The nominations for the MTV Movie Awards 2016 have been announced and 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' leads the way with nods in 11 categories. 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens leads the way at MTV Movie Awards 2016 with 11 nominations. Despite being omitted from most of the major categories at the Oscars and Golden Globes, the sci-fi blockbuster is in the running to take home a slew of top prizes from the annual ceremony including Movie of the Year. In the category The Force Awakens is up against 'Avengers: Age of Ultron, Creed, Deadpool, Jurassic World and Straight Outta Compton. Notable nominations for the Star Wars cast include Daisy Ridley being up Best Female Performance for her portrayal of Rey, John Boyega up for Best Action Performance for his turn as Finn, Adam Driver competing for Best Villain for his portrayal of Kylo Ren and Lupita Nyong'o acknowledged in the Best Virtual Performance list for her interpretation of CGI character Maz Kanata. John and Daisy will be up against one another in the Breakthrough Performance category along with Amy Schumer, Brie Larson, Dakota Johnson and O'Shea Jackson Junior. Deadpool is up for an impressive eight awards including Best Male Performance for lead star Ryan Reynolds, but if he wants to win it he's going to have to beat Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio - acknowledged again for his incredible performance in The Revenant - Jurassic World' star Chris Pratt,The Martian actor Matt Damon, Michael B. Jordan for Creed and Will Smith for Concussion. The star-studded event - which is celebrating its 25th year - will be hosted by Central Intelligence co-stars Kevin Hart and Dwayne The Rock Johnson, who are up for the Best Comedic Performance and Best Hero prizes respectively, and will be broadcast on MTV on April 10 at 8pm. Fans can go to the official MTV website to vote for their winners. MTV Movie Awards 2016 full list of nominations:Movie of the Year:Avengers: Age of UltronCreedDeadpoolJurassic WorldStar Wars: The Force AwakensStraight Outta ComptonTrue Story:ConcussionJoySteve JobsStraight Outta ComptonThe Big ShortThe RevenantDocumentary:AmyCartel LandHe Named Me MalalaThe Hunting GroundThe Wolfpackhat Happened, Miss Simone?Best Female Performance:Alicia Vikander - Ex MachinaAnna Kendrick - Pitch Perfect 2Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury RoadDaisy Ridley - Star Wars: The Force AwakensJennifer Lawrence - JoyMorena Baccarin - DeadpoolBest Male PerformanceChris Pratt - Jurassic WorldLeonardo DiCaprio - The RevenantMatt Damon - The MartianMichael B. Jordan - CreedRyan Reynolds - DeadpoolWill Smith - ConcussionBreakthrough PerformanceAmy Schumer - TrainwreckBrie Larson - RoomDaisy Ridley - Star Wars: The Force AwakensDakota Johnson - Fifty Shades of GreyJohn Boyega - Star Wars: The Force AwakensO'Shea Jackson Junior - Straight Outta ComptonBest Comedic Performance:Amy Schumer - TrainwreckKevin Hart - Ride Along 2Melissa McCarthy - SpyRebel Wilson - Pitch Perfect 2Ryan Reynolds - DeadpoolWill Ferrell - Get HardBest Action Performance:Chris Pratt - Jurassic WorldDwayne Johnson - San AndreasJennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2John Boyega - Star Wars: The Force AwakensRyan Reynolds - DeadpoolVin Diesel - Furious 7Best Hero:Charlize Theron - Mad Max: Fury RoadChris Evans - Avengers: Age of UltronDaisy Ridley - Star Wars: The Force AwakensDwayne Johnson - San AndreasJennifer Lawrence - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Paul Rudd - Ant-ManBest Villain:Adam Driver - Star Wars: The Force AwakensEd Skrein - DeadpoolHugh Keays-Byrne - Mad Max: Fury RoadJames Spader - Avengers: Age of UltronSamuel L. Jackson - Kingsman: The Secret ServiceTom Hardy - The RevenantBest Virtual Performance:Amy Poehler - Inside OutAndy Serkis - Star Wars: The Force AwakensJack Black - Kung Fu Panda 3James Spader - Avengers: Age of UltronLupita Nyong'o - Star Wars: The Force AwakensSeth MacFarlane - Ted 2Ensemble Cast:Avengers: Age of UltronFurious 7Pitch Perfect 2Star Wars: The Force AwakensThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2TrainwreckBest Kiss:Amy Schumer & Bill Hader - TrainwreckDakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan - Fifty Shades of GreyLeslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth - VacationMargot Robbie & Will Smith - FocusMorena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds - DeadpoolRebel Wilson & Adam DeVine - Pitch Perfect 2Best Fight:Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein) - DeadpoolHugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear - The RevenantImperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) - Mad Max: Fury RoadIron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) - Avengers: Age of UltronRey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) - Star Wars: The Force AwakensSusan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri)..