LIST: MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 winners
The MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 just honored biggest shows in the past year, even as there was no live broadcast due to the ongoing strike from the Writers Guild of America (WGA).
The WGA is striking against Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers—which represents major studios like Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Disney, Discovery-Warner, NBC Universal, Paramount, and Sony—as they failed to finalize their collective bargaining agreement which expired on May 1.
The WGA, which has over 11,000 members, had been asking for higher pay and more healthcare benefits. In particular, it wants better compensation for its members' works appearing on the streaming giants.
Entertainment news website Variety reported that Drew Barrymore withdrew from hosting duties to support the WGA, and will instead host the 2024 edition. Several celebrities and presenters also backed out of the live event.
This year's MTV Movie & TV Awards had no red carpet or pre-show interviews, and instead aired pre-recorded video materials, including the winners' acceptance speeches.
Here's the full list of winners and nominees, with the winners in boldface.
Best Movie
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Elvis
- Nope
- Scream VI
- Smile
- Top Gun: Maverick
Best Show
- Stranger Things
- The Last of Us
- The White Lotus
- Wednesday
- Wolf Pack
- Yellowjackets
- Yellowstone
Best Performance in a Movie
- Austin Butler, Elvis
- Florence Pugh, Don’t Worry Darling
- Keke Palmer, Nope
- Michael B. Jordan, Creed III
- Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Performance in a Show
- Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus
- Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets
- Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
- Riley Keough, Daisy Jones & The Six
- Sadie Sink, Stranger Things
- Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Best Hero
- Diego Luna, Andor
- Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
- Paul Rudd, Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
- Pedro Pascal, The Last Of Us
- Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Villain
- Elizabeth Olsen, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- Harry Styles, Don’t Worry Darling
- Jamie Campbell Bower, Stranger Things
- M3GAN (portrayed by Jenna Davis and Amie Donald), M3GAN
- The Bear, Cocaine Bear
Best Kiss
- Anna Torv & Philip Prajoux, The Last Of Us
- Harry Styles & David Dawson, My Policeman
- Madison Bailey & Rudy Pankow, Outer Banks
- Riley Keough & Sam Claflin, Daisy Jones & The Six
- Selena Gomez & Cara Delevingne, Only Murders in the Building
Best Comedic Performance
- Adam Sandler, Murder Mystery 2
- Dylan O’Brien, Not Okay
- Jennifer Coolidge, Shotgun Wedding
- Keke Palmer, Nope
- Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Best Breakthrough Performance
- Bad Bunny, Bullet Train
- Bella Ramsey, The Last Of Us
- Emma D’Arcy, House of the Dragon
- Joseph Quinn, Stranger Things
- Rachel Sennott, Bodies Bodies Bodies
Best Fight
- Ladybug vs. The Wolf, Bullet Train
- Gale Weathers vs. Ghostface, Scream VI
- Vecna vs. Eleven, Stranger Things
- John Wick vs. Everyone, John Wick: Chapter 4
- Escape from Narkina 5, Andor
Most Frightened Performance
- Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Cocaine Bear
- Justin Long, Barbarian
- Rachel Sennott, Bodies Bodies Bodies
- Sosie Bacon, Smile
Best Duo
- Camila Mendes & Maya Hawke, Do Revenge
- Jenna Ortega & Victor Dorobantu (as Thing), Wednesday
- Pedro Pascal & Bella Ramsey, The Last Of Us
- Simona Tabasco & Beatrice Grannò, The White Lotus
- Tom Cruise & Miles Teller, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Kick-Ass Cast
- Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Outer Banks
- Stranger Things
- Teen Wolf: The Movie
Best Song
- Still Alive, Demi Lovato (Scream VI)
- Vegas, Doja Cat (Elvis)
- Hold My Hand, Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick)
- I Ain’t Worried, OneRepublic (Top Gun: Maverick)
- Lift Me Up, Rihanna (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Carolina, Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing)
Best Docu-Reality Series
- Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
- The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
- Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition
- The Kardashians
- Vanderpump Rules
Best Competition Series
- All Star Shore
- Big Brother
- RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
- The Challenge: USA
- The Traitors
Best Host
- Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show
- Joel Madden, Ink Master
- Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer
- RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Best Reality On-Screen Team
- Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino, Vinny Guadagnino, Pauly D (MVP), Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
- Tori Deal and Devin Walker, The Challenge: Ride or Dies
- RuPaul Charles and Michelle Visage, RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent, Vanderpump Rules
- Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Best Music Documentary
- Halftime
- Love, Lizzo
- Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
- Sheryl
- The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie
Best Musical Moment
- Big Boys in Saturday Night Live
- Body in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Come Back Home in Purple Hearts
- Goo Goo Muck in Wednesday
- I Will Survive (Bachelorette Party) in Ginny & Georgia
- Jack’s Tap Dance in Don’t Worry Darling
- Look at Us Now (Honeycomb) in Daisy Jones & The Six
- Long, Long Time (Bill & Frank Play Piano) in The Last of Us
- Naatu Naatu in RRR
- Revolting Children in Matilda the Musical
- Running Up That Hill in Stranger Things
- Simon’s Song in Young Royals
- This Love (Taylor’s Version) in The Summer I Turned Pretty
- Titanium in M3GAN
- Trouble in Elvis
- You Should See Me in a Crown in The School for Good and Evil
Comedic Genius Award
- Jennifer Coolidge