Zachary Levi kicks off 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards

June 17 (UPI) — Host Zachary Levi kicked off the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards on Monday with an opening monologue.

Levi started things off by poking fun at the night’s categories and some of the celebrities in attendance including Dwayne Johnson, Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista.

The Shazam! star noted how most of the audience was a nerd at one point before showing off unflattering photos of Johnson, Nanjiani and Bautista. Johnson’s photo featured the actor sporting a fanny pack while Bautista looked skinny and half his now muscular size.

Levi then shared an uplifting message for viewers at home, telling them to start loving the person that they are. Levi is nominated for Best Hero and Best Comedic Performance.

Hey @ZacharyLevi, now that's how you make an entrance! Our #MTVAwards host is also nominated for Best Hero and Best Comedic Performance tonight pic.twitter.com/NR8wccSPKN— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) June 18, 2019

Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot presented the first award for Most Frightened Performance. Sandra Bullock won for her role in Bird Box over Alex Wolff in Hereditary, Linda Cardellini for The Curse of La Llorona, Rhian Rees for Halloween and Victoria Pedretti for The Haunting of Hill House.

“Family is what you fight for, family is what you protect. What you see in this film is exactly what Mommy would do for you,” Bullock said about starring in Bird Box. Bullock earned her fifth Golden Popcorn trophy with the win.

"Family is what you fight for, family is what you protect. What you see in this film is exactly what Mommy would do for you." -Sandra Bullock #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/58H1XoTjJa— MTV (@MTV) June 18, 2019

Dwayne Johnson was then presented with the Generation Award. Johnson, onstage, echoed Levi’s earlier comments about being accepting ourselves and one another.

“The most powerful thing we can be is ourselves,” Johnson said before sharing one of his favorite quotes. “It’s nice to be important but it’s more important to be nice.”

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