The cast of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" after the movie took home five 2011 MTV Movie Awards including Best Movie.

Last week MTV announced major changes to the MTV Movie Awards that had some Twilight fans questioning if this was MTV’s way of  ending “The Twilight Saga’s” annual dominance of the awards.  In the past, the nominations were voted on by fans, but in a surprise move MTV announced that The “2012 MTV Movie Awards” nominees will be elected by a special voting Academy, including members of the MTV audience. In addition, the winner of “Breakthrough Performance” will be decided on solely by a special Academy of Directors who will lendtheir expertise for spotting and developing new talent.

Apparently the “special voting Academy” did not have as much love for “The Twilight Saga” as the fans have in the past.  ”Breaking Dawn, Part 1″ received just TWO nominations – Movie of the Year and Best Kiss – Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart.  ”The Hunger Games” and “Bridesmaids” received the most nominations with eight each, followed by “21 Jump Street” and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2″ with six each.

“Twilight Saga” alum, Bryce Dallas Howard, was honored with several nominations for her role in “The Help” including Best Cast, Best Gut-wrenching Performance, and Best On-Screen Dirtbag.

Voting for the the MTV Movie Awards opens at 8 a.m. ET/5 a.m. PT tomorrow, May 1 and will stay open until Saturday, June 2.  The Movie of the Year voting will remain open through the east coast live airing of the show on Sunday, June 3, from the Gibson Ampitheatre at Universal City, Calif.  The show will air on MTV at 9 p.m. ET/PT. For more information and to vote visit the MTV Movie Awards site.

So what are your thoughts on the new “Academy” nominations?  Do you think it’s fair? How do you feel about “Breaking Dawn’s” two nominations?