Melissa McCarthy
Most Powerful Mom: Hollywood Mover and Shaker

Actress, TV producer

Children: Vivian, 5, Georgette, 2

Melissa McCarthy may have played second fiddle for much of her acting career—in TV’s Gilmore Girls, Samantha Who? and The Nine—but that’s all in the past for this actress after her breakthrough role in Bridesmaids last year. She scored an Oscar nod for her role as Megan, the hilarious, bawdy sister-in-law. Critics called McCarthy a scene-stealer in the hit film, which also starred SNL alums Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph. On television, McCarthy headlines CBS’ Mike & Molly, for which she received an Emmy Award in 2011.

Busy as she’s been, 2012 is heating up even more for this mom of two, who will star in Judd Apatow’s This is 40, a sequel to his hit film Knocked Up, as well as in ID Theft alongside Jason Bateman. McCarthy is also writing and producing an upcoming CBS pilot, which will star her husband, actor Ben Falcone.

As for what it is like being a busy working mother, McCarthy recently said, “It’s looney! But it’s the same as any working mom or parent. It’s so fun that it’s worth it.”

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We’ve already announced that chart-topping indie-pop group Fun. will rock the Movie Awards stage with a performance toasting the greatest party films of all time, plus the addition of five excellent and intriguing new categories: Best Music, Best On-Screen Transformation, Best Gut-Wrenching Performance, Best Cast and Best On-Screen Dirtbag. What more could you ask for?

How about the list of this year’s lucky nominees who will by battling it out for the coveted Golden Popcorn trophy live from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, June 3? Fan voting opens in all categories Tuesday at 8 a.m.

Best Comedic Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
» Kristen Wiig, “Bridesmaids”
» Zach Galifianakis, “The Hangover Part II”
» Jonah Hill, “21 Jump Street”
» Oliver Cooper, “Project X”

Breakthrough Performance
» Melissa McCarthy, “Bridesmaids”
» Rooney Mara, “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”
» Liam Hemsworth, “The Hunger Games”
» Elle Fanning, “Super 8″
» Shailene Woodley, “The Descendants”

Best Gut-Wrenching Performance
» “Bridesmaids” (Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McClendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper)
» “The Help” (Bryce Dallas Howard)
» “21 Jump Street” (Jonah Hill and Rob Riggle)
» “Drive” (Ryan Gosling)
» “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol” (Tom Cruise)

Movie of the Year
» “Bridesmaids”
» “The Hunger Games”
» “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2″
» “The Help”
» “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1″

No one can say Bridesmaids wasn’t given a lot of love during this year’s awards season; it was buried under nominations including two Golden Globe and two Academy Awards nods. Yet until last night it didn’t get a lot of trophies. The Comedy Central Comedy Awards helped fill in the gaps in the trophy case that I’m guessing rotates between Kristen Wigg, Melissa McCarthy, and Annie Mumolo’s houses. Kristen and Annie went home with the Comedy Screenplay Award, while Melissa got Best Performance by an Actress-Film and Paul Feig took home Best Director-Film. The movie also won Best Comedy Film.

If you want to catch the acceptance speeches and between awards antics that are pretty much guaranteed to be more entertaining then this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, Comedy Central will be airing the award show on May 6th at 9/8 central time.

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