to pull from successful spring pictures.  This year, they've done exactly that and awarded The Hunger Games with eight nominations.  However, MTV didn't forget the movies of last summer, and also gave eight nods to Bridesmaids.  As for the other nominees, the Twilight series has always dominated the MTV Movie Awards in the past, but The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 only pulled in two nominations this year.  It may be a case of out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new, but it's worth noting that this was the first year where nominees were chosen by a panel of industry insiders instead of online voting.  I don't know why MTV made that change (it's not like anyone can make the awards more respectable), but fans will still get to choose the winners.  While the MTV Movie Awards are really more of a platform for funny sketches and showing clips from upcoming movies, an awards ceremony that allows you to give Drive an award for "A Real Hero" can't be all bad.

Hit the jump to check out the nominees.  The 2012 MTV Movie Awards air live on June 3rd at 9/8c.

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Movie of the Year

"Bridesmaids"

"The Hunger Games"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

"The Help"

"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"

Best Male Performance

Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

Ryan Gosling, "Drive"

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "50/50"

Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"

Channing Tatum, "The Vow"

Best Female Performance

Jennifer Lawrence, "The Hunger Games"

Kristin Wiig, "Bridesmaids"

Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"

Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Best Comedic Performance

Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"

Kristen Wiig, "Bridesmaids"

Zach Galifianakis, "The Hangover Part II"

Jonah Hill, "21 Jump Street"

Oliver Cooper, "Project X"

Breakthrough Performance

Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids"

Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Liam Hemsworth, "The Hunger Games"

Elle Fanning, "Super 8"

Shailene Woodley, "The Descendants"

Best Cast

"Bridesmaids"

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

"The Hunger Games"

"21 Jump Street"

"The Help"

Best On-Screen Transformation

Elizabeth Banks, "The Hunger Games"

Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"

Johnny Depp, "21 Jump Street"

Michelle Williams, "My Week With Marilyn"

Colin Farrell, "Horrible Bosses"

Best Fight

Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, "The Hunger Games"

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, "21 Jump Street"

Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, "Warrior"

Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol"

Best Kiss

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, "Crazy, Stupid, Love"

Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2"

Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, "The Hunger Games"

Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, "The Vow"

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1"

Best Gut-Wrenching Performance

"Bridesmaids" (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper)

"The Help" (Bryce Dallas Howard)

"21 Jump Street" (Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle)

"Drive" (Ryan Gosling)

"Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" (Tom Cruise)

Best On-Screen Dirt Bag

Bryce Dallas Howard, "The Help"

Jon Hamm, "Bridesmaids"

Jennifer Aniston, "Horrible Bosses"

Colin Farrell, "Horrible Bosses"

Oliver Cooper, "Project X"

Best Music

"Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO ("21 Jump Street")

"A Real Hero," College with Electric Youth ("Drive")

"The Devil Is in the Details," Chemical Brothers ("Hanna")

"Impossible," Figurine ("Like Crazy")

"Pursuit of Happiness," Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki remix) ("Project X")