The critically acclaimed comedic horror film “Get Out” led the pack of nominations announced Thursday for the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards, earning a total of six nods, including movie of the year.
This year is the first time the ceremony — previously known as the MTV Movie Awards — will recognize television programs as well, leading to the name change for the event.
“Get Out,” written and directed by Jordan Peele, will compete for movie of the year with Disney’s blockbuster “Beauty and the Beast,” the X-Men sequel “Logan,” the box-office hit “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and the drama “The Edge of Seventeen.”
Competing for best actor in a movie — a category that includes male and female performers — will be Daniel Kaluuya of “Get Out,” Emma Watson of “Beauty and the Beast,” Hailee Steinfeld of “The Edge of Seventeen,” Hugh Jackman for “Logan,” James McAvoy for “Split” and Taraji P. Henson of “Hidden Figures.”
On the television side of the awards, nominations for best show went to FX’s “Atlanta”; HBO’s “Game of Thrones” and “Insecure”; Freeform’s “Pretty Little Liars”; Netflix’s “Stranger Things”; and NBC’s “This is Us.”
Nominated for best actor in a show were Donald Glover of “Atlanta,” Emilia Clarke for “Game of Thrones,” Gina Rodriguez of “Jane the Virgin,” Jeffrey Dean Morgan for “The Walking Dead,” Mandy Moore of “This Is Us” and Millie Bobby Brown for “Stranger Things.”
The MTV Movie and TV Awards will be held May 7 at the Shrine Auditorium, hosted by actor/comedian Adam Devine. To celebrate the expanded show, MTV plans to hold a daylong “Movie & Television Festival” outside the Shrine, featuring musical acts, food and other entertainment that will end with attendees being able to watch the red-carpet arrivals for the awards show.
Here is a complete list of nominees: MOVIE OF THE YEAR (Presented by Toyota C-HR) “Beauty and the Beast” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) “Logan” (20th Century Fox) “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) “The Edge of Seventeen” (STX Entertainment) BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE Daniel Kaluuya, “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Emma Watson, “Beauty and the Beast” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Hailee Steinfeld, “The Edge of Seventeen” (STX Entertainment) Hugh Jackman, “Logan” (20th Century Fox) James McAvoy, “Split” (Universal Pictures) Taraji P. Henson, “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) SHOW OF THE YEAR “Atlanta” (FX) “Game of Thrones” (HBO) “Insecure” (HBO) “Pretty Little Liars” (Freeform) “Stranger Things” (Netflix) “This Is Us” (NBC) BEST ACTOR IN A SHOW Donald Glover, “Atlanta” (FX) Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones” (HBO) Gina Rodriguez, “Jane the Virgin” (The CW) Jeffrey Dean Morgan, “The Walking Dead” (AMC) Mandy Moore, “This Is Us” (NBC) Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things” (Netflix) BEST KISS Ashton Sanders & Jharrel Jerome, “Moonlight” (A24) Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling, “La La Land” (Summit Entertainment) Emma Watson & Dan Stevens, “Beauty and the Beast” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Taraji P. Henson & Terrence Howard, “Empire” (FOX) Zac Efron & Anna Kendrick, “Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates” (20th Century Fox) BEST VILLAIN Allison Williams, “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Demogorgon, “Stranger Things” (Netflix) Jared Leto, “Suicide Squad” (Warner Bros. Pictures) Jeffrey Dean Morgan, “The Walking Dead” (AMC) Wes Bentley, “American Horror Story” (FX) BEST HOST Ellen DeGeneres, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” (NBC) John Oliver, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (HBO) RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) Samantha Bee, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS) Trevor Noah, “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central) BEST DOCUMENTARY “13TH” (Netflix) “I Am Not Your Negro” (Magnolia Pictures) “O.J.: Made in America” (ESPN Films) “This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous” (YouTube|Red) “TIME: The Kalief Browder Story” (Spike) BEST REALITY COMPETITION “America’s Got Talent” (NBC) “MasterChef Junior” (FOX) “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) “The Bachelor” (ABC) “The Voice” (NBC) BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE Adam Devine, “Workaholics” (Comedy Central) Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson, “Broad City” (Comedy Central) Lil Rel Howery, “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Seth MacFarlane, “Family Guy” (FOX) Seth Rogen, “Sausage Party” (Sony) Will Arnett, “The LEGO Batman Movie” (Warner Bros. Pictures) BEST HERO Felicity Jones, “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Grant Gustin, “The Flash” (The CW) Mike Colter, “Luke Cage” (Netflix) Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things” (Netflix) Stephen Amell, “Arrow” (The CW) Taraji P. Henson, “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) TEARJERKER “Game of Thrones,” Hodor’s (Kristian Nairn) Death (HBO) “Grey’s Anatomy,” Meredith tells her children about Derek’s death (Ellen Pompeo)(ABC) “Me Before You,” Will (Sam Claflin) tells Louisa (Emilia Clarke) he can’t stay with her (Warner Bros. Pictures) “Moonlight,” Paula (Naomie Harris) tells Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) that she loves him (A24) “This Is Us,” Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Randall (Lonnie Chavis) at karate (NBC) NEXT GENERATION Chrissy Metz Daniel Kaluuya Issa Rae Riz Ahmed Yara Shahidi BEST DUO Adam Levine & Blake Shelton, “The Voice” (NBC) Daniel Kaluuya & Lil Rel Howery, “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) Brian Tyree Henry & Lakeith Stanfield, “Atlanta” (FX) Hugh Jackman & Dafne Keen, “Logan” (20th Century Fox) Josh Gad & Luke Evans, “Beauty and the Beast” (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg, “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party” (VH1) BEST AMERICAN STORY “Blackish” (ABC) “Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC) “Jane the Virgin” (The CW) “Moonlight” (A24) “Transparent” (Amazon) BEST FIGHT AGAINST THE SYSTEM “Get Out” (Universal Pictures) “Hidden Figures” (20th Century Fox) “Loving” (Focus Features) “Luke Cage” (Netflix) “Mr. Robot” (USA).
—City News Service