Since Dennis Miller hosted the very first MTV Movie Awards back in 1992, the music channel’s annual award ceremony has been something of a fun dalliance into a world where the artistic merit of a movie is less important than its popular clout. This year marks a couple of big changes for the format: not only did the award show change its official name  —  it is now known as the MTV Movie & TV Awards  —  it also has become arguably the most inclusive award show to date, honoring titles like Moonlight, Get Out, and Jane the Virgin alongside its stalwart categories like Best Kiss and Best Villain.

The big winners of the night were the recent remake of Beauty and the Best (which took home Best Movie and Best Actor for Emma Watson) and the Netflix series Stranger Things, which won the first-ever Best Show award, plus Best Actor for star Millie Bobby Brown. Hidden Figures also took home two awards for Best Hero and Best Fight Against the System. There weren’t a ton of standout moments, although the memories of Anthony Hopkins calling Mark Wahlberg “dude” in the new Transformers: The Last Knight trailer will last a lifetime. At a certain point they started rushing through the awards; host Adam Devine began literally handing out popcorn buckets to people in the audience and several categories weren’t even announced on air.

Tonight’s crowded list of nominees and winners) represent some pretty excellent movies and shows, and even some pretty fun categories  —  I’m particularly fond of the Best Duo one myself  —  to amuse those tired of the same six or seven basic offerings from every other award show. Do you have any favorites in the bunch?

Best Musical Moment
“Beauty and the Beast,” Ariana Grande and John Legend (Beauty and the Beast)
“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” Justin Timberlake (Trolls)
“How Far I’ll Go,” Auli’l Cravalho (Moana)
“City of Stars,” Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (La La Land)
“You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Ensemble (Hairspray Live!)
“Be That As It May,” Herizen Guardiola (The Get Down)
“You’re the One I Want,” Ensemble (Grease: Live) - WINNER

Movie of the Year
Beauty and the Beast - WINNER
Get Out
Logan
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Edge of Seventeen

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Show of the Year
Atlanta
Game of Thrones
Insecure
Pretty Little Liars
Stranger Things - WINNER
This Is Us

Best Kiss
Moonlight, Ashton Sanders & Jharrel Jerome - WINNER
La La Land, Emma Stone & Ryan Gosling
Beauty and the Beast, Emma Watson & Dan Stevens
Empire, Taraji P. Henson & Terrence Howard
Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates, Zac Efron & Anna Kendrick

Best Villain
Get Out, Allison Williams
Stranger Things, Demogorgon
Suicide Squad, Jared Leto
The Walking Dead, Jeffrey Dean Morgan - WINNER
American Horror Story: Roanoke, Wes Bentley

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Best Host
Ellen DeGeneres, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
John Oliver, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Samantha Bee, Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Trevor Noah, The Daily Show - WINNER

Best Documentary
13th - WINNER

I Am Not Your Negro
O.J.: Made in America
This Is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
TIME: The Kalief Browder Story

Best Reality Competition
America’s Got Talent
MasterChef Junior
RuPaul’s Drag Race -
 WINNER
The Bachleor
The Voice

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Best Actor in a Movie
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out
Emma Watson, Beauty and the Beast - WINNER
Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen
Hugh Jackman, Logan
James McAvoy, Split
Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures

Best Actor in a Show
Donald Glover, Atlanta
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Walking Dead
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things - WINNER

Best Comedic Performance
Adam Devine, Workaholics
Ilana Glazer & Abbi Jacobson, Broad City
Lil Rey Howery, Get Out - WINNER
Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy
Will Arnett, The LEGO Batman Movie
Seth Rogen, Sausage Party

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Best Hero
Felicity Jones, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Grant Gustin, The Flash
Mike Colter, Luke Cage
Millie Bobbie Brown, Stranger Things
Stephen Amell, Arrow
Taraji P. Henson, Hidden Figures - WINNER

Tearjerker
Hodor’s Death, Game of Thrones
Death Conversation, Grey’s Anatomy
Will Tells Louisa He Can’t Stay With Her, Me Before You
Paula Tells Chiron That She Loves Him, Moonlight
Jack and Randall at Karate, This Is Us - WINNER

Next Generation
Chrissy Metz
Daniel Kaluuya - WINNER
Issa Rae
Riz Ahmed
Yara Shahidi

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Best Duo
Adam Levine & Blake Shelton, The Voice
Daniel Kaluuya & Lil Rey Howery, Get Out
Lakeith Stanfield & Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta
Hugh Jackman & Dafne Keen, Logan - WINNER
Josh Gad & Luke Evans, Beauty and the Beast
Martha Stewart & Snoop Dogg, Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party

Best American Story
Black-ish - WINNER
Fresh Off the Boat
Jane the Virgin
Moonlight
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Best Fight Against the System
Get Out
Hidden Figures -
 WINNER
Loving
Luke Cage
Mr. Robot

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