Elizabeth Olsen Looks Back In Movie & TV Awards Speech: 'I've Loved Playing This Part For Seven Years'

in the event you can't quite remember how several TV show you watched within the past year, you're not alone. Although there's a good chance you remember the wonderful ones — the ones that made you laugh, cry, yell at the TV, and wish to watch six more seasons (even if there were only several accessible for streaming at the time). What makes TV so addictive and indelible, as we know, are the characters on the shows we love, the ones who begin to feel like we know them.


That's something all five nominees in The perfect Efficiency in a Show category have in usual — we care about them and their stories. However on Sunday May 16 at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards, there could only be one winner. And that winner, as it turns out, was pretty super.


Elizabeth Olsen — also referred to as Westview, New Jersey's own Wanda Maximoff — nabbed the award for her nine-episode turn in Disney+’s meta sitcom WandaVision. And throughout her acceptance speech, she shouted out the fans, of course.


"That's crazy, you guys, crazy," she mentioned onstage next to her Golden Popcorn statue. "Marvel fans, you guys are just the greatest fans anyone can have."


With co-presenter Eric Andre riling the crowd up for louder applause, then bowing to her as she entered, Olsen also took a moment to resemble back on how long Maximoff has been piece of her life. "I've loved playing this part for seven years," she mentioned with a touch of incredulity in her voice at the span of time. "Really, nothing could've been better than to have WandaVision. We had so much fun making it. I hope we have moved you. I hope we entertained you."


because the grief-stricken titular tortured hero, a.K.A. Scarlet Witch, Olsen captivated in a thrilling new chapter for a character that didn’t get to explore her own deep story in the Avengers films. Dipping into whole ‘60s sitcom zaniness, ‘90s multi-cam normcore network programming, witty 2000s mockumentary quips, and behind, WandaVision's surface quirk belied a deeper resonance about trauma and letting go — territory she fruitfully and emotionally explored in the series’ darker moments.


To nab the Golden Popcorn in this category, Olsen beat out Anya Taylor-Joy in The Queen's Gambit, Elliot Page in The Umbrella Academy, Emma Corrin in The Crown, and Michaela Coel in I May Destroy You. The trophy for Olsen marks WandaVision’s first win of the night. The show itself is up for three other trophies tonight, including Best Show, Best Villain, and Best Fight.


The 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards are airing live now from the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Find the full winners list right here.