2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson brings the house down with a positive speech

The MTV Movie Awards are known for their outrageous moments, with the final award of the night providing quite the big surprise.

Tessa Thompson was the final presenter of the night, presenting the evening’s awards for Best Movie, which was won by box office blockbuster Avengers: Endgame.

Director Anthony Russo came up to accept the top award, revealing that he was old enough to remember MTV’s beginnings, before revealing surprise videos from Avengers: Endgame stars Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr.

Top award: Director Anthony Russo came up to accept the top award, revealing that he was old enough to remember MTV’s beginnings

Surprise videos: He then revealed surprise videos from Avengers: Endgame stars Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr

‘Thank you MTV. Tessa, unlike you and most people in this room, I was actually there watching when MTV started, so it’s particularly mind-blowing to be here,’ he began.

‘A movie like this one is only possible because it was built on the shoulders of so many great storytellers and so many great artists, all the way back to its origins, the late great Stan Lee,’ Russo added, as the crowd applauded for the late comics legend, who made cameos in every Marvel movie.

Russo then had a big surprise for fans, throwing it to a video message from Chris Hemsworth, who said, ‘First of all, I would like to thank all the fans who have come along with us.’

He threw it over to Robert Downey Jr., who thanked Russo since film is a ‘director’s medium.’ 

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The Rock’s speech: The MTV Movie Awards are known for their outrageous moments, with Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson getting the Generation Award with an emotional speech

After Zachary Levi’s opening monologue and Sandra Bullock winning the first award for Most Frightened Performance for Bird Box, Shazam! star Levi paid tribute to The Rock.

And Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson kicked things off while accepting the Generation Award with an emotional speech. 

After an entertaining montage of The Rock’s films, a number of dancers took to the stage to perform a haka set to Queen’s We Will Rock You.

The Rock himself came bursting onto the stage getting the crowd pumped up before Levi handed him his award.

‘Thank you so much, well first of all, I want to thank the dancers and choreographers,’ he said.

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‘I want to say thank you to MTV for this award,’ before thanking his house of ‘strong-a** women,’ he added.

Rock’s dance: The Rock himself came bursting onto the stage getting the crowd pumped up before Levi handed him his award

‘I want to thank you, the people, the fans, all the people at home, you are the reason I’m getting this,’ he added.

‘The most powerful things we can be, is ourselves. I love what Zachary was saying, because we’re all that little kid, aspiring to be someone important.’

‘When I first got to Hollywood, they didn’t know what to do with me. I was told at that time, you’ve gotta be a certain way.’

Rock’s dance: ‘I want to thank you, the people, the fans, all the people at home, you are the reason I’m getting this,’ he added

‘For years, I bought into it, and you think that’s what you’re supposed to do, and I was miserable. I made a choice. I wasn’t gonna conform to Hollywood. Hollywood was going to conform to me,’ he added.

‘I am a walking example of that, but that’s not enough, because there’s another side that being your true side.

‘You’ve got to enjoy the responsibility of bringing everyone with you.’

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Conform: ‘For years, I bought into it, and you think that’s what you’re supposed to do, and I was miserable. I made a choice. I wasn’t gonna conform to Hollywood. Hollywood was going to conform to me,’ he added

‘You do that by being kind, by being compassionate, by being inclusive, and by being good to people, because that matters.’

‘When I was 15 years old I heard a quote that I’ll never forget: It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.

Compassionate: ‘You do that by being kind, by being compassionate, by being inclusive, and by being good to people, because that matters’

Zachary Levi getting the show off to a humorous start by taking some shots at Ray J and the Fyre Fest 

So the irreverent celebration of cinema made sure it was primed for excitement with Shazam! star Zachary Levi as host of the event held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger Monday.

The 38 year actor took to the stage for his opening monologue, taking a stab at Fyre Fest, claiming he had never seen so many nervous hot people since the controversial festival. 

On stage: The 38 year actor took to the stage for his opening monologue, taking a stab at Fyre Fest, claiming he had never seen so many nervous hot people since the controversial festival

Levi also took a playful jab at Love and Hip Hop star Ray J, referring to his infamous sex tape with Kim Kardashian, stating that many fans know him for his work as a camera man.

Ray J did not seem pleased with the joke, with a woman next to him flipping the bird to the cameras.

Sandra Bullock won the first award of the night, taking home the Most Frightened Performance for her turn in Netflix’s Bird Box. 

Jabs: Levi also took a playful jab at Love and Hip Hop star Ray J, referring to his infamous sex tape with Kim Kardashian, stating that many fans know him for his work as a camera man

‘I made this film for my kids,’ she said, before explaining that they will not be able to watch the film until they are much older.

‘But no matter what, you are my first thought in morning, my last thought at night, and I will move mountains to make sure you are safe,’ Bullock added.

‘When I was finished, my son looked at me and said it was superhero movies I want you to make,’ she joked.  

For the kids: ‘I made this film for my kids,’ she said, before explaining that they will not be able to watch the film until they are much older

The first controversial moment of the night happened when Love Hip Hop: Atlanta won Reality Royalty award, but The Challenge star Johnny Bananas took the stage first, as reportedly earlier on Monday.

However, the moment where Bananas took the stage was cut out of the telecast, though he was seen briefly running towards the stage in one of the shots.

Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista, stars of the upcoming movie Stuber, presented the Best Fight award, which Brie Larson won for her fight with Minn-Erva (Gemma Chan) in Captain Marvel.

So cool: ‘This is so cool!’ Larson began. ‘First and foremost, thank you to MTV and thank you to the fans for voting for this film we are so proud of’

Introductions: She then introduced Joanna Bennett and Renae Moneymaker, the women who trained her and served as her stunt doubles and who trained her for the film

‘This is so cool!’ Larson began. ‘First and foremost, thank you to MTV and thank you to the fans for voting for this film we are so proud of.’

She then introduced Joanna Bennett and Renae Moneymaker, the women who trained her and served as her stunt doubles and who trained her for the film.

They both thanked Larson for including her in this big moment and bringing her on stage.

Thanks: They both thanked Larson for including her in this big moment and bringing her on stage

Jada Pinkett Smith will be bestowed with the evening’s Trailblazer Award, with her Girls Trip co-star Tiffany Haddish presenting her the award.

‘She’s taken us into The Matrix and to Madagascar and you could call her career a big Girls Trip,’ Haddish joked.

Haddish then went on to praise her work with the Will Jada Pinkett Smith Foundation.

Jokes: ‘She doesn’t know the meaning of the word no… which is why I always ask her for money,’ Haddish joked

‘She doesn’t know the meaning of the word no… which is why I always ask her for money,’ Haddish joked.

Haddish went on to praise her new Red Table Talk series on Facebook Watch,’ proclaiming, ‘she’s not making a talk show, she’s making a show about real talk.’

‘Even after being in the game for almost 30 years, she still looks like she’s 28,’ Haddish said, before introducing a montage of Smith’s performances. 

Trailblazer: Smith came to the stage, beginning her speech by saying she wasn’t quite ready for this award, before acknowledging that everyone is a trailblazer in their own right

Smith came to the stage, beginning her speech by saying she wasn’t quite ready for this award, before acknowledging that everyone is a trailblazer in their own right.

‘Every last person in this room must do that at some capacity so that means every single person in this room is trailblazing, whether it is with or without,’ she said.

‘So as you honor me tonight, I want to honor all of you. So here’s to us, for all our trailblazing. Keep it up, and thank you,’ Smith concluded.’ 

Giving thanks: ‘Every last person in this room must do that at some capacity so that means every single person in this room is trailblazing, whether it is with or without,’ she said

Lady Gaga won Best Performance in a Movie for her performance in A Star Is Born, but she could not accept the award since she is performing in Las Vegas.

Levi also starred in a parody of Jordan Peele’s hit thriller Us, where his family is visited by ‘shadows’ of themselves.

The stars of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch and Gavin Leatherwood – presented the Best Kiss award, which was won by Noah Centineo Lana Condor (Peter Kavinsky Lara Jean) from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.

Presenters: The stars of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch and Gavin Leatherwood – presented the Best Kiss award

Best kiss: The Best Kiss award was won by Noah Centineo Lana Condor (Peter Kavinsky Lara Jean) from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Little movie: ‘About a year and a half ago, we made this little movie and we had no idea what was going to happen,’ Lana Condor said, before thanking the fans

Lana’s speech: ‘Kiss who you want to kiss, love who you want to love, and don’t let anybody tell you otherwise,’ Condor concluded

‘About a year and a half ago, we made this little movie and we had no idea what was going to happen,’ Lana Condor said, before thanking the fans.

‘Thanks to Lana’s lips, right?’ Centineo added.

‘Kiss who you want to kiss, love who you want to love, and don’t let anybody tell you otherwise,’ Condor concluded. 

Robert Downey Jr. won the award for Best Hero, and while he wasn’t there to accept, he left a video message for the fans.

Best documentary: Best Documentary was won by Surviving R. Kelly, with BET executive Brie Miranda Bryant leading a number of participants in the documentary to the stage

‘Kinda unexpected,’ he began, before thanking the fans for allowing him to play Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Best Documentary was won by Surviving R. Kelly, with BET executive Brie Miranda Bryant leading a number of participants in the documentary to the stage.

‘This isn’t just a trophy for us,’ Bryant said. ‘This team believes in the power of numbers.’ 

Power in numbers: ‘This isn’t just a trophy for us,’ Bryant said. ‘This team believes in the power of numbers’

Game of Thrones won the award for Best Show during the commercial break, with series star Jacob Anderson accepting the award on the red carpet.

Levi also starred in a parody of Game of Thrones, where he betrays Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke).

Haley Lu Richardson presented the award for Best Performance in a Show to The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss.

‘It’s not only cool to be holding this popcorn but be in this category that encapsulates all TV performances, which happened to be filled with bad-ass women.’

She went on to thank the fans and everyone who voted for her for this award, before sending a special message to women everywhere.

‘To all my ladies out there, keep up the fight, I stand right alongside you, and don’t let the bastards grind you down,’ Moss concluded.  

Popcorn winner: Haley Lu Richardson presented the award for Best Performance in a Show to The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss

Noah Centineo won the Breakthrough Performance for his turn in To All The Boys I Loved Before.

‘That’s crazy,’ the young actor began. ‘Thank you to Netflix, Awesomeness, MTV, you know it’s been a wild ride, my life has changed drastically in the past year.’

He also spoke about his friendship with Bazzi, how they have known each other for some time and how it was ‘crazy’ that they were on the stage together.

‘I did a show called The Fosters, and I learned that external things didn’t make me happy. I found that truly the thing that made me happy was doing what I love and helping other people,’ he said.

Noah’s big win: Noah Centineo won the Breakthrough Performance for his turn in To All The Boys I Loved Before

Acceptance: ‘That’s crazy,’ the young actor began. ‘Thank you to Netflix, Awesomeness, MTV, you know it’s been a wild ride, my life has changed drastically in the past year’

Noah’s speech: He also spoke about his friendship with Bazzi, how they have known each other for some time and how it was ‘crazy’ that they were on the stage together

Speech: ‘I did a show called The Fosters, and I learned that external things didn’t make me happy. I found that truly the thing that made me happy was doing what I love and helping other people,’ he said

Best Comedic Performance went to Dan Levy for Schitt’s Creek.

‘Wow, thank you to MTV, I actually started my career at MTV, so this is an insane full circle moment,’ Levy began.

‘It’s very hard to be funny if you don’t have people to be funny with, so I would like to thank my brilliant cast,’ he added.

‘I would like to thank my dad, Eugene Levy,’ he added. 

You can take a look at the full list of winners at the 2019 MTV Movie and TV Awards below. 

Best Comedic Performance: Best Comedic Performance went to Dan Levy for Schitt’s Creek

2019 MTV Movie Awards Winners

BEST MOVIE

Avengers: Endgame – WINNER

BlacKkKlansman

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

Us

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 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 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!

 

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 DOCUMENTARY

At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal

McQueen

Minding the Gap

RBG

Surviving R. Kelly – WINNER

 

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 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

Kiernan Shipka (Sabrina Spellman) — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

 

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

 

REALITY ROYALTY

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation

Love Hip Hop: Atlanta – WINNER

The Bachelor

The Challenge

Vanderpump Rules

  

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 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

 

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

 

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

 

 

 

 

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