# 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards

The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards were the 31st edition of the MTV Movie & TV Awards, and the sixth to jointly honor film and television. It was originally scheduled to be held on May 7, 2023, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and be hosted by Drew Barrymore.
Due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike that began on May 2, 2023, Barrymore and most of the planned guests dropped out in solidarity. As a result, the traditional in-person awards ceremony did not take place, and was replaced by a broadcast-only presentation with no host.
The nominees were announced on April 5, 2023. The Last of Us won the most awards overall, with Stranger Things being the most-nominated overall, and Top Gun: Maverick being the second-most nominated overall, and most-nominated film.

## Ceremony cancellation

Originally, MTV announced on March 15 that Drew Barrymore would host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, which would have once again been held at the Barker Hangar. However, on May 2, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike. On May 4, it was announced that Barrymore had withdrawn from hosting in support of the strike and was agreed to return for the 2024 ceremony.
On May 5, it was reported that the ceremony's format was being revised after many of its booked guests and presenters also dropped out in solidarity. After the WGA announced its intent to picket Barker Hangar, MTV announced that the in-person ceremony had been cancelled. Executive producer Bruce Gillmer stated that MTV would be "pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peeks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honor the best of film and TV over the past year".
The in-person awards presentation was replaced by a hostless virtual ceremony with pre-recorded acceptance speeches, which Variety compared to those employed during the COVID-19 pandemic due to restrictions on public gatherings (including, in particular, the Greatest of All Time special that replaced the cancelled 2020 edition). Jennifer Coolidge and Joseph Quinn used their acceptance speeches to make statements in support of the striking writers. The remainder of the telecast was filled by highlights from past editions of the ceremony, promos for other films and television series, and sketches featuring Barrymore that had been filmed prior to her withdrawal as host (including an opening sequence where she reprised her role of Josie Geller from Never Been Kissed, as well as spoofs of Barbie and Wednesday). The telecast underran its two-hour time slot by seven minutes.

## Winners and nominees

Deadline Hollywood reported the full list of nominees on April 5, 2023. Best Musical Moment nominees were announced on April 27, 2023.

### Film and scripted television

| Best Movie | Best Show |
| Scream VI Avatar: The Way of Water Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Elvis Nope Smile Top Gun: Maverick | The Last of Us Stranger Things The White Lotus Wednesday Wolf Pack Yellowjackets Yellowstone |
| Best Performance in a Movie | Best Performance in a Show |
| Tom Cruise – Top Gun: Maverick Austin Butler – Elvis Florence Pugh – Don't Worry Darling Keke Palmer – Nope Michael B. Jordan – Creed III | Jenna Ortega – Wednesday Aubrey Plaza – The White Lotus Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets Riley Keough – Daisy Jones & the Six Sadie Sink – Stranger Things Selena Gomez – Only Murders in the Building |
| Best Comedic Performance | Best Hero |
| Adam Sandler – Murder Mystery 2 Dylan O'Brien – Not Okay Jennifer Coolidge – Shotgun Wedding Keke Palmer – Nope Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary | Pedro Pascal — The Last of Us Diego Luna — Andor Jenna Ortega — Wednesday Paul Rudd — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Tom Cruise — Top Gun: Maverick |
| Best Villain | Best Kiss |
| 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 | Madison Bailey + Rudy Pankow – Outer Banks Anna Torv + Philip Prajoux – The Last of Us Harry Styles + David Dawson – My Policeman Riley Keough + Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones & the Six Selena Gomez + Cara Delevingne – Only Murders in the Building |
| Most Frightened Performance | Best Fight |
| Jennifer Coolidge – The White Lotus Jesse Tyler Ferguson – Cocaine Bear Justin Long – Barbarian Rachel Sennott – Bodies Bodies Bodies Sosie Bacon – Smile | Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface – Scream VI Brad Pitt (Ladybug) vs. Bad Bunny (The Wolf) – Bullet Train 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 |
| Best Breakthrough Performance | Best Duo |
| Joseph Quinn – Stranger Things Bad Bunny – Bullet Train Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us Emma D'Arcy – House of the Dragon Rachel Sennott – Bodies Bodies Bodies | Pedro Pascal + Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us Camila Mendes + Maya Hawke – Do Revenge Jenna Ortega + Victor Dorobantu (as Thing) – Wednesday Simona Tabasco + Beatrice Grannò – The White Lotus Tom Cruise + Miles Teller – Top Gun: Maverick |
| Best Kick-Ass Cast | Best Song |
| Stranger Things Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Outer Banks Teen Wolf: The Movie | Taylor Swift – "Carolina" (Where The Crawdads Sing) 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) |
| Best Musical Moment ||
| "Come Back Home" – Purple Hearts "Big Boys" – Saturday Night Live "Body" – She-Hulk: Attorney at Law "Goo Goo Muck" – Wednesday "I Will Survive" (Bachelorette Party) – Ginny & Georgia Jack's Tap Dance – Don't Worry Darling "Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)" - Daisy Jones & The Six "Long, Long Time" (Bill & Frank Play Piano) – The Last of Us "Naatu Naatu" – RRR "Revolting Children" – Matilda the Musical "Running Up That Hill" – Stranger Things "Simon's Song" – Young Royals "This Love (Taylor's Version)" – The Summer I Turned Pretty "Titanium" – M3GAN "Trouble" – Elvis "You Should See Me in a Crown" – The School for Good and Evil ||

### Unscripted television

| Best Music Documentary | Best Docu-Reality Show |
| Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me Halftime Love, Lizzo Sheryl The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's American Pie | The Kardashians Jersey Shore: Family Vacation The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition Vanderpump Rules |
| Best Competition Series | Best Host |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars All Star Shore Big Brother The Challenge: USA The Traitors | 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 ||
| Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent – Vanderpump Rules 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 Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke – The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ||

### Comedic Genius Award

* Jennifer Coolidge

## Multiple nominations
### Film

The following movies received multiple nominations:
* Six - Top Gun: Maverick
* Four - Elvis
* Three - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Don't Worry Darling, Nope, Scream VI
* Two - Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania, Bullet Train, Bodies Bodies Bodies, Cocaine Bear, M3GAN, Smile

### Television

The following television series received multiple nominations:
* Seven - Stranger Things
* Six - The Last of Us
* Five - Wednesday
* Four - The White Lotus
* Three - Daisy Jones & the Six
* Two - Andor, Jersey Shore: Family Vacation, Only Murders in the Building, Outer Banks, RuPaul's Drag Race, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules, Yellowstone