Last night, all of our favorite stars from the past year’s most iconic TV shows and movies gathered at the MTV Movie & TV Awards to celebrate their art and incredible success. Some obvious favorites appearing in the lineup were Riverdale, Stranger Things, and Black Panther, but until the awards were given out, it was hard to know who the votes would send home with the Golden Popcorn.
Despite the abundance of love shown for each nominee, it’s no surprise that Black Panther and Stranger Things stole the show. Black Panther broke several national and worldwide records during its incredible run in the box office including biggest solo superhero movie ever on a worldwide scale. Last night, the box office hit took home the award for Best Movie. Chadwick Boseman was also awarded Best Performance in a Movie and Best Hero for his role as T’Challa in the movie. It’s only fitting then that Michael B. Jordan received the Golden Popcorn for his role as N’Jadaka. Even with all of this success, Wonder Woman still managed to take home the award for Best Fight for Wonder Woman’s battle with the German soldiers.
Netflix’s hit sci-fi drama Stranger Things took on the TV show categories with the same success. The show’s dramatic second season led it to the Golden Popcorn for Best Show, and of course, fan favorite Millie Bobbie Brown was awarded Best Performance in a Show for her role as Eleven. Millie and her co-star Finn Wolfhard also earned the show the award for Best Musical Moment for Mike and Eleven’s dance to “Every Breath You Take” while Noah Schnapp was awarded Most Frightened Performance for his role as Will Byers. Finn Wolfhard wasn’t only earning awards with the Stranger Things cast, he joined his IT co-stars to accept the award for Best On-Screen Team.
BEST MOVIE
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther
Girls Trip
IT
Wonder Woman
BEST SHOW
13 Reasons Why
Game of Thrones
grown-ish
Riverdale
Stranger Things
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther
Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name
Ansel Elgort – Baby Driver
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things
Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Katherine Langford – 13 Reasons Why
Issa Rae – Insecure
Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones
BEST HERO
Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther) – Black Panther
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) – Game of Thrones
Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman) – Wonder Woman
Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash) – The Flash
Daisy Ridley (Rey) – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
BEST VILLAIN
Josh Brolin (Thanos) – Avengers: Infinity War
Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Michael B. Jordan (N’Jadaka/Erik Killmonger) – Black Panther
Aubrey Plaza (Lenny Busker) – Legion
Bill Skarsgard (Pennywise) – IT
BEST KISS
Jane the Virgin – Gina Rodriguez (Jane) and Justin Baldoni (Rafael)
Love, Simon – Nick Robinson (Simon) and Keiynan Lonsdale (Bram)
Ready Player One – Olivia Cooke (Sam) and Tye Sheridan (Wade)
Riverdale – KJ Apa (Archie) and Camila Mendes (Veronica)
Stranger Things – Finn Wolfhard (Mike) and Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven)
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Talitha Bateman (Janice) – Annabelle: Creation
Emily Blunt (Evelyn Abbott) – A Quiet Place
Sophia Lillis (Beverly Marsh) – IT
Cristin Milioti (Nanette Cole) – Black Mirror
Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) – Stranger Things
BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM
Black Panther – Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/ Black Panther), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri)
IT – Finn Wolfhard (Richie), Sophia Lillis (Beverly), Jaeden Lieberher (Bill), Jack Dylan Grazer (Eddie), Wyatt Oleff (Stanley), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben), Chosen Jacobs (Mike)
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – Dwayne Johnson (Smolder), Kevin Hart (Mouse), Jack Black (Shelly), Karen Gillan (Ruby), Nick Jonas (Seaplane)
Ready Player One – Tye Sheridan (Wade), Olivia Cooke (Samantha), Philip Zhao (Sho), Win Morisaki (Daito), Lena Waithe (Aech)
Stranger Things – Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Noah Schnapp (Will), Sadie Sink (Max)
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Jack Black – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip
Dan Levy – Schitt’s Creek
Kate McKinnon – SNL
Amy Schumer – I Feel Pretty
SCENE STEALER
Tiffany Haddish (Dina) – Girls Trip
Dacre Montgomery (Billy Hargrove) – Stranger Things
Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl Blossom) – Riverdale
Taika Waititi (Korg) – Thor: Ragnarok
Letitia Wright (Shuri) – Black Panther
BEST FIGHT
Atomic Blonde – Charlize Theron (Lorraine) vs. Daniel Hargrave (Sniper) Greg Rementer (Spotter)
Avengers: Infinity War – Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch) vs. Carrie Coon (Proxima Midnight)
Black Panther – Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) vs. Winston Duke (M’Baku)
Thor: Ragnarok – Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) vs. Chris Hemsworth (Thor)
Wonder Woman – Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) vs. German Soldiers
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
Gaga: Five Foot Two
Jay-Z’s Footnotes for 4:44
The Defiant Ones
BEST REALITY SERIES/ FRANCHISE
Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Love & Hip Hop
The Real Housewives
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Vanderpump Rules
BEST MUSICAL MOMENT
Cast performs “Freedom” – blackish
Elio crying through the end credits – Call Me By Your Name
Dance Battle – Girls Trip
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” dream sequence – Love, Simon
Cast performs “A Night We’ll Never Forget” – Riverdale
Mike and Eleven dance to “Every Breath You Take” – Stranger Things
Phillip and Anne sing “Rewrite the Stars” – The Greatest Showman
Kate sings “Landslide” – This Is Us
MTV GENERATION AWARD
Chris Pratt
MTV TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Lena Waithe
