“STAR Wars: The Force Awakens” took the top prize at the 25th annual MTV Movie Awards.

    The audience at Warner Bros. Studios waved what looked like red and blue lightsabers as star Daisy Ridley and director J.J. Abrams accepted the final golden popcorn trophy at Saturday night’s ceremony.

    The prize capped off the irreverent awards show, which presents fan-voted film awards and touts upcoming releases.

    Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart hosted the show, opening it “Mad Max” style by riding through Warner Bros. Studios strapped to the front of a tricked-out truck. Later, they performed a rap song about the year’s films that repeated the refrain “Leo got (expletive) by a bear” in reference to “The Revenant.”

    Melissa McCarthy, who crowd-surfed her way to the stage to claim the Comedic Genius Award, said that while she is the first woman to receive the recognition, “I am certainly, certainly not the first one to deserve it.”

    Charlize Theron won the first award of the night: best female performance for “Mad Max: Fury Road.” She thanked the film’s director, her son, Jackson, and daughter, August.

    “The story of ‘Fury Road’ is in part a story of the power of women and the power to create our own destinies,” Theron said as she accepted the award in her daughter’s name.

    “Pitch Perfect 2” co-stars Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine created an intimate destiny for themselves as they claimed the prize for best kiss, pretending to be overcome with passion and collapsing in an embrace on the stage.

    The MTV Movie Awards serves as a marketing platform for summer movies. Most presenters were principals from upcoming films, including Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele of “Keanu,” out later this month. Theron took the stage with Jessica Chastain and Chris Hemsworth, her co-stars from “The Huntsman: Winter’s War.” Devine presented alongside Anna Kendrick and Zac Efron — the three star in “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.”

    Other presenters included Seth Rogen, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Common, Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid. Ariana Grande, Halsey and Salt-N-Pepa provided musical performances.

    (SD-Agencies)

    List of winners

    Movie of the year: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Female performance: Charlize Theron, “Mad Max: Fury Road” Male performance: Leonardo DiCaprio, “The Revenant” Virtual performance: Amy Poehler, “Inside Out” Action performance: Chris Pratt, “Jurassic World” True story: “Straight Outta Compton” Documentary: “Amy” Comedic performance: Ryan Reynolds, “Deadpool” Breakthrough performance: Daisy Ridley, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Best kiss: Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine, “Pitch Perfect 2” Best fight: Ryan Reynolds and Ed Skrein, “Deadpool” Best hero: Jennifer Lawrence, “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2” Best villain: Adam Driver, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” Ensemble cast: “Pitch Perfect 2” MTV Generation Award: Will Smith Comedic Genius Award: Melissa McCarthy (SD-Agencies)