The 2016 “MTV Fandom Awards” and “MTV Fandom Fest” took over Petco Park in San Diego tonight for its third annual celebration of movies, TV, music, theater and video games. The highest honor of the night “Fandom of the Year,” presented by JOLLY RANCHER Candy, was bestowed upon “Teen Wolf.” Austin Butler of “The Shannara Chronicles” presented the cast from the show, including Tyler Posey, Holland Roden, Cody Christian, Dylan Sprayberry, Ian Bohen, JR Bourne and Khylin Rhambo with the night’s highest honor. The award was given out just hours after the cast revealed during their Comic-Con panel that the upcoming sixth season would be its last. Fans were also treated to an exclusive clip from the final season.
Star of the CW’s “Arrow,” Stephen Amell, was on hand to accept one of the most anticipated awards of the night, “Ship of the Year,” which went to “Olicity” for the second year in a row. Teresa Palmer and Alexander DiPersia of Warner Bros. Lights Out presented Amell with the award. For fans not on-site at Petco Park this evening, the show will air on Sunday, July 24 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
More than 21 million votes were cast by fans across Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr and Twitter for the nominees in all categories. The complete winner’s list follows:
FANDOM OF THE YEAR: “Teen Wolf”
SHIP OF THE YEAR: “Olicity” from “Arrow”
BEST NEW FANDOM: “Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments”
FAN FREAKOUT OF THE YEAR: “The 100” RIP Clexa
BANDOM OF THE YEAR: 5 Seconds of Summer
ANIMATION FANDOM OF THE YEAR: “Steven Universe”
BEST REVIVAL: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Emma Roberts and Dave Franco, from the upcoming Lionsgate feature Nerve, were on hand to present Alycia Debnam-Carey of “The 100” the award for “Fan Freakout of the Year;” the cast of the CW’s “iZombie” Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, David Anders and Aly Michalka, presented Dominic Sherwood, Katherine McNamara and Emeraude Toubia with the award for “Best New Fandom;” and the cast of Power Rangers, including Becky G, Naomi Scott, Ludi Lin, Dacre Montgomery, RJ Cyler presented 5 Seconds of Summer with “Bandom of the Year.”
Kent Jones opened the show with a three-song set highlighted by “Don’t Mind,” Pierce the Veil, introduced by Travis Mills, rocked out with a four-song set featuring “Circles,” and Krewella closed the show with a nine-song set list, including their single “Broken Record.”
The “MTV Fandom Awards” are executive produced for MTV by Garrett English and Vanessa Whitewolf and Eric Conte of Content.23 Media, Inc. Wendy Plaut is the Executive in Charge of Celebrity Talent and Brenda Antonio is the Celebrity Talent Executive. Gina Esposito and Lisa Lauricella are the Executives in Charge of Music Talent. Melanie Block is the VP, Events and Live Production and Jessica Schier is the Executive in Charge of Production.
