The MTV Movie Award for Best Hero was introduced in 2006, but retired the next year, and reinstated in 2012. 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
Best Hero + Table key Indicates the winner Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref 2006 Batman Begins Fantastic Four Underworld: Evolution Selene Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire 2012 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Captain America: The First Avenger Thor Thor 21 Jump Street 2013 Snow White and the Huntsman 2014 Man of Steel Iron Man 3 Thor: The Dark World Thor White House Down 2015 Thomas Guardians of the Galaxy Beatrice "Tris" Prior 2016 Avengers: Age of Ultron San Andreas Star Wars: The Force Awakens Rey Ant-Man Mad Max: Fury Road 2017 Hidden Figures Arrow Stranger Things Jane Ives-Hopper / Eleven Luke Cage Luke Cage Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2018 Black Panther T'Challa / Black Panther Game of Thrones Wonder Woman Star Wars: The Last Jedi Rey 2019 Avengers: Endgame Captain Marvel Shazam! Billy Batson / Shazam BlacKkKlansman Game of Thrones 2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Wonder Woman 1984 WandaVision The Mandalorian Din Djarin / The Mandalorian The Boys 2022 Black Widow No Time to Die Moon Knight Marc Spector / Moon Knight, Steven Grant / Mr. Knight and Jake Lockley Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Spider-Man: No Way Home 2023 The Last of Us Top Gun: Maverick Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell Andor Cassian Andor Wednesday Wednesday Addams Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Biggest Badass Star + Table key Indicates the winner Year Actor Ref 2010 Rain 2011
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