“In the 34 years that have passed since the birth of MTV, I have grown up, I’ve struggled, I’ve failed, I’ve succeeded, I’ve partied way too much,” the “Avengers: Age of Ultron” star said. Just as fellow recipient Reese Witherspoon did in 2011, Downey used the moment to impart a bit of wisdom to the youth via a typically nonchalant but rather poignant speech. is an elder statesman, and last night he was feted with the Generation Award, the network’s version of a lifetime achievement honor. In the MTV universe, 50-year-old Robert Downey Jr. Think of it as JLo’s rebuttal to Seth MacFarlane’s ill-fated “we saw your boobs” gag at the 2013 Oscars. Tatum complied with a few gyrations, to Lopez’s surprise and the crowd’s delight. Collecting her award for best scared-as-… performance in “The Boy Next Door” from Tatum and a few of his “Magic Mike XXL” costars, Lopez asked, “We’re not gonna get a little dance number, nothing? … Let’s get it!” In one of the evening’s more memorable off-the-cuff moments, pop diva and actress Jennifer Lopez commanded Magic Mike himself, Channing Tatum, to show off some of his moves. The Oscars might be too staid, but the fizzier Golden Globes could be a perfect fit now that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are done.
Some of her best quips came at the expense of MTV itself, as when Schumer told winners not to worry about being played offstage because “MTV is the one network that refuses to play music.”ĭon’t be surprised if Schumer’s presiding over the Movie Awards serves as an unofficial audition for future awards shows looking to shake things up a bit. Some of her jokes fell flat or raised eyebrows with their raunchiness (this is a show for teens, after all), but many more landed squarely. In her first outing as the host of an awards show, comedian and actress Amy Schumer proved a capable and irreverent emcee, if not an infallible one. (Lawrence herself followed back-to-back-to-back champ Kristen Stewart.) Time will tell if Woodley can maintain her grip next year in the face of the final “Hunger Games” film. Woodley appears to have inherited the It-girl mantle from “Hunger Games” star Jennifer Lawrence, beating out the three-time winner for female performance.