(TIML NEWS) After winning the award for “Best Hero” at the MTV Movie & TV Awards, Chadwick Boseman paid homage to real-life hero James Shaw Jr. by passing on the popcorn statue to him.

The Black Panther actor surprised Shaw with the touching act as he accepted the award Monday (June 18). “Receiving an award for playing a superhero is amazing, but it’s even greater to acknowledge the heroes we have in real life,” he said.

“If you don’t know James Shaw Jr., he fought off a gunman in Antioch, Tennessee, at a Waffle House. He saved lives. Come on up here,” Boseman said as Shaw also received a standing ovation from the crowd. “This is gonna live at your house.”