The 2012 MTV Movie Awards will be held this Sunday night at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. Russell Brand will host the ceremony live on MTV, beginning 9:00 p.m. Eastern time.

The Hunger Games and Bridesmaids are the leading nominees, with eight nods apiece. They will compete for the movie of the year trophy along with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 and The Help.

The list of presenters includes Adam Sandler, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.

Here are the nominees:

Movie of the Year Bridesmaids The Hunger Games Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Help The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Best Male Performance Daniel Radcliffe, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Ryan Gosling, Drive Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 50/50 Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games Channing Tatum, The Vow Best Female Performance Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids Emma Stone, Crazy, Stupid, Love. Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

Best Comedic Performance Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover Part II Jonah Hill, 21 Jump Street Oliver Cooper, Project X

Breakthrough Performance Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Liam Hemsworth, The Hunger Games Elle Fanning, Super 8 Shailene Woodley, The Descendants

Best Cast Bridesmaids Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 The Hunger Games 21 Jump Street The Help Best On-Screen Transformation Elizabeth Banks, The Hunger Games Rooney Mara, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Johnny Depp, 21 Jump Street Michelle Williams, My Week With Marilyn Colin Farrell, Horrible Bosses

Best Fight Daniel Radcliffe vs. Ralph Fiennes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, The Hunger Games Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill vs. Kid Gang, 21 Jump Street Tom Hardy vs. Joel Edgerton, Warrior Tom Cruise vs. Michelle Nyqvist, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Best Kiss Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, Crazy, Stupid, Love. Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, The Vow Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1

Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Bridesmaids (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) The Help (Bryce Dallas Howard) 21 Jump Street (Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle) Drive (Ryan Gosling) Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (Tom Cruise)

Best On-Screen Dirt Bag Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help Jon Hamm, Bridesmaids Jennifer Aniston, Horrible Bosses Colin Farrell, Horrible Bosses Oliver Cooper, Project X Best Music "Party Rock Anthem," LMFAO, 21 Jump Street "A Real Hero," College with Electric Youth, Drive "The Devil Is in the Details," Chemical Brothers, Hanna "Impossible," Figurine, Like Crazy "Pursuit of Happiness," Kid Cudi (Steve Aoki remix), Project X