MTV Movie Awards 2023

5.9.23

MTV Movie Awards 2023

The MTV Movie Awards took place on Sunday, though had a different pace than originally planned. While the MTV Movie Awards was intended to be a live awards show, the Writers Guild of America had other plans. With the Writers Guild of America being on strike, MTV decided to take a new approach to the awards show, while still sharing new content while honoring some of your favorites from film this past year.

The MTV Movie Awards is an important night in pop-culture, and tends to have a little bit of something for everyone when you look through the nominees. Black Panther was nominated for Best Movie and Best Cast, Michael B Jordan was nominated for Best Performance in his role in Creed III, and Keke Palmer was nominated for Best Comedic Performance in a movie.

Bad Bunny was nominated for Best Breakthrough Performance for her performance in Bullet Train. Nick Cannon was nominated for Best Host, for his role as a host on Masked Signer. Love & Hip-Hop was nominated for Best Docu-Style Show.

Below is a list of all nominations and winners. Did your favorite actor or show take home an award?

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 Comedic Performance
Adam Sandler, “Murder Mystery 2”
Dylan O’Brien, “Not Okay”
Jennifer Coolidge, “Shotgun Wedding”
Keke Palmer, “Nope”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”

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”

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 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”

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 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
“Vegas,” Doja Cat
“Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga
“I Ain’t Worried,” OneRepublic
“Lift Me Up,” Rihanna
“Carolina,” Taylor Swift

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”

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 Docu-Reality Show
“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”

Comedic Genius Award: Jennifer Coolidge