{"id":20974,"date":"2021-04-28T16:18:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T16:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=20974"},"modified":"2021-04-28T19:24:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:24:54","slug":"leslie-jones-mtv-movie-tv-awards","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/leslie-jones-mtv-movie-tv-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Leslie Jones Set To Host The MTV Movie &amp; TV Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_20982\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20982\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignfull -width\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width size-large wp-image-20982\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/04\/leslie-jones-mtv-movie-tv-awards.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Leslie Jones \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20982\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leslie Jones (Photo: Randy Shropshire\/Getty Images for ESSENCE)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If anyone can save what has been an admittedly rough awards season, it\u2019s got to be Leslie Jones. The comedian and <em>SNL<\/em> alum is set to host this year\u2019s MTV Movie &amp; TV Awards on May 16, bringing her characteristic energy and enthusiasm to what is typically one of the more laid back and youthful awards shows.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGet ready for some fun, y\u2019all!\u201d Jones tweeted this morning, shortly after her hosting gig was announced.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Guess who\u2019s hosting the 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MTVAwards?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#MTVAwards<\/a>!!? \ud83d\ude4b\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Get ready for some fun, y\u2019all! Tune in Sunday May 16 @ 9pm on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@MTV<\/a> \ud83d\udcfa And VOTE now through Friday @ 6pm ET at <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lP5QiHQAnT\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/lP5QiHQAnT<\/a>!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MTVAwards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">@MTVAwards<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vDsFTCJvSX\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vDsFTCJvSX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leslie Jones \ud83e\udd8b (@Lesdoggg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lesdoggg\/status\/1387378583627198467?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">April 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, lord, can Awards Season use a healthy dose of fun! After what many considered a successful \u2014 if under-watched \u2014pandemic era re-imagining of the Emmy Awards ceremony last summer, the glitz of this year\u2019s awards shows has been dampened by controversy, awkward production values, and a seemingly pervasive lack of interest. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/best-looks-2021-grammy-awards\/\">Grammys<\/a> and the Academy Awards all received record lows in viewership this year, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/every-winner-golden-globes\/\">Golden Globes<\/a> also suffered from outcry over its bafflingly tone-deaf nominations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/business\/story\/2021-02-21\/hfpa-golden-globes-2021\" target=\"_blank\">scrutiny<\/a> into the shady practices of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, MTV\u2019s awards shows have always been more about entertaining their audience than making self-aggrandizing statements about the industry. They also tend to meet fans where they\u2019re at: nominees tend to be more diverse, representing the films and TV shows that are actually popular with audiences. (Jones herself is nominated in the Best Comedic Performance category for her role in <a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/coming-to-america-sequel-amazon-prime\/\"><em>Coming 2 America<\/em><\/a>.) And the awards categories have been gender-neutral for decades.<\/p>\n<p>The network hasn\u2019t revealed precisely what format this year\u2019s show will take or how much of it will be in-person vs. remote. But it\u2019s safe to assume we\u2019ll get to see Jones flex her comedic muscle in the show\u2019s trademark pre-recorded film parodies. She\u2019s already proved herself a hilariously watchable emcee, hosting the BET Awards back in 2017. And fans of her Twitter account know she\u2019s got plenty to say about whatever she happens to be watching. Makes you wonder whether she\u2019ll be rooting for <em>Godzilla vs. Kong<\/em> on May 16.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If I had a condo down there I would be pissed!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/kingkongGodzilla?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#kingkongGodzilla<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/thatsallogot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">#thatsallogot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uk1taXjPBh\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/uk1taXjPBh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Leslie Jones \ud83e\udd8b (@Lesdoggg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lesdoggg\/status\/1381403366664773638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">April 12, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29097,"featured_media":20982,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,38,16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Leslie Jones To Host 2021 MTV Movie &amp; 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