The MTV Movie Awards invade Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater on Sunday, promising its standard array of movie stars, splashy sets and hopefully hilarious jabs from host Amy Schumer.
The golden popcorn statuettes are up for grabs by contenders that include Bradley Cooper, James Franco, Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt — but Best Kiss is arguably the franchise’s most coveted trophy.
“It didn’t even look like popcorn when I won it,” inaugural Best Kiss winner Anna Chlumsky told TheWrap on Friday, who swept the category with “My Girl” costar Macaulay Culkin in 1992. “It was a plastic film feel! I think it’s in my mother’s basement somewhere, I suppose I’ll have to win another one.”
Best Kiss is given to the year’s steamiest onscreen smooch and certainly reflects evolving tastes: same-sex kisses like Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger’s in “Brokeback Mountain” have been saluted, and 2014’s big winner was a triple kiss between Emma Stone, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter of “We’re The Millers.”
Jennifer Lawrence in the 2010 horror-flick "House at the End of the Street."
Lawrence took the Oscar home for her role in 2012's "Silver Linings Playbook."
Lawrence in a multi-hued gown at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival for a "Silver Linings Playbook" screening.
Jennifer stands with "Silver Linings Playbook" director David O. Russell at the New York premiere.
The actress dazzled at the 2013 People's Choice Awards.
... And took home the award for Best Actress in an Action Movie for "The Hunger Games."
She donned a red gown for the red carpet at the 2013 Golden Globes.
Surprise, surprise. Lawrence took home the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actress in a Leading Role at the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Lawrence attends the 2013 British Academy Film Awards.
Another gown, another award. Lawrence won the Oscar for the Best Actress in "Silver Linings Playbook" in this Dior Couture gown.
The epic fall that won Jennifer the heart's of everyone watching.
Lawrence ditched her bridal Dior gown for this stunning, sleek Calvin Klein number.
J-Law is a drop-dead gorgeous diva fresh off her Oscar win at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2013.
Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne laugh it up at the U.K. "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" in 2013.
Dior dressed the "Catching Fire" star in this gorgeous geometric, bejeweled gown.
Lawrence again in Dior at the Germany premiere of "Catching Fire."
The co-stars dazzle in Dior and Elie Saab, respectively.
Lawrence unleashed her crazy as a con artist’s histrionic wife in the critically acclaimed 2013 drama “American Hustle."
Lawrence once again embodied the complicated villainess Mystique in 2014's “X-Men: Days of Future Past.”
Following the trend of Dior gowns, the actress donned this champagne look for the LA premiere of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1."
The actress re-teamed with "Silver Linings" co-star Bradley Cooper in "Serena," which got a limited release in February 2015.
As the face of Panem's revolution, Lawrence posed in red armor for 2015's "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" promo.
The star looked stunning in a wine gown from Dior at the premiere of the final film in "The Hunger Games" franchise.
Lawrence reteamed with Bradley Cooper in David O. Russell's 2015 comic drama "Joy," the story of a woman who rises to become the matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.
J-Law stars alongside Chris Pratt in the sci-fi drama "Passengers," released in theaters Dec., 2016
Later in 2016, Lawrence was the subject of four special Vogue covers for the magazine's Sep. issues.
After the white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, J-Law calls out demonstrators on her Facebook page.
Lawrence's "Mother!," written and directed by Darrem Aronofsky, hits theaters Sep. 15, 2016
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A look back at the Oscar-winning actress’ rise to Hollywood stardom
Jennifer Lawrence's small-screen debut was this MTV "My Super Sweet 16" promo.
