Harry Potter, Star Wars and Wedding Crashers Receive the Most Nominations in the Eleventh Annual...

NEW YORK -- Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp and Reese Witherspoon All Receive Nods in Moviegoer-Selected Nomination Process

Harry Potter, Star Wars, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were just a few of the films and actors nominated in the eleventh annual Moviefone Moviegoer Awards,

the long-running awards program from Moviefone.com (http://www.moviefone.com), in which real moviegoers determine the year's best films, performances and memorable movie moments. While most industry awards have focused on smaller independent fare thus far, the Moviefone Moviegoer Award nominations run the gamut from high-grossing blockbusters like King Kong and Wedding Crashers to indie films that caused a sensation due to strong word of mouth, like Brokeback Mountain.

Johnny Depp, who won Best Actor in the last two Moviegoer Awards for his roles in Finding Neverland and Pirates of the Caribbean, goes for the hat trick with his third nomination in as many years for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Reese Witherspoon - herself a previous winner for Sweet Home Alabama - adds a Moviegoer Award nomination to the accolades she's received for her role in Walk the Line. Each of the three previous Harry Potter films have been nominated for Movie of the Year, but have been unable to bring home the gold. Will the fourth time be the charm for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire or will the force of Star Wars: Episode III be too much to overcome?

In addition to traditional categories such as Movie of the Year and Actor of the Year, the Moviefone Moviegoer Awards, sponsored by JC Penney, also offers more offbeat categories including Biggest Badass, Vilest Villain, and Most Hysterical Performance.

Beginning today, moviegoers everywhere can visit the Moviefone.com(R) web site to cast their votes. Voting ends on February 24 and the winners will be announced on February 28.

The following nominees were selected by moviegoers through a nationwide poll on the Moviefone service.

The Nominees for MOVIE OF THE YEAR are:
HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
KING KONG
THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN

The Nominees for ACTOR OF THE YEAR are:
Daniel Radcliffe, HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE
Johnny Depp, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
Joaquin Phoenix, WALK