'Pirates' Swamps MTV Movie Nominations

'Pirates of the Caribbean' has swamped the list of nominations for MTV's 2004 Movie Awards.

The swashbuckling movie received six nominations, including Best Movie, Best Villain for Geoffrey Rush and Best Breakthrough Female for Keira Knightley.

The film's lead actor, Johnny Depp, is also nominated for Best Male, Best Comedic Performance and Best On-Screen Team with Orlando Bloom.

Other films nominated in the Best Movie category are '50 First Dates', 'Finding Nemo', 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King' and 'X2: X-Men United'.

Challenging Depp for Best Male is Adam Sandler for '50 First Dates', Bill Murray for 'Lost in Translation', Tom Cruise for 'The Last Samurai' and Jim Caviezel for 'The Passion of the Christ'.

Drew Barrymore has been nominated for Best Female for her performance in '50 First Dates' - she will be up against Queen Latifah in 'Bringing Down the House', Halle Berry in 'Gothika', Uma Thurman in 'Kill Bill: Vol. 1' and Oscar-winner Charlize Theron in 'Monster'.

In addition to the big honours, some familiar Movie Awards categories return, including Best Fight and Best Kiss, as well as new category Best Dance Sequence.

2004 MTV Movie Awards nominations:

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: Volume 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/Drew Barrymore, '50 First Dates'

* Will Smith/Martin Lawrence, 'Bad Boys II'

* Johnny Depp/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/Owen Wilson, 'Starsky and Hutch'

Best Villain:

* Demi Moore, 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'

* Lucy Liu, 'Kill Bill: Volume 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 and Carmen Electra and Amy Smart, 'Starsky and 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 vs. Missi Pyle, 'Bringing Down the House'

* Uma Thurman vs. Chiaki Kuriyama, 'Kill Bill: Volume 1'

* Keanu Reeves vs. Hugo Weaving, 'The Matrix Reloaded'

* The Rock vs. Kontiki Rebels, 'The Rundown'

* Hugh Jackman vs. Kelly Hu, 'X2: X-Men United'

Best Dance Sequence:

* Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston, 'Along Came Polly', "Hot Salsa Dance"

* Seann William Scott, 'American Wedding', "Disco Dance Off"

* Steve Martin, 'Bringing Down the House', "In da Club"

* Drew Barrymore/Cameron Diaz/Lucy Liu, 'Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle', "Burlesque Revue"

* Omarion, Marques Houston and the Lil Saints' dance crew, 'You Got Served', "The Big Bounce"