Critical faves, box office winners face off for MTV Movie Awards

Oscar winner "12 Years a Slave" will face off with blockbusters such as "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" at the MTV Movie Awards, The Associated Press reports. The network announced yesterday the nominees for its 24th annual Movie Awards, set for April 13. The other movie nominees are "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "American Hustle." Most of the best male and female nominees are recent Oscar contenders, including Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong'o and Leonardo DiCaprio. The awards' "best kiss" category will have a clear favorite: Amy Adams' and Jennifer Lawrence's smooch in "American Hustle."