MTV Movie Awards: Will Smith hailed a 'champion for diversity' at star-studded bash
WILL Smith was hailed a “champion for diversity” as he was honoured at the MTV Movie Awards yesterday.
Eddie Redmayne, Cara Delevigne alongside superstar Will Smith yesterday
The I Am Legend star, 47, received the Generation Award, recognising his 30-year career, from fellow film great Halle Berry who said he was blazing a path for actors.
Only last February Smith and his wife Jada boycotted the Oscars due to lack of diversity.
Only last February Smith and his wife Jada boycotted the Oscars due to lack of diversity
Eddie Redmayne presented footage from the Harry Potter prequel Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them.
Cara Delevingne, who is in the upcoming Suicide Squad movie, showed off her figure in a catsuit while British star Daisy Ridley won the Breakthrough Award for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also named as best movie.
**FULL LIST OF WINNERS**
MOVIE OF THE YEAR
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
TRUE STORY
Straight Outta Compton
Will Smith accepts the generation award from Halle Berry, left, and Queen Latifah
DOCUMENTARY
Amy
BEST FEMALE PERFORMANCE
Charlize Theron – Mad Max: Fury Road
BEST MALE PERFORMANCE
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Revenant
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Daisy Ridley – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Emilia Clarke on the Red Carpet at MTV Movie Awards 2016
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool
BEST ACTION PERFORMANCE
Chris Pratt – Jurassic World
BEST HERO
Jennifer Lawrence – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
BEST VILLAIN
Adam Driver – Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Will Smith and Kevin Hart embrace at the awards show
BEST VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE
Amy Poehler – Inside Out
ENSEMBLE CAST
Pitch Perfect 2
BEST KISS
Rebel Wilson & Adam DeVine – Pitch Perfect 2
BEST FIGHT
Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein) – Deadpool