‘Brown Skin Girl’, featuring Nigerian Afrobeat star Wizkid, has been nominated in the Best Musical Moment category of the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards. The ceremony will air live from the Palladium in Los Angeles on May 16 and 17.
KAMPALA | LIFESTYLE UGANDA — Brown Skin Girl by Beyoncé and Nigerian Afrobeats star Wizkid has been nominated for a Best Musical Moment award at 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards, which will air live from the Palladium in Los Angeles on 16 and 17 May.
Best Musical Moment is one of two public-voted categories, along with Best Music Documentary, at the 29th edition of the awards which recognize outstanding achievement in film and television.
The film was nominated along with eight other films, including Lost in the Wild, Stand by Me, Beginning Middle End, I Wanna Rock, Edge of Great, Julie and the Phantoms, and Agatha All Along.
“@Beyonce @SAINtJHN @wizkidayo Congratulations,” the MTV Movie and TV Awards wrote in a tweet. “‘Brown Skin Girl’ from Black Is King is nominated for Best Musical Moment at the #MTVAwards!”
In 2019, Beyoncé released ‘Brown Skin Girl’ followed by a video for it from her 2020 visual album Black Is King.
This project has won numerous honours since its release, including a BET Award, the NAACP Image Award and the Grammy for Best Music Video.
The 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards will be hosted by US comedians Leslie Jones and Nikki Glaser.
As for the TV category, WandaVision is the front-runner with five nominations, followed by Emily in Paris, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and The Boys with three each.
With three nominations, Borat: The Subsequent Movie came in second place, followed by Judas and the Black Messiah, which was nominated twice.
In the public categories, fans can vote for their favourite nominees via Instagram.
Here is the complete list of nominees for the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards.
Scripted Nominees:
Best Movie
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Promising Young Woman
- Soul
- To All the Boys: Always and Forever
Best Show
- Bridgerton
- Cobra Kai
- Emily in Paris
- The Boys
- WandaVision
Best Performance in a Movie
- Carey Mulligan – Promising Young Woman
- Chadwick Boseman – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
- Daniel Kaluuya – Judas and the Black Messiah
- Sacha Baron Cohen – The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Zendaya – Malcolm & Marie
Best Performance in a Show
- Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen’s Gambit
- Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision
- Elliot Page – The Umbrella Academy
- Emma Corrin – The Crown
- Michaela Coel – I May Destroy You
Best Hero
- Anthony Mackie – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Gal Gadot – Wonder Woman 1984
- Jack Quaid – The Boys
- Pedro Pascal – The Mandalorian
- Teyonah Parris – WandaVision
Best Kiss
- Chase Stokes & Madelyn Cline – Outer Banks
- Jodie Comer & Sandra Oh – Killing Eve
- Lily Collins & Lucas Bravo – Emily in Paris
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan & Jaren Lewison – Never Have I Ever
- Regé-Jean Page & Phoebe Dynevor – Bridgerton
Best Comedic Performance
- Annie Murphy – Schitt’s Creek
- Eric Andre – Bad Trip
- Issa Rae – Insecure
- Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso
- Leslie Jones – Coming 2 America
Best Villain
- Aya Cash – The Boys
- Ewan McGregor – Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
- Giancarlo Esposito – The Mandalorian
- Kathryn Hahn – WandaVision
- Nicholas Hoult – The Great
Breakthrough Performance
- Antonia Gentry – Ginny & Georgia
- Ashley Park – Emily in Paris
- Maria Bakalova – Borat Subsequent Movie film
- Paul Mescal – Normal People
- Regé-Jean Page – Bridgerton
Best Fight
- Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) – Final Funhouse Fight
- Cobra Kai – Finale House Fight
- The Boys – Starlight, Queen Maeve, Kimiko vs. Stormfront
- WandaVision – Wanda vs. Agatha
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League – Final Fight vs. Steppenwolf
Most Frightened Performance
- Elisabeth Moss – The Invisible Man
- Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country
- Simona Brown – Behind Her Eyes
- Victoria Pedretti – The Haunting of Bly Manor
- Vince Vaughn – Freaky
Best Duo
- Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar – Star (Kristen Wiig) & Barb (Annie Mumolo)
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier – Falcon (Anthony Mackie) & Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan)
- The Mandalorian – Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) & Grogu
- Emily in Paris – Emily Cooper (Lily Collins) & Mindy Chen (Ashley Park)
- Borat Subsequent Moviefilm – Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen) & Tutar Sagdiyev (Maria Bakalova)
Unscripted Nominees:
Best Docu-Reality Show
- Below Deck Mediterranean
- Black Ink Crew New York
- Bling Empire
- Jersey Shore Family Vacation
- Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
Best Dating Show
- 90 Day Fiancé
- Ex On The Beach
- Love Is Blind
- Ready to Love
- The Bachelorette
Best Reality Cast
- 90 Day Fiancé
- Jersey Shore Family Vacation
- Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Best Competition Series
- Legendary
- RuPaul’s Drag Race
- The Challenge
- The Circle
- The Masked Singer
Best Lifestyle Show
- Deliciousness
- Fixer Upper: Welcome Home
- Making The Cut
- Nailed It!
- Queer Eye
Best New Unscripted Series (Brought To You By Sonic® Drive-In)
- Bling Empire
- Cardi Tries
- Selena + Chef
- The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
- VH1 Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition
Best Talk / Topical Show
- A Little Late with Lilly Singh
- Red Table Talk
- The Breakfast Club
- The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Best Comedy / Game Show
- Floor Is Lava
- Impractical Jokers
- Kids Say the Darndest Things
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild ‘N Out
- Ridiculousness
Best Host
- Nicole Byer – Nailed It!
- Rob Dyrdek – Ridiculousness
- RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race
- T.J. Lavin – The Challenge
- Tiffany Haddish – Kids Say the Darndest Things
Breakthrough Social Star
- Addison Rae
- Bretman Rock
- Charli D’Amelio
- Jalaiah Harmon
- Rickey Thompson
Best Real-Life Mystery Or Crime Series
- Catfish: The TV Show
- Evil Lives Here
- Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
- Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness
- Unsolved Mysteries
Best Fight
- Selling Sunset – Chrishell Stause vs. Christine Quinn
- The Real Housewives of New Jersey – Jackie Goldschneider vs. Teresa Giudice
- Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race – Kandy Muse vs. Tamisha Iman
- Keeping Up With The Kardashians – Kourtney Kardashian vs. Kim Kardashian West
- Legendary – Law Roach vs. Guest Judge Dominique Jackson
Best International Reality Series
- Acapulco Shore
- Geordie Shore
- Love Island (ITV)
- ¡Nailed it! México
- RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
