Popcorn party! The 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards highlighted so many stars that it spanned two nights, Sunday, May 16, and Monday, May 17.
Leslie Jones brought the laughs as the show’s host during Sunday’s presentation, which took place at the Palladium in Los Angeles, and took home a trophy of her own. The awards ranged from Best Movie and Best TV Show to Best Kiss and Best Hero.
MTV announced the nominees one month prior, with WandaVision taking the lead with five nods, including Best Show and Best Performance in a Show for Elizabeth Olsen’s portrayal of Wanda Maximoff/The Scarlet Witch. Bridgerton, Emily in Paris and The Boys also cleaned up nicely with multiple nominations each.
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm earned three nominations, topping the film categories, while Judas and the Black Messiah came in with two total nods. Promising Young Woman, Soul and To All the Boys: Always and Forever rounded out the Best Movie category.
Earlier this month, the network revealed that Scarlett Johansson would take home the Generation Award during Sunday’s show, celebrating her work in the entertainment industry over the past two-plus decades. Sacha Baron Cohen also received a special trophy, the Comedic Genius Award, on Sunday for his years of comedy and success in the film industry.
The coveted golden popcorn statue for Best Kiss, however, was a toss-up between some of your favorite TV couples. As one of the most talked about categories in MTV Movie & TV Awards’ history, this year’s nominees were all worthy of a standing ovation for their smooching skills.
Bridgerton’s Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor were strong contenders, but they couldn’t beat out real-life couple Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline from Outer Banks.
Stokes, 28, and Cline, 23, joined a group of iconic Best Kiss recipients on Sunday, including Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams for The Notebook and Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar for Cruel Intentions. Their onstage smooch rivaled those of years’ past and helped Stokes get through his acceptance speech with ease.
Scroll down to see all of the winners from the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Scripted show — including which Marvel films and TV shows won big!
BEST MOVIE
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Judas and the Black Messiah
Promising Young Woman
Soul
To All the Boys: Always and Forever
BEST SHOW
Bridgerton
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
The Boys
WandaVision
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
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
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Elliot Page, The Umbrella Academy
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
BEST HERO
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
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
Leslie Jones, Coming 2 America
BEST VILLAIN
Aya Cash, The Boys
Ewan McGregor, Birds of Prey
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Antonia Gentry, Ginny & Georgia
Ashley Park, Emily in Paris
Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Paul Mescal, Normal People
Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton
BEST FIGHT
Final Funhouse Fight, Birds of Prey
Finale House Fight, Cobra Kai
Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. Stormfront, The Boys
Wanda vs. Agatha, WandaVision
Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf, Zack Snyder’s Justice League
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man
Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country
Simona Brown, Behind Her Eyes
Victoria Pedretti, Scripted The Haunting of Bly Manor
Vince Vaughn, Freaky
BEST DUO
Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar
Anthony Mackie & Sebastian Stan, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Pedro Pascal & Grogu/Baby Yoda, The Mandalorian
Lily Collins & Ashley Park, Emily in Paris
Sacha Baron Cohen & Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
Love & Monsters, “Stand By Me”
Julie and the Phantoms, “Edge of Great”
WandaVision, “Agatha All Along”
Black Is King, “Brown Skin Girl”
To All the Boys: Always and Forever, “Beginning Middle End”
Bridgerton, “Wildest Dreams”
The Kissing Booth 2, “Los in the World”
Kobra Kai, “I Wanna Rock”
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