2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards

28th edition of awards show
2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards
DateMay 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)
May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)
LocationHollywood Palladium,
Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Hosted byLeslie Jones (May 16, Scripted)
Nikki Glaser (May 17, Unscripted)
Most awardsWandaVision (4)
Most nominationsWandaVision (6)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkMTV
Produced byBruce Gillmer
Den of Thieves
Directed byRyan Polito
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The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards were an awards presentation held on May 16 and 17, 2021 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.[1] It was the 29th edition of the MTV Movie & TV Awards, and the fourth to jointly honor movies and television.

The presentation was held as a two-night event; comedian and actress Leslie Jones hosted the first night, which were dedicated to awards for film and scripted television.[2] Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the second night, MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted, which were devoted to awards for reality television.[3]

Winners and nominees

The full list of nominees was announced on April 19, 2021.[4] Best Music Documentary nominees were announced on May 10, 2021, followed by Best Musical Moment on May 11, 2021.[5] All winners are listed first, in bold.

Scripted Awards

Best Movie Best Show
Best Performance in a Movie Best Performance in a Show
Best Comedic Performance Best Hero
Best Villain Best Kiss
Most Frightened Performance Best Fight
Best Breakthrough Performance Best Duo
Best Musical Moment

Unscripted Awards

Best Music Documentary Best Docu-Reality Show
  • BTS – Break the Silence: The Movie
    • Ariana Grande: Excuse Me, I Love You
    • Framing Britney Spears
    • The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
    • Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell
    • Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry
    • Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
    • Tina
    • Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
    • Taylor Swift: Miss Americana
Best Dating Show Best Reality Cast
  • The Bachelorette
Best Competition Series Best Lifestyle Show
  • Nailed It!
    • Deliciousness
    • Fixer Upper: Welcome Home
    • Making the Cut
    • Queer Eye
Best New Unscripted Series Best Talk/Topical Show
Best Comedy/Game Show Best Host
Breakthrough Social Star Best Real-Life Mystery or Crime Series
Best Fight Best International Reality Series

Comedic Genius Award

MTV Generation Award

MTV Reality Royalty Lifetime Achievement

  • Jersey Shore: Family Vacation[8]

Multiple nominations

Film

The following movies received multiple nominations:

Television

The following television series received multiple nominations:

Appearances and Presenters

Scripted

Unscripted

Ceremony information

MTV did not announce or hold a 2020 edition of the ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] MTV announced on March 11, 2021, that the ceremony would be scheduled for May 16 and 17, 2021, with the first night to focus on films and scripted television, and the second (titled MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted) to focus on unscripted and reality television.[10]

References

  1. ^ "DJ Snoopadelic and "Bling Empire's" Kim Lee Set to DJ the 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards"" (Press release). MTV. May 7, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  2. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 28, 2021). "Leslie Jones Tapped To Host MTV Movie & TV Awards Live Ceremony In Los Angeles". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 30, 2021). "Nikki Glaser To Host Inaugural MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted Ceremony". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  4. ^ Del Rosario, Alexandra (April 19, 2021). "MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 'Emily In Paris', 'WandaVision' & 'RuPaul's Drag Race'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2021-04-19. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bridgerton, BTS, Taylor Swift, WandaVision, and more are nominated at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards". Bandwagon. 2021-05-08. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  6. ^ "Academy Award-Nominated Actor and Screenwriter and Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen to Receive the "Comedic Genius Award" at the 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards"" (Press release). MTV. May 6, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  7. ^ "Academy Award-Nominated Actress Scarlett Johansson to Receive the "Generation Award" at the 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards"" (Press release). MTV. May 11, 2021 – via The Futon Critic.
  8. ^ "Breaking News - MTV's Jersey Shore Family Vacation to Receive the "Reality Royalty" Lifetime Achievement Award at Inaugural 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted"". TheFutonCritic.com. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  9. ^ Schnieder, Michael (June 8, 2020). "MTV Movie & TV Awards Postponed Without Clear Return Date, But Could Move to December (Updated) (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
  10. ^ Evans, Greg (March 11, 2021). "MTV Movie & TV Awards Sets Live Los Angeles Return". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 2021-03-11. Retrieved March 11, 2021.

External links

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards official site