The destiny of the coveted golden popcorn lies in the hands of the viewers as MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the "2007 MTV Movie Awards." Dominating the pack is "300" with 5 nominations followed by "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" with 4 nods. Also vying for the much sought-after statue is "Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan," "Blades of Glory," and "The Devil Wears Prada" with 3 nominations each. The 16th annual awards show will be executive produced by Emmy Award(R) winning producer Mark Burnett. Airing LIVE for the first time ever, the "2007 MTV Movie Awards" will be broadcast from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA on Sunday, June 3rd at 8pm/7c. Performers and presenters for the "2007 MTV Movie Awards" will be announced at a later date.
It is all about the fans this year as MTV rolls out its first-ever user generated category, "BEST MOVIE SPOOF" where viewers have the opportunity to submit their own original movie shorts parodying films from the past year. As previously announced, MTV and Yahoo! have partnered to launch this interactive website via Yahoo! Movies (http://mtvmovieawards.yahoo.com/) which explores the convergence of entertainment and technology like never before allowing fans to be part of the show. The undiscovered talent will be revealed to the world during the "2007 MTV Movie Awards." Additionally, MTV unveils another new category, BEST SUMMER MOVIE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN YET, giving a nod to upcoming summer blockbusters. And making its return this year is the mtvU Best Filmmaker on Campus award, offering the winner national exposure at the 2007 MTV Movie Awards and a $25,000 development deal with MTV Films.
"This year's star-studded show will be live, and inspired by all the new ways our audience experiences the movies," said Christina Norman, President, MTV. "From texting their vote for 'Best Fight,' to uploading their own original movie spoofs, to posting photos online, fans are just a click away from being in the spotlight in this year's celebration of the movies and stars they love."
Fans can vote by visiting movieawards.mtv.com before May 29th. Viewers can also vote from their mobile phones by texting "MOVIES" to 22422. Voting is also available by dialing toll free to 1-877-MTV-VOTE where fans can support their favorite nominees in each category. For the first time ever, the "2007 MTV Movie Awards" will offer live voting during the show. One category will remain open and viewers will be asked to cast their votes via mtv.com and text messaging on their wireless phones.
The "2007 MTV Movie Awards" will be available to a potential viewing audience of more than 1.4 billion people via MTV's global network of 55 channels reaching 492.7 million households around the world as well as through syndication. In addition, its convergent programming & content will reach the entire interactive community, via MTV's more than 200 digital media properties around the world.
