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Monday
Apr192021

Borat and Wanda Maximoff lead the MTV Movie & TV Award Noms

The hits just keep on coming. This very strange and elongated awards season just keeps adding chapters and sidebars that aren't usually there because it's lasted so long. Hell, if Broadway had reopened by this point we'd also have Tony campaigning happening during Oscar campaigning (Speaking of which, why did they announce Tony Award nominations five whole months ago if they weren't going to name winners or schedule a date to do so? Strange.). Anyway, here's something diametically opposed to the Tony Awards and sometimes the Oscars: the MTV Movie and TV Award Nominations.  As usual though this is a fan vote awards show so it's literally the popularity contest that all awards shows sort of are, only more nakedly so! Borat Subsequent Moviefilm an Judas and the Black Messiah lead the movies in nominations while WandaVision, Emily In Paris, and RuPaul’s Drag Race lead in the television shows but at the MTV Awards, moveis and TVs share several categories like "Best Hero", "Best Fight" and "Best Kiss" and the like. 

The complete list is after the jump (NOW UPDATED WITH WINNERS AS OF 05/17). That Carey Mulligan and Maria Bakalova's are both nominated is fun but doesn't instill confidence that they'll be able to pull off upsets at the Oscars...

BEST MOVIE  

  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 
  • Judas and the Black Messiah 
  • Promising Young Woman 
  • Soul 
  • To All the Boys: Always and Forever ★

Two Best Picture nominees are present. That's not a record. In 2014/2015 they nominated four: American Sniper, Boyhood, Selma, and Whiplash. But that year they had 8 nominees instead of their normal 5 or 6. They generally honor anywhere from 0 to 3 Oscar nominees in this category of five or six "Best Movies", whichever are youth-oriented or "edgy" in some way.

BEST SHOW  

  • Bridgerton 
  • Cobra Kai 
  • Emily in Paris 
  • The Boys
  • WandaVision ★ 

 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE

  • Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman 
  • Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom ★
  • Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah 
  • Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7 
  • Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie 

 

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW 

  • Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit
  • Elizabeth Olsen - WandaVision ★
  • Elliot Page – The Umbrella Academy
  • Emma Corrin – The Crown
  • Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You

 

BEST HERO

 

  • Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ★
  • Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman 1984
  • Jack Quaid – The Boys
  • Pedro Pascal – The Mandalorian
  • Teyonah Parris – WandaVision

 

BEST KISS

  • Chase Stokes & Madelyn Cline – Outer Banks ★
  • Jodie Comer & Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
  • Lily Collins & Lucas Bravo – Emily in Paris
  • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan & Jaren Lewison – Never Have I Ever 
  • Regé-Jean Page & Phoebe Dynevor – Bridgerton

No movies nominated!

 

 

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE  

  • Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
  • Eric Andre – Bad Trip 
  • Issa Rae – Insecure 
  • Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso 
  • Leslie Jones – Coming 2 America ★

BEST VILLAIN

  • Aya Cash – The Boys
  • Ewan McGregor – Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
  • Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
  • Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision ★
  • Nicholas Hoult – The Great

  

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE

  • Antonia Gentry – Ginny & Georgia
  • Ashley Park – Emily in Paris
  • Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 
  • Paul Mescal – Normal People
  • Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton ★

  

BEST FIGHT

  • Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – Final Funhouse Fight 
  • Cobra Kai – Finale House Fight 
  • The Boys – Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. Stormfront
  • WandaVision – Wanda vs. Agatha  ★
  • Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf

 

 

MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE

 

  • Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
  • Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country
  • Simona Brown – Behind Her Eyes
  • Victoria Pedretti – The Haunting of Bly Manor ★
  • Vince Vaughn – Freaky

 

BEST DUO

 

  • Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar - Star (Kristen Wiig) & Barb (Annie Mumolo) 
  • The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - Falcon (Anthony Mackie) & Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) ★
  • The Mandalorian - Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) & Grogu
  • Emily in Paris - Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) & Mindy Chen (Ashley Park)
  • Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan - Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) & Tutar Sagdiyev (Maria Bakalova)

 

 

UNSCRIPTED:

 

BEST DOCU-REALITY SHOW

 

  • Below Deck Mediterranean
  • Black Ink Crew New York
  • Bling Empire
  • Jersey Shore Family Vacation
  • Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta

 

 

BEST DATING SHOW

 

  • 90 Day Fiancé
  • Ex On The Beach
  • Love Is Blind
  • Ready to Love
  • The Bachelorette

 

 

BEST REALITY CAST

 

  • 90 Day Fiancé
  • Jersey Shore Family Vacation
  • Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta

 

 

BEST COMPETITION SERIES

 

  • Legendary
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • The Challenge
  • The Circle
  • The Masked Singer

 

 

BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW

 

  • Deliciousness
  • Fixer Upper: Welcome Home
  • Making The Cut
  • Nailed It!
  • Queer Eye

 

 

BEST NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES (brought to you by SONIC® Drive-In)

 

  • Bling Empire
  • Cardi Tries
  • Selena + Chef
  • The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
  • VH1 Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition

 

 

BEST TALK / TOPICAL SHOW

 

  • A Little Late with Lilly Singh
  • Red Table Talk
  • The Breakfast Club
  • The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

 

 

BEST COMEDY / GAME SHOW

 

  • Floor Is Lava
  • Impractical Jokers
  • Kids Say the Darndest Things
  • Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out
  • Ridiculousness

 

 

BEST HOST

 

  • Nicole Byer – Nailed It!
  • Rob Dyrdek – Ridiculousness
  • RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race
  • T.J. Lavin – The Challenge
  • Tiffany Haddish – Kids Say the Darndest Things

 

 

BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL STAR

 

  • Addison Rae
  • Bretman Rock
  • Charli D'Amelio
  • Jalaiah Harmon
  • Rickey Thompson

 

 

BEST REAL-LIFE MYSTERY OR CRIME SERIES

 

  • Catfish: The TV Show
  • Evil Lives Here
  • Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
  • Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
  • Unsolved Mysteries

 

 

BEST FIGHT

 

  • Selling Sunset – Chrishell Stause vs. Christine Quinn 
  • The Real Housewives of New Jersey – Jackie Goldschneider vs. Teresa Giudice 
  • Untucked: RuPaul's Drag Race – Kandy Muse vs. Tamisha Iman 
  • Keeping Up With The Kardashians – Kourtney Kardashian vs. Kim Kardashian West 
  • Legendary – Law Roach vs. Guest Judge Dominique Jackson 

 

 

BEST INTERNATIONAL REALITY SERIES

 

  • Acapulco Shore
  • Geordie Shore
  • Love Island (ITV)
  • ˇNailed it! México 
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

 

YOU CAN VOTE UNTIL APRIL 30TH

The 2021 “MTV Movie & TV Awards” telecast will air live on Sunday, May 16 (for the main categories) and on Monday, May 17th for the "Unscripted" part. 

 

 

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Grim

April 19, 2021 | Unregistered CommenterShmeebs

Does anyone here watch MTV?

April 19, 2021 | Unregistered Commenterthevoid99
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