'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' was the big winner at the MTV Movie Awards in Burbank, California last night (09.04.16).

Daisy Ridley at the Star Wars premiere in December

Daisy Ridley at the Star Wars premiere in December

The JJ Abrams-directed effort was named Movie of the Year at the star-studded event, while one of the much-hyped film's central performers, Daisy Ridley, took home the Breakthrough Performance gong.

What's more, Adam Driver was named the best villain for his own starring role in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens', which was released to critical and commercial acclaim in late 2015.

Elsewhere, the event - which was hosted by Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and Kevin Hart - also recognised the efforts of 'Deadpool' and 'Pitch Perfect 2', which each claimed two awards.

Meanwhile, 'Straight Outta Compton' won the coveted Best True Story prize.

MTV Movie Awards 2016 award winners:

Best Female Performance:

Charlize Theron, 'Mad Max: Fury Road'

Best Virtual Performance:

Amy Poehler, 'Inside Out'

Best Action Performance:

Chris Pratt, 'Jurassic World'

True Story:

'Straight Outta Compton'

Best Comedic Performance:

Ryan Reynolds, 'Deadpool'

Best Male Performance:

Leonardo DiCaprio, 'The Revenant'

Breakthrough Performance:

Daisy Ridley, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Best Kiss:

Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine, 'Pitch Perfect 2'

Best Hero:

Jennifer Lawrence, 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay -- Part 2'

Best Villain:

Adam Driver, 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

Ensemble Cast:

'Pitch Perfect 2'

Documentary:

'Amy'

Best Fight:

Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) vs. Ajax (Ed Skrein), 'Deadpool'

Movie of the Year:

'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'

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