Sacha Baron Cohen to Receive Comedic Genius Award at 2021 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS
The ceremony airs LIVE from Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16 at 9PM ET/PT with host Leslie Jones. by TV News Desk
TV TODAYREVEALED that Academy Award-nominated actor, comedian, screenwriter and producer Sacha Baron Cohen will be honored with the "Comedic Genius Award" at the 2021 "MTV Movie & TV Awards," airing LIVE from Los Angeles on Sunday, May 16 at 9PM ET/PT with host Leslie Jones.
Baron Cohen will become only the fourth recipient of the highly-coveted award, which honors an actor who has made incomparable contributions to the world of comedy, providing a major influence through their work and transforming the genre at-large. He joins an impressive roster of past comedic trailblazers who have received the award, including Melissa McCarthy (2016), Kevin Hart (2015) and Will Ferrell (2013).