Today MTV announced that Leslie Jones will be hosting the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards. This years show will mark Jone’s first year as host for the iconic night as well as her first MTV Movie & TV Award for “Best Comedic Performance” for her role in Coming 2 America. As this years host, Jones joins the ranks of iconic show hosts, including Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart and Adam DeVine. The show will air live from Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16 at 9PM ET/PT. Leslie Jones MTV Awards
Known for her unmatched comedic style, Leslie has been entertaining audiences for years with her roles on SNL, Ghostbusters and Time Machine. Currently, Leslie serves as the host and executive producer of ABC’s Supermarket Sweep and can also be seen opposite Eddie Murphy in Coming 2 America, streaming now on Amazon Prime. In 2020, Leslie received a People’s Choice Award for her one-hour comedy Netflix special, Time Machine. Prior to this, Leslie hosted The BET Awards, voiced the lead villain role of Zeta in AngryBirds 2, and was in the cast of Ghostbusters.
Following the Movie & TV Awards on Sunday, May 16, MTV will air the inaugural Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED on Monday, May 17, a first-of-its-kind celebration of all things reality television. The night looks forward to celebrating the jaw-dropping, no-rules, drama-filled moments from our favorite reality shows. Fans can get in on the action by voting for their favorites across the 25 gender-neutral categories including “Best Kiss,” “Breakthrough Performance,” “Best Show,” and more by visiting vote.mtv.com through April 30, 2021.
Executive Producers for both the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards and the Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED are MTV’s Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut and Vanessa Whitewolf and Den Of Thieves’ Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski. Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are Executives in Charge of Production and Lisa Lauricella serves as the Music Talent Executive for both events.
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