Actors Robert
Downey Jr. and Don Cheadle paid tribute to fellow Marvel star Chadwick Boseman
during the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time that was aired on
Sunday night. He was posthumously named “Hero for the Ages” .

According
to MTV, the award “honors a star whose heroism onscreen was only surpassed
by the true hero they were offscreen”, reports Hollywoodreporter.com

“His energy and intensity was undeniable,”
Downey said during the show, adding that Boseman “truly embodied what it
meant to be a superhero.”

“Each
time he stepped on the set, he inspired and influenced everyone there, and with
every role he created a new legion of fans. He had an incredible power to unify
people in their love for his work and their respect for him as a person. The
way he lived his life united people behind a higher purpose, and that will be
his legacy,” added Cheadle.

Cheadle
also remembered Boseman for portraying ‘real men who changed the world’ as Thurgood
Marshall (in Marshall), James Brown (in Get on Up) and Jackie
Robinson (in 42).

“Chadwick
will forever be known as the Black Panther, but he also painted incredibly
powerful portrayals of iconic and influential real men who changed the world. He
brought humanity and truth to the portrayal of people that felt larger than
life, and he did it in a way that honored their memories.”

The
special, which aired in lieu of the MTV Movie & TV Awards due to the
pandemic, honored several other stars, including Kevin Bacon, Drew Barrymore,
Kristen Bell, Selma Blair, Jamie Lee Curtis, Gal Gadot, Sarah Michelle Gellar,
Kevin Hart, Adam Sandler, Jason Segel and Cobra Kai star William
Zabka.

According
to the announcement  that happened at the
end of the telecast, traditional awards show will return in May.