MTV Movie Awards 2016: Will Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Creed or Star Wars: The Force Awakens win big?

The 2016 MTV Movie Awards takes place tonight (9 April), with the show being aired on US televisions the following night. Filming at the Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, California, the ceremony will see the biggest Hollywood blockbusters of the year such as Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Creed and Jurassic World battle it out for movie of the year while names such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon are up for best male performance.

Will John Boyega, Amy Schumer or Brie Larson scoop up the award for best breakthrough artist? And who will came out on top when it comes to best female, with Alicia Vikander, Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Lawrence all in contention?

Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart are taking on hosting responsibilities for the evening, while guest presenters dishing out awards will include Jessica Chastain, Chris Hemsworth, Gigi Hadid, Zac Efron, Kendrick Lamar, Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron. Chris Evans will also be presenting an exclusive look at upcoming Marvel movie Captain America: Civil War.

Whilst one winner is already a dead cert – Melissa McCarthy is set to receive the Comedic Genius award on the night – the other nominees are completely up in the air. Before the event, IBTimes UK have offered up our predictions on who will triumph in the five major categories.

Movie of the Year

Avengers: Age of Ultron"

Creed - PREDICTED WINNER

Deadpool

Jurassic World

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Straight Outta Compton

A strong category when it comes to the heavyweight blockbusters, we think Deadpool, Avengers: Age Of Ultron or Straight Outta Compton could potentially walk away with the winners but given how critically acclaimed Rocky spin-off Creed was when it was released in November, we think that will take the crown.

Best Female Performance

Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina - PREDICTED WINNER

Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2

Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Jennifer Lawrence, Joy

Morena Baccarin, Deadpool

Alicia Vikander was nothing short of the perfect choice for mild-mannered yet creepy artificial intelligence droid Ava in Alex Garland's chilling sci-fi drama Ex Machina. Charlize Theron, Daisy Ridley and Jennifer Lawrence were all great in their respective titles but Vikander was truly fantastic.

Best Male Performance

Chris Pratt, Jurassic World

Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant

Matt Damon, The Martian - PREDICTED WINNER

Michael B. Jordan, Creed

Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

Will Smith, Concussion

While Leonardo DiCaprio walked away with the Oscar for his performance in Alejandro González Iñárritu's The Revenant, we think MTV might go for Matt Damon in Ridley Scott's The Martian simply because they like a slightly lighter fare of movies.

Ensemble Cast

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Furious 7

Pitch Perfect 2

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - PREDICTED WINNER

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2

Trainwreck

Casting Star Wars: The Force Awakens was most definitely an unenviable task, and whoever had to do the job probably felt the pressure of making the new heroes just as likeable as those in the original. They truly lucked out then finding John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, two of the most charismatic people on screen last year – oh, and Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford starred in it too. It's a hands down winner,

Breakthrough Performance

Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Brie Larson, Room - PREDICTED WINNER

Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey

John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

O'Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton

See below for the rest of the nominations:

True Story

Concussion

Joy

Steve Jobs

Straight Outta Compton

The Big Short

The Revenant

Documentary

Amy

Cartel Land

He Named Me Malala

The Hunting Ground

The Wolfpack

What Happened, Miss Simone?

Best Comedic Performance

Amy Schumer, Trainwreck

Kevin Hart, Ride Along 2

Melissa McCarthy, Spy

Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect 2

Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

Will Ferrell, Get Hard

Best Action Performance

Chris Pratt, Jurassic World

Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2

John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

Vin Diesel, Furious 7

Best Hero

Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road

Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron

Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas

Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2

Paul Rudd, Ant-Man

Best Villain

Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Ed Skrein, Deadpool

Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mad Max: Fury Road

James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron

Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsman: The Secret Service

Tom Hardy, The Revenant

Best Virtual Performance

Amy Poehler, Inside Out

Andy Serkis, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda 3

James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron

Lupita Nyong'o, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Seth MacFarlane, Ted 2

Best Kiss

Amy Schumer & Bill Hader, Trainwreck

Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey

Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth, Vacation

Margot Robbie & Will Smith, Focus

Morena Baccarin and Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2

Best Fight

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), Deadpool

Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear, The Revenant

Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), Mad Max: Fury Road

Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Avengers: Age of Ultron

Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri), Spy