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Will Smith is picked as a special honoree for the upcoming 25th annual MTV Movie Awards on April 10. The "Concussion" actor is set to receive the Generation Awards at the Golden Popcorn awards to be hosted by "Central Intelligence" duo Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart.

"Will Smith and MTV have grown up together and share a very cool history," executive producer Casey Patterson said. "MTV was a part of every phase of Will's career and he has been a huge part of what defined the MTV culture from the beginning. From TV's The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, to his music and amazing movies, Will is the voice of a generation and not afraid to use it."

The Rock to took to Instagram to congratulate the actor, "When I first broke into Hollywood 15yrs ago, all I wanted to do was learn the business and put in the hard work to have a career like his. It's a real privilege to honor you my friend."

HOST EXCLUSIVE! WILL SMITH is our @MTV Generation Award recipient. When I first broke into Hollywood 15yrs ago, all I wanted to do was learn the business and put in the hard work to have a career like his. It's a real privilege to honor you my friend. #WeAreStillPuttinInTheWork #BigWillieStyle #MovieAwards #GenerationAward

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A video posted by therock (@therock) on Mar 24, 2016 at 9:05am PDT

Will Smith receive two nominations this year, Best Male Performance for "Concussion" and Best Kiss for his steamy scene with Margot Robbie in "Focus". This year's nominations list is dominated by "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with eleven nods and "Deadpool" with eight.