Everything To Know About The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards

MTV has been showing more movies and TV shows than music for years now, so it’s only appropriate that the network dedicates an awards show to them. For the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, some film icons are joining the ride to helm the show and accept special awards. Categories at the ceremony will include Best Hero, Best Villain, and Most Frightened Performance.

On May 4, a hosting shakeup amid the Writers Guild members’ strike put show producers in a last-minute scramble to adjust the flow of the now-hostless ceremony, which also will no longer have a red carpet. How the writers’ strike will affect which celebrities attend is yet to be seen. For now, Jennifer Coolidge is still scheduled to be honored with the Comedic Genius Award.

Netflix’s Stranger Things and HBO’s The Last of Us lead the TV pack with six nominations, joining Top Gun: Maverick as the most nominated film. Netflix and HBO are also home to the second most-nominated shows, with Wednesday and The White Lotus earning four nods. Jersey Shore Family Vacation, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and Vanderpump Rules are tied in reality TV categories, with two apiece. Fans can see the nominations list here.

Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards.

Date & Time Of MTV Movie & TV Awards

The 2023 Movie & TV Awards will air live on May 7 at 8 p.m. ET on MTV, BET, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, and VH1. The show, which will take place inside Los Angeles’ Barker Hangar, will not air live for West Coast viewers at the same time, meaning they’ll have to wait for a delayed airing or watch online. The ceremony will also stream on Paramount+ and MTV’s website if you have a Paramount+ subscription.

Who Is Hosting The Movie & TV Awards?

Drew Barrymore was slated to host the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, as announced on her talk show on March 15. However, on May 4, she revealed that she would be stepping down from the hosting gig in solidarity with the striking Writers Guild members.

“I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike,” a statement from Barrymore provided to Variety reads. “Everything we celebrate and honor about movies and television is born out of their creation. And until a solution is reached, I am choosing to wait but I’ll be watching from home and hope you will join me. I thank MTV, who has truly been some of the best partners I have ever worked with. And I can’t wait to be a part of this next year, when I can truly celebrate everything that MTV has created, which is a show that allows fans to choose who the awards go to and is truly inclusive.​”

Barrymore, who plans to host the 2024 ceremony out of good faith, has a huge history with the awards show, earning 10 nominations throughout her career and winning three Golden Popcorns — two for her scripted roles and one for her unscripted talk show.

Who Are The 2023 Presenters?

On April 27, MTV announced the first wave of presenters for the 2023 Movie & TV Awards, and there might be some drama courtesy of the Vanderpump Rules cast. Actors from some of this year’s beloved and most anticipated films and TV shows will also present, including The Little Mermaid, Daisy Jones & the Six, and Yellowjackets. Busta Rhymes will also be there.

However, after Barrymore stepped down as host, Bruce Gillmer, an executive producer of the MTV Movie & TV Awards, said that they would be ready to be flexible with whatever the celebrity guests decide. “We’re going to be super respectful of the talents’ decisions to either be involved in pre-tapes, show up or not show up, whatever they decide,” he said.

• Anthony Ramos (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts)
• Ariana Madix (Vanderpump Rules)
• Ashley Park (Joy Ride)
• Ayo Edebiri (Bottoms)
• Busta Rhymes
• Camila Morrone (Daisy Jones & The Six)
• Chelsea Lazkani (Selling Sunset)
• Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset)
• Christopher Briney (The Summer I Turned Pretty)
• Courtney Eaton (Yellowjackets)
• Dave Burd “Lil Dicky” (Dave)
• Dominique Fishback (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts)
• Gal Gadot (Heart of Stone)
• Gavin Casalegno (The Summer I Turned Pretty)
• Halle Bailey (The Little Mermaid)
• Havana Rose Liu (Bottoms)
• Jamie Lee Curtis (Haunted Mansion)
• Jonah Hauer-King (The Little Mermaid)
• Jasmin Savoy Brown (Yellowjackets)
• Kaia Gerber (Bottoms)
• Katie Maloney (Vanderpump Rules)
• Lala Kent (Vanderpump Rules)
• Liv Hewson (Yellowjackets)
• Lola Tung (The Summer I Turned Pretty)
• Nick Viall (Host, The Viall Files Podcast)
• Rachel Sennott (Bottoms)
• Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six)
• Sabrina Wu (Joy Ride)
• Sam Claflin (Daisy Jones & The Six)
• Samantha Hanratty (Yellowjackets)
• Sarah Michelle Gellar (Wolf Pack)
• Scheana Shay (Vanderpump Rules)
• Sherry Cola (Joy Ride)
• Sophie Nélisse (Yellowjackets)
• Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets)
• Stephanie Hsu (Joy Ride)
• Suki Waterhouse (Daisy Jones & The Six)
• Tiffany Haddish (Haunted Mansion)

What Are The New Categories?

MTV has introduced a slew of new categories for the awards show, including Best Kick-Ass Cast, which honors the crime-fighting actors from the most action-packed scripted titles, and Best Reality Onscreen Team, for the people you root for on reality shows. After voting for the main categories closed, MTV also announced a new award called Best Musical Moment, which fans can vote for on MTV’s Instagram Story from May 1-5. There’s a whopping 16 nominees in this category, including viral moments from M3GAN (“Titanium”), Wednesday (“Goo Goo Muck”), and Stranger Things (“Running Up That Hill”).

This post will be updated as more details are announced.