Genre Dominates 25th Annual MTV Movie Awards

The 25th annual MTV Movie Awards were presented April 9. The Hollywood Reporter lists the winners. SF/F not only won many categories, but dominated the shortlist as well.

The winners are named first and in boldface.

Movie of the Year

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Creed (Warner Bros.)
  • Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
  • Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
  • Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)

True Story

  • Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)
  • Concussion (Columbia Pictures)
  • Joy (20th Century Fox)
  • Steve Jobs (Universal Pictures)
  • The Big Short (Paramount Pictures)
  • The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

Documentary

  • Amy (A24)
  • Cartel Land (The Orchard)
  • He Named Me Malala (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
  • The Hunting Ground (RADiUS-TWC)
  • The Wolfpack (Magnolia Pictures)
  • What Happened, Miss Simone? (Netflix)

Best Female Performance

  • Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)
  • Alicia Vikander – Ex Machina (A24)
  • Anna Kendrick – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)
  • Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Jennifer Lawrence – Joy (20th Century Fox)
  • Morena Baccarin – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Best Male Performance

  • Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)
  • Chris Pratt – Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
  • Matt Damon – The Martian (20th Century Fox)
  • Michael B. Jordan – Creed (Warner Bros.)
  • Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
  • Will Smith – Concussion (Columbia Pictures)

Breakthrough Performance

  • Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Amy Schumer – Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)
  • Brie Larson – Room (A24)
  • Dakota Johnson – Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)
  • John Boyega – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • O’Shea Jackson Jr. – Straight Outta Compton (Universal Pictures)

Best Comedic Performance

  • Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
  • Amy Schumer – Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)
  • Kevin Hart – Ride Along 2 (Universal Pictures)
  • Melissa McCarthy – Spy (20th Century Fox)
  • Rebel Wilson – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)
  • Will Ferrell – Get Hard (Warner Bros.)

Best Action Performance

  • Chris Pratt – Jurassic World (Universal Pictures)
  • Dwayne Johnson – San Andreas (Warner Bros.)
  • Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Lionsgate)
  • John Boyega – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
  • Vin Diesel – Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)

Best Hero

  • Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Lionsgate)
  • Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)
  • Chris Evans – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Dwayne Johnson – San Andreas (Warner Bros.)
  • Paul Rudd – Ant-Man (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)

Best Villain

  • Adam Driver – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Ed Skrein – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
  • Hugh Keays-Byrne – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)
  • James Spader – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Samuel L. Jackson – Kingsman: The Secret Service (20th Century Fox)
  • Tom Hardy – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)

Best Virtual Performance

  • Amy Poehler – Inside Out (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Andy Serkis – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Jack Black – Kung Fu Panda 3 (20th Century Fox)
  • James Spader – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Lupita Nyong’o – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Seth MacFarlane – Ted 2 (Universal Pictures)

Ensemble Cast

  • Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures) Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Furious 7 (Universal Pictures)
  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (Lionsgate)
  • Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)

Best Kiss

  • Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine – Pitch Perfect 2 (Universal Pictures)
  • Amy Schumer & Bill Hader – Trainwreck (Universal Pictures)
  • Dakota Johnson & Jamie Dornan – Fifty Shades of Grey (Universal Pictures)
  • Leslie Mann & Chris Hemsworth – Vacation (Warner Bros.)
  • Margot Robbie & Will Smith – Focus (Warner Bros.)
  • Morena Baccarin & Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)

Best Fight

  • Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein) – Deadpool (20th Century Fox)
  • Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) vs. The Bear – The Revenant (20th Century Fox)
  • Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron) vs. Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) – Mad Max: Fury Road (Warner Bros.)
  • Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) vs. Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) – Avengers: Age of Ultron (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Rey (Daisy Ridley) vs. Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) – Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
  • Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy) vs. Lia (Nargis Fakhri) – Spy (20thCentury Fox)

This year’s MTV Generation Award was presented to Will Smith. Melissa McCarthy received the Comedic Genius Award.


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