Entertainment

These Stars Took Home the Golden Popcorn at MTV’s Movie & TV Awards

By Veronica Good

May 17, 2021

The winners of the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards were revealed Sunday night including two special awards. Scarlett Johansson was given this year’s Generation Award, and Sacha Baron Cohen received the fourth Comedic Genius Award in the show’s history.

The night was hosted by Leslie Jones at the Palladium in Los Angeles. Snoop Dogg deejayed.

MTV’s “Unscripted” Movie & TV Awards including Best Host and Breakthrough Social Star will be announced live Monday night on MTV.

Generation Award

Scarlett Johansson WINNER

Comedic Genius Award

Sacha Baron Cohen WINNER

Best Movie

To All the Boys: Always and Forever WINNERBorat Subsequent MoviefilmJudas and the Black MessiahPromising Young WomanSoul

Best Show

WandaVision WINNERBridgertonCobra KaiEmily in ParisThe Boys

Best Performance in a Movie

Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom WINNERCarey Mulligan, Promising Young WomanDaniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black MessiahSacha Baron Cohen, The Trial of the Chicago 7Zendaya, Malcom & Marie

Best Performance in a Show

Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision WINNERAnya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s GambitElliot Page, The Umbrella AcademyEmma Corrin, The CrownMichaela Coel, I May Destroy You

Best Hero

Anthony Mackie, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier WINNERGal Gadot, Wonder Woman 1984Jack Quaid, The BoysPedro Pascal, The MandalorianTeyonah Parris, WandaVision

Best Kiss

Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline, Outer Banks WINNERJodie Comer and Sandra Oh, Killing EveLily Collins and Lucas Bravo, Emily in ParisMaitreyi Ramakrishnan and Jaren Lewison, Never Have I EverRegé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor, Bridgerton

Best Comedic Performance

Leslie Jones, Coming 2 America WINNERAnnie Murphy, Schitt’s CreekEric Andre, Bad TripIssa Rae, InsecureJason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso

Best Villain

Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision WINNERAya Cash, The BoysEwan McGregor, Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)Giancarlo Esposito, The MandalorianNicholas Hoult, The Great

Breakthrough Performance

Regé-Jean Page, Bridgerton WINNERAntonia Gentry, Ginny & GeorgiaAshley Park, Emily in ParisMaria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent MoviefilmPaul Mescal, Normal People

Best Fight

WandaVision, Wanda vs. Agatha WINNERBirds of Prey, Final Funhouse FightCobra Kai, Finale House FightThe Boys, Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. StormfrontZack Snyder’s Justice League, Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf

Most Frightened Performance

Victoria Pedretti, The Haunting of Bly Manor WINNERElisabeth Moss, The Invisible ManJurnee Smollett, Lovecraft CountrySimona Brown, Behind Her EyesVince Vaughn, Freaky

Best Duo

Anthony Macki and Sebastian Stan, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier WINNERKristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, Barb and Star Go To Vista Del MarPedro Pascal and Grogu/Baby Yoda, The MandalorianLily Collins and Ashley Park, Emily in ParisSacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Best Musical Moment

“Edge of Great”, Julie and The Phantoms WINNER“Brown Skin Girl”, Black is King“Lost In The Wind”, The Kissing Booth 2 (Elle and Marco’s dance competition performance)“Stand By Me”, Love & Monsters (Mav1s and Joel watch the sky jellies)“Beginning Middle End”, To All The Boys: Always and Forever (Peter and Lara Jean’s song)“Wildest Dreams”, Bridgerton (Daphne and Simon’s honeymoon phase)“I Wanna Rock”, Cobra Kai (Miguel and Johnny at a Dee Snider concert)“Agatha All Along”, WandaVision