Marvel’s record-breaking blockbuster Avengers: Endgame took home the top honours for Best Movie at the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards on Monday, 17 June, along with Best Hero for Robert Downey Jr and Best Villain for Josh Brolin. Meanwhile, HBO’s Game of Thrones which recently concluded its eighth and final season walked away with Best Show.
Women took home several of the night’s biggest awards, including best performance in a show (Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale) and in a movie (Lady Gaga, A Star is Born). The show features gender-neutral categories.
Brie Larson, who won the Best Fight award for her battle against Minn-Erva (Gemma Chan) in Captain Marvel, brought her stunt doubles, Joanna Bennett and Renae Moneymaker, on stage to recognize them for their work.
“They are the living embodiment of Captain Marvel,” Larson said as she stepped aside to let the women give speeches in which they thanked the actress for the rare acknowledgement on an awards show stage.
Teen heartthrob Noah Centineo won trophies for Breakthrough Performance and Best Kiss, which he shared with Lana Condor for Netflix’s teen rom-com To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before.
“Kiss who you want to kiss. Love who you want to love, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise,”Lana Candor
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson accepted MTV’s Generation Award with fanfare, running down the stage amidst a blend of hip-hop and Samoan dancers with screens reading “The Rock” in flaming letters behind him.
“The most powerful thing we can be is ourselves,” said Johnson, who is half-black and half-Samoan. He also reminded the audience of its responsibility to reach back for others in the midst of success.
Jada Pinkett Smith accepted the Trailblazer Award, presented to her by Girls Trip co-star Tiffany Haddish, and assured attendees that each of them are trailblazing by leading the way and fighting for others.
Sandra Bullock, who won the award for Most Frightened Performance in Bird Box, said she was happy her son could see her accept her award in a room with “real life superheroes” like Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel.
“I’m sure he will notice that they are women, just like his mama,” she said.
Here’s the full list of winners.
BEST MOVIE: Avengers: Endgame
BEST SHOW: Game of Thrones
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE: Lady Gaga - A Star Is Born
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW: Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale
BEST HERO: Robert Downey Jr. - Avengers: Endgame
BEST VILLAIN: Josh Brolin - Avengers: Endgame
BEST KISS: Noah Centineo & Lana Condor - To All the Boys I've Loved Before
REALITY ROYALTY: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE: Daniel Levy - Schitt's Creek
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE: Noah Centineo - To All the Boys I've Loved Before
BEST FIGHT: Captain Marvel vs. Minn-Erva - Captain Marvel
BEST REAL-LIFE HERO: Ruth Bader Ginsburg - RBG
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE: Sandra Bullock - Bird Box
BEST DOCUMENTARY: Surviving R. Kelly
BEST HOST: Nick Cannon - Wild 'n Out
MOST MEME-ABLE MOMENT: Colton Underwood jumps the fence - The Bachelor
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT: ‘Shallow’ - A Star Is Born
(Inputs: AP)
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