2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards: ‘Black Panther,’ ‘Stranger Things’ are the top winners

June 18, 2018

by Carla Hay

MTV Movie and TV Awards

With four prizes each, the superhero movie “Black Panther” and the Netflix horror series “Stranger Things” were the top winners at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, hosted by Tiffany Haddish. The show was taped June 16 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and aired on MTV on June 18.

“Black Panther” was the leading contender going into the ceremony, with seven nominations. The movie received the awards for Best Movie,  Best Best Villain (for Michael B. Jordan), while “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman won for Best Performance in a Movie and Best Hero.

“Stranger Things” scored a total of six nominations, and won for Best Show,  Best Performance in a Show (for Millie Bobby Brown), Best Musical Performance and Most Frightened Performance (for Noah Schnapp).

The award show’s performers were Nick Jonas with Mustard (who performed “Anywhere”) and Chloe X Halle, who performed the “Warrior” medley with “The Kids Are Alright.”

Presenters included Michael B. Jordan, Seth Rogen, Zendaya, Gina Rodriguez, Kristen Bell, Common, Mila Kunis, Lady Gaga, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Aubrey Plaza, Olivia Munn, Tessa Thompson, Lakeith Stanfield, Francia Raisa, Yara Shahidi, “Jersey Shore: Family Vacation” cast members and “13 Reasons Why” cast members Dylan Minnette, Katherine Langford, Alisha Boe and Miles Heizer.

Emmy Award-winning producer and director Joel Gallen executive produced and directed the 2018 “Movie & TV Awards,” returning to the show which he helped create at MTV and produced for 14 years. Throughout Gallen’s career, he helmed a vast array of iconic shows in the live event and variety space.

Here is the complete list of nominees and winners for the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards:

*=winner

BEST MOVIE (Presented by Toyota)
Avengers: Infinity War (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Black Panther (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)*
Girls Trip (Universal Pictures)
IT (New Line Cinema)
Wonder Woman (Warner Bros. Pictures)

BEST SHOW
13 Reasons Why (Netflix)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
grown-ish (Freeform)
Riverdale (The CW)
Stranger Things (Netflix)*

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther*

Timothée Chalamet – Call Me by Your Name
Ansel Elgort – Baby Driver
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Saoirse Ronan – Lady Bird

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Millie Bobby Brown – Stranger Things*

Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story
Katherine Langford – 13 Reasons Why
Issa Rae – Insecure
Maisie Williams – Game of Thrones

BEST HERO
Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/Black Panther) – Black Panther*

Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) – Game of Thrones
Gal Gadot (Diana Prince/Wonder Woman) – Wonder Woman
Grant Gustin (Barry Allen/The Flash) – The Flash
Daisy Ridley (Rey) – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

BEST VILLAIN
Josh Brolin (Thanos) – Avengers: Infinity War
Adam Driver (Kylo Ren) – Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Michael B. Jordan (N’Jadaka/Erik Killmonger) – Black Panther*
Aubrey Plaza (Lenny Busker) – Legion
Bill Skarsgard (Pennywise) – IT

BEST KISS
Jane the Virgin – Gina Rodriguez (Jane) and Justin Baldoni (Rafael)
Love, Simon – Nick Robinson (Simon) and Keiynan Lonsdale (Bram)*
Ready Player One – Olivia Cooke (Sam) and Tye Sheridan (Wade)
Riverdale – KJ Apa (Archie) and Camila Mendes (Veronica)
Stranger Things – Finn Wolfhard (Mike) and Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven)

MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Talitha Bateman (Janice) – Annabelle: Creation
Emily Blunt (Evelyn Abbott) – A Quiet Place
Sophia Lillis (Beverly Marsh) – IT
Cristin Milioti (Nanette Cole) – Black Mirror
Noah Schnapp (Will Byers) – Stranger Things*

BEST ON-SCREEN TEAM
Black Panther – Chadwick Boseman (T’Challa/ Black Panther), Lupita Nyong’o (Nakia), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Letitia Wright (Shuri)
IT – Finn Wolfhard (Richie), Sophia Lillis (Beverly), Jaeden Lieberher (Bill), Jack Dylan Grazer (Eddie), Wyatt Oleff (Stanley), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Ben), Chosen Jacobs (Mike)*
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle – Dwayne Johnson (Smolder), Kevin Hart (Mouse), Jack Black (Shelly), Karen Gillan (Ruby), Nick Jonas (Seaplane)
Ready Player One –  Tye Sheridan (Wade), Olivia Cooke (Samantha), Philip Zhao (Sho), Win Morisaki (Daito), Lena Waithe (Aech)
Stranger Things – Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin), Finn Wolfhard (Mike), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas), Noah Schnapp (Will), Sadie Sink (Max)

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Jack Black – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
Tiffany Haddish – Girls Trip*
Dan Levy – Schitt’s Creek
Kate McKinnon – SNL
Amy Schumer – I Feel Pretty

SCENE STEALER
Tiffany Haddish (Dina) – Girls Trip
Dacre Montgomery (Billy Hargrove) – Stranger Things
Madelaine Petsch (Cheryl Blossom) – Riverdale*
Taika Waititi (Korg) – Thor: Ragnarok
Letitia Wright (Shuri) – Black Panther

BEST FIGHT
Atomic Blonde – Charlize Theron (Lorraine) vs. Daniel Hargrave (Sniper), Greg Rementer (Spotter)
Avengers: Infinity War – Scarlett Johansson (Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Elizabeth Olsen (Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch) vs. Carrie Coon (Proxima Midnight)
Black Panther – Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) vs. Winston Duke (M’Baku)
Thor: Ragnarok – Mark Ruffalo (Hulk) vs. Chris Hemsworth (Thor)
Wonder Woman – Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) vs. German Soldiers*

BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
Gaga: Five Foot Two*
Jay-Z’s “Footnotes for 4:44”
The Defiant Ones

BEST REALITY SERIES / FRANCHISE
Keeping Up with the Kardashians*

Love & Hip Hop
Real Housewives
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Vanderpump Rules

MTV GENERATION AWARD
Chris Pratt

MTV TRAILBLAZER AWARD
Lena Waithe

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