14 DAY TRIAL // There are countless movies to look forward to in 2012 and, without a doubt, every one of us has their own ranking for which one is the most anticipated. One million people have cast their vote in the annual MTV poll for NextMovie, naming “Hunger Games” as the top release of the year.
Many of you might not agree with that but, as the saying goes, the people have spoken: and they decided that 2012 will be a battle between “Hunger Games” and the final installment of “The Twilight Saga,” “Breaking Dawn Part 2.”
As is tradition with various media outlets (us included), MTV comprised year-end polls for highlights of the year that's about to end – and estimates for the upcoming one.
While 2011 was marked by the battle between “Harry Potter” and “Twilight,” with the former winning by an inch, 2012 won't be the year of “Twilight” either.
There's a new player on the scene and it's getting all movie buffs to pay attention: the big screen adaptation of Suzanne Collins' novel “The Hunger Games.”
“In the race for the Movie Most Looked Forward To in 2012, 'The Hunger Games' beat 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' 51% to 45%, with 'The Avengers,' 'The Dark Knight,' 'The Amazing Spider-Man' and 'The Hobbit' – generally considered to be four of the biggest releases of the upcoming year – combining for just 4% of the vote,” MTV informs.
One might argue that MTV's audience of today is also the same audience that pays to see “Twilight” films, which means results are skewed – and one could make a solid point with it.
The other results in the poll confirm, beyond a single trace of doubt, that all things “Twilight” are very popular, from the three leads (Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner) to the story and the characters.
It's no wonder industry insiders say Summit Entertainment made the smartest business decision ever when it picked Stephenie Meyer's original novels to be made into film.
Below are the other results from the MTV polls. As noted above, over 1 million people took part in them.
Best Movie of 2011
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – 52% "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 48% "The Muppets" "The Help" "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" "Bridesmaids"
Best Movie the Ladies Loved
"Water for Elephants" – 55% "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 38% "Crazy, Stupid, Love." – 3% "The Help" – 2% "Bridesmaids" – 2%
Best Action Movie
"Thor" – 82% "X-Men: First Class" – 4% "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" – 4% "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" – 3% "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" – 3% "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" – 2% "Fast Five" – 1% "Captain America: The First Avenger" – 1%
Best Comedy
"Bridesmaids" – 26% "The Hangover Part II" – 25% "The Muppets" – 18% "Horrible Bosses" – 16% "Bad Teacher" – 15%
Most Anticipated Movie of 2012
"The Hunger Games" – 51% "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2" – 45% "The Avengers" – 2% "The Hobbit" – 2% "The Dark Knight Rises" "The Amazing Spider-Man"
Best Villain
Tom Hiddleston, "Thor" – 71% Ralph Fiennes, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – 22% Renesmee, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 6% Hugo Weaving, "Captain America" – 1% Bryce Dallas Howard, "The Help" Chris Cooper, "The Muppets"
Best On Screen Couple
Emma Watson & Rupert Grint, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" – 49.8% Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 49.4% Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling, "Crazy, Stupid, Love." Mila Kunis & Justin Timberlake, "Friends With Benefits" Kristen Wiig & Chris O'Dowd, "Bridesmaids" Rooney Mara & Daniel Craig, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
Worst Movie of 2011
"Jack and Jill" – 27% "The Green Lantern" – 21% "Sucker Punch" – 19% "Zookeeper" – 19% "I Am Number Four" – 8% "The Change-Up" – 6%
Best Nude Scene
Kristen Stewart, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 59% Michael Fassbender, "Shame" – 39% Mila Kunis, "Friends With Benefits" – 2% Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" Ken Jeong, "The Hangover Part II" Frieda Pinto, "Immortals"
Biggest Breakout Star
Michael Fassbender, "Shame," "X-Men: First Class," "A Dangerous Method" – 44% Chris Hemsworth, "Thor" – 43% Rooney Mara, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" – 4% Melissa McCarthy, "Bridesmaids" – 4% Jessica Chastain, "The Help," "Tree of Life," "Take Shelter" – 3% Shailene Woodley, "The Descendents" – 1% Octavia Spencer, "The Help" – 1%
Hottest Dude of the Year
Robert Pattinson, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 52% Taylor Lautner, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1" – 43% Johnny Depp, "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides," "The Rum Diary" – 3% Ryan Gosling, "Drive," "The Ides of March," "Crazy, Stupid, Love." – 1% Chris Evans, "Captain America: The First Avenger," "What's Your Number" – 1% Bradley Cooper, "The Hangover Part II," "Limitless" – 0.3%
Hottest Babe of the Year
Mila Kunis, "Friends With Benefits" – 49% Olivia Wilde, "Cowboys & Aliens," "The Change-Up" – 43% Miss Piggy, "The Muppets" – 5% Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" – 2% Paula Patton, "Jumping the Broom," "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol" – 1% Brooklyn Decker, "Just Go With It" – 1%
