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 "Black Panther," the predominantly black movie that has taken
more than $1.3 billion at the global box-office, won best movie,
best villain for Michael B. Jordan's Killmonger, and best
performance and hero for star Chadwick Boseman.
Boseman, who plays the leader of the fictional African nation of
Wakanda, gave his trophy to a man with no Hollywood connections.
"An award for best hero is amazing but it's even greater to
acknowledge the heroes we have in real life," said Boseman.
He brought on stage James Shaw Jr., a 29-year-old electrician
who overpowered a gunman who killed four people at a Waffle
House outlet in Nashville in April to save the lives of more
customers.
"This is gonna live at your house," Boseman said, handing the
trophy to Shaw.
"Black Panther" actor Winston Duke thanked fans for supporting
the movie, which has smashed Hollywood doubts about the broader
appeal of black films to become the third highest-grossing film
of all time in North America.
"Thank you all for investing not just in a beautiful story but
for investing in a continued conversation on what this industry
and what this culture can achieve," Duke said.
The youth-oriented MTV network, known for its irreverent award
shows, again dispensed with gender classifications, placing men
and women together in performance categories in a move to
embrace equality and gender fluidity.
"Stranger Things" was named best TV show and Millie Bobby Brown,
14, won best TV performance for her role as Eleven. The British
teenager, who deleted her Twitter account last week after a slew
of hate-filled comments, used her acceptance speech to speak out
against bullying.
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"If you don't have anything nice to say, just don't say it. There
should be no space in this world for bullying and I'm not going to
tolerate it, and neither should you," Brown said.
The MTV awards feature blockbuster movie and popular TV shows and
has established itself as an antidote to the winter Hollywood awards
season, which honors more serious fare. Winners are chosen by fans
voting online.
"Wonder Woman" actress Gal Gadot won for best fight, "Keeping Up
with the Kardashians" was voted best reality show, and the popular
best kiss category was won by actors Nick Robinson and Keiynan
Lonsdale for their Ferris wheel scene in gay teen movie "Love,
Simon."
MTV Movie & TV Awards host Tiffany Haddish won best comedic
performance for her breakout role in the raunchy 2017 movie "Girls
Trip."
"Jurassic World" and "Avengers: Infinity War" actor Chris Pratt was
given the annual Generation Award, joining the ranks of previous
winners Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock and Will Smith.
Actress and writer Lena Waithe, who last year became the first black
woman to win a screenwriting Emmy and who is also gay, was awarded
the Trailblazer trophy.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Paul Tait)
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