The MTV Movie & TV Awards make their return on the first installment of a two-night event.
Hosted by Leslie Jones, Sunday evening’s show takes place at the Hollywood Palladium with a slew of presenters that include TikTok icon Addison Rae, ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’ star Anthony Mackie, and ‘In the Heights’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda.Scarlett Johansson is set to receive the Generation Award, celebrating the breadth of her prolific career.
Sacha Baron Cohen will also be honored with the Comedic Genius Award, with ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ nominated for Best Movie.
Cohen is also nominated for his performance in ‘Trial of the Chicago 7’ and forms half of a Best Duo nomination with ‘Borat’ breakout star Maria Bakalova.Other nominees include Carey Mulligan for her performance in ‘Promising Young Woman,’ Elizabeth Olsen for her turn as Wanda Maximoff in the hit Disney+ series ‘WandaVision’ and Regé-Jean Page in Breakthrough Performance for ‘Bridgerton.
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