The nominations for the 2021 MTV Awards have been announced, and the Marvel/Disney+ WandaVision is emerging as a clear favourite, with five nominations.

The voting is open to the public at the MTV website, and the virtual ceremony will be in two parts: scripted TV series and movies will be revealed on Sunday, May 16 while unscripted fare will have its own ceremony on Monday, May 17.

The categories with genre nominations are:

BEST SHOW
The Boys
Bridgerton
Cobra Kai
Emily in Paris
WandaVision

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Emma Corrin, The Crown
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Elliot Page, The Umbrella Academy
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen’s Gambit

BEST MOVIE
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Judas and the Black Messiah
Promising Young Woman
Soul
To All the Boys: Always and Forever

BEST HERO
Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman 1984
Anthony Mackie, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Teyonah Parris, WandaVision
Pedro Pascal, The Mandalorian
Jack Quaid, The Boys

BEST VILLAIN
Aya Cash, The Boys
Giancarlo Esposito, The Mandalorian
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Nicholas Hoult, The Great
Ewan McGregor, Birds of Prey

BEST FIGHT
Final Funhouse Fight, Birds of Prey
Starlight, Queen Maeve and Kimiko vs. Stormfront, The Boys
Finale House Fight, Cobra Kai
Wanda vs. Agatha, WandaVision
Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf, Zack Snyder’s Justice League

MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Simona Brown, Behind Her Eyes
Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man
Victoria Pedretti, The Haunting of Bly Manor
Jurnee Smollett, Lovecraft Country
Vince Vaughn, Freaky

BEST DUO
Barb and Star, Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Borat Sagdiyev and Tutar Sagdiyev, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
Emily Cooper and Mindy Chen, Emily in Paris
Falcon and Winter Soldier, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Din Djarin and Grogu, The Mandalorian

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