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    Chadwick Boseman Won Best Hero At The MTV Movie Awards And Gave His Trophy To James Shaw Jr.

    WAKANDA. FOREVER.

    We're all familiar with Chadwick Boseman, right? Cool.

    Anyway, Boseman was at the MTV Movie & TV Awards repping Black Panther, which was nominated for SEVEN awards.

    Early in the show, he won the Best Hero award for his role in the film, and thanked the fans for making it such a phenomenon.

    Then he shared his thoughts on honoring our real-life heroes.

    Which is when he surprised James Shaw Jr., the young man who tackled and disarmed a gunman during a fatal shooting at a Waffle House near Nashville, TN back in April.

    "You saved lives, get up here!" Boseman said, waving Shaw onto the stage before handing him the Best Hero award.

    And, naturally, I wasn't the only one VERY emotional about this exchange.

    Wow! That was dope of @chadwickboseman to give @JamesShawJr9 the #MTVAwards for his bravery at the Waffle House. Well deserved man! Well deserved!

    Like, it restored everyone's faith in humanity for a few minutes, TBH.

    @MTV @chadwickboseman One of the best things I have seen in a very long time. ๐Ÿ’™

    Anyway, you can watch the full clip below (just have some tissues handy):

    The #MTVAwards Best Hero @chadwickboseman shares his award with a real life hero ๐Ÿ†

    Oh yeah, and of course, WAKANDA FOREVER.