The winners of this year's MTV Movie & TV Awards have been revealed.
Broadcast live from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on 16 May (EST), the first night of the two-part ceremony celebrated the best scripted films and television series that were released between 2020 and 2021. It also saw the introduction of a new award for "Best Musical Moment", which went to 'Edge of Great' from Netflix's Julie and the Phantoms.
Marvel Studios' superhero series WandaVision was the night's biggest winner, taking home the Golden Popcorns for Best Show, Best Performance in a Show, Best Villain, and Best Fight. Meanwhile, the late Chadwick Boseman was posthumously honoured for his performance in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom with the award for Best Performance in a Movie. Another notable winner was the teen romantic comedy film To All The Boys: Always and Forever, which emerged victorious in the Best Movie category.
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OK I *NEED* at least one more @wandavision episode so I can see Elizabeth Olsen and Kathryn Hahn on screen together again.
— Movie & TV Awards (@MTVAwards) May 17, 2021
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Hosted by comedian Leslie Jones, the first part of the 29th MTV Movie & TV Awards also saw Sacha Baron Cohen and Scarlett Johansson take home the special Comedic Genius Award and Generation Award respectively.
Congrats on receiving the Comedic Genius Award, @SachaBaronCohen! #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/mcO8WOoUaS
— Movie & TV Awards (@MTVAwards) May 17, 2021
The second part of the ceremony, which took place on 17 May (EST), honoured the best unscripted films and series that were released between 2020 and 2021. Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the event saw BTS' 2020 documentary film Break The Silence score a Golden Popcorn for Best Music Documentary. The 'Dynamite' hitmakers had been nominated alongside big-name acts such as Ariana Grande (Excuse Me, I Love You), Billie Eilish (The World’s a Little Blurry), Shawn Mendes (In Wonder), and more in the new category.
#BTSArmy, you BUTTER believe it! 🧈 @bts_twt is taking home the golden popcorn for Best Music Documentary at the #MTVAwards: UNSCRIPTED! pic.twitter.com/5UbJRai2Cl
— Movie & TV Awards (@MTVAwards) May 18, 2021
The night's other winners included RuPaul's Drag Race (Best Reality Cast, Best Competition Series), The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Best Talk/Topical Show), The Bachelorette (Best Dating Show), and Jersey Shore (Reality Royalty lifetime achievement award).
Here are the winners of the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards:
SCRIPTED CATEGORIES:
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
WINNER: 'Edge of Great' - Julie and the Phantoms
'Brown Skin Girl' - Black is King
'Lost in the Wild' - The Kissing Booth 2
'Stand By Me' - Love & Monsters
'Beginning Middle End' - To All The Boys: Always and Forever
'Wildest Dreams'- Bridgerton
'I Wanna Rock' - Cobra Kai
'Agatha All Along' - WandaVision
BEST MOVIE
WINNER: To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Judas and the Black Messiah
Promising Young Woman
Soul
BEST SHOW
WINNER: WandaVision
Bridgerton
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
The Boys
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
WINNER: Chadwick Boseman: Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Carey Mulligan: Promising Young Woman
Daniel Kaluuya: Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen: The Trial of the Chicago 7
Zendaya: Malcolm & Marie
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
WINNER: Elizabeth Olsen: WandaVision
Anya Taylor-Joy: The Queen's Gambit
Elliot Page: The Umbrella Academy
Emma Corrin: The Crown
Michaela Coel: I May Destroy You
BEST HERO
WINNER: Anthony Mackie: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Gal Gadot: Wonder Woman 1984
Jack Quaid: The Boys
Pedro Pascal: The Mandalorian
Teyonah Parris: WandaVision
BEST KISS
WINNER: Chase Stokes & Madelyn Cline: Outer Banks
Jodie Comer & Sandra Oh: Killing Eve
Lily Collins & Lucas Bravo: Emily in Paris
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan & Jaren Lewison: Never Have I Ever
Regé-Jean Page & Phoebe Dynevor: Bridgerton
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Leslie Jones: Coming 2 America
Annie Murphy: Schitt's Creek
Eric Andre: Bad Trip
Issa Rae: Insecure
Jason Sudeikis: Ted Lasso
BEST VILLAIN
WINNER: Kathryn Hahn: WandaVision
Aya Cash: The Boys
Ewan McGregor: Birds of Prey
Giancarlo Esposito: The Mandalorian
Nicholas Hoult: The Great
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Regé-Jean Page: Bridgerton
Antonia Gentry: Ginny & Georgia
Ashley Park: Emily in Paris
Maria Bakalova: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Paul Mescal: Normal People
BEST FIGHT
WINNER: Wanda vs. Agatha: WandaVision
Final Funhouse Fight: Birds of Prey
Finale House Fight: Cobra Kai
Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. Stormfront: The Boys
Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf: Zack Snyder's Justice League
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
WINNER: Victoria Pedretti: Scripted The Haunting of Bly Manor
Elisabeth Moss: The Invisible Man
Jurnee Smollett: Lovecraft Country
Simona Brown: Behind Her Eyes
Vince Vaughn: Freaky
BEST DUO
WINNER: Anthony Mackie & Sebastian Stan: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo: Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar
Pedro Pascal & Grogu/Baby Yoda: The Mandalorian
Lily Collins & Ashley Park: Emily in Paris
Sacha Baron Cohen & Maria Bakalova: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
UNSCRIPTED CATEGORIES:
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: BTS: Break the Silence The Movie
Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry
Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
BEST DOCU-REALITY SHOW
WINNER: Jersey Shore Family Vacation
Below Deck Mediterranean
Black Ink Crew New York
Bling Empire
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
BEST DATING SHOW
WINNER: The Bachelorette
90 Day Fiancé
Ex On The Beach
Love Is Blind
Ready to Love
BEST REALITY CAST
WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race
90 Day Fiancé
Jersey Shore Family Vacation
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
WINNER: RuPaul's Drag Race
Legendary
The Challenge
The Circle
The Masked Singer
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW
WINNER: Nailed It!
Deliciousness
Fixer Upper: Welcome Home
Making The Cut
Queer Eye
BEST NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES
WINNER: Selena + Chef
Bling Empire
Cardi Tries
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
VH1 Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition
BEST TALK / TOPICAL SHOW
WINNER: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Red Table Talk
The Breakfast Club
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
BEST COMEDY / GAME SHOW
WINNER: Impractical Jokers
Floor Is Lava
Kids Say the Darndest Things
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Ridiculousness
BEST HOST
WINNER: RuPaul: RuPaul's Drag Race
Nicole Byer: Nailed It!
Rob Dyrdek: Ridiculousness
T.J. Lavin: The Challenge
Tiffany Haddish: Kids Say the Darndest Things
BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL STAR
WINNER: Bretman Rock
Addison Rae
Charli D'Amelio
Jalaiah Harmon
Rickey Thompson
BEST REAL-LIFE MYSTERY OR CRIME SERIES
WINNER: Catfish: The TV Show
Evil Lives Here
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
Unsolved Mysteries
BEST FIGHT
WINNER: Kourtney Kardashian vs. Kim Kardashian: Keeping Up With The Kardashians
Chrishell Stause vs. Christine Quinn: Selling Sunset
Jackie Goldschneider vs. Teresa Giudice: The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Kandy Muse vs. Tamisha Iman: RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
West Law Roach vs. Guest Judge Dominique Jackson: Legendary
BEST INTERNATIONAL REALITY SERIES
WINNER: Love Island (ITV)
Acapulco Shore
Geordie Shore
¡Nailed it! México
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
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