‘Django Unchained,’ ‘Ted’ and ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ Score 2013 MTV Movie Award Noms

The nominees for the 2013 MTV Movie Awards have been revealed, setting up what looks to be another rollicking ceremony celebrating the Cinema of Cool (via golden statues of popcorn — or Golden Popcorns, if you want to be all official-like).

MTV’s own Josh Horowitz joined “Pitch Perfect” star Rebel Wilson to announce the nominees, with Quentin Tarantino’s “Django Unchained” and Seth MacFarlane’s “Ted” coming forth as the major contenders with seven nominations each. Does this mean that the slave turned bounty hunter should team up with the foul-mouthed, hard-drinking teddy bear in some future cinematic adventure? Hey, we’d see it. Twice.

Meanwhile, “Silver Linings Playbook” follows close behind with six nominations, while Christian Bale’s final (OR IS IT?) gig as the Caped Crusader, “The Dark Knight Rises,” scored five. Rounding it up are “The Avengers,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” Wilson’s own “Pitch Perfect” and the latest 007 adventure “Skyfall” with four nominations each.

Check out the full list of nominees at NextMovie, and seize the “Power of the Popcorn” yourself as voting will be open from now through Saturday, April 13 at the official site of the MTV Movie Awards. The 2013 Movie Awards will air live on Sunday, April 14 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT on MTV.

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Ben Affleck Wins Directors Guild of America Award for ‘Argo’

Well, this is awkward.

As reported by Deadline, Ben Affleck won the top prize at the Directors Guild of America Awards last night, taking home the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for his hit film “Argo.” The win, which further cements “Argo’s” chances at the Oscars, comes despite the fact that Affleck wasn’t even nominated for Best Director at the Academy Awards.

And Affleck thinks that may actually be helping the film.

“I have nothing but respect for the Film Academy,” Affleck said. “I’m also very grateful to the DGA. I mean, you’re not entitled to anything in life. I’m thrilled and honored that the Academy nominated me as a producer for the movie. Maybe taking me out of [the director race] helps give us purpose, because it’s just about that movie as a picture.”

Since the DGA Awards were first presented by in 1948, there have been only six occasions where the winner of the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film award failed to earn the Oscar as well. Until this year, that is.

“The four folks here who are nominated I consider my betters,” Affleck said, praising fellow nominees Steven Spielberg, Kathryn Bigelow, Ang Lee and Tom Hooper. “There’s no other way of saying it. I work really hard at this… You know, I got to a point in my life where I was really down, really confused, really felt beset on all sides by life, didn’t know what was gonna happen. And I thought, I should be a director.” He added, “I don’t think this makes me a real director. But I think it means I’m on my way.”

“Argo” previously won the top prize at the Golden Globes, the Producers Guild of America Awards and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.

The only other film award given out on the evening went to Malik Bendjelloul, who won Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for “Search for Sugar Man.” And “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” director Milos Foreman was presented with a lifetime achievement award.

A full list of winners, including those in the television categories, can be found on the official DGA website.

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‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Dark Knight’ Dominate 2013 People’s Choice Award Nominees

The nominees for the 2013 People’s Choice Awards were announced earlier today and superheroes dominated the action, with “The Avengers,” “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Amazing Spider-Man” earning a combined 27 nominations.

Those three blockbusters will be facing off against “The Hunger Games” for Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Franchise and Favorite Movie, which is also being contested by “Snow White and the Huntsman.”

Of course, those films weren’t eligible for every category, which opened the door for Channing Tatum to pick up nominations for Favorite Movie Actor, Favorite Comedic Actor and Favorite Dramatic Actor for his dual roles in “Magic Mike” and “21 Jump Street,” which earned Favorite Dramatic Movie and Favorite Comedic Movie nominations respectively. “The Vow” is also up for Favorite Dramatic Movie, meaning Tatum is facing off against himself.

Meanwhile, on the distaff side of things, Emmas were wild, with Emma Stone earning Favorite Movie Actress, Favorite On-Screen Chemistry and Favorite Face of Heroism nominations for “The Amazing Spider-Man,” Emma Watson earning a Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress nomination for “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” and Emma Thompson earning a Favorite Movie Icon nomination for being so awesome.

The People’s Choice Awards are scheduled to air live on CBS on Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, at 9 p.m. ET. Here’s a full list of the movie nominees:

FAVORITE MOVIE

• “The Amazing Spider-Man”
• “The Avengers”
• “The Dark Knight Rises”
• “The Hunger Games”
• “Snow White and the Huntsman”

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTOR

• Channing Tatum
• Johnny Depp
• Joseph Gordon-Levitt
• Robert Downey, Jr.
• Will Smith

FAVORITE MOVIE ACTRESS

• Anne Hathaway
• Emma Stone
• Jennifer Lawrence
• Mila Kunis
• Scarlett Johansson

FAVORITE MOVIE ICON

• Emma Thompson
• Maggie Smith
• Meryl Streep
• Michelle Pfeiffer
• Susan Sarandon

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE

• “The Amazing Spider-Man”
• “The Avengers”
• “The Dark Knight Rises”
• “The Hunger Games”
• “Men in Black 3?

FAVORITE ACTION MOVIE STAR

• Chris Evans
• Chris Hemsworth
• Christian Bale
• Robert Downey, Jr.
• Will Smith

FAVORITE FACE OF HEROISM

• Anne Hathaway, “The Dark Knight Rises”
• Emma Stone, “The Amazing Spider-Man”
• Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games”
• Kristen Stewart, “Snow White and the Huntsman”
• Scarlett Johansson, “The Avengers”

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE

• “21 Jump Street”
• “Dark Shadows”
• “Pitch Perfect”
• “Ted”
• “What to Expect When You’re Expecting”

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTOR

• Adam Sandler
• Ben Stiller
• Channing Tatum
• Will Ferrell
• Zach Galifianakis

FAVORITE COMEDIC MOVIE ACTRESS

• Cameron Diaz
• Emily Blunt
• Jennifer Aniston
• Mila Kunis
• Reese Witherspoon

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE

• “Argo”
• “The Lucky One”
• “Magic Mike”
• “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
• “The Vow”

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE ACTOR

• Bradley Cooper
• Channing Tatum
• Jake Gyllenhaal
• Liam Neeson
• Zac Efron

FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOVIE ACTRESS

• Charlize Theron
• Emma Watson
• Keira Knightley
• Meryl Streep
• Rachel McAdams

FAVORITE MOVIE FRANCHISE

• “The Avengers”
• “The Dark Knight”
• “The Hunger Games”
• “Madagascar”
• “Spider-Man”

FAVORITE MOVIE SUPERHERO

• Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man
• Chris Evans as Captain America
• Chris Hemsworth as Thor
• Christian Bale as Batman
• Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man

FAVORITE ON-SCREEN CHEMISTRY

• Emma Stone / Andrew Garfield, “The Amazing Spider-Man”
• Jennifer Lawrence / Josh Hutcherson / Liam Hemsworth, “The Hunger Games”
• Kristen Stewart / Chris Hemsworth, “Snow White and the Huntsman”
• Rachel McAdams / Channing Tatum, “The Vow”
• Scarlett Johansson / Jeremy Renner, “The Avengers”

FAVORITE MOVIE FAN FOLLOWING

• Potterheads, “Harry Potter”
• Ringers, “The Lord of the Rings”
• Rum Runners, “Pirates of the Caribbean”
• Tributes, “The Hunger Games”
• Twihards, “Twilight”

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