YASSSS @ashdsanders x @jharreljerome take home Best Kiss 💋 for #Moonlight pic.twitter.com/8IiTk90kvQ
— Movie & TV Awards (@MTVAwards) May 8, 2017
Moonlight won Best Kiss at the 2017 MTV Movie and TV Awards, and not only did the audience in the room love Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome’s accepting speech for the award but the internet was going crazy about it as well. We’ve come a long way since the cheesy, yet fun, faux-make out days of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, and while the awards show might be trying to hard with the “woke” nature of some awards wins this is still a great occurrence.
The internet was all over the big moment, and it makes a nice bookend after Moonlight didn’t get a pure moment to celebrate after the Oscars debacle that took place during its Best Picture win. The outpouring of excitement and fan support for the moment, and that it won a semi-major award on national television, is a testament to how important representation like this is in both movies and television.
Fans couldn’t contain their excitement about the win, and the Twitter reactions proved it. It’s genuinely not often Twitter sentiment is coalesces into such a heartwarming moment as this but it sure is great to see especially in a time when — even though representation is rising with more gay characters and storylines in shows and movies — those storylines aren’t necessarily being awarded on a big stage such as this. This moment isn’t the first same sex kiss to win the award, as Selma Blair and Sarah Michelle Gellar took home the popcorn for their Cruel Intentions lip lock but suffice it to say this is the first same sex pairing to win for a kiss that is emotional honest and truly representative of the gay experience.
MOONLIGHT's beach scene winning Best Kiss is a cool move, MTV Movie Awards. I'll give you that.
— DrewMcWeeny (@DrewMcWeeny) May 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/MSmithHoya/status/861391087402967040
https://twitter.com/browncrayon/status/861390681905930240
The only thing I cared about on the MTV Movie awards was the Moonlight kiss, so YAY!
— Freaky! Outie! (@seramarlowe) May 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/enjoltxire/status/861390146641514500
Moonlight! #MTVAwards
— soul collector (@WeLuvAja) May 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/sadgurlwendy/status/861389057322037250
That Moonlight kiss is so delicate and well-observed that I literally don't believe it was chosen by teens on an #MTVAwards website.
— Jesse Hassenger (@rockmarooned) May 8, 2017
me: ugh the mtv movie awards
also me: THEY GAVE BEST KISS TO THOSE CUTIES FROM MOONLIGHT THIS IS SO IMPORTANT NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT pic.twitter.com/uYPAOMlPC5— lindsey marie (@thekuhlest) May 8, 2017
Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome won Best Kiss!! I'm so happy!! ❤️ #MTVAwards #Moonlight
— ❯❯❯❯ (@quietzapx) May 8, 2017
i can't express how happy i am that Moonlight won best on screen kiss #mtvawards https://t.co/CNRFK7hwFW
— lily | misses tzp (@formidablekahan) May 8, 2017
Me: the mtv movie awards are dumb and meaningless
*Logan, Hidden Figures, & Moonlight win awards*
Me: pic.twitter.com/hXDrmXAdDO
— T✨ (@tori_allena) May 8, 2017
Someone even took this opportunity to remind La La Land fans what the score is.
Just putting it out here:
MTV Movie and TV Awards wins by far:
Moonlight – 1
La La Land – 0#MTVAwards— Nicol (@nikowl) May 8, 2017