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 Supernatural television show "Stranger Things" landed six nods,
MTV announced, including a best performance nomination for
14-year-old Millie Bobby Brown who will also compete in the fan
favorite best kiss category.
The youth-oriented TV 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.
Other entries in the best kiss category include the Ferris wheel
scene between actors Nick Robinson (Simon) and Keiynan Lonsdale
(Bram) in popular teen coming out movie "Love, Simon."
The MTV awards show, to be held in June in Los Angeles, features
the stars of blockbuster productions 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.
"Black Panther" got nominations for Chadwick Boseman as both
best hero and best performance, as well as Michael B. Jordan
(best villain), Letitia Wright (scene stealer), best fight for
the battle between Boseman's Black Panther and Winston Duke's
M'Baku, and best movie.
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"Avengers: Infinity War," which assembles more than 20 Marvel
superheroes and set a new world record for its opening weekend box
office, got just three nominations, including best fight, best
villain (Josh Brolin's Thanos) and best movie.
Other best movie nominees included "Wonder Woman," horror movie "IT"
and comedy "Girls Trip," while best TV shows nods went to teen
suicide drama "13 Reasons Why," "Game of Thrones," "Riverdale," and
"grown-ish."
Daisy Ridley and Adam Driver scored nods as best hero and best
villain respectively for their roles in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi,"
although their lightsaber battles failed to make the cut in the race
for best fight.
"Girls Trip" breakout star Tiffany Haddish will host the MTV Movie &
TV Awards ceremony on June 18.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)
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