MTV Movie & TV Award / Useful Notes

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The MTV Movie & TV Awards is an annual awards show held by MTV, honoring the best and most popular in film and television. The winners of the awards have been voted on by the audience by phone until 2007 when voting moved online. Previously known as just the MTV Movie Awards, just honoring the best in film, the show was originally conceived as an alternative to the Oscars and other "prestigious" film award shows by nominating more commercially popular movies, "genre" movies, and irreverent categories such as "Best Fight" and "Best Kiss". Much like MTV's Video Music Awards and the Europe Music Awards, the live ceremony had an "anything goes" aspect and hijinks would be encouraged.

In 2017, in the midst of the age of "Peak TV," MTV added television awards to the show and re-christened the show as the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Additionally, MTV eliminated gender-specific awards categories, consolidating both the men and women acting categories into one acting category for film and one for television, becoming the first major award show to do so. Non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon presented the first award Best Actor in a Movie to Emma Watson.

The categories for the MTV Movie & TV Awards typically include:

Best Movie
Best Show
Best Performance in a Movie
Best Performance in a Show
Best Comedic Performance
Breakthrough Performance
Best Villain
Best Hero
Best Kiss
Best Fight
Best Musical Moment
Best On-Screen Team

There is a lifetime achievement award, it was initially a "fun" award given to such figures as Jason Voorhees and Chewbacca. But after it was given to Clint Howard in 1998, who took the award seriously and gave a heartfelt speech upon receiving it, the producers decided to retire the award, as it couldn't be done as a joke anymore. It eventually returned in 2005 as the "MTV Generation" award to award actors for their contributions to film.

In 2021, MTV split the awards ceremonies; the original MTV Movie & TV Awards still focuses on scripted works and the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted ceremony spotlights on reality television and reality TV stars.

Winners

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Best Movie

1992: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1993: A Few Good Men
1994: Menace II Society
1995: Pulp Fiction
1996: 7
1997: Scream
1998: Titanic
1999: There's Something About Mary
2000: The Matrix
2001: Gladiator
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2005: Napoleon Dynamite
2006: Wedding Crashers
2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2008: Transformers
2009: Twilight
2010: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2011: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2012: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn � Part 1
2013: The Avengers
2014: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2015: The Fault in Our Stars
2016: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2017: Beauty and the Beast
2018: Black Panther
2019: Avengers: Endgame
2020 *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021: To All the Boys: Always and Forever
2022: Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Show

2017: Stranger Things
2018: Stranger Things
2019: Game of Thrones
2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021: WandaVision
2022: Euphoria

Best Docu-Reality Series

2021: Jersey Shore Family Vacation
2022: Selling Sunset

Best Competition Series

2021: RuPaul's Drag Race
2022: RuPaul's Drag Race

Best Lifestyle Show

2021: Nailed It!
2022: Selena + Chef

Best Performance in a Movie

1992: Linda Hamilton, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (female); Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (male)
1993: Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct (female); Denzel Washington, Malcolm X (male)
1994: Janet Jackson, Poetic Justice (female); Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (male)
1995: Sandra Bullock, Speed (female); Brad Pitt, Interview with the Vampire (male)
1996: Alicia Silverstone, Clueless (female); Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (male)
1997: Claire Danes, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (female); Tom Cruise, Film/Jerry Maguire (male)
1998: Neve Campbell, Scream 2 (female); Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic
1999: Cameron Diaz, There's Something About Mary (female); Jim Carrey, The Truman Show (male)
2000: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cruel Intentions (female); Keanu Reeves, The Matrix (male)
2001: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich (female); Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible II (male)
2002: Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge! (female); Will Smith, Ali (male)
2003: Kirsten Dunst, Spider-Man (female); Eminem, 8 Mile (male)
2004: Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Volume 1 (female); Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (male)
2005: Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls (female); Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator (male)
2006: Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
2007: Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
2008: Elliot Page, Juno (female); Will Smith, I Am Legend (male)
2009: Kristen Stewart, Twilight (female); Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year (male)
2010: Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (female); Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (male)
2011: Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (female); Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
2012: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games (female); Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games (male)
2013: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (female); Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook (male)
2014: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (female); Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (male)
2015: Shailene Woodley, The Fault In Our Stars (female); Bradley Cooper, American Sniper (male)
2016: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road (female); Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (male)
2017: Emma Watson, Beauty and the Beast
2018: Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
2019: Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
2022: Tom Holland, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Best Performance in a Show

2017: Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
2018: Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
2019: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021: Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
2022: Zendaya, Euphoria

Best Comedic Performance

1992: Billy Crystal, City Slickers
1993: Robin Williams, Aladdin
1994: Robin Williams, Mrs. Doubtfire
1995: Jim Carrey, Dumb and Dumber
1996: Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
1997: Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy
1998: Jim Carrey, Liar Liar
1999: Adam Sandler, The Waterboy
2000: Adam Sandler, Big Daddy
2001: Ben Stiller, Meet the Parents
2002: Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde
2003: Mike Myers, Austin Powers in Goldmember
2004: Jack Black, School of Rock
2005: Dustin Hoffman, Meet the Fockers
2006: Steve Carell, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2007: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
2008: Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
2009: Jim Carrey, Yes-Man
2010: Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover
2011: Emma Stone, Easy A
2012: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
2013: *no award*
2014: Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
2015: Channing Tatum, 22 Jump Street
2016: Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
2017: Lil Rel Howery, Get Out!
2018: Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip
2019: Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek
2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021: Leslie Jones, Coming 2 America
2022: Ryan Reynolds, Free Guy

Best Villain

1992: Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Mott, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
1993: Jennifer Jason Leigh as Hedra Carlson, Single White Female
1994: Alicia Silverstone as Adrian Forrester, The Crush
1995: Dennis Hopper as Howard Payne, Speed
1996: Kevin Spacey as John Doe, 7
1997: Jim Carrey as Ernie "Chip" Douglas, The Cable Guy
1998: Mike Myers as Dr. Evil, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1999: (tie) Matt Dillon as Pat Healy, There's Something About Mary and Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost, Blade
2000: Mike Myers as Dr. Evil, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
2001: Jim Carrey as The Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
2002: Denzel Washington as Detective Alonzo Harris, Training Day
2003: Daveigh Chase as Samara Morgan, The Ring
2004: Lucy Liu as O-ren Ishii, Kill Bill: Volume 1
2005: Ben Stiller as White Goodman, Dodge Ball A True Underdog Story
2006: Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Star Wars: Episode III � Revenge of the Sith
2007: Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello, The Departed
2008: Johnny Depp as Benjamin Barker/Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd
2009: Heath Ledger as The Joker, The Dark Knight
2010: Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
2011: Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
2012: Jennifer Aniston as Dr. Julia Harris, Horrible Bosses
2013: Tom Hiddleston as Loki, The Avengers
2014: Mila Kunis as Theodora, Oz the Great and Powerful
2015: Meryl Streep as The Witch, Into the Woods
2016: Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2017: Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan, The Walking Dead
2018: Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Black Panther
2019: Josh Brolin as Thanos, Avengers: Endgame
2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
2021: Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, WandaVision
2022: Daniel Radcliffe as Abigail Fairfax, The Lost City