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2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards

{{short description|28th edition of awards show}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox award

| name = 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards

| image = 2021-mtv-movie-tv-awards-logo.png

| imagesize = 250px

| date = {{Start date|2021|5|16}}
{{Start date|2021|5|17}}

| location = Hollywood Palladium,
Los Angeles, California

| country = United States

| producer = Bruce Gillmer
Den of Thieves

| director = Ryan Polito

| host = Leslie Jones (May 16, Scripted)
Nikki Glaser (May 17, Unscripted)

| most_awards = WandaVision (4)

| most_nominations = WandaVision (6)

| most_wins = WandaVision (4)

| network = MTV

| previous = 2019
(2020 skipped)

| main = {{nowrap|MTV Movie & TV Awards}}

| next = 2022

}}

The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards were an awards presentation held on May 16 and 17, 2021 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.{{cite press release |title=DJ Snoopadelic and "Bling Empire's" Kim Lee Set to DJ the 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards" |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/07/dj-snoopadelic-and-bling-empires-kim-lee-set-to-dj-the-2021-mtv-movie-and-tv-awards-220415/20210507mtv01/ |publisher=MTV |via=The Futon Critic |date=May 7, 2021}} 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 was dedicated to awards for film and scripted television.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/leslie-jones-to-host-mtv-movie-tv-awards-live-ceremony-1234745037/|title=Leslie Jones Tapped To Host MTV Movie & TV Awards Live Ceremony In Los Angeles|work=Deadline Hollywood|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=April 28, 2021|access-date=April 28, 2021}} Comedian Nikki Glaser hosted the second night, MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted, which were devoted to awards for reality television.{{cite web |last=Del Rosario |first=Alexandra |date=April 30, 2021 |title=Nikki Glaser To Host Inaugural MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted Ceremony |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/nikki-glaser-host-mtv-movie-tv-awards-unscripted-ceremony-1234747162/ |access-date=April 30, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Winners and nominees

The full list of nominees was announced on April 19, 2021.{{cite web|last=Del Rosario|first=Alexandra|date=April 19, 2021|title=MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 'Emily In Paris', 'WandaVision' & 'RuPaul's Drag Race'|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/mtv-movie-tv-awards-nominations-emily-in-paris-wandavision-rupauls-drag-race-1234737437/|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419190517/https://deadline.com/2021/04/mtv-movie-tv-awards-nominations-emily-in-paris-wandavision-rupauls-drag-race-1234737437/ |archive-date=2021-04-19 }} Best Music Documentary nominees were announced on May 10, 2021, followed by Best Musical Moment on May 11, 2021.{{cite web|date=2021-05-08|title=Bridgerton, BTS, Taylor Swift, WandaVision, and more are nominated at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards|url=https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/bridgerton-bts-taylor-swift-wandavision-soul-ariana-grande-billie-eilish-nominees-full-list-mtv-tv-movie-awards-unscripted-may-2021|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-16|website=Bandwagon|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507181223/https://www.bandwagon.asia/articles/bridgerton-bts-taylor-swift-wandavision-soul-ariana-grande-billie-eilish-nominees-full-list-mtv-tv-movie-awards-unscripted-may-2021 |archive-date=2021-05-07 }} All winners are listed first, in bold.

=Scripted Awards=

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Movie

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Show

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Performance in a Movie

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Performance in a Show

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Comedic Performance

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Hero

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Villain

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Kiss

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Most Frightened Performance

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Fight

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style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Breakthrough Performance

! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Duo

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colspan="2" style="background:#EEDD82; |Best Musical Moment
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  • "Edge of Great" – Julie and the Phantoms
  • "Brown Skin Girl" – Black is King
  • "Wildest Dreams" – Bridgerton
  • "I Wanna Rock" – Cobra Kai
  • "Stand by Me" - Love and Monsters
  • "Lost in the Wild" – The Kissing Booth 2
  • "Beginning, Middle, End" – To All the Boys: Always and Forever
  • "Agatha All Along" - WandaVision

    • =Unscripted Awards=

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    style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Music Documentary

    ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Docu-Reality Show

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    style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Dating Show

    ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Reality Cast

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    style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Competition Series

    ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Lifestyle Show

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    style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best New Unscripted Series

    ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Talk/Topical Show

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    style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Comedy/Game Show

    ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Host

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    style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Breakthrough Social Star

    ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Real-Life Mystery or Crime Series

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    style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%"| Best Fight

    ! style="background:#EEDD82" |Best International Reality Series

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    =Comedic Genius Award=

    • Sacha Baron Cohen{{cite press release|title=Academy Award-Nominated Actor and Screenwriter and Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen to Receive the "Comedic Genius Award" at the 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/06/academy-award-nominated-actor-and-screenwriter-and-comedian-sacha-baron-cohen-to-receive-the-comedic-genius-award-at-the-2021-mtv-movie-and-tv-awards-57214/20210506mtv01/|publisher=MTV|via=The Futon Critic|date=May 6, 2021}}

    =MTV Generation Award=

    • Scarlett Johansson{{cite press release|title=Academy Award-Nominated Actress Scarlett Johansson to Receive the "Generation Award" at the 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/11/academy-award-nominated-actress-scarlett-johansson-to-receive-the-generation-award-at-the-2021-mtv-movie-and-tv-awards-159011/20210511mtv02/|publisher=MTV|via=The Futon Critic|date=May 11, 2021}}

    =MTV Reality Royalty Lifetime Achievement=

    • Jersey Shore: Family Vacation{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2021/05/17/mtvs-jersey-shore-family-vacation-to-receive-the-reality-royalty-lifetime-achievement-award-at-inaugural-2021-mtv-movie-and-tv-awards-unscripted-826214/20210517mtv01/ |title=Breaking News - MTV's Jersey Shore Family Vacation to Receive the "Reality Royalty" Lifetime Achievement Award at Inaugural 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted" |publisher=TheFutonCritic.com |date=2021-05-17 |accessdate=2022-05-06}}

    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.{{cite web|last=Schnieder|first=Michael|date=June 8, 2020|title=MTV Movie & TV Awards Postponed Without Clear Return Date, But Could Move to December (Updated) (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2020-postponed-canceled-covid-1234623683/|access-date=June 9, 2020|work=Variety}} 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.{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|date=March 11, 2021|title=MTV Movie & TV Awards Sets Live Los Angeles Return|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/mtv-movie-tv-awards-live-return-los-angeles-unscripted-special-1234712391/|url-status=live|access-date=March 11, 2021|work=Deadline Hollywood|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311190145/https://deadline.com/2021/03/mtv-movie-tv-awards-live-return-los-angeles-unscripted-special-1234712391/ |archive-date=2021-03-11 }}

    References

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    External links

    • [https://www.mtv.com/movie-and-tv-awards MTV Movie & TV Awards official site]

    {{MTV Movie Awards}}

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