2018 SmashTV Awards

The 2018 SmashTV Awards aired on March 2 2018 on MTV, MTV 2, MTV Classic, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Network (formerly Spike), VH1, Boomerang, and Cartoon Network at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, making it the 2nd time the SmashTV Awards have taken place in a different location outside of Orlando, the first being the 2008 SmashTV Awards when it took place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. Amy Schumer and John Cena will host the ceremony, making it the first time since 2004 that the awards show will be co-hosted, as well as the 2nd time John Cena hosted the ceremony.
==NOMINEES==
The nominees were announced way earlier than expected, as they were announced on January 12th 2018 by Liam Neeson, Dakota Johnson, Camila Mendes, Holly Hunter, Michael B Jordan, and Tony Goldmark.
Best Film 	Best Director
Blade Runner 2049 	Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape Of Water
The Disaster Artist 	Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird
Dunkirk 	M Night Shyamalan, Split
Get Out 	Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
I, Tonya 	Jordan Peele, Get Out
Lady Bird 	Steven Spielberg, The Post
The Shape Of Water 	
Spider-Man: Homecoming 	
Star Wars: The Last Jedi	
Wonder Woman 	
Best Actor 	Best Actress
Vin Diesel, XXX: Return Of Xander Cage as Xander Cage
AND
The Fate Of The Furious as Dominic Toretto	
Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
AND
Justice League as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman
Ansel Elgort, Baby Driver as Baby / Miles 	Sally Hawkins, The Shape Of Water as Elisa Esposito
James Franco, The Disaster Artist as Tommy Wiseau 	 Dafne Keen, Logan as Laura / X-23
Mark Hamill, Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Luke Skywalker 	Jennifer Lawrence, Mother! as Mother
Chris Hemsworth, Thor: Ragnarok as Thor 	Frances McDormand, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Mildred Hayes
Tom Holland, Spider-Man: Homecoming as Peter Parker / Spider-Man 	Daisy Ridley, Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Rey
Hugh Jackman, Logan as Logan / Wolverine
AND
The Greatest Showman as P.T. Barnum	Margot Robbie, I Tonya as Tonya Harding
Daniel Kaluuya, Get Out as Chris Washington 	Michelle Rodriguez, The Fate Of The Furious as Letty Ortiz
James McAvoy, Split as Kevin Wendell Crumb 	Saoirse Ronan, Lady Bird as Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson
Gary Oldman, Darkest Hour as Winston Churchill 	Zoe Saldana, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 as Gamora
Chris Pratt, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 as Peter Quill / Star-Lord	Meryl Streep, The Post as Kay Graham
Bill Skarsgard, It as Pennywise 	Anya Taylor-Joy, Split as Casey Cooke
Best Supporting Actor 	Best Supporting Actress
Robert Downey Jr., Spider-Man: Homecoming as Tony Stark / Iron Man 	Hong Chau, Downsizing as Ngoc Lan Tran
Danny McBride, Alien Covenant as Tennessee Faris 	Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip as Dina
Christopher Plummer, All The Money In The World as J Paul Getty 	Allison Janney, I Tonya as LaVona Golden
Lil Reb Howery, Get Out as Rod Williams 	Catherine Keener, Get Out as Missy Armitage
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Officer Jason Dixon	Sophia Lillis, It as Beverly "Bev" Marsh
Michael Rooker, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 as Yondu 	Laurie Metcalf, Lady Bird as Marion McPherson
Patrick Stewart, Logan as Professor Charles Xavier 	Julianne Moore, Kingsman: The Golden Circle as Poppy Adams
Finn Wolfhard, It as Richard "Richie" Tozier 	Octavia Spencer, The Shape Of Water as Zelda Fuller
Best Animated Film 	Best Miniseries Or TV Film
The Boss Baby 	Big Little Lies
The Breadwinner 	Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie
Cars 3 	The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
Coco 	Samurai Jack
Despicable Me 3 	Twin Peaks
Ferdinand 	The Wizard Of Lies
The Lego Batman Movie 	
Mary And The Witch's Flower 	
My Little Pony: The Movie 	
Pokemon The Movie: I Choose You!	
Best Original Score 	Best Original Song
Alexandre Desplat, The Shape Of Water 	Break Free (Lead The Way), Super Mario Odyssey
Koji Kondo, Super Mario Odyssey 	Evermore, Beauty & The Beast
Mark Mothersbaugh, Thor: Ragnarok 	It Ain't Fair, Detroit
Benjamin Wallfisch & Hans Zimmer, Blade Runner 2049 	Jump Up! Super Star, Super Mario Odyssey
John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi AND The Post	Open Up Your Eyes, My Little Pony: The Movie
Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk 	This Is Me, The Greatest Showman
Best Cast In A Film 	Worst Film
The Disaster Artist 	The Emoji Movie
Get Out 	Fifty Shades Darker
Lady Bird 	King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 	The Mummy (2017)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri	Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Wonder Woman 	Rings
Best TV Show 	Best Cartoon
Agents Of SHIELD 	Adventure Time
American Gods 	The Amazing World Of Gumball
Curb Your Enthusiasm	Bunnicula
Game Of Thrones 	DuckTales (2017)
Insecure 	Legend Quest
Riverdale 	The Loud House
Shameless 	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Star Wars Rebels 	Mysticons
Stranger Things 	OK KO: Let's Be Heroes
Teen Wolf 	Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil
Veep 	Steven Universe
The Walking Dead 	Tangled: The Series
Will & Grace 	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
Best Adult Cartoon 	Best Villain
Bob's Burgers 	Cate Blanchett, Thor: Ragnarok
Family Guy 	Michael Keaton, Spider-Man: Homecoming
F Is For Family 	James McAvoy, Split
Rick And Morty 	Kurt Russell, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Robot Chicken 	Bill Skarsgard, It
The Simpsons 	Charlize Theron, The Fate Of The Furious
Voltron: Legendary Defender	Allison Williams, Get Out
Best TV Actor - Drama Series 	Best TV Actress - Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark as Martin "Marty" Byrde 	Caitriona Balfe, Outlander as Claire Fraser
Jon Bernthal, Marvel's Slipknot as Harry Dawson / Slipknot	Chloe Bennet, Agents Of SHIELD as Daisy Johnson / Quake
Kit Harington, Game Of Thrones as Jon Snow 	Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things as Eleven
Freddie Highmore, The Good Doctor as Dr. Shaun Murphy 	Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Deuce as Eileen "Candy" Merrell
Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead as Rick Grimes 	Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale as June Osborne / Offred
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan as Ray Donovan 	Lili Reinhart, Riverdale as Betty Cooper
Best TV Actor - Comedy Series 	Best TV Actress - Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish as Andre "Dre" Johnson 	Pamela Adlon, Better Things as Sam Fox
Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm as Himself 	Alison Brie, GLOW as Ruth "Zoya The Destroya" Wilder
Charlie Day, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia as Charlie Kelly	Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson
William H Macy, Shameless as Frank Gallagher 	Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep as Selina Meyer
Danny McBride, Vice Principals as Neal Gamby 	Debra Messing, Will & Grace as Grace Adler
Eric McCormick, Will & Grace as Will Truman 	Issa Rae, Insecure as Issa Dee
Best TV Actor - Miniseries Or TV Film 	Best TV Actress - Miniseries Or TV Film
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock: The Lying Detective as Sherlock Holmes 	Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies as Celeste Wright
Robert De Niro, The Wizard Of Lies as Bernie Madoff 	Jessica Lange, Feud: Bette And Joan as Joan Crawford
Billy Eichner, American Horror Story: Cult as Harrison Wilton & Charles "Tex" Watson	Francesca Marie Smith, Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie as Helga Pataki (voice)
Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks as Dale Cooper 	Susan Sarandon, Feud: Bette And Joan as Bette Davis
Ewan McGregor, Fargo as Emmit & Raymond "Ray" Stussy 	Oprah Winfrey, The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks as Deborah Lacks
Geoffrey Rush, Genius as Albert Einstein 	Reese Witherspoon, Big Little Lies as Madeline Martha Mackenzie
Best Supporting Actor In TV 	Best Supporting Actress In TV
David Harbour, Stranger Things as Chief Jim Hopper 	Laura Dern, Big Little Lies as Renata Klein
Sean Hayes, Will & Grace as Jack McFarland 	Susie Essman, Curb Your Enthusiasm as Susie Green
Norman Reedus, The Walking Dead as Daryl Dixon 	Lena Headey, Game Of Thrones as Cersei Lannister
Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things as Will Byers 	Michelle Pfeiffer, The Wizard Of Lies as Ruth Madoff
Alexander Skarsgard, Big Little Lies as Perry Wright 	Sigourney Weaver, Marvel's The Meddler as Alexandra / Queen Hera
Cole Sprouse, Riverdale as Forsythe "Jughead" Jones III	Shailene Woodley, Big Little Lies as Jane Chapman
Best Billboard Artist	Best Music Group
Eminem 	The Chainsmokers
Lady Gaga 	Coldplay
DJ Khaled 	Gorillaz
Bruno Mars 	Imagine Dragons
Ed Sheeran 	The Killers
Taylor Swift 	Migos
Best Video Game
Call Of Duty: WWII
Cuphead
The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Splatoon 2
Star Wars Battlefront II
Super Mario Odyssey
WWE 2K18
Best Male Buttkicker 	Best Female Buttkicker
Chris Hemsworth, Thor: Ragnarok 	
Star Butterfly, Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil
(Episode: Toffee)
Tom Holland, Spider-Man: Homecoming 	Abbie Cornish, Geostorm
Hugh Jackman, Logan 	
Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman
AND
Justice League
Dwayne Johnson, The Fate Of The Furious
AND
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle	
Karen Gillan, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
AND
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
Chris Pratt, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2	Zoe Saldana, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
Mark Ruffalo, Thor: Ragnarok 	Tessa Thompson, Thor: Ragnarok
==NOMINEES (SLAMMY AWARDS)==
TBA
==TRIVIA==
*This is the first time a SmashTV Awards ceremony is taking place in Las Vegas, and the 2nd time the SmashTV Awards have taken place in another venue outside Orlando, the first being Atlanta for the 2008 SmashTV Awards.
*Host of SmashTV John Leguizamo, while doing a special monologue (replacing the usual funny monologue) talking about gun control and the recent Las Vegas shooting that occurred on October 1 2017, announced on the October 6th 2017 edition of SmashTV that the 2018 SmashTV Awards will take place in Las Vegas to show support for the victims of the shooting, and that security would be increased at the T-Mobile Arena when the show takes place on March 2 2018, and will stay that way for future SmashTV Awards ceremonies in Orlando's Amway Center.
==PRESENTERS==
Awards (in order or presentation):
*Jennifer Aniston - Best Supporting Actor
*Tom Holland - Best Supporting Actress
*Rivers Cuomo - Best Music Group
*Chris Evans - Best Male Buttkicker & Best Female Buttkicker
*Maisie Williams and Kit Harington - Best Supporting Actor In TV & Best Supporting Actress In TV
*Billy Walters (voice: Charlie Day) & Jennifer Drake (voice: Saoirse Ronan) - Best Animated Film
*Amy Adams and Patricia Clarkson - Best TV Actress, Miniseries Or TV Film & Best TV Actor, Miniseries Or TV Film
*Jason Bateman and Reese Witherspoon - Best Miniseries Or TV Film
*Beyonce - Best Billboard Artist
*Tiffany Haddish and Lil Rel Howery - Best TV Actor, Comedy Series & Best TV Actress, Comedy Series
*Justin Hurwitz - Best Original Score
*Alessia Cara and Justin Timberlake - Best Original Song
*Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, and K.O. (voice: Courteney Taylor) - Best Video Game
*Jay Chandrasekhar, Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske, Kevin Heffernan, Brian Cox, and Marisa Coughlan - Best Cast In A Film
*Jeffrey Dean Morgan - Best Villain
*Evan Rachel Wood - Best TV Actor, Drama Series
*Steven Yeun - Best TV Actress, Drama Series
*Tye Sheridan and Letitia Wright - Best Adult Cartoon & Best Cartoon
*Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero - Worst Film
*Damien Chazelle - Best Director
*Bill Hader - Best TV Show
*Emma Stone - Best Actor
*Ryan Reynolds - Best Actress
*JK Simmons - Best Film
Sneak Peeks:
#Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Benedict Cumberbatch - Avengers: Infinity War
#Chris Pratt - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
#Holly Hunter - The Incredibles 2
#Donald Glover - Solo: A Star Wars Story
#Dwayne Johnson - Rampage
#John Cena - Blockers
#Sarah Silverman - Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
#John Irwin, Dave Franco, & Jonah Hill - SmashTV Presents: Lord Of The Jerks II
#Wes Anderson - SmashTV Presents: The Chronicles Of Riley Currogate
#Butch Hartman - Danny Phantom: 10 Years Later (AKA Codename: Aferlife)
Performances:
*John Leguizamo, John Cena, & Amy Schumer - Introduced Performances
==PERFORMERS==
Main Show:
#Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (Opening Performance)
#The Roots ft. Bilal - It Ain't Fair
#Kate Higgins - Jump Up! Super Star
#Josh Groban - Evermore
#Pink - Open Up Your Eyes
#Gorillaz - Andromeda and Strobelite
#Imagine Dragons - Believer
#Katy Perry ft. Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish
#Eminem - In Your Head
#Bruno Mars & Cardi B - That's What I Like, Bodak Yellow (Money Moves), & Finesse (Closing Performance)
Pre-Show:
#Ariana Grande - In Memoriam Performance
#Post Malone - Rockstar
#Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still
==TRIVIA==
*Steven Universe marks the first time a TV show has won Best Original Song, as well as the first cartoon to win an award outside the TV Category.