The fans have voted. The results are in. And the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards’ big winners have golden popcorns to show for it!
The 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards aired live from the Palladium in Los Angeles, California on Sunday (May 16). Leslie Jones hosted the evening’s ceremonies – and kept the laughs coming. She also treated fans to a hilarious “Snyder cut” of her steamy Bridgerton parody with Breakthrough Performance winner Rege-Jean Page.
Among the fan-faves, WandaVision ruled the evening, with a total of 13 nominations, bagging four awards. In celebration of her more than three-decade-long career, Scarlett Johansson received the Generation Award – but her speech was hilariously interrupted by hubby Colin Jost, who mistook the MTV Award for a Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Award and slimed her!
Comedic Genius Awardee Sascha Baron Cohen also had fans seeing not just double or triple, but quadruple, as he reprised his iconic alter egos – Borat, Ali G, and Bruno – during his acceptance speech.
The late Chadwick Boseman got a standing ovation from the audience as he was announced the winner of Best Performance In A Movie for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Yara Shahidi, who presented the award, accepted it on his behalf, and paid a touching tribute to Chadwick.
“I’m so honored to accept this award on behalf of Chadwick Boseman. I know I speak for myself, his legions of fans, and the communities he so beautifully represented when I say we are honored to celebrate his art today and every day. His impact is everlasting and we are eternally grateful for the ways his presence and his art have changed the world. We love you and we miss you,” Yara said.
Check out the list of winners below:
BEST MOVIE
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Judas and the Black Messiah
Promising Young Woman
Soul
***WINNER*** — To All the Boys: Always and Forever
BEST SHOW
Bridgerton
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
The Boys
***WINNER*** — WandaVision
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
***WINNER*** — Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit
***WINNER*** — Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision
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
Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
Eric Andre – Bad Trip
Issa Rae – Insecure
Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
***WINNER*** — Leslie Jones – Coming 2 America
BEST VILLAIN
Aya Cash – The Boys
Ewan McGregor – Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
***WINNER*** — Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision
Nicholas Hoult – The Great
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Antonia Gentry – Ginny & Georgia
Ashley Park – Emily in Paris
Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to AmericanRegime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Paul Mescal – Normal People
***WINNER*** — Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton
BEST FIGHT
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – Final Funhouse Fight
Cobra Kai – Finale House Fight
The Boys – Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. Stormfront
***WINNER*** — WandaVision – Wanda vs. Agatha
Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country
Simona Brown – Behind Her Eyes
***WINNER*** — Victoria Pedretti – The Haunting of Bly Manor
Vince Vaughn – Freaky
BEST DUO
Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar – Star (Kristen Wiig) & Barb (Annie Mumolo)
***WINNER*** — The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Falcon (Anthony Mackie) & Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan)
The Mandalorian – Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) & Grogu
Emily in Paris – Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) & Mindy Chen (Ashley Park)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan – Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) & Tutar Sagdiyev (Maria Bakalova)
GENERATION AWARD
***WINNER*** — Scarlett Johansson
COMEDIC GENIIUS AWARD
***WINNER*** — Sascha Baron Cohen
Congratulations to all the winners!
For those wondering where all the unscripted shows went, apparently, there’s a whole ‘nother night for that. The inaugural MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted will air on Monday, May 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
