Amidst the insurgence of Hollywood’s writers guild of America going on strike the past week, the MTV Movie & TV Awards returned this year albeit with huge changes. With stars withdrawing from the award in solidarity with the strike, such as host Drew Barrymore, the award did not have a traditional ceremony this year. Executive Producer Bruce Gillmer shared that the awards were “pivoting away from a live event” in a statement to CNN. Instead, a pre-taped version of the ceremony was aired on Sunday. The organisers honoured the incredible movie and TV productions from last year and ensured that the coveted golden popcorn made its way to the MTV Movie & TV award winners. One of the major highlights of the show was The White Lotus‘ Jennifer Coolidge receiving the Comedic Genius Award previously awarded to Jack Black, Sacha Baron Cohen, Will Ferrell Melissa McCarthy, and Kevin Hart, after a decade of wooing the audience through movies and TV shows. Accepting the award, Jennifer jested that “it’s just ironic that this award would be made of my favourite food, popcorn.” Cult favourite TV Shows Wednesday and The Last of Us, and blockbuster film Top Gun: Maverick joined Stranger Things and The White Lotus for the most nominated scripted content. Find the entire list of MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 winners below.
Comedic Genius Award
Jennifer Coolidge
Best Movie
Avatar: The Way of Water
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Nope
Smile
Top Gun: Maverick
Winner: Scream VI
Best Show
Stranger Things
The White Lotus
Wednesday
Wolf Pack
Yellowstone
Yellowjackets
Winner: The Last of Us
Best Performance in a Movie
Austin Butler, for the portrayal of Elvis Presly in Elvis
Florence Pugh, for the portrayal of Alice Chambers in Don’t Worry Darling
Keke Palmer, for the portrayal of Emerald ‘Em’ Haywood in Nope
Michael B. Jordan, for the portrayal of Adonis Creed in Creed III
Winner: Tom Cruise, for the portrayal of Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick
Best Performance in a Show
Aubrey Plaza, for the portrayal of Harper in The White Lotus
Christina Ricci, for the portrayal of Misty in Yellowjackets
Riley Keough, for the portrayal of Daisy Jones in Daisy Jones & the Six
Sadie Sink, for the portrayal of Max Mayfield in Stranger Things
Selena Gomez, for the portrayal of Mable Mora in Only Murders in the Building
Winner: Jenna Ortega, for the portrayal of Wednesday in Wednesday
Best Hero
Diego Luna , for the portrayal of Cassian Andor in Andor
Jenna Ortega, for the portrayal of Wednesday in Wednesday
Paul Rudd, for the portrayal of Scott Lang in Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Tom Cruise, for the portrayal of Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick
Winner: Pedro Pascal, for the portrayal of Joel in The Last of Us
Best Villain
Harry Styles, for the portrayal of Jack Chambers in Don’t Worry Darling
Jamie Campbell Bower, for the portrayal of Vecna in Stranger Things
Amie Donald, for the portrayal of Megan in M3GAN
The Bear from Cocaine Bear
WINNER: Elizabeth Olsen, for the portrayal of Wanda ‘Scarlet Witch’ Maximoff in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Best Duo
Camila Mendes and Maya Hawke (Do Revenge)
Jenna Ortega and Thing (Wednesday)
Simona Tabasco and Beatrice Grannò (The White Lotus)
Tom Cruise and Miles Teller (Top Gun: Maverick)
MTV Movie & TV Award winners: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey (The Last Of Us)
Best Comedic Performance
Dylan O’Brien, for the portrayal of Colin in Not Okay
Jennifer Coolidge, for the portrayal of Carol Fowler in Shotgun Wedding
Keke Palmer, for the portrayal of Emerald ‘Em’ Haywood in Nope
Quinta Brunson, for the portrayal of Janine Teagues in Abbott Elementary
Winner: Adam Sandler, for the portrayal of Nick Spitz in Murder Mystery 2
Breakthrough Performance
Bad Bunny, for the portrayal of The Wolf in Bullet Train
Bella Ramsey, for the portrayal of Ellie in The Last of Us
Emma D’Arcy, for the portrayal of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in House of the Dragon
Rachel Sennott for the portrayal of Alivce in Bodies Bodies Bodies
Winner: Joseph Quinn, for the portrayal of Eddie Munson in Stranger Things
Best Fight
Brad Pitt (Ladybug) vs. Bad Bunny (The Wolf) in Bullet Train
Jamie Campbell Bower (Vecna) vs. Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven) in Stranger Things
Keanu Reeves (John Wick) vs. Everyone in John Wick 4
Escape from Narkina 5 in Andor
Winner: Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface in Scream VI
Most Frightened Performance
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Cocaine Bear)
Justin Long (Barbarian)
Rachel Sennott (Bodies Bodies Bodies)
Sosie Bacon (Smile)
Winner: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Best Kiss (presented by Cheetos)
Anna Torv and Philip Prajoux (The Last of Us)
Harry Styles and David Dawson (My Policeman)
Riley Keough and Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & the Six)
Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne (Only Murders in the Building)
Winner: Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks)
Best Kick-Ass Cast
Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Outer Banks
Teen Wolf: The Movie
Winner: Stranger Things
Best Song
Still Alive by Demi Lovato (Scream VI)
Vegas by Doja Cat (Elvis)
Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga (Top Gun: Maverick)
I Ain’t Worried by One Republic (Top Gun: Maverick)
Lift Me Up by Rihanna (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
Winner: Carolina by 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
Vanderpump Rules
Winner: The Kardashians
Best Competition Series
All-Star Shore
Big Brother
The Challenge: USA
The Traitors
Winner: RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars
Best Host
Joel Madden, Ink Master
Nick Cannon, The Masked Singer
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Winner: Drew Barrymore, The Drew Barrymore Show
Best Reality On-Screen Team (presented by SONIC)
Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Vinny Guadagnino, and Pauly D (Jersey Shore Family Vacation)
Tori Deal and Devin Walker (The Challenge: Ride or Dies)
RuPaul Charles and Michelle Visage (RuPaul’s Drag Race)
Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills)
Winner: Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, and LaLa Kent (Vanderpump Rules)
Best Music Documentary
Halftime
Love, Lizzo
Sheryl
The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean’s American Pie
Winner: Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Best Musical Moment
Look At Us Now (Honeycomb)
Jack’s Tap Dance (Don’t Worry Darling)
Trouble (Elvis)
I Will Survive (Bachelorette Party)
Titanium (M3GAN)
Revolting Children (Matilda the Musical)
Naatu Naatu (RRR)
Big Boys (Saturday Night Live)
Body (She-Hulk: Attorney at Law)
Running Up That Hill (Stranger Things)
Long Long Time (Bill & Frank Play Piano)
You Should See Me in a Crown (The School for Good and Evil)
This Love Taylor’s Version (The Summer I Turned Pretty)
Goo Goo Muck (Wednesday)
Simon’s Song *(Young Royals)
Winner: Come Back Home (Purple Hearts)
Congratulations to all the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Award winners. Watch the rerun of MTV Movie & TV Awards here.
