The destiny of the coveted golden popcorn lies in the hands of the viewers as MTV: Music Television today announced the nominees for the "2007 MTV Movie Awards." Dominating the pack is 300 with 5 nominations followed by Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest with 4 nods.

Also vying for the much sought-after statue is Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Blades of Glory, and The Devil Wears Prada with 3 nominations each.

The 16th annual awards show will be executive produced by Emmy Award winning producer Mark Burnett. Airing LIVE for the first time ever, the "2007 MTV Movie Awards" will be broadcast from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA on Sunday, June 3, at 8pm/7c.

Performers and presenters for the "2007 MTV Movie Awards" will be announced at a later date.

Nominees for the "2007 MTV Movie Awards" are:

BEST MOVIE

-- 300 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-- Blades of Glory (Paramount Pictures)
-- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation
of Kazakhstan (20th Century Fox)
-- Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight)
-- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Walt Disney Pictures)

BEST PERFORMANCE

-- Gerard Butler- 300 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-- Johnny Depp- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Walt Disney
Pictures)
-- Jennifer Hudson- Dreamgirls (Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks SKG)
-- Keira Knightley- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Walt
Disney Pictures)
-- Beyonce Knowles- Dreamgirls (Paramount Pictures/DreamWorks SKG)
-- Will Smith- The Pursuit of Happyness (Sony Pictures)

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

-- Emily Blunt -- The Devil Wears Prada (20th Century Fox)
-- Abigail Breslin -- Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight)
-- Lena Headey -- 300 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-- Columbus Short -- Stomp the Yard (Screen Gems)
-- Jaden Smith -- The Pursuit of Happyness (Sony Pictures)
-- Justin Timberlake -- Alpha Dog (Universal Pictures)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE

-- Emily Blunt -- The Devil Wears Prada (20th Century Fox)
-- Sacha Baron Cohen -- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make
Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (20th Century Fox)
-- Will Ferrell -- Blades of Glory (Paramount Pictures)
-- Adam Sandler -- Click (Sony Pictures)
-- Ben Stiller -- Night at the Museum (20th Century Fox)

BEST KISS
-- Cameron Diaz & Jude Law -- The Holiday (Sony Pictures)
-- Will Ferrell & Sacha Baron Cohen -- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of
Ricky Bobby (Sony Pictures)
-- Columbus Short & Meagan Good -- Stomp the Yard (Screen Gems)
-- Mark Wahlberg & Elizabeth Banks -- Invincible (Walt Disney Pictures)
-- Marlon Wayans & Brittany Daniel -- Little Man (Sony Pictures)

BEST VILLAIN
-- Tobin Bell -- Saw III (Lions Gate Films)
-- Jack Nicholson -- The Departed (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-- Bill Nighy -- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (Walt Disney
Pictures)
-- Rodrigo Santoro -- 300 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-- Meryl Streep -- The Devil Wears Prada (20th Century Fox)

BEST FIGHT
-- Jack Black & Hector Jimenez vs. Los Duendes -- Nacho Libre (Paramount
Pictures)
-- Gerard Butler vs. "The Uber Immortal" -- 300 (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-- Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Ken Davitian- Borat: Cultural Learnings of
America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (20th Century
Fox)
-- Will Ferrell vs. Jon Heder -- Blades of Glory (Paramount Pictures)
-- Uma Thurman vs. Anna Faris -- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (20th Century Fox)

BEST SUMMER MOVIE YOU HAVEN'T SEEN YET
-- Evan Almighty (Universal Pictures)
-- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (20th Century Fox)
-- Hairspray (New Line Cinema)
-- Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix (Warner Bros. Pictures)
-- Rush Hour 3 (New Line Cinema)
-- Transformers (Paramount Pictures)

mtvU BEST FILMMAKER ON CAMPUS
-- Robert Dastoli (University of Central Florida) -- "Southwestern Orange
County vs. The Flying Saucers"
-- Maria Gigante (Columbia College, Chicago) -- "Girls Room"
-- Josh Greenbaum (University of Southern California) -- "Border Patrol"
-- Alexander Poe (Columbia University) -- "Please Forget I Exist"
-- Andrew Shipsides (Savannah College of Art and Design) -- "Bottleneck"