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By Deepa Lakshmin When Jackass Forever star Poopies — aka Sean McInerney — accepted the Best Kiss award on Sunday night (June 5) at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, it was only fitting he shared Barker Hangar’s stage with the reptile that helped make this moment possible for him: a snake. Fans will remember that in the movie, Poopies participated in a stunt that brings him up close and personal with a Texas rat snake. He leaned in for a kiss that beat out many other smooches: Hunter Schafer and Dominic Fike in Euphoria, Lily Collins and Lucien Laviscount in Emily in Paris, Robert Pattinson and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman, and Tom Holland and Zendaya in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Revisit the award-winning kiss here: Now, please appreciate Poopies seconds before he reenacted this kiss onstage...

By Sam Manzella Ryan Reynolds is now a free guy and a three-time golden popcorn winner. The veteran actor was awarded Best Comedic Performance at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Sunday (June 5). He won for his lead role in Netflix’s conceptual action-comedy Free Guy, which hit the streaming giant last summer to critical acclaim. In a wacky pre-recorded acceptance speech, Reynolds tapped Steve-O of Jackass fame to extend his thanks. “Free Guy was really personal for Ryan,” a nervous-looking Steve-O said straight to camera, “so it’s super meaningful for him to have his hard work recognized by the MTV Movie & TV Awards.” Free Guy stars Reynolds as a nameless bank teller whose life turns upside down when he learns he is actually a non-player character in Free City, a massive, op...

Last year, a little movie called Spider-Man: No Way Home did something pretty cool: It managed to be a thrilling, satisfying conclusion of star Tom Holland‘s Spidey trilogy that also found multiverses crumbling and villains seemingly resurrected from beyond — oh, and some great teamwork between three (!!!) different Spider-Men (with Zendaya lending a hand as well). So it’s only fitting that at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, that particular film beat out all the others to take home one of the night’s top honors: Best Movie. Yep, Spider-Man: No Way Home bested Dune, Scream, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, The Adam Project, and The Batman in the category. The big moment was not lost on Holland and Zendaya, who sent in their humble thanks remotely. &#...

Thanks to Jennifer Lopez, we all know that love don’t cost a thing. But what’s the price for awards that celebrate generational talents? If you happen to be J.Lo, your decades of superstar status have got that covered for you. As proof, the global icon will receive the Generation Award at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards airing June 5. As MTV puts it, the award “celebrates beloved actors whose diverse contributions to both film and television have turned them into household names.” Last year’s recipient was Scarlett Johansson — who got slimed during her acceptance (?) — and past luminaries to receive it include Dwayne Johnson, Will Smith, Reese Witherspoon, Tom Cruise, and more. In Lopez’s case, she boasts a long and storied career across film...

The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards are getting closer and closer! And the one-night-only takeover of Los Angeles, paired with the second-ever MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED ceremony, will have a wide range of presenters who are as hyped and excited as you are for the party. While Vanessa Hudgens will host the proceedings, some other familiar faces will take the stage as presenters: Awkwafina, Billy Eichner, Chase Sui Wonders, Chris Evans, Eduardo Franco, Glen Powell, Lana Condor, Jamie Campbell Bower, and many others. Jay Ellis, Jenna Ortega, Joe Keery, Joseph Quinn, Maria Bakalova, Pablo Schreiber, Rachel Sennott, Rebel Wilson, Riley Keough, Sarah Shahi, and Sydney Sweeney are also set to present. Following the MTV Movie & TV Awards, the MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED wi...

DJ Snoopadelic is heading back to the soundstage. Just as he did last year, the music maestro, a.k.a. Snoop Dogg, will anchor the MTV Movie & TV Awards celebration, airing live from Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on June 5. It’s a one-night-only takeover of the City of Angels, including the Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED show, which follows. When Snoop’s in the house — “Two in the morning and the party’s still jumping,” you may recall — the festivities simply continue until he says so. Provided Additionally, this year also marks the return of the social category Best Musical Moment, the 16 nominees for which can be found below: Bridgerton: “Wrecking Ball” Cinderella: “Million to One” Cobra Kai: “The Moment of Truth” Emily in Paris: “Dynamite” Encanto: “We...

Question: What do you think of when you hear the term “comedic genius?” Do you envision an actor whose energy level is always at 100 percent, so much that they devour their scenes by becoming a gut-busting tornado? Or do you see a musical performer who intentionally embodies every single rock-star cliché onstage and dials them all up past max volume, thereby transcending cliché altogether and reaching something pure and singularly hilarious? Can you imagine both? You can if you think of Jack Black. The long-standing funnyman will make it official when he is honored with the Comedic Genius Award at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, airing live from the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The Comedic Genius designation “honors an actor who has made incomparable contribu...

Emmy-, Grammy-, Oscar-, and Tony Award-winner Rita Moreno has climbed aboard the Fast and Furious franchise. The West Side Story actress has joined the cast of the upcoming tenth film, Fast X, which is currently in production and due to be released in 2023. On Instagram, franchise leader Vin Diesel, a.k.a. Dominic “Dom” Toretto, posted a short, 42-second video alongside the actress and his longtime co-star Michelle Rodriguez announcing Moreno’s casting as Dom’s grandmother. “It’s been my dream forever to work with Rita Moreno, and the fact that she’s here playing my grandmother makes my soul smile,” the actor said while sitting between Moreno and Rodriguez. “I’m so blessed.” “You know what?” the 90-year-old actress added afterward.  “I think my old age was waiting for you to inv...

The MTV Movie & TV Awards are up-and-coming with excitement, but what if we told you that you can also celebrate the night with some extra jaw-dropping and juicy drama-filled moments from your favorite reality shows? The Bachelorette star Tayshia Adams will be there to make sure it happens as your host for the MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED. With her infectious cheerful energy, Adams managed to become a breakout contestant and capture the hearts of her audience on the show in 2019. Two years later, at the inaugural UNSCRIPTED ceremony, Adams took home the Best Dating Show award on behalf of her lead role in Season 16 of The Bachelorette. Her newfound success found herself becoming co-host in the next two seasons of the show. She also has expanded her career as guest co-hosts for...

Back in 2020, when Vanessa Hudgens brought the GOATs to MTV as host of the Movie & TV Awards: Greatest Of All Time special, she held nothing back as host. To introduce Jamie Lee Curtis as the greatest Scream Queen of all time, for example, she literally ended up covered in fake blood. That’s how far her commitment went. Hudgens’s bona fides in the hosting realm are well established — and it’s a good thing. Next month, she’ll resume hosting duties, this time for the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards, airing live from Los Angeles on Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. “I’m back!” Hudgens said to announce her return to the hosting stage. “Trust me: You don’t want to miss this.” The show will air immediately ahead of the MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED, a celebration of all things reality t...