Singer and actor Rain has been nominated for the Biggest Badass Star award at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, which will be held in the U.S. on June sixth.

Rain, who was nominated for his performance in the Hollywood action flick “Ninja Assassin,” joins nominees Angelina Jolie, Channing Tatum, Sam Washington and Chris Fine in the category.

The MTV Movie Awards nominates stars in 12 categories, with the winners being selected by netizen votes.

Voting continues through June fifth on the awards’ Web site (movieawards.mtv.com).

The film “The Hangover” has garnered six nominations --- the most of any movie --- followed by “Avatar” and the second installment of the Twilight series “New Moon,” both of which have been nominated in five categories.