Poll: Was 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' robbed at the Teen Choice Awards?

In past years, "Twilight Saga" films always swept the Teen Choice Awards and "Eclipse" was the fave to lead the way again Sunday night, but it got –- well –- eclipsed in some top races.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2" pulled off a real magic trick by doing what the previous Potter pix couldn't do –- that is, drive a stake into the award hopes of the trendy vampire flicks. According to the award pundits at Gold Derby, "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" was expected to win choice sci-fi/fantasy film; Robert Pattinson was supposed to win male hottie sci-fi fantasy actor and share the trophy for best lip lock with Kristen Stewart.

However, "Harry Potter" won the film prize; Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson won the smooch award; Justin Bieber was hailed as top hottie. Watson even beat Stewart for best sci-fi actress. "Twilight" did win the actor's prize for sci-fi/fantasy fare, but it went to Pattinson's studly rival Taylor Lautner.

Lesser "Twilight" stars Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene won the scene stealer categories, and Pattinson won a token consolation prize -- choice vampire –- but otherwise there was little recognition for "Twilight" compared to previous years. Why? Is everybody just now caught up in hysteria over the release of the last "Harry Potter" film?

-- Tom O'Neil

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Predictions: 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' will sweep Teen Choice Awards

"Twilight Saga: Eclipse" will win at least six trophies at Sunday night's Teen Choice Awards, according to Gold Derby. Separate predictions made by the website's users and editors agree that it will sweep these six categories:

Choice sci-fi/fantasy film
Choice lip lock: Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart
Choice male hottie: Robert Pattinson
Choice scene stealer, female: Ashley Green
Choice movie actor, sci-fi/fantasy: Robert Pattinson
Choice movie actress, sci-fi/fantasy: Kristen Stewart

Gold Derby's editors believe "Twilight's" Kellan Lutz will win Choice scene stealer, male, but the site's users pick Justin Timberlake ("The Social Network").

They also clash over what will win Choice movie drama: Editors opt for Robert Pattinson's "Water for Elephants" and site users pick "Black Swan." See predictions in more races. Click on the word "more" in each chart title to see full prediction data on each race.

— Tom O'Neil

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Poll: Can 'Harry Potter' vanquish 'Twilight' at Teen Choice Awards?

The "Twilight Saga" movies have looked eerily like the undead at the Teen Choice Awards in recent years: Nothing, apparently, could kill them. Not only have various films in the franchise devoured all rivals, but one of them — "Eclipse" — is back competing again this year after sweeping at last year's Teen Choice Awards! Spooky!

No one's tried wielding a wooden stake yet, though — and maybe, just maybe, the intervention of another stick of wood, Harry Potter's wand — might do the trick and defeat them at last?

Last year, "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" competed for best summer movie against some rather lame rivals like "The Last Airbender" and "Knight and Day." Now it competes for best sci-fi/fantasy film against more formidable foes: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "X-Men: First Class" and "Super 8." Has it finally met its match?

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Photos: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1" (Warner Bros.), "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" (Summit)

'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' scores 12 Teen Choice Award nominations

"Twilight Saga: Eclipse" struck out at the Oscars, but the teen vampire movie is the "King's Speech" of the Teen Choice Awards. The pop culture phenomenon about an angsty teen played by Kristen Stewart caught in a love triangle with a vampire (Robert Pattinson) and a werewolf (Taylor Lautner) nabbed 12 TCA nominations.

"Eclipse" is competing for Choice Movie: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, along with acting, scene stealing and villain awards. However, for the teen set, all that really matters is the Choice Movie: Liplock category, which includes nods for Stewart’s smooches with Pattinson and Lautner.

Fans, who get to vote for their favorites leading up to the Aug. 7 show, will have to choose between the "Twilight" gang and their old rivals from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1," another top contender. But Teen Choice isn't just about the sci-fi/fantasy flicks, with a wide range of movies, music and television up for awards too. Scroll through the list to see who's battling it out for a surfboard this year.

Poll: Who gave the best acceptance at the MTV Movie Awards?

"This will look really good on my downstairs toilet," Tom Felton ("Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1") said as he accepted the MTV Movie Award for best villain for the second consecutive year.

That was just one of the many outrageous things that occurred when winners took the spotlight at the MTV Movie Awards. But was that the best acceptance?

Perhaps Robert Pattinson gets to claim that distinction for ambushing Taylor Lautner with a smooch when he won best kiss along with Kristen Stewart ("Twilight Saga: Eclipse")? Right afterward, Pattinson grabbed Stewart and hauled her off, purring, "I want to take you backstage!"

Pattinson also had a remarkable acceptance speech for the best fight award, which he claimed for "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" along with Xavier Samuel and Bryce Dallas Howard.

When Howard said to him at the podium, "I guess I should say I'm so sorry I tried to hurt you, Rob," he replied: "It's fine. I ripped your head off ... and now you're pregnant."

Stewart had a truly winning moment when she bagged the golden popcorn statuette for best female performance over Natalie Portman ("Black Swan"). Gleefully, she exulted, "Natalie, sorry, but the popcorn is mine!"

-- Tom O'Neil

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Photo: Rob Pattinson and Taylor Lautner lock lips. Credit: Matt Sayles / Associated Press

MTV Movie Awards: Winners list

So after all the silliness, randy humor and musical performances, who actually walked away with trophies at the MTV Movie Awards Sunday night? Here's the list of winners:

Movie: “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

Male performance: Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

Female performance: Kristen Stewart, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

Comedic Performance: Emma Stone, “Easy A.”

Breakout Star: Chloe Grace Moretz, “Kick-Ass.”

Biggest Badass Star: Chloe Grace Moretz, “Kick-Ass.”

Best Villain: Tom Felton, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.”

Best Kiss: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

Best Fight: Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel, “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.”

Best Jaw-Dropping Moment: Justin Bieber, “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never.”

Best Line from a Movie: “I want to get chocolate-wasted,” Alexys Nycole Sanchez, “Grown Ups.”

Best Scared ... Performance: Ellen Page, “Inception.”

Generation Award: Reese Witherspoon.

-- Staff and wire reports

Photo: Multiple-award winners, including for best kiss, Kristen Stewart as Bella and Robert Pattinson as Edward in "Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Credit: Kimberley French / Summit Entertainment

Poll: Who'll win best kiss at the MTV Movie Awards?

Normally, when trying to predict who'll win the battle over best kiss at the MTV Movie Awards, it's safe to bet on "Twilight Saga" stars. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart have won the category the last two years for the original "Twilight" and its "New Moon" sequel.

However, this year there are two nominee pairings from "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" -- Kristen Stewart's latest pucker with Pattinson, plus her sneaky smooch with Taylor Lautner. If they split the "Twilight" vote, then that means that all three could get, well, a big kiss-off at the MTV Movie Awards.

Daniel Radcliffe's awkward kiss with Emma Watson in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1" could prevail, but beware: Radcliffe's earlier lip lock with Katie Leung in "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" lost to Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman's smooch in "Step Up 2: The Streets" (2008).

A more likely usurper will be the girl-on-girl action between Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis in "Black Swan." This category has a history of same-sex kisses winning like Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen ("Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," 2007) and Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal ("Brokeback Mountain," 2006).

-- Tom O'Neil

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Polls: Will 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' sweep the MTV Movie Awards?

"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" is probably a shoo-in to win best picture at the MTV Movie Awards, which will be doled out Sunday. After all, the first two installments of "The Twilight Saga" won the top prize in 2009 and 2010.

But what about the other categories? Is it possible that a bit of "Twilight" fatigue has set in? That's hard to imagine considering "New Moon" and its stars swept all five of its MTV Movie Award categories last year: best film, male performance (Robert Pattinson), female performance (Kristen Stewart), kiss (Pattinson and Stewart) and global superstar (Pattinson). It lost only two nominations and those were in categories where one "Twilight" contender beat another. (Pattinson crushed Taylor Lautner for best actor and Stewart for global superstar.)

Stewart has won best actress here for the last two years, but her loss to Pattinson in the superstar race suggests she might be vulnerable. She faces a major challenge in the lead actress contest from recent Oscar champ Natalie Portman in "Black Swan," which is so popular that it's also up for best picture at the MTV Movie Awards.

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Photo: "Twilight Saga: Eclipse." Photo: Summit Entertainment

'Harry Potter,' 'Inception' and 'The Twilight Saga: Eclipse' earn multiple nominations for MTV Movie Awards

The nominations for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" snagging the most with eight, followed by "Inception" with seven, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1" with six and "The Social Network" garnering five.

The unconventional award show will air June 5 from the Gibson Amphitheatre with "Saturday Night Live" regular Jason Sudeikis as host.

Among the nominations announced Tuesday morning are:

Best movie

"Black Swan," "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1," "Inception," "The Social Network" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse"

Best female performance

Emma Stone, "Easy A"; Emma Watson, "Harry Potter";  Jennifer Aniston, "Just Go With It";  Kristen Stewart, "Eclipse"; and Natalie Portman, "Black Swan"

Best male performance

Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter"; Jesse Eisenberg, "The Social Network"; Robert Pattinson, "Eclipse"; Taylor Lautner, "Eclipse"; and Zac Efron, "Charlie St. Cloud"

Best breakout star

Andrew Garfield, "The Social Network"; Chloe Grace Moretz, "Kick-Ass"; Hailee Steinfeld, "True Grit"; Jay Chou, "The Green Hornet"; Olivia Wilde, "Tron: Legacy"; and Xavier Samuel, "Eclipse"

Best comedic performance

Adam Sandler, "Just Go With It"; Ashton Kutcher, "No Strings Attached"; Emma Stona, "Easy A"; Russell Brand, "Get HIm to the Greek"; and Zach Galifianakis, "Due Date"

Best villain

Christoph Waltz, "The Green Hornet"; Leighton Meester, "The Roommate"; Mickey Rourke, "Iron Man 2"; Ned Beatty, "Toy Story 3"; and Tom Felton, "Harry Potter"

Best kiss

Ellen Page and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, "Inception"; Emma Watson and Daniel Radcliffe, "Harry Potter"; Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, "Eclipse"; and Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis, "Black Swan"

Voting in these and other categories begins today at http://www.MovieAwards.MTV.com and closes on June 4. However, voting for the best picture winner will continue throughout the ceremony.

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Photos, from top: Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in "The Twlight Saga: Eclipse"; Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1." Credits: Kimberly French / Summit Entertainment; Warner Bros. Pictures

Auto-tuning the Oscars: The Gregory Brothers' music to movie mash-up

The Gregory Brothers, musicians best known for their auto-tuning technique in which they turn a film's dialogue into song, hit the biggest stage of their careers on Oscar night. Their movie mash-up of Unintentional  Musicals, hailed as one of the favorite moments of the telecast, featured clips from "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1," "Toy Story 3" and "Twilight Saga: Eclipse."

Of "Harry Potter," Michael Gregory, the band's drummer and audio technician, said, "When I saw Ron Weasley's monologue when he reunited with Hermione, I knew that had to become a booty jam as soon as possible."

The group, a quartet comprising Michael, his brothers Evan and Andrew and Evan's wife, Sarah, worked for a couple of months on the video mash-up and had relative freedom to do their own thing. One segment that was cut out of the telecast was their take on the big Oscar winner of the night, "The King's Speech," which, according to Michael, is "the most gangsta moment of the House of Windsor."

The Gregory Bros.' two-minute video, including "The King's Speech" segment but without the "Social Network" segment that aired on the telecast, is below. Why the swap? Maybe the Oscar producers felt "The Social Network" wasn't getting enough love over the course of the show. Take a look and let us know what you think in the comments field.

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