Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman received the Best Hero award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards and surprised real-life Waffle House shooting hero James Shaw Jr. by paying tribute to him.
In addition to Best Hero, Boseman has also received nods for Best Performance in a Movie, while Black Panther is nominated for Best Fight, Best On-Screen Team and Best Movie.
“So, this is gonna live at your house,” Boseman said, presenting his award to Shaw Jr. In April, Shaw Jr. was lauded as a hero after saving lives during a shooting at a Waffle House in Nashville, Tennessee.
“So I just want to acknowledge somebody who’s here today – James Shaw Jr. If you don’t know James Shaw Jr, he fought off a gunman in Antioch, Tennessee, at a Waffle House to save lives,” the 40-year-old actor said.