2012 TEEN CHOICE AWARD NOMINATIONS

This isn't so much an announcement like the MTV Movie Awards post was.  This is more of an area to vent my frustration for awards shows like this.  Apparently teens vote (14-17) on these ridiculous categories, which is mostly broken down by genre, sci-fi actor, drama actress, etc.  At the time recieving a massive surfboard might be cool, but in theory, it sounds extremely lame.  Since they have about 3 million categories for film, I'll just list the ones that were of a particular note of interest to me:

BEST ACTION MOVIE:
  • Abduction
Wait what?
Hold up.  Let's stop the list right there.  "Abduction?" "ABDUCTION?!?!?!  The movie with a 4% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes?  A movie so bad critic Steve Newall called it "...like watching Pinocchio with abs." Said abs must the only logical explanation a movie like "Abduction" got a best action nomination.
  • Act of Valor
  • Mission: Impossible- Ghost Protocol
  • Red Tails
  • Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
The others I could see teenagers voting for, and most likely "M:I-4" will win it.

BEST SCI-FI/ACTION MOVIE:
  • The Avengers
  • The Hunger Games
  • Mirror Mirror
  • Breaking Dawn-Part 1
  • Wrath of the Titans
Now I know the two things you're thinking: 1. How in Hades did "Wrath of the Titans" get a nomination?  I can't explain that.  But I can explain the 2nd thing you're thinking: where's "Deathly Hallows Part 2?"  The awards occur during the summer, and the movie hadn't come out, yet, which made me feel a little better.  My pick for this is a toss-up between "Avengers" and "Hunger Games."  But with the logic stated, how is it that the not yet released "What to Expect When You're Expecting" picked up 4 nods, including best comedy?

BEST COMEDY:
  • 21 Jump Street
  • American Reunion
  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.
  • The Muppets
  • What to Expect When You're Expecting
Despite my previous lament, I'd be fine with any of the other four winning, especially "Crazy, Stupid, Love," one of last year's best comedies.  And finally....

BEST DRAMA:

  • Drive
  • The Help
  • The Lucky One
  • The Vow
  • We Bought a Zoo
My rage-filled complaints will be lost a midst the screaming teenage girls rooting for the interchangeable "Lucky One" and "Vow," (one of which I'm sure will win).  It was nice to see the critically-acclaimed "Drive" up there, however.

Other unbelievably nominated contenders include Taylor Lautner (Abduction), Taylor Lautner (Breaking Dawn), Channing Tatum (The Vow), Robert Pattinson (Breaking Dawn), Vanessa Hudgens (Journey 2) and Justin Timberlake for "In Time."  Timberlake's a great performer, he just got stuck in a bad movie.  The others are just reasons for people to watch the show.  These types of shows are mainly red carpets, and then some surfboards handed out afterwards.  To give you an idea of what it'll be like I'll give you some examples from last year's show: "Bad Teacher" beat "Bridesmaids" for best comedy, Robert Pattinson (Water for Elephants) beat Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) and Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston won best chemistry.

Yeah.

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