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.

Winners and nominees[]

Best Hero[]

Table key

	Indicates the winner

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
2006	Christian Bale	Bruce Wayne / Batman	Batman Begins
	Jessica Alba	Sue Storm / Invisible Woman	Fantastic Four
	Kate Beckinsale	Selene	Underworld: Evolution
	Ewan McGregor	Obi-Wan Kenobi	Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
	Daniel Radcliffe	Harry Potter	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2012	Daniel Radcliffe	Harry Potter	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
	Chris Evans	Steve Rodgers / Captain America	Captain America: The First Avenger
	Chris Hemsworth	Thor	Thor
	Jennifer Lawrence	Katniss Everdeen	The Hunger Games
	Channing Tatum	Greg Jenko	21 Jump Street
2013	Martin Freeman	Bilbo Baggins	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
	Christian Bale	Bruce Wayne / Batman	The Dark Knight Rises
	Robert Downey Jr.	Tony Stark / Iron Man	The Avengers
	Anne Hathaway	Selina Kyle / Catwoman	The Dark Knight Rises
	Kristen Stewart	Snow White	Snow White and the Huntsman
2014	Henry Cavill	Clark Kent / Superman	Man of Steel
	Robert Downey Jr.	Tony Stark / Iron Man	Iron Man 3
	Martin Freeman	Bilbo Baggins	The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
	Chris Hemsworth	Thor	Thor: The Dark World
	Channing Tatum	John Cale	White House Down
2015	Dylan O'Brien	Thomas	The Maze Runner
	Martin Freeman	Bilbo Baggins	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
	Jennifer Lawrence	Katniss Everdeen	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
	Chris Pratt	Peter Quill / Star-Lord	Guardians of the Galaxy
	Shailene Woodley	Tris Prior	The Divergent Series: Insurgent
2016	Jennifer Lawrence	Katniss Everdeen	The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
	Chris Evans	Steve Rodgers / Captain America	Avengers: Age of Ultron
	Dwayne Johnson	Ray Gaines	San Andreas
	Daisy Ridley	Rey	Star Wars: The Force Awakens
	Paul Rudd	Scott Lang / Ant-Man	Ant-Man
	Charlize Theron	Imperator Furiosa	Mad Max: Fury Road
2017	Taraji P. Henson	Katherine Goble Johnson	Hidden Figures
	Stephen Amell	Oliver Queen / Green Arrow	Arrow
	Millie Bobby Brown	Eleven	Stranger Things
	Mike Colter	Luke Cage	Luke Cage
	Grant Gustin	Barry Allen / Flash	The Flash
	Felicity Jones	Jyn Erso	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2018	Chadwick Boseman	T'Challa / Black Panther	Black Panther
	Emilia Clarke	Daenerys Targaryen	Game of Thrones
	Gal Gadot	Diana Prince / Wonder Woman	Wonder Woman
	Grant Gustin	Barry Allen / Flash	The Flash
	Daisy Ridley	Rey	Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2019	Robert Downey Jr.	Tony Stark / Iron Man	Avengers: Endgame
	Brie Larson	Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel	Captain Marvel
	Zachary Levi	Shazam	Shazam!
	John David Washington	Ron Stallworth	BlacKkKlansman
	Maisie Williams	Arya Stark	Game of Thrones
2021	Anthony Mackie	Sam Wilson / Falcon	The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
	Gal Gadot	Diana Prince / Wonder Woman	Wonder Woman 1984
	Teyonah Parris	Monica Rambeau	WandaVision
	Pedro Pascal	The Mandalorian	The Mandalorian
	Jack Quaid	Hughie Campbell	The Boys

Biggest Badass Star[]

Table key

	Indicates the winner

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
2010	Rain	Raizo	Ninja Assassin
	Angelina Jolie	Evelyn Salt	Salt
	Chris Pine	James T. Kirk	Star Trek
	Channing Tatum	Conrad S. Hauser / Duke	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
	Sam Worthington	Perseus	Clash of the Titans
2011	Chloë Grace Moretz	Mindy MacCready / Hit-Girl	Kick-Ass
	Robert Downey Jr.	Tony Stark	Iron Man 2
	Joseph Gordon-Levitt	Arthur	Inception
	Alex Pettyfer	Number Four	I Am Number Four
	Jaden Smith	Dre Parker	The Karate Kid

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