Leslie Jones to host the MTV Movie & TV Awards next month

Posted April 28, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Comedian-actor Leslie Jones will take the stage as host of the MTV Movie & TV Awards next month.

The network announced Wednesday that Jones will host the awards, which will air live on May 16 from Los Angeles. The awards show celebrates the best moments in movies and television over the past year.

The Emmy-nominated Leslie is currently the host and executive producer of ABC's 'œSupermarket Sweep'ť and appeared in 'œComing 2 America,'ť which is streaming on Amazon Prime. She also hosted the BET Awards in 2017.

Previous Movie & TV Awards hosts include Dwayne 'œThe Rock'ť Johnson, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart and Adam DeVine.

Last week, MTV announced that Disney Plus series 'œWandaVision'ť leads the awards with five nominations. Netflix's 'œEmily in Paris'ť and Amazon's 'œThe Boys'ť each scored four nominations.

A day after the Movie & TV Awards, MTV will air the inaugural Movie & TV Awards: UNSCRIPTED on May 17. The show will recognize the best moments in reality television.

FILE - A view of the stage appears at the MTV Movie and TV Awards on June 15, 2019, in Santa Monica, Calif. The network announced Wednesday, April 28, 2021, that comedian-actor Leslie Jones will take the stage as host of the awards show which will air live on May 16 from Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) The Associated Press

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