The 2016 MTV Movie Awards, this year's installment of the awards show known to cater more to the tastes of MTV's historically teen-centered demographic rather than critics or film buffs, was taped yesterday to air tonight on MTV. It was the 25th anniversary of the awards, and MTV celebrated the occasion by filming the event outdoors on a Warner Bros. backlot and inviting thousands of people to attend.
The awards show was hosted by Central Intelligence's Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart, who used the occasion to plug their upcoming film. Hart joked about the movie winning next week's awards, saying "We're basically going to be the Titanic of 2017. And we're going to f*** a bear, just in case." The awards had a distinctly Star Wars-focused theme to it as well, with the movie winning several awards and the event ending with a fireworks display and fans waving red and blue lightsabers in the air.
The list of nominees and winners for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards (via the LA Times) is below. With MTV not afraid to be controversial by awarding movies that are pop culture milestones rather than necessarily the most critically beloved of the year, feel free to weigh in with your own opinions on their picks in the comments section.
Movie of the Year
WINNER: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Documentary
WINNER: Amy
Cartel Land
He Named Me Malala
The Hunting Ground
The Wolfpack
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Ensemble Cast
Avengers: Age of Ultron
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
WINNER: Pitch Perfect 2
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Best Villain
WINNER: Adam Driver, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ed Skrein, Deadpool
Hugh Keays-Byrne, Mad Max: Fury Road
James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Samuel L. Jackson, Kingsman: The Secret Service
Tom Hardy, The Revenant
Best Fight
WINNER: Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), Deadpool
Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear, The Revenant
Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), Mad Max: Fury Road
Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Avengers: Age of Ultron
Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver), Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri), Spy
Best Hero
Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Chris Evans, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
Paul Rudd, Ant-Man
Best Kiss
Amy Schumer & Bill Hader, Trainwreck
Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan, Fifty Shades of Grey
Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth, Vacation
Margot Robbie & Will Smith, Focus
Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
WINNER: Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine, Pitch Perfect 2
Breakthrough Performance
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Brie Larson, Room
WINNER: Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey
John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
O’Shea Jackson Jr., Straight Outta Compton
Best Comedic Performance
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Kevin Hart, Ride Along 2
Melissa McCarthy, Spy
Rebel Wilson, Pitch Perfect 2
WINNER: Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Will Ferrell, Get Hard
True Story
The Big Short
Joy
The Revenant
WINNER: Straight Outta Compton
Best Action Performance
WINNER: Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
Dwayne Johnson, San Andreas
Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
John Boyega, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Vin Diesel, Furious 7
Best Virtual Performance
WINNER: Amy Poehler, Inside Out
Andy Serkis, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jack Black, Kung Fu Panda 3
James Spader, Avengers: Age of Ultron
Lupita Nyong’o, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Seth MacFarlane, Ted 2
Best Female Performance
Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina
Anna Kendrick, Pitch Perfect 2
WINNER: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jennifer Lawrence, Joy
Morena Baccarin, Deadpool
Best Male Performance
Chris Pratt, Jurassic World
WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Will Smith, Concussion
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So that's the list of the 2016 MTV Movie Awards winners. Did Star Wars: The Force Awakens deserve Movie of the Year? Who was left out this year and who should have been left out? Leave your thoughts in the comments section.
Source: LA Times