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2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards unveil nominations and opens voting to fans 

Entertainment

April 6, 2023

MTV today announced nominees for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards(full list below). Beginning today, fans can vote for their favourites across 26 gender-neutral categories by visiting vote.mtv.com through Monday, April 17 at midnight.  

The show will air on Monday, May 8 as an epic, supersized Los Angeles takeover event LIVE on MTV Base (DStv Ch. 322 and Gotv Ch. 72) at 01:00 WAT. Repeats at 11:30 and 19:40. 

“Television is our business, and everyone wants to see a winner. The MTV Movie & TV Awards is a household brand televised in over 170 countries, including Nigeria. The continuation of having gender-neutral categories is a key element which taps into today’s youth including how we want to see our brand evolve. The MMTAs never disappoint and promises to be exciting; plus the fans will get to see their favourite celebrities and influencers up close,” says Monde Twala, Senior Vice-President and General Manager for Paramount Africa, and Lead for BET International

2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations: 

Top Nominees: Scripted— Top Gun: Maverick (6), Stranger Things (6), The Last of Us (6), The White Lotus (4), Wednesday (4);  

Unscripted— Jersey Shore Family Vacation (2), RuPaul’s Drag Race (2), The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (2), Vanderpump Rules (2)  

First-Time Nominees: Anna Torv, Austin Butler, Bad Bunny, Beatrice Grannò, Bella Ramsey, Cara Delevingne, Courteney Cox, David Dawson, Doja Cat, Emma D’Arcy, Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Jamie Campbell Bower, Jennifer Coolidge, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Joel Madden, Joseph Quinn, Justin Long, Keke Palmer, Madison Bailey, Maya Hawke, One Republic, Quinta Brunson, Rachel Sennott, Riley Keough, Rudy Pankow, Simona Tabasco, Sosie Bacon 

New Categories: Best Reality On-Screen Team, Best Kick-Ass Cast 

See below for the complete list of your favourite 2023 nominees: 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

SOURCE: RED MEDIA AFRICA