Sacha Baron Cohen is getting the Comedic Genius Award at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards. May 16th will be the big day and this has been a stretch to remember for the Borat actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Trial of the Chicago 7. Late last year saw the return of his most popular character with Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm. The sort of wild comedy in that series of films and his other projects has led to this MTV honor. Being called a Comedic Genius is high praise. But, fans of Borat would believe that Cohen has earned the right pretty easily. The network describes the designation as one that, “honors an actor who has made incomparable contributions to the world of comedy, providing a major influence through their work and transforming the genre at large.”
EXCITED to announce that @SachaBaronCohen will be receiving the Comedic Genius Award at the 2021 #MTVAwards!
Join us on Sunday, May 16 at 9p on @MTV to celebrate 🍿 pic.twitter.com/ISmnLxx3VP
