Scarlett Johansson to receive Generation Award at MTV awards ceremony
Scarlett Johansson will be presented with the Generation Award at the 2021 edition of the MTV Movie and TV awards.
According to MTV, the Generation Award celebrates “beloved actors whose diverse contributions to both film and television have turned them into household names”.
The 36-year-old will join fellow Marvel stars, Robert Downey Jr and Chris Pratt, also Generation award recipients. Some other winners include Sandra Bullock, Jamie Foxx, Dwayne Johnson, Will Smith, and more.
Scarlett Johansson, a six-time MTV Movie & TV Awards nominee, took home her first award in 2013 for best fight in “The Avengers.” She had previously received nominations for best female breakthrough performance (“Lost in Translation”), best kiss (“Don Jon,” “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”), best female performance (“Lucy”), and best fight (“Avengers: Infinity War”).
Also, Johansson’s new movie , Black Widow will be out in cinemas on July 9, 2021. Check out the trailer below
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See full list of nominees below
Best Movie
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Promising Young Woman
- Soul
- To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Best Show
- Bridgerton
- Cobra Kai
- Emily in Paris
- The Boys
- WandaVision
Best Performance in a Movie
- Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
- Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
- Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie
Best Performance in a Show
- Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit
- Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision
- Elliot Page – The Umbrella Academy
- Emma Corrin – The Crown
- Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You
Best Hero
- Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman 1984
- Jack Quaid – The Boys
- Pedro Pascal – The Mandalorian
- Teyonah Parris – WandaVision
Best Kiss
- Chase Stokes & Madelyn Cline – Outer Banks
- Jodie Comer & Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
- Lily Collins & Lucas Bravo – Emily in Paris
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan & Jaren Lewison – Never Have I Ever
- Regé-Jean Page & Phoebe Dynevor – Bridgerton
Best Comedic Performance
- Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
- Eric Andre – Bad Trip
- Issa Rae – Insecure
- Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
- Leslie Jones – Coming 2 America
Best Villain
- Aya Cash – The Boys
- Ewan McGregor – Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
- Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision
- Nicholas Hoult – The Great
Breakthrough Performance
- Antonia Gentry – Ginny & Georgia
- Ashley Park – Emily in Paris
- Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
- Paul Mescal – Normal People
- Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton
Best Fight
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – Final Funhouse Fight
- Cobra Kai – Finale House Fight
- The Boys – Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. Stormfront
- WandaVision – Wanda vs. Agatha
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf
Best Frightened Performance
- Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
- Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country
- Simona Brown – Behind Her Eyes
- Victoria Pedretti – The Haunting of Bly Manor
- Vince Vaughn – Freaky
Best Duo
- Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar – Star (Kristen Wiig) & Barb (Annie Mumolo)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Falcon (Anthony Mackie) & Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan)
- The Mandalorian – Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) & Grogu
- Emily in Paris – Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) & Mindy Chen (Ashley Park)
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan – Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) & Tutar Sagdiyev (Maria Bakalova)
The MTV Movie and TV awards will take place on May 16, 2021 and will be hosted by Leslie Jones.
