Ellen DeGeneres and Charlize Theron among nominees for 2004 MTV Movie Awards (12159)

Just when you thought award season was finally over, along come the nominees for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards, featuring the usual mix of sincerity and tongue-in-cheek humor. Ellen DeGeneres is up for Best Comedic Performance for her turn in Finding Nemo while Charlize Theron has locked up another Best Female Performance nomination for her Oscar-winning portrayal of lesbian multiple murderer Aileen Wuornos in Monster. (Theron and costar Christina Ricci are also nominated in the Best Kiss category.) Johnny Depp's portrayal of an outrageously fey swashbuckler in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl snagged nods in both Best Male Performance and Best Comedic Performance categories. Seann William Scott's gay bar dance-off routine in American Wedding earned him a nomination for Best Dance Sequence, but, for some reason, MTV snubbed his dance partner and costar, Eric Allan Kramer. The MTV Movie Awards will be taped on June 5 for broadcast on the network June 10.

Here is a complete list of nominees for the 2004 MTV Movie Awards: Best Movie: 50 First Dates, Finding Nemo, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, X2: X-Men United

Best Male Performance: Adam Sandler, 50 First Dates; Bill Murray, Lost in Translation; Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Tom Cruise, The Last Samurai; Jim Caviezel, The Passion of the Christ

Best Female Performance: Drew Barrymore, 50 First Dates; Queen Latifah, Bringing Down the House; Halle Berry, Gothika; Uma Thurman, Kill Bill, Vol. 1; Charlize Theron, Monster

Best Comedic Performance: Jim Carrey, Bruce Almighty; Will Ferrell, Elf; Ellen DeGeneres, Finding Nemo; Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Jack Black, School of Rock

Best On-screen Team: Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, 50 First Dates; Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, Bad Boys II; Johnny Depp and Orlando Bloom, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Jack Black and the School of Rock band, School of Rock; Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, Starsky & Hutch

Best Villain: Demi Moore, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle; Lucy Liu, Kill Bill, Vol. 1; Kiefer Sutherland, Phone Booth; Geoffrey Rush, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Leatherface, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Breakthrough Male: Ludacris, 2 Fast 2 Furious; Cillian Murphy, 28 Days Later; Shia LaBeouf, Holes; Shawn Ashmore, X2: X-Men United; Omarion, You Got Served

Breakthrough Female: Lindsay Lohan, Freaky Friday; Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation; Keira Knightley, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl; Jessica Biel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre; Evan Rachel Wood, Thirteen

Best Kiss: Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston, Bruce Almighty; Keanu Reeves and Monica Bellucci, The Matrix Reloaded; Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci, Monster; Owen Wilson, Carmen Electra, and Amy Smart, Starsky & Hutch; Shawn Ashmore and Anna Paquin, X2: X-Men United

Best Action Sequence: Intercoastal Freeway Pursuit, Bad Boys II; Escape From Mongolia, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle; Battle at Gondor, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; Champion Crane Chase, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

Best Fight: Queen Latifah versus Missi Pyle, Bringing Down the House; Uma Thurman versus Chiaki Kuriyama, Kill Bill, Vol. 1; Keanu Reeves versus Hugo Weaving, The Matrix Reloaded; The Rock versus Kontiki Rebels, The Rundown; Hugh Jackman versus Kelly Hu, X2: X-Men United

Best Dance Sequence: Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston, Along Came Polly; Seann William Scott, American Wedding; Steve Martin, Bringing Down the House; Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle; Omarion, Marques Houston, and the Lil' Saints Dance Crew, You Got Served