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.

 Dunkirk
 I, Tonya
 Lady Bird
 The Shape Of Water

 Danny McBride, Alien Covenant as Tennessee Faris
 Christopher Plummer, All The Money In The World as J Paul Getty
 Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Officer Jason Dixon
 Patrick Stewart, Logan as Professor Charles Xavier
 Finn Wolfhard, It as Richard "Richie" Tozier

 The Breadwinner
 Cars 3
 Ferdinand
 The Lego Batman Movie

 Koji Kondo, Super Mario Odyssey
 John Williams, Star Wars: The Last Jedi AND The Post
 Hans Zimmer, Dunkirk

 Lady Bird
 Star Wars: The Last Jedi
 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
 Wonder Woman

 Family Guy
 F Is For Family
 Robot Chicken
 Voltron: Legendary Defender

 Jon Bernthal, Marvel's Slipknot as Harry Dawson / Slipknot
 Kit Harington, Game Of Thrones as Jon Snow
 Andrew Lincoln, The Walking Dead as Rick Grimes
 Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan as Ray Donovan

 Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm as Himself
 Charlie Day, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia as Charlie Kelly
 William H Macy, Shameless as Frank Gallagher
 Eric McCormick, Will & Grace as Will Truman

 Billy Eichner, American Horror Story: Cult as Harrison Wilton & Charles "Tex" Watson
 Ewan McGregor, Fargo as Emmit & Raymond "Ray" Stussy
 Geoffrey Rush, Genius as Albert Einstein

 Sean Hayes, Will & Grace as Jack McFarland
 Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things as Will Byers
 Cole Sprouse, Riverdale as Forsythe "Jughead" Jones III

 Lady Gaga
 Ed Sheeran
 Taylor Swift

 Tom Holland, Spider-Man: Homecoming
 **Hugh Jackman, Logan** | **Gal Gadot, Wonder Woman**
**AND**
 Dwayne Johnson, The Fate Of The Furious
AND
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
AND
 Chris Pratt, Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2
 Mark Ruffalo, Thor: Ragnarok

## 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:

1. Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Benedict Cumberbatch - Avengers: Infinity War
2. Chris Pratt - Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
3. Holly Hunter - The Incredibles 2
4. Donald Glover - Solo: A Star Wars Story
5. Dwayne Johnson - Rampage
6. John Cena - Blockers
7. Sarah Silverman - Ralph Breaks The Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
8. John Irwin, Dave Franco, & Jonah Hill - SmashTV Presents: Lord Of The Jerks II
9. Wes Anderson - SmashTV Presents: The Chronicles Of Riley Currogate
10. Butch Hartman - Danny Phantom: 10 Years Later (AKA Codename: Aferlife)

Performances:

* John Leguizamo, John Cena, & Amy Schumer - Introduced Performances

## PERFORMERS

Main Show:

1. Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (Opening Performance)
2. The Roots ft. Bilal - It Ain't Fair
3. Kate Higgins - Jump Up! Super Star
4. Josh Groban - Evermore
5. Pink - Open Up Your Eyes
6. Gorillaz - Andromeda and Strobelite
7. Imagine Dragons - Believer
8. Katy Perry ft. Nicki Minaj - Swish Swish
9. Eminem - In Your Head
10. Bruno Mars & Cardi B - That's What I Like, Bodak Yellow (Money Moves), & Finesse (Closing Performance)

Pre-Show:

1. Ariana Grande - In Memoriam Performance
2. Post Malone - Rockstar
3. 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.