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As MTV Awards fete Black Panther, star honours real-life hero

Comedy star Tiffany Haddish takes prize amid hosting awards show
In this Saturday, June 16, 2018, photo, Winston Duke, from left

In this Saturday, June 16, 2018, photo, Winston Duke, from left

The MTV Movie & TV Awards gave Black Panther its first taste of awards glory, with Marvel's blockbuster taking home four honours including two awards for its star, Chadwick Boseman.

Boseman quickly handed off his best hero award to James Shaw Jr., who wrestled an assault-style rifle away from a gunman in a Tennessee Waffle House in April.

"This is going to live at your house," Boseman told Shaw, giving him the show's golden popcorn award.

The actor said while it was an honour to be recognized for playing a superhero, it was more important to "acknowledge the heroes we have in real life."

Black Panther co-stars, from left, Winston Duke, Chadwick Boseman, and Michael B. Jordan accepted the Best Movie trophy for their film. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Black Panther co-stars, from left, Winston Duke, Chadwick Boseman, and Michael B. Jordan accepted the Best Movie trophy for their film. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

Boseman, who starred as T'Challa in Black Panther, also won the award for best performance in a movie. Michael B. Jordan, who played the villain Erik Killmonger, won best villain.

Stranger Things was the top television honoree, winning four awards including a repeat win for best show.

Stranger Things was named Best Show, with cast members Finn Wolfhard, from left, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Dacre Montgomery, and Noah Schnapp accepting the honour. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Stranger Things was named Best Show, with cast members Finn Wolfhard, from left, Gaten Matarazzo, Sadie Sink, Dacre Montgomery, and Noah Schnapp accepting the honour. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

The awards were handed out Saturday and were broadcast Monday night. The show is known for bringing fresh talent to light, as well as acknowledging established celebrities in more quirky categories like best kiss and most frightened performance.

Haddish as host

Host Tiffany Haddish donned a variety of costumes throughout the ceremony, including nods to classic film and TV roles such as Holly Golightly from Breakfast at Tiffany's and Starlet from The Carol Burnett Show.

Host Tiffany Haddish donned a parade of different outfits referencing classic film and TV, including The Carol Burnett Show. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Host Tiffany Haddish donned a parade of different outfits referencing classic film and TV, including The Carol Burnett Show. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

She kicked off the show with a Black Panther skit, foreshadowing the film's big night, noting in her opening monologue that is it the first African-American film to earn more than $1 billion US at the box office. Throughout the night, Haddish also parodied other hit films such as Star Wars: The Last Jedi and A Quiet Place.

Black Panther, about a king and virtuous superhero of the technologically-advanced nation of Wakanda, broke barriers earlier this year as the first Marvel film to feature a black lead. Its massive popularity overshadowed competing films like Wonder Woman and Avengers: Infinity War.

Haddish also received an award for Best Comedic Performance for her breakout turn in Girls Trip. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Haddish also received an award for Best Comedic Performance for her breakout turn in Girls Trip. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

Haddish, who also won an award for her breakthrough role in Girls Trip, noted that she is the first black woman to host the awards show, which is in its 27th year.

The gay teen comedy Love, Simon won for best kiss for a scene between Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale. While Robinson wasn't there to accept the award, Lonsdale gave some encouraging words to LGBTQ youth.

Love, Simon co-star Keiynan Lonsdale accepted MTV Award for Best Kiss. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Love, Simon co-star Keiynan Lonsdale accepted MTV Award for Best Kiss. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

"I just want to say to every kid," he said. "You can live your dreams and kiss the one that you love no matter what gender."

In addition to winning best show, kids of Stranger Things also won awards for most frightened performance, best musical moment and best performance for Millie Bobby Brown. The actress, who plays Eleven in the series, couldn't make the event because of a broken kneecap. Brown accepted the award for best performance via satellite.

Lady Gaga was a presenter and a winner, receiving a trophy for her documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Lady Gaga was a presenter and a winner, receiving a trophy for her documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

Other winners included Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom in Riverdale for scene stealer, Gal Gadot for best fight as Wonder Woman and the young cast of It for best on-screen team.

Gaga: Five Foot Two won the award for best documentary. The Netflix feature followed Lady Gaga during the production of her fifth studio album Joanne.

Common presented Lena Waithe with the trailblazer award for her activism, writing and "deeply honest art."

Common, left, presented actor, writer and showrunner Lena Waithe with an MTV Trailblazer Award. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Common, left, presented actor, writer and showrunner Lena Waithe with an MTV Trailblazer Award. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

During her acceptance speech, Waithe paid tribute to Paris is Burning, the 1990 documentary released about the drag scene in New York during the late '80s. She called those documented, many who aren't alive anymore, "the bravest human beings that ever lived"

"I'm doing what we as a society should have done a long time ago and give them the glory and shine that they deserve," she said.

The night included several performances, including by duo Halle Bailey, left, and Chloe Bailey of Chloe X Halle.(Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
The night included several performances, including by duo Halle Bailey, left, and Chloe Bailey of Chloe X Halle.(Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

Chris Pratt mixed humour and religious messages while accepting the show's generation award, telling the crowd to "breathe. If you don't, you'll suffocate."

He also urged fans to "learn to pray" and accept that they are imperfect.

The show also featured musical performances by Nick Jonas and Mustard, as well as rising stars and Beyoncé protégés  Chloe x Halle.

Kim Kardashian, left, and Kris Jenner took the stage to accept the Best Reality Series or Franchise trophy for Keeping Up with the Kardashians. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)
Kim Kardashian, left, and Kris Jenner took the stage to accept the Best Reality Series or Franchise trophy for Keeping Up with the Kardashians. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for MTV)

 

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