Winona Ryder's SAG reaction faces are nominated for an award. Yes, really.
Happy, sad, surprised, confused, bemused, disgusted, forlorn, angry -- go ahead and express them all, as there is no emotion that doesn't instantly apply to MTV's new Movie & TV Awards category: trending.
That's it. "Trending." MTV announced Tuesday that it would be adding the category ahead of Sunday's ceremony.
If you need further explanation as to what constitutes "trending," just look at these nominees:
"Sean Spicer Press Conference" feat. Melissa McCarthy -- Saturday Night Live (NBC) "Lady Gaga Carpool Karaoke" -- The Late Late Show (CBS) "Cash Me Outside How Bout Dat" -- Dr. Phil (CBS) "Run The World (Girls)" feat. Channing Tatum and Beyonce -- Lip Sync Battle (SPIKE) "Wheel of Musical Impressions with Demi Lovato" -- The Tonight Show (NBC) Winona Ryder’s Winning SAG Awards Reaction -- 23rd Annual SAG Awards (TNT)
Hoo ... ray?
MTV also added "Best Musical Moment," an equally sprawling category that yielded a wealth of diverse nominees:
"Beauty and the Beast" -- Ariana Grande and John Legend (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) "Can’t Stop the Feeling" -- Justin Timberlake, Trolls (20th Century Fox) "How Far I’ll Go" -- Auli'i Cravalho, Moana (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures) "City of Stars" -- Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, La La Land (Summit Entertainment) "You Can’t Stop the Beat" -- Ensemble, Hairspray Live! (NBC) "Be That As It May" -- Herizen Guardiola, The Get Down (Netflix) "You’re the One That I Want" -- Ensemble, Grease: Live (FOX)
Fan voting determines the winners; click here for Trending, and visit the musical.ly app to vote for Best Musical Moment.
The 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards airs live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Josh Dickey is Mashable's Entertainment Editor, leading Mashable's TV, music, gaming and sports reporters as well as writing movie features and reviews.Josh has been the Film Editor at Variety, Entertainment Editor at The Associated Press and Managing Editor at TheWrap.com.A finalist for the Los Angeles Press Club's Best Entertainment Feature in 2015 for "Everyone is Altered: The Secret Hollywood Procedure that Fooled Us for Years," Josh received his BA in Journalism from The University of Minnesota.In between screenings, he can be found skating longboards, shredding guitar and wandering the streets of his beloved downtown Los Angeles.
