The MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 happened on Sunday 7th May 2023 amidst a week of production changes due to the ongoing strike by the Writer’s Guild of America…
Drew Barrymore was initially slated to host the annual ceremony but announced her decision to step down to support the strike on Thursday. Despite some pre-recorded segments, the event proceeded without a formal host. Barrymore, however, promised to return as the host for the 2024 show.
Following reports that members of the Writers Guild of America planned to picket at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar where the event was being filmed. Executive producer Bruce Gillmer released a statement that the MTV Movie & TV Awards would “pivot away from a live event” and air a pre-taped version of the ceremony on Sunday.
The telecast included a majority of flashback clips from past MTV Movie & TV Awards shows and pre-taped speeches from the winners.
See nominees and winners below:
BEST MOVIE
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Elvis”
“Nope”
WINNER – “Scream VI”
“Smile”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
BEST SHOW
“Stranger Things”
WINNER – “The Last of Us”
“The White Lotus”
“Wednesday”
“Wolf Pack”
“Yellowstone”
“Yellowjackets”
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Austin Butler — “Elvis”
Florence Pugh — “Don’t Worry Darling:
KeKe Palmer — “Nope”
Michael B. Jordan — “Creed III”
WINNER – Tom Cruise — “Top Gun: Maverick”
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Aubrey Plaza — “The White Lotus”
Christina Ricci — “Yellowjackets”
WINNER- 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”
WINNER – Pedro Pascal — “The Last Of Us”
Tom Cruise — “Top Gun: Maverick”
BEST VILLAIN
WINNER- Elizabeth Olsen — “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”
Harry Styles — “Don’t Worry Darling”
Jamie Campbell Bower — “Stranger Things”
M3GAN — “M3GAN”
The Bear — “Cocaine Bear”
BEST KISS (presented by Cheetos®)
Anna Torv + Philip Prajoux — “The Last Of Us”
Harry Styles + David Dawson — “My Policeman”
WINNER – 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
WINNER – Adam Sandler — “Murder Mystery 2”
Dylan O’Brien — “Not Okay”
Jennifer Coolidge — “Shotgun Wedding”
KeKe Palmer — “Nope”
Quinta Brunson — “Abbott Elementary”
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Bad Bunny — “Bullet Train”
Bella Ramsey — “The Last Of Us”
Emma D’Arcy — “House of the Dragon”
WINNER – Joseph Quinn — “Stranger Things”
Rachel Sennott — “Bodies Bodies Bodies”
BEST FIGHT
Brad Pitt (Ladybug) vs. Bad Bunny (The Wolf) — “Bullet Train”
WINNER – Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface — “Scream VI”
Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna) vs. Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) — “Stranger Things”
Keanu Reeves (John Wick) vs. Everyone — “John Wick 4”
Escape from Narkina 5 — “Andor”
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
WINNER – 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 + Thing – “Wednesday”
Pedro Pascal + Bella Ramsey – “The Last Of Us” *WINNER
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”
WINNER – “Stranger Things”
“Teen Wolf: The Movie”
BEST SONG
Demi Lovato – Still Alive (“Scream VI”)
Doja Cat – Vegas (“Elvis”)
Lady Gaga – Hold My Hand (“Top Gun: Maverick”)
OneRepublic – I Ain’t Worried (“Top Gun: Maverick”)
Rihanna – Lift Me Up (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)
WINNER – Taylor Swift – Carolina (“Where The Crawdads Sing”)
BEST DOCU-REALITY SERIES
“Jersey Shore Family Vacation”
“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”
“Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition”
WINNER – “The Kardashians”
“Vanderpump Rules”
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
“All-Star Shore”
“Big Brother”
WINNER – “RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars”
“The Challenge: USA”
“The Traitors”
BEST HOST
WINNER- 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 (presented by SONIC®)
Mike “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”
WINNER – 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”
WINNER – “Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me”
“Sheryl”
“The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie”
