Emma Watson takes first major gender-neutral movie award

On May 7, 2017, actress, Emma Watson became the first person to win the MTV Movie and TV Awards’ new gender-neutral Best Actor in a Movie award for her performance as Belle in “Beauty and the Beast.”

• This year, MTV Movie and TV Awards’ also added a gender-less best actor category award for television.

About Gender-Neutral Award:

In this context, ‘gender-neutral’ means, every award category had a single list of male as well as female nominees together, unlike Oscars or Golden Globe, which have separate categories for Male Actor and Female Actor.

Brief Biography of Emma Watson:

Emma Watson was born on April 15, 1990 in Paris, France.She became famous on account of her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

• In 2014 she got a graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
• She was awarded British Artist of the Year by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2014.
• Besides acting in Films and television, she has taken up modelling assignments for renowned names. She is also a fashion consultant.
• In July 2014, she was appointed UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and served as an advocate for UN Women’s HeForShe campaign in promoting gender equality.

2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards – Winners List:

2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards was held on May 7, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. The award ceremony was hosted by Adam De Vine.