From Channing Tatum twerking for Jennifer Lopez to host Amy Schumer's archery fail, there were plenty of highlights and misfires from the 2015 MTV Movie Awards.
Here are the jokes, performances and moments that hit the target and the ones and missed it.
Best Moments
Amy Schumer's opener: From
a "Boyhood"/HPV joke to nearly flashing J.K. Simmons to her run-in with
a cancer support group, Schumer's opening video segment was as reliably
hilarious and inventive as her Comedy Central show (which can't come
back on TV soon enough). Plus, her monologue killed: "Half of you know
who I am, half of you think I'm Meghan Trainor."
Channing Tatum doing his thing: When
the cast of "Magic Mike XXL" presented J.Lo with the Scared As Shit
Performance award, she asked them exactly what we were all thinking:
"Why aren't you dancing?" Channing Tatum obliged, popping a twerk (in a
suit) onstage in front of Lopez. "Your turn," he told her. Sadly, she
did not oblige.
Rebel Wilson's censored moment: Introducing
an exclusive clip from "Pitch Perfect 2" as an "exclusive clit" was
easily the funniest non-Schumer joke of the entire night. Even her
castmates seemed shocked when she slipped it in.
Fall Out Boy meets Fetty Wap:
"Centuries" didn't need a rap breakdown, nor did "Trap Queen" need a
punk-rock edge. But did it sound killer on both counts? Hell yeah. Fetty
with an electric guitar is something that needs to happen again.
Charli XCX, Ty Dolla $ign & Tinashe:
There's a reason Charli gets invited to every MTV awards show: She
attacks a pop song with the abandon of a rock 'n' roll tidal wave. "Drop
That Kitty" was Tinashe's time to shine, though. It's only a shame she
got about 30 seconds to command the stage.
Kiss Cam: Amy Schumer sensuously kissing Amber Rose just before a commercial break? Well played, Amy.
Kevin Hart's Comedic Genius Award: While
Kimmel's intro jokes were a little one-note (we get it, Kevin is
short), it was pretty adorable that Hart brought his kids onstage to
accept his Golden Popcorn. As his son held it, you realized the award
was bigger than the kid's head.
Robert Downey Jr. accepting Generation Award: His
speech was fine (kudos for the "keep your nose clean" quip), but his
Avengers castmates taking a knee while he accepted his award was just
perfect.
Misfires
Archery fail:
Schumer's bow-and-arrow misfire was a literal misfire. It wasn't a big
deal, but the fact that it ruined an entire gag (with Jimmy Kimmel
pretending to get shot in the chest) was naturally awkward. Of course,
Schumer poked fun at herself almost immediately.
"Gone Girl" joke: "How
good was Gone Girl? It's the story of what one crazed white woman -- or
every Latina -- does when a man cheats on them," Schumer joked. It
wasn't awful, just kinda off. MTV immediately cut to J.Lo laughing like
"ummm, OK" -- which is an accurate response.


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