The 2016 MTV Movie Awards, honoring the best (and craziest) on the big screen, take place this Sunday night (April 10) and we have all you need to know on when and how to watch.
This year marks the show’s 25th Anniversary, and MTV is pulling out all the stops, with Kevin Hart and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson co-hosting, as well as a line-up of A-list performers and presenters scheduled to appear.
There are also some exciting can’t-miss moments and announcements scheduled to happen, which I’ll tell you all about below.
For those planning to watch, here’s an A-Z rundown on the show, including time and channel, free live streaming options, special awards, nominees, performers and more.
Time & Channel: The awards will air live on MTV and MTV2 starting at 8 P.M. EST/5 P.M. PST; their will be a half-hour Red Carpet pre-show at 7:30 P.M. EST/ 4:30 P.M. PST.
The show will be hosted by comedian Kevin Hart and
Free Live Streaming: For those on the go you can stream the award for free through MTV.com or using the MTV.com app for iOS and Android.
Special Awards: This year’s Comedic Genius Award will go to Melissa McCarthy, marking the first time the award has gone to a woman.
Also, Will Smith will be honored with the Generation Award, which has gone to stars like Robert Downey Jr. in the past.
Exclusive/ Can’t Miss Moments: During the awards there will be several big events:
-An exclusive world premiere clip from Captain America: Civil War, delivered by none other than Captain America himself, Chris Evans.
-A new look at the upcoming Suicide Squad movie.
-Eddie Redmayne will premiere new footage from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Presenters: Among those scheduled to hand out those golden popcorn awards are: Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Gigi Hadid, Kendrick Lamar and Olivia Munn.
Performers: This year, Ariana Grande will perform the title track of her new album, Dangerous Woman and Halsey will perform “Castle,” a song from the forthcoming film The Huntsman: Winter’s War, live for the first time.
Nominees: Here is a full list of this year’s nominees:
Movie of the Year
–Avengers: Age of Ultron
–Creed
–Deadpool
–Jurassic World
–Star Wars: The Force Awakens
–Straight Outta Compton
True Story
–Concussion
–Joy
–Steve Jobs
–Straight Outta Compton
–The Big Short
–The Revenant
Documentary
–Amy
–Cartel Land
–He Named Me Malala
–The Hunting Ground
–The Wolfpack
–What Happened, Miss Simone?
Best Female Performance
-Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
-Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
-Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
-Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
-Morena Baccarin, Deadpool
Best Male Performance
-Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
-Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
-Matt Damon, The Martian
-Michael B. Jordan, Creed
-Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
-Will Smith, Concussion
Breakthrough Performance
-Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
-Brie Larson, Room
-Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
-John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-O’Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton
Best Comedic Performance
-Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
-Kevin Hart, Ride Along 2
-Melissa McCarthy, Spy
-Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect 2
-Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
-Will Ferrell, Get Hard
Best Action Performance
-Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
-Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
-Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
-John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
-Vin Diesel, Furious 7
Best Hero
-Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
-Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
-Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
-Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
-Paul Rudd, Ant-Man
Best Villain
-Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Ed Skrein, Deadpool
-Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mad Max: Fury Road
-James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
-Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsman: The Secret Service
-Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Best Virtual Performance
-Amy Poehler, Inside Out
-Andy Serkis, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda 3
-James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
-Lupita Nyong’o, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Seth MacFarlane, Ted 2
Ensemble Cast
–Avengers: Age of Ultron
–Furious 7
–Pitch Perfect 2
–Star Wars: The Force Awakens
–The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
–Trainwreck
Best Kiss
-Amy Schumer & Bill Hader, Trainwreck
-Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey
-Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth, Vacation
-Margot Robbie & Will Smith, Focus
-Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
-Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
Best Fight
-Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), Deadpool
-Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear, The Revenant
-Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), Mad Max: Fury Road
-Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo),Avengers: Age of Ultron
-Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Star Wars: The Force Awakens
-Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri),Spy
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