Comedian Lil Rel Howery, the star of the new hit film Get Out, was one of the first winners Saturday night at the 2017 MTV Movie And TV Awards as he accepted the award for best comedic performance despite all of the hail and bad weather that was hitting Los Angeles at the time.
After a confusingly long look at the red carpet and festival stage, 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards Festival host Terrence J announced they’re about to hand out the award for best comedic performance. “[Co-host Gaby Wilson] and I have the honor to give it to Lil Rel. Lil Rel you just won — this is not a test, this is not a joke — you just won at the MTV Movie & TV Awards,” Terrence said.
The actor won his Golden Popcorn Award for his stellar performance in Get Out. He deserved to bask in the glow of that win on an actual stage, during the actual award show, with actual viewers, but despite the bad weather and other technical difficulties during the show, he was unable to go to the stage as we would have expected.
Lil Rel was then forced to give an acceptance speech to no one other than Terrence J, Gaby Wilson, and the MTV camera crew, with some very touching sentiments. “Thanks to Jordan Peele for putting me in a movie. And shout out to all the young people in Chicago that have big dreams and dream big. Keep dreaming big. Don’t let your mistakes determine who you’re going to be,” he announced while clutching the Golden Popcorn.
