‘Beauty and the Beast,’ ‘Stranger Things’ Top 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards
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Disney’s live action remake of Beauty and the Beast topped the MTV Movie & TV Awards with wins for Best Movie and Best Actor in a Movie (Emma Watson) tonight, besting nomination leader Get Out, which walked home with wins for Lil Rel Howery for Comedic Performance and Daniel Kaluuya for the Next Generation award.
On television, Stranger Things won Show of the Year and Best Actor in a Show for young newcomer Millie Bobby Brown. The Netflix homage to 80s sci-fi/horror was the nomination leader for television. RuPaul’s Drag Race won the Reality Competition category and black-ish won Best American Story.
Moonlight‘s Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome won Best Kiss for Moonlight and Hidden Figures won the new Fight Against the System category.
MTV combined film and television together for the first time this year as well as eliminated the gender-specific categories in both genres, opting instead for a single ‘Actor’ category encompassing all genders. Asia Kate Dillon, the gender non-binary breakthrough star of Showtime’s Billions, announced the first win of the night, Best Actor in a Movie, which went to Emma Watson in Beauty and the Beast.
Here is the full list of winners:
Movie of the Year:
“Beauty and the Beast” (WINNER)
“Get Out”
“Logan”
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
“The Edge of Seventeen”
Best Actor in a Movie:
Emma Watson – “Beauty and the Beast” (WINNER)
Daniel Kaluuya – “Get Out”
Hailee Steinfeld – “The Edge of Seventeen”
Hugh Jackman – “Logan”
James McAvoy – “Split”
Taraji P. Henson – “Hidden Figures”
Show of the Year:
“Stranger Things” (WINNER)
“Atlanta”
“Game of Thrones”
“Insecure”
“Pretty Little Liars”
“This Is Us”
Best Actor in a Show:
Millie Bobby Brown – “Stranger Things” (WINNER)
Donald Glover – “Atlanta”
Emilia Clarke – “Game of Thrones”
Gina Rodriguez – “Jane the Virgin”
Jeffrey Dean Morgan – “The Walking Dead”
Mandy Moore – “This Is Us”
Best Kiss:
Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome – “Moonlight” (WINNER)
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling – “La La Land”
Emma Watson and Dan Stevens – “Beauty and the Beast”
Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard – “Empire”
Zac Efron and Anna Kendrick – “Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates”
Best Villain:
Allison Williams – “Get Out”
Demogorgon – “Stranger Things”
Jared Leto – “Suicide Squad”
Jeffrey Dean Morgan – “The Walking Dead” (WINNER)
Wes Bentley – “American Horror Story”
Best Host:
Trevor Noah – “The Daily Show” (WINNER)
Ellen DeGeneres – “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”
John Oliver – “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
RuPaul – “RuPaul’s Drag Race”
Samantha Bee – “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
Best Documentary:
“13TH” (WINNER)
“I Am Not Your Negro”
“O.J.: Made in America”
“This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous”
“TIME: The Kalief Browder Story”
Best Reality Competition:
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (WINNER)
“America’s Got Talent”
“MasterChef Junior”
“The Bachelor”
“The Voice”
Best Comedic Performance:
Lil Rel Howery – “Get Out” (WINNER)
Adam Devine – “Workaholics”
Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson – “Broad City”
Seth MacFarlane – “Family Guy”
Seth Rogen – “Sausage Party”
Will Arnett – “The LEGO Batman Movie”
Best Hero:
Felicity Jones – “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story”
Grant Gustin – “The Flash”
Mike Colter – “Luke Cage”
Millie Bobby Brown – “Stranger Things”
Stephen Amell – “Arrow”
Taraji P. Henson – “Hidden Figures”
Tearjerker:
“This Is Us” – Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) and Randall (Lonnie Chavis) at karate (WINNER)
“Game of Thrones” – Hodor’s (Kristian Nairn) Death
“Grey’s Anatomy” – Meredith tells her children about Derek’s death (Ellen Pompeo)
“Me Before You” – Will (Sam Claflin) tells Louisa (Emilia Clarke) he can’t stay with her
“Moonlight” – Paula (Naomie Harris) tells Chiron (Trevante Rhodes) that she loves him
Next Generation:
Daniel Kaluuya (WINNER)
Chrissy Metz
Issa Rae
Riz Ahmed
Yara Shahidi
Best Duo:
Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen – “Logan” (WINNER)
Adam Levine and Blake Shelton – “The Voice”
Daniel Kaluuya and Lil Rel Howery – “Get Out”
Brian Tyree Henry and Lakeith Stanfield – “Atlanta”
Josh Gad and Luke Evans – “Beauty and the Beast”
Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg – “Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party”
Best American Story:
“Black-ish” (WINNER)
“Fresh Off the Boat”
“Jane the Virgin”
“Moonlight”
“Transparent”
Best Fight Against the System:
“Hidden Figures” (WINNER)
“Get Out”
“Loving”
“Luke Cage”
“Mr. Robot”
Trending:
“Run The World (Girls)” Channing Tatum and Beyonce – “Lip Sync Battle” (WINNER)
“Sean Spicer Press Conference” feat. Melissa McCarthy – “Saturday Night Live”
“Lady Gaga Carpool Karaoke” – “The Late Late Show with James Corden”
“Cash Me Outside How Bout Dat” – “Dr. Phil”
“Wheel of Musical Impressions with Demi Lovato” – “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”
Winona Ryder’s Winning SAG Awards Reaction – 23rd Annual SAG Awards
Best Musical Moment:
“You’re the One That I Want” – Ensemble – “Grease: Live” (WINNER)
“Beauty and the Beast” – Ariana Grande and John Legend –”Beauty and the Beast”
“Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake – “Trolls”
“How Far I’ll Go” – Auli’i Cravalho – “Moana”
“City of Stars” – Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone – “La La Land”
“You Can’t Stop” The Beat – Ensemble – “Hairspray Live!”
“Be That As It May” – Herizen Guardiola – “The Get Down”
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