Nominated ‘Avengers: Endgame’ and ‘Game of Thrones’ have emerged winners at the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards as “Captain Marvel” star Brie Larsen led tributes to real-life heroines by ceding the spotlight to her stunt doubles.
Game of Thrones and Avengers carted away the ‘best show’ and ‘best movie ’ categories respectively. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ came out on top with three wins, while ‘Game of Thrones’ scored one at the event on Monday night.
“Endgame,” the second-highest grossing film of all time, picked up the best movie award, as well as the best hero for Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man and best villain for Josh Brolin as Thanos.
Oscar-winner Larsen added to the superheroes’ haul by picking up the best fight award, praising her stunt workers as the “living embodiment of Captain Marvel” as she brought them up on stage.
Lady Gaga won best performance in a movie for her role in A Star Is Born, while Elisabeth Moss won the TV equivalent for The Handmaid’s Tale.
Below is the full list of winners.
Best Movie
“Avengers: Endgame” (WINNER)
“BlacKkKlansman”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”
“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”
“Us”
Best Comedic Performance
Awkwafina (Peik Lin Goh) – “Crazy Rich Asians”
Dan Levy (David Rose) – “Schitt’s Creek” (WINNER)
John Mulaney (Andrew Glouberman) – “Big Mouth”
Marsai Martin (Little Jordan Sanders) – “Little”
Zachary Levi (Billy Batson/Shazam) – “Shazam!”
Breakthrough Performance
Awkwafina (Peik Lin Goh) – “Crazy Rich Asians”
Haley Lu Richardson (Stella) – “Five Feet Apart”
Mj Rodriguez (Blanca Rodriguez) – “Pose”
Ncuti Gatwa (Eric Effiong) – “Sex Education”
Noah Centineo (Peter Kavinsky) – “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” (WINNER)
Best Performance in a Show
Elisabeth Moss (June Osborne/Offred) – “The Handmaid’s Tale” (WINNER)
Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen) – “Game of Thrones”
Gina Rodriguez (Jane Villanueva) – “Jane the Virgin”
Jason Mitchell (Brandon) – “The Chi”
Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina Spellman) – “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
Best Documentary
“At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal”
“McQueen”
“Minding the Gap”
“RBG”
“Surviving R. Kelly” (WINNER)
Best Hero
Brie Larson (Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel) – “Captain Marvel”
John David Washington (Ron Stallworth) – “BlacKkKlansman”
Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) – “Game of Thrones”
Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man) – “Avengers: Endgame” (WINNER)
Zachary Levi (Billy Batson/Shazam) – “Shazam!”
Best Kiss
Camila Mendes & Charles Melton (Veronica Lodge & Reggie Mantle) – “Riverdale”
Jason Momoa & Amber Heard (Aquaman & Mera) – “Aquaman”
Ncuti Gatwa & Connor Swindells (Eric Effiong & Adam Groff) – “Sex Education”
Noah Centineo & Lana Condor (Peter Kavinsky & Lara Jean) – “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” (WINNER)
Tom Hardy & Michelle Williams (Eddie Brock/Venom & Anne Weying) – “Venom”
Best Performance in a Movie
Amandla Stenberg (Starr Carter) – “The Hate U Give”
Lady Gaga (Ally) – “A Star is Born” (WINNER)
Lupita Nyong’o (Red) – “Us”
Rami Malek (Freddie Mercury) – “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Sandra Bullock (Malorie) – “Bird Box”
Best Fight
“Avengers: Endgame” – Captain America vs. Thanos
“Captain Marvel” – Captain Marvel vs. Minn-Erva (WINNER)
“Game of Thrones” – Arya Stark vs. the White Walkers
“RBG” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg vs. Inequality
“WWE Wrestlemania” – Becky Lynch vs. Ronda Rousey vs. Charlotte Flair
Best Host
Gayle King – “CBS This Morning”
Nick Cannon – “Wild ‘n Out” (WINNER)
Nick Cannon – “The Masked Singer”
RuPaul – “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Trevor Noah – “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
Most Frightened Performance
Alex Wolff (Peter) – “Hereditary”
Linda Cardellini (Anna Tate-Garcia) – “The Curse of La Llorona”
Rhian Rees (Dana Haines) – “Halloween”
Sandra Bullock (Malorie) – “Bird Box” (WINNER)
Victoria Pedretti (Nell Crain) – “The Haunting of Hill House”
Reality Royalty
“Jersey Shore: Family Vacation”
“Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” (WINNER)
“The Bachelor”
“The Challenge”
“Vanderpump Rules”
Most Meme-able Moment
“Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club” – The Lilo Dance
“Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” – Ray J’s Hat
“RBG” – The Notorious RBG
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” – Asia O’Hara’s butterfly finale fail
“The Bachelor” – Colton Underwood jumps the fence (WINNER)
Best Show
“Big Mouth”
“Game of Thrones” (WINNER)
“Riverdale”
“Schitt’s Creek”
“The Haunting of Hill House”
Best Villain
Jodie Comer (Villanelle) – “Killing Eve”
Joseph Fiennes (Commander Fred Waterford) – “The Handmaid’s Tale”
Josh Brolin (Thanos) – “Avengers: Endgame” (WINNER)
Lupita Nyong’o (Red) – “Us”
Penn Badgley (Joe Goldberg) – “You”
Best Real-Life Hero
Alex Honnold – “Free Solo”
Hannah Gadsby – “Nanette”
Roman Reigns – “WWE SmackDown”
Ruth Bader Ginsburg – “RBG” (WINNER)
Serena Williams – “Being Serena”
Best Musical Moment
“A Star Is Born” – “Shallow” (WINNER)
“Bohemian Rhapsody” – Live Aid Concert Captain Marvel, “Just a Girl”
“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” – “Masquerade”
“On My Block” – “Look at that Butt”
“Riverdale” – “Seventeen”
“Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” – “Sunflower”
“The Umbrella Academy” – “I Think We’re Alone Now”