Scarlett Johansson is set to receive the Generation Award at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards!
The highly coveted “Generation Award” celebrates beloved actors whose diverse contributions to both film and television have turned them into household names. Johansson will join an iconic roster of actors who previously received the award including Sandra Bullock, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr, Jamie Foxx, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Mike Myers, Chris Pratt, Adam Sandler, Will Smith, Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon, among others.
In addition to the 2021 “Generation Award,” Johansson is a six-time “MTV Movie & TV Awards” nominee, winning her first golden popcorn in 2013 for “Best Fight” for her role in “The Avengers.” Johansson has previously received nominations in the following categories: “Best Kiss,” “Best Female Performance” and “Breakthrough-Female.”
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Last month, MTV revealed the nominees and the list features some of our favorite scripted (and unscripted) films and shows. WandaVision (5), Emily In Paris (4), The Boys (4), Bridgerton (3), Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (3) and The Mandalorian (3) received the most chances to win a Golden Popcorn in the scripted categories, with RuPaul’s Drag Race (4), 90 Day Fianceě (2), Bling Empire (2), Legendary (2), Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (2), Nailed It! (2), Ridiculousness (2). The Challenge (2) leading the MTV Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED nominations.
Hosted by Leslie Jones, the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards telecast will air live on Sunday, May 16 from the Palladium in Los Angeles, CA at 9PM ET/PT. Immediately following, MTV will air the inaugural Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED, hosted by Nikki Glaser, on Monday, May 17 at 9PM ET/PT; which is dubbed as “a first-of-its-kind celebration of all things reality television.”
