MTV Movie Award for Best Hero
The MTV Movie Award for Best Hero was introduced in 2006, but retired the next year, and reinstated in 2012. A similar category titled Biggest Badass Star was introduced in 2010, nominating only the actor, and not the movie.
Winners and nominees
Best Hero
| Year | Actor | Role | Film |
| 2006 | ' | Batman Begins | |
| 2006 | Fantastic Four | ||
| 2006 | Selene | ' | |
| 2006 | ' | ||
| 2006 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | ||
| 2012 | ' | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 | |
| 2012 | ' | ||
| 2012 | Thor | Thor | |
| 2012 | ' | ||
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street | ||
| 2013 | ' | ||
| 2013 | ' | ||
| 2013 | ' | ||
| 2013 | ' | ||
| 2013 | Snow White and the Huntsman | ||
| 2014 | ' | Man of Steel | |
| 2014 | Iron Man 3 | ||
| 2014 | ' | ||
| 2014 | Thor | ' | |
| 2014 | White House Down | ||
| 2015 | Thomas | ||
| 2015 | ' | ||
| 2015 | ' | ||
| 2015 | Guardians of the Galaxy | ||
| 2015 | ' | ||
| 2016 | ' | ||
| 2016 | ' | ||
| 2016 | San Andreas | ||
| 2016 | Rey | ' | |
| 2016 | Ant-Man | ||
| 2016 | ' | ||
| 2017 | ' | Hidden Figures | |
| 2017 | Arrow | ||
| 2017 | Eleven | Stranger Things | |
| 2017 | Luke Cage | ||
| 2017 | ' | ||
| 2017 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | ||
| 2018 | T'Challa / Black Panther | Black Panther | |
| 2018 | Game of Thrones | ||
| 2018 | Wonder Woman | ||
| 2018 | ' | ||
| 2018 | Rey | ' | |
| 2019 | ' | ' | |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | ||
| 2019 | Shazam | Shazam! | |
| 2019 | BlacKkKlansman | ||
| 2019 | Game of Thrones |
Biggest Badass Star
| Year | Actor | Role | Film |
| 2010 | Rain | Raizo | Ninja Assassin |
| 2010 | Salt | ||
| 2010 | Star Trek | ||
| 2010 | ' | ||
| 2010 | Perseus | Clash of the Titans | |
| 2011 | ' | Kick-Ass | |
| 2011 | Iron Man 2 | ||
| 2011 | Arthur | Inception | |
| 2011 | Number Four | I Am Number Four | |
| 2011 | '' |