The biggest names in the entertainment industry will gather on Sunday at the MTV Movie Awards 2016, hosted by action star Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and comedian Kevin Hart. The fans-over-critics awards show honors the best films and performances of the year. Here's how you can watch the 2016 MTV Movie Awards online and details about live stream channel.
The awards ceremony is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, April 10th. The red carpet pre-show will start at 7:30 p.m ET.
The happenings will take place in the backlot of the Warner Brothers studio in Burbank. MTV Movie Awards executive producer Casey Patterson said the idea of bringing the show in the backlot was come to celebrate where movies are made.
TV viewers can watch the ceremony on MTV and MTV 2. For those who want to see it online, the official livestream channel of the awards night is on MTV.com
Interestingly, the 2016 MTV Movie awards will have an exclusive first looks on the much-anticipated films like Suicide Squad and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. In addition, expect musical performances from Ariana Grande and Halsey.
Ariana Grande will sing the carrier single of her new album, Dangerous Woman. Halsey will perform perform "Castle," a song from the upcoming film The Huntsman: Winter's War.
The presenters for the evening are Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Olivia Munn and Jessica Chastain. Additionally, President Obama's favorite rap artist Kendrick Lamar and supermodel Gigi Hadid will hand out the golden popcorn-shaped awards.
The highlights of the show are the presentation of Comedic Genius award and this year's Generation Award.
Melissa McCarthy is the first woman to receive the Comedic Genius award. The American actress started her career at the Groundlings Theatre, and then she played chef Sookie in Gilmore Girls from 2000 to 2007.
On other hand, Will Smith is the recipient of Generation Award. The past honorees of the award are Sandra Bullock, Robert Downey, Jr., and Reese Witherspoon. MTV's version of the lifetime achievement award is given to an artist who has shown variety of great performances.
Meanwhile, here's the list of nominees courtesy of CBS News:
Movie of the Year
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Straight Outta Compton
- Jurassic World
- Creed
- Deadpool
True Story
- ConcussionThe Big Short
- The Revenant
- Joy
- Steve Jobs
- Straight Outta Compton
Documentary
- Cartel Land
- He Named Me Malala
- Amy
- The Hunting Ground
- The Wolfpack
- What Happened, Miss Simone?
Best Female Performance
- Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
- Morena Baccarin, Deadpool
- Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
- Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
- Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Male Performance
- Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
- Will Smith, Concussion
- Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
- Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
- Matt Damon, The Martian
- Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Breakthrough Performance
- Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
- John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- O'Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton
- Brie Larson, Room
- Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
Best Comedic Performance
- Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
- Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
- Will Ferrell, Get Hard
- Kevin Hart, Ride Along 2
- Melissa McCarthy, Spy
- Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect 2
Best Action Performance
- Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2
- John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
- Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
- Vin Diesel, Furious 7
- Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
Best Hero
- Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
- Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
- Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2
- Paul Rudd, Ant-Man
- Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Villain
- Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsman: The Secret Service
- Tom Hardy, The Revenant
- Ed Skrein, Deadpool
- Hugh Keays Byrne, Mad Max: Fury Road
- James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Best Virtual Performance
- Amy Poehler, Inside Out
- James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Lupita Nyong'o, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Seth MacFarlane, Ted 2
- Andy Serkis, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda 3
Ensemble Cast
- Avengers: Age of Ultron
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2
- Trainwreck
- Furious 7
- Pitch Perfect 2
Best Kiss
- Amy Schumer & Bill Hader, Trainwreck
- Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey
- Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
- Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
- Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth, Vacation
- Margot Robbie & Will Smith, Focus
Best Fight
- Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), Deadpool
- Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear, The Revenant
- Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri), Spy
- 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
