'Star Wars: The Force Awakens,' 'Deadpool' big winners at MTV Movie Awards
“Star Wars: The Force Awakens” was in its own orbit at the MTV Movie Awards.
"Deadpool" and "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" cleaned up at the MTV Movie Awards.
The sci-fi flick, treated like a Sith by Academy voters, fared much better at the less staid and more populist award show, netting Movie of the Year honors.
The film’s star, Daisy Ridley, also exited the Warner Bros. Studio lot with a popcorn statuette for breakthrough performance. Darth Vader wannabe Kylo Ren was named best villain.
The R-rated superhero romp “Deadpool” also fared well during Saturday night’s taping. The MTV Movie Awards, hosted by Kevin Hart and Dwayne Johnson, will air for the public on Sunday night at 8 p.m.
Star Ryan Reynolds won best comedic performance for playing the hero who fires as many profane one-liners as he does bullets.
He then proved his comedic chops with his acceptance speech, “"I want to thank my wife Blake — everything I do is to make her laugh especially the sex," he said.
The X-Men spinoff also nabbed best fight honors later in the telecast.
The only overlap between the Oscars and MTV’s version of a movie awards ceremony came when Leonardo DiCaprio followed up his best actor Oscar for “The Revenant” with a best male performance popcorn statuette.
Special honors were given to Will Smith (The Generation Award) and Melissa McCarthy, who became the first woman to win the Comedic Genius Award.
Movie of the Year: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Best Female Performance: Charlize Theron, “Mad Max: Fury Road”
Best Male Performance: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant”