MTV Fandom Awards: 2016 ‘Fandom’ and ‘Ship’ Nominees Revealed

Game of Thrones Season 6 episode 9 Kit Harington
Kit Harington in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 6 episode 9 (Photo: Helen Sloan/Courtesy of HBO)
We’re less than two weeks out from the 2016 San Diego Comic Con and today MTV has announced the list of nominees for the MTV Fandom Awards’ Fandom of the Year and the Ship of the Year awards. 32 nominees in television, movies, music, and – for the first time – video games will attempt to win the Fandom of the Year award at this year’s MTV Fandom Awards. The awards show will take place on Thursday, July 21st at Petco Park in downtown San Diego, with the special MTV Fandom Fest opening at 6:30pm PT and the awards show actually taping at 8pm. MTV will air the MTV Fandom Awards on July 24th at 8pm ET/PT.

Voting is now underway on Facebook for the Fandom of the Year award, and fans can cast votes for their favorites by sharing their favorite nominee’s image. Per MTV: “On July 13, the 16 nominees with the most shares will move on to the next voting round, which will be announced at 2:00 pm ET that day.”

Voting in the Ship of the Year category will take place on Tumblr. Per the network: “MTV will launch a unique post for each of the nominees on the MTV Tumblr page, with the winner determined by the post with the largest vote count. This year’s nominees include: “Olicity” (Oliver + Felicity, “Arrow”), “Stucky” (Steve + Bucky, Captain America: Civil War), “Stormpilot” (Finn + Poe, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens ), “Stydia” (Stiles + Lydia, “Teen Wolf”), “Clexa” (Clarke + Lexa, “The 100”), “Westallen” (Iris West + Barry Allen, “The Flash”) and “Malec” (Magnus Bane + Alec Lightwood, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments).”

For more info on the awards, visit FandomAwards.MTV.com

2016 MTV Fandom Awards Nominees:

FANDOM OF THE YEAR


MOVIES
• Captain America: Civil War
Deadpool
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E
• Mazerunner: The Scorch Trials
• Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
• X-Men: Apocalypse

TV DRAMAS
“Arrow”
• “The Flash”
• “Game of Thrones”
• “Pretty Little Liars”
• “Supernatural”
• “Teen Wolf”
• “The Walking Dead”
• “The 100”

TV COMEDIES
• “Broad City”
• “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”
• “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”
• “New Girl”
• “Orange is the New Black”
• “Silicon Valley”
• “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
• “Younger”

VIDEO GAMES
• Dragon Age – Dragon Age: Inquisition Trespasser DLC
• Fallout – Fallout 4
• Fire Emblem – Fire Emblem Fates
• League of Legends
• The Legend of Zelda – The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
• Pokémon – Pokken Tournament
• Undertale
• World of Warcraft

SHIP OF THE YEAR

• “Arrow” – “Olicity” (Oliver + Felicity)
• Captain America: Civil War – “Stucky” (Steve + Bucky)
• Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens – “Stormpilot” (Finn + Poe)
• “Teen Wolf” – “Stydia” (Stiles + Lydia)
“The 100” – “Clexa” (Clarke + Lexa)
• “The Flash” – “Westallen” (Iris West + Barry Allen)
• Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments – “Malec” (Magnus Bane + Alec Lightwood)

BEST NEW FANDOM OF THE YEAR

• Hamilton
• Jessica Jones
• “Mr. Robot”
“Scream”
• Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments
• Suicide Squad

FAN FREAK OUT OF THE YEAR

“Game of Thrones” – Resurrection of Jon Snow
• “Mr. Robot” – Mr. Robot revealed
• “The Walking Dead” – Glenn’s Death Scare
• “Pretty Little Liars” – Spencer and Caleb Hook Up
• “The 100” – RIP Lexa
• Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Death Of A Legend

BANDOM OF THE YEAR

• 5 Seconds of Summer
• The 1975
• All Time Low
• Panic! At the Disco
• Pierce the Veil
• Twenty One Pilots

ANIMATION FANDOM OF THE YEAR

• “Adventure Time”
• “Gravity Falls”
• Inside Out
• “Rick and Morty”
• “Steven Universe”
• Zootopia

BEST REVIVAL FANDOM OF THE YEAR
• “Baywatch” (Series) / Baywatch (Film)
• “Gilmore Girls” / “Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life”
• Harry Potter / Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• “High School Musical” / “High School Musical 4: Wild and Knights”
• “Full House” / “Fuller House”
• “The X-Files”