The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards commenced on May 7 with a different format than what the network initially planned for. The annual awards show was supposed to air live from Santa Monica’s Barker Hanger in Los Angeles, but due to the writers strike and the WGA planning to picket outside of the event, MTV opted to go with a pre-taped show instead. Drew Barrymore had also backed out of hosting the event to show her support to the WGA, and celebrities like Jamie Lee Curtis, who were planning to present at the show, also chose not to attend. So, as we said, it was a much different show than what viewers had expected. But some of your favorite celebrities, shows and movies still won golden popcorn statues, so take a look at the full list of the winners in bold below!
BEST MOVIE
Avatar: The Way of Water
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Elvis
Nope
Scream VI
Smile
Top Gun: Maverick
THEM 🥹 Congratulations to our Best Duo winners, #PedroPascal & #BellaRamsey!!! #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/fhDAc3PK1P
— MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2023
BEST SHOW
Stranger Things
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
Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Another Golden Popcorn just for YOU, @JENCOOLIDGE 🍿 #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/BUjVS56m0D
— MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2023
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, M3GAN
The Bear, Cocaine Bear
BEST KISS (presented by Cheetos®)
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
And the Golden Popcorn for Best Fight goes to… @courteneycox (Gale Weathers) vs #Ghostface 🖤 #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/U86VsNPAKc
— MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2023
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
Brad Pitt (Ladybug) vs. Bad Bunny (The Wolf), Bullet Train
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
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
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
And the Golden Popcorn for Best Show goes to… @TheLastofUsHBO!!! #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/NWT7FnIlpI
— MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2023
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)
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
The Kardashians
Vanderpump Rules
Give it up for your Best Reality On-Screen Team: #ArianaMadix, @MusicKillsKate, @scheana, #LaLaKent · #PumpRules ✨ #MTVAwards pic.twitter.com/J1twLEgclh
— MTV (@MTV) May 8, 2023
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 (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
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
Daisy Jones & The Six – “Look At Us Now (Honeycomb)”
Don’t Worry Darling – Jack’s tap dance
Elvis – “Trouble”
Ginny & Georgia – “I Will Survive” (bachelorette party)
M3GAN – “Titanium”
Matilda the Musical – “Revolting Children”
Purple Hearts – “Come Back Home”
RRR – “Naatu Naatu”
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law – “Body”
Saturday Night Live – “Big Boys”
Stranger Things – “Running Up That Hill”
The Last of Us – “Long Long Time” (Bill and Frank play piano)
The School for Good and Evil – “You Should See Me in a Crown”
The Summer I Turned Pretty – “This Love (Taylor’s Version)”
Wednesday – “Goo Goo Muck”
Young Royals – “Simon’s Song”