MTV Movie Award for Best Hero

The MTV Movie Award for Best Hero was introduced in 2006, but retired the next year, and reinstated in 2012.[1] A similar category titled Biggest Badass Star was introduced in 2010, nominating only the actor, and not the movie. Daniel Radcliffe is the first recipient to win both this and Best Villain. Dwayne Johnson, Ewan McGregor and Tom Cruise have each received nominations in both categories, but never won in either. In 2021, four years after the award became the MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Hero, Anthony Mackie was the first TV recipient to win.

## Winners and nominees

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### Best Hero

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Table key  ‡  | Indicates the winner

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Year  | Actor  | Film  | Role(s)  | Ref

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2006 | Christian Bale  ‡ | Batman Begins | Bruce Wayne / Batman | [1]
Jessica Alba | Fantastic Four | Sue Storm / Invisible Woman
Kate Beckinsale | Underworld: Evolution | Selene
Ewan McGregor | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | Obi-Wan Kenobi
Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Harry Potter
2012 | Daniel Radcliffe ‡ | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 | Harry Potter | [2]
Chris Evans | Captain America: The First Avenger | Steve Rogers / Captain America
Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Thor
Jennifer Lawrence | The Hunger Games | Katniss Everdeen
Channing Tatum | 21 Jump Street | Greg Jenko
2013 | Martin Freeman ‡ | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Bilbo Baggins | [3]
Christian Bale | The Dark Knight Rises | Bruce Wayne / Batman
Robert Downey Jr. | The Avengers | Tony Stark / Iron Man
Anne Hathaway | The Dark Knight Rises | Selina Kyle / Catwoman
Kristen Stewart | Snow White and the Huntsman | Snow White
2014 | Henry Cavill ‡ | Man of Steel | Clark Kent / Superman | [4]
Robert Downey Jr. | Iron Man 3 | Tony Stark / Iron Man
Martin Freeman | The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug | Bilbo Baggins
Chris Hemsworth | Thor: The Dark World | Thor
Channing Tatum | White House Down | John Cale
2015 | Dylan O'Brien ‡ | The Maze Runner | Thomas | [5]
Martin Freeman | The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies | Bilbo Baggins
Jennifer Lawrence | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | Katniss Everdeen
Chris Pratt | Guardians of the Galaxy | Peter Quill / Star-Lord
Shailene Woodley | The Divergent Series: Insurgent | Beatrice "Tris" Prior
2016 | Jennifer Lawrence ‡ | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | Katniss Everdeen | [6]
Chris Evans | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Steve Rogers / Captain America
Dwayne Johnson | San Andreas | Ray Gaines
Daisy Ridley | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Rey
Paul Rudd | Ant-Man | Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Charlize Theron | Mad Max: Fury Road | Imperator Furiosa
2017 | Taraji P. Henson ‡ | Hidden Figures | Katherine Goble Johnson | [7]
Stephen Amell | Arrow | Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Jane Ives-Hopper / Eleven
Mike Colter | Luke Cage | Luke Cage
Grant Gustin | The Flash | Barry Allen / Flash
Felicity Jones | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | Jyn Erso
2018 | Chadwick Boseman ‡ | Black Panther | T'Challa / Black Panther | [8]
Emilia Clarke | Game of Thrones | Daenerys Targaryen
Gal Gadot | Wonder Woman | Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Grant Gustin | The Flash | Barry Allen / Flash
Daisy Ridley | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Rey
2019 | Robert Downey Jr. ‡ | Avengers: Endgame | Tony Stark / Iron Man | [9]
Brie Larson | Captain Marvel | Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel
Zachary Levi | Shazam! | Billy Batson / Shazam
John David Washington | BlacKkKlansman | Ron Stallworth
Maisie Williams | Game of Thrones | Arya Stark
2021 | Anthony Mackie ‡ | The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Sam Wilson / Falcon | [10]
Gal Gadot | Wonder Woman 1984 | Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Teyonah Parris | WandaVision | Monica Rambeau
Pedro Pascal | The Mandalorian | Din Djarin / The Mandalorian
Jack Quaid | The Boys | Hughie Campbell
2022 | Scarlett Johansson ‡ | Black Widow | Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow | [11]
Daniel Craig | No Time to Die | James Bond
Oscar Isaac | Moon Knight | Marc Spector / Moon Knight, Steven Grant / Mr. Knight and Jake Lockley
Simu Liu | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | Xu Shang-Chi
Tom Holland | Spider-Man: No Way Home | Peter Parker / Spider-Man
2023 | Pedro Pascal ‡ | The Last of Us | Joel Miller | [12]
Tom Cruise | Top Gun: Maverick | Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell
Diego Luna | Andor | Cassian Andor
Jenna Ortega | Wednesday | Wednesday Addams
Paul Rudd | Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania | Scott Lang / Ant-Man

### Biggest Badass Star

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Table key  ‡  | Indicates the winner

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Year  | Actor  | Ref

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2010 | Rain ‡ | [13]
Angelina Jolie
Chris Pine
Channing Tatum
Sam Worthington
2011 | Chloë Grace Moretz ‡ | [14]
Robert Downey Jr.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Alex Pettyfer
Jaden Smith

## References

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1. ^ a b "2006 MTV Movie Awards". MTV. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
2. ^ "MTV movie awards 2012: Twilight and Hunger Games fight for supremacy". The Guardian. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
3. ^ Warner, Denise (14 April 2013). "2013 MTV Movie Awards winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
4. ^ Robins, Stephanie (13 April 2014). "MTV Movie Awards 2014: See the winners here!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
5. ^ Murphy, Shaunna (12 April 2015). "MTV MOVIE AWARDS 2015: SEE THE FULL WINNERS LIST". MTV News. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
6. ^ Derschowitz, Jessica. "MTV Movie Awards 2016 winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021.
7. ^ Earl, Willam (7 May 2017). "2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Full Winners List". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021.
8. ^ Cohen, Jess (17 June 2018). "MTV Movie & TV Awards 2018 Winners: The Complete List". ENews. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
9. ^ Bell, Crystal (17 June 2019). "2019 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS WINNERS: SEE THE FULL LIST". MTV News. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
10. ^ Lash, Jolie (17 May 2021). "MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021: See the full list of winners". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
11. ^ Schneider, Michael (11 May 2022). "'Spider-Man: No Way Home,' 'Euphoria' Lead MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 Nominations (FULL LIST)". Variety. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
12. ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2023). "MTV Movie & TV Awards: Top Gun: Maverick, Stranger Things, The Last Of Us Lead 2023 Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
13. ^ Wigler, Josh (6 June 2010). "2010 MTV MOVIE AWARDS: COMPLETE WINNERS LIST". MTV News. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
14. ^ "COMPLETE LIST: 2011 MTV MOVIE AWARD WINNERS". MTV News. 5 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.

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* Christian Bale (2006)
* Daniel Radcliffe (2012)
* Martin Freeman (2013)
* Henry Cavill (2014)
* Dylan O'Brien (2015)
* Jennifer Lawrence (2016)
* Taraji P. Henson (2017)
* Chadwick Boseman (2018)
* Robert Downey Jr. (2019)
* No Award (2020)
* Anthony Mackie (2021)
* Scarlett Johansson (2022)
* Pedro Pascal (2023)

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* Rain (2010)
* Chloë Grace Moretz (2011)

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