Summer’s sneaking up on us, and that means it’s time for the most irreverent and fun awards show of the season: the MTV Movie Awards. Featuring categories like Best Kiss, Best Fight, and Best Transformation, the awards always bring out the biggest stars for some truly awesome watercooler moments. Snakkle’s got pics of some of the biggest past and present nominees from way back in their prestar days, and they sure are adorable. Can you pick out who they are?

For the past two years, all four acting champs at the Golden Globes went on to win Oscars. Could that happen again? It all begins with the nominations, which were announced this morning. Read on for our overview of the acting nominees for movies and TV.

We loved her as Jen, the intriguing new girl with the troubled past on Dawson’s Creek. And we fell in love with her all over again as she blossomed in movies like Dick and then more grown-up fare like Brokeback Mountain. And she’s taken on one of the great American icons in My Week with Marilyn. What’s not to love?