Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, accepts the generation award at the MTV Movie and TV Awards on Saturday, June 15, 2019, at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. LOS ANGELES — Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson didn’t make a household name for himself by conforming to someone else’s idea of who he should be, an approach he encouraged others to take while accepting a top honor at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
“They are the living embodiment of Captain Marvel,” Larson said as she stepped aside to let the women give speeches in which they thanked the actress for the rare acknowledgement on an awards show stage. Daniel Levy shared a similar sentiment after winning the best comedic performance award for “Schitt’s Creek.”
Women took home several of the night’s biggest awards, including best performance in a show and in a movie . The show features gender-neutral categories.