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The MTV Movie & TV Awards is an annual awards show held by MTV, honoring the best and most popular in film and television. The winners of the awards have been voted on by the audience by phone until 2007 when voting moved online. Previously known as just the MTV Movie Awards, just honoring the best in film, the show was originally conceived as an alternative to the Oscars and other "prestigious" film award shows by nominating more commercially popular movies, "genre" movies, and irreverent categories such as "Best Fight" and "Best Kiss" and allowing fans to vote. Much like MTV's Video Music Awards and the Europe Music Awards, the live ceremony had an "anything goes" aspect and hijinks would be encouraged.
In 2017, in the midst of the age of "Peak TV," MTV added television awards to the show and re-christened the show as the MTV Movie & TV Awards. Additionally, MTV eliminated gender-specific awards categories, consolidating both the men and women acting categories into one acting category for film and one for television, becoming the first major award show to do so. Non-binary actor Asia Kate Dillon presented the first award Best Actor in a Movie to Emma Watson.
The categories for the MTV Movie & TV Awards typically include:
- Best Movie
- Best Show
- Best Performance in a Movie
- Best Performance in a Show
- Best Comedic Performance
- Breakthrough Performance
- Best Villain
- Best Hero
- Best Kiss
- Best Fight
- Best Musical Moment
- Best On-Screen Team
There is a lifetime achievement award, it was initially a "fun" award given to such figures as Jason Voorhees and Chewbacca. But after it was given to Clint Howard in 1998, who took the award seriously and gave a heartfelt speech upon receiving it, the producers decided to retire the award, as it couldn't be done as a joke anymore. It eventually returned in 2005 as the "MTV Generation" award to award actors for their contributions to film.
In 2021, MTV split the awards ceremonies; the original MTV Movie & TV Awards still focuses on scripted works and the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted ceremony spotlights on reality television and reality TV stars.
Winners
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Best Movie
- 1992: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- 1993: A Few Good Men
- 1994: Menace II Society
- 1995: Pulp Fiction
- 1996: 7
- 1997: Scream
- 1998: Titanic
- 1999: There's Something About Mary
- 2000: The Matrix
- 2001: Gladiator
- 2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- 2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- 2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- 2005: Napoleon Dynamite
- 2006: Wedding Crashers
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- 2008: Transformers
- 2009: Twilight
- 2010: The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- 2011: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- 2012: The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1
- 2013: The Avengers
- 2014: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- 2015: The Fault in Our Stars
- 2016: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- 2017: Beauty and the Beast
- 2018: Black Panther
- 2019: Avengers: Endgame
- 2020 *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: To All the Boys: Always and Forever
- 2022: Spider-Man: No Way Home
- 2023: Scream VI
Best Show
- 2017: Stranger Things
- 2018: Stranger Things
- 2019: Game of Thrones
- 2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: WandaVision
- 2022: Euphoria
- 2023: The Last of Us (2023)
Best Docu-Reality Series
- 2021: Jersey Shore Family Vacation
- 2022: Selling Sunset
- 2023: The Kardashians
Best Competition Series
- 2021: RuPaul's Drag Race
- 2022: RuPaul's Drag Race
- 2023: RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars
Best Lifestyle Show
- 2021: Nailed It!
- 2022: Selena + Chef
Best Performance in a Movie
- 1992: Linda Hamilton, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (female); Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (male)
- 1993: Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct (female); Denzel Washington, Malcolm X (male)
- 1994: Janet Jackson, Poetic Justice (female); Tom Hanks, Philadelphia (male)
- 1995: Sandra Bullock, Speed (female); Brad Pitt, Interview with the Vampire (male)
- 1996: Alicia Silverstone, Clueless (female); Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (male)
- 1997: Claire Danes, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (female); Tom Cruise, Film/Jerry Maguire (male)
- 1998: Neve Campbell, Scream 2 (female); Leonardo DiCaprio, Titanic
- 1999: Cameron Diaz, There's Something About Mary (female); Jim Carrey, The Truman Show (male)
- 2000: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Cruel Intentions (female); Keanu Reeves, The Matrix (male)
- 2001: Julia Roberts, Erin Brockovich (female); Tom Cruise, Mission: Impossible II (male)
- 2002: Nicole Kidman, Moulin Rouge! (female); Will Smith, Ali (male)
- 2003: Kirsten Dunst, Spider-Man (female); Eminem, 8 Mile (male)
- 2004: Uma Thurman, Kill Bill: Volume 1 (female); Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (male)
- 2005: Lindsay Lohan, Mean Girls (female); Leonardo DiCaprio, The Aviator (male)
- 2006: Jake Gyllenhaal, Brokeback Mountain
- 2007: Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- 2008: Elliot Page, Juno (female); Will Smith, I Am Legend (male)
- 2009: Kristen Stewart, Twilight (female); Zac Efron, High School Musical 3: Senior Year (male)
- 2010: Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (female); Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: New Moon (male)
- 2011: Kristen Stewart, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (female); Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- 2012: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games (female); Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games (male)
- 2013: Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook (female); Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook (male)
- 2014: Jennifer Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (female); Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (male)
- 2015: Shailene Woodley, The Fault In Our Stars (female); Bradley Cooper, American Sniper (male)
- 2016: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road (female); Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant (male)
- 2017: Emma Watson, Beauty and the Beast
- 2018: Chadwick Boseman, Black Panther
- 2019: Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
- 2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
- 2022: Tom Holland, Spider-Man: No Way Home
- 2023: Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick
Best Performance in a Show
- 2017: Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
- 2018: Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things
- 2019: Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid's Tale
- 2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
- 2022: Zendaya, Euphoria
- 2023: Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
Best Comedic Performance
- 1992: Billy Crystal, City Slickers
- 1993: Robin Williams, Aladdin
- 1994: Robin Williams, Mrs. Doubtfire
- 1995: Jim Carrey, Dumb and Dumber
- 1996: Jim Carrey, Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- 1997: Jim Carrey, The Cable Guy
- 1998: Jim Carrey, Liar Liar
- 1999: Adam Sandler, The Waterboy
- 2000: Adam Sandler, Big Daddy
- 2001: Ben Stiller, Meet the Parents
- 2002: Reese Witherspoon, Legally Blonde
- 2003: Mike Myers, Austin Powers in Goldmember
- 2004: Jack Black, School of Rock
- 2005: Dustin Hoffman, Meet the Fockers
- 2006: Steve Carell, The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- 2007: Sacha Baron Cohen, Borat
- 2008: Johnny Depp, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- 2009: Jim Carrey, Yes-Man
- 2010: Zach Galifianakis, The Hangover
- 2011: Emma Stone, Easy A
- 2012: Melissa McCarthy, Bridesmaids
- 2013: *no award*
- 2014: Jonah Hill, The Wolf of Wall Street
- 2015: Channing Tatum, 22 Jump Street
- 2016: Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
- 2017: Lil Rel Howery, Get Out
- 2018: Tiffany Haddish, Girls Trip
- 2019: Dan Levy, Schitt's Creek
- 2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: Leslie Jones, Coming 2 America
- 2022: Ryan Reynolds, Free Guy
- 2023: Adam Sandler, Murder Mystery 2
Best Villain
- 1992: Rebecca De Mornay as Mrs. Mott, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
- 1993: Jennifer Jason Leigh as Hedra Carlson, Single White Female
- 1994: Alicia Silverstone as Adrian Forrester, The Crush
- 1995: Dennis Hopper as Howard Payne, Speed
- 1996: Kevin Spacey as John Doe, 7
- 1997: Jim Carrey as Ernie "Chip" Douglas, The Cable Guy
- 1998: Mike Myers as Dr. Evil, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
- 1999: (tie) Matt Dillon as Pat Healy, There's Something About Mary and Stephen Dorff as Deacon Frost, Blade
- 2000: Mike Myers as Dr. Evil, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
- 2001: Jim Carrey as The Grinch, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- 2002: Denzel Washington as Detective Alonzo Harris, Training Day
- 2003: Daveigh Chase as Samara Morgan, The Ring
- 2004: Lucy Liu as O-ren Ishii, Kill Bill: Volume 1
- 2005: Ben Stiller as White Goodman, Dodge Ball A True Underdog Story
- 2006: Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith
- 2007: Jack Nicholson as Frank Costello, The Departed
- 2008: Johnny Depp as Benjamin Barker/Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd
- 2009: Heath Ledger as The Joker, The Dark Knight
- 2010: Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- 2011: Tom Felton as Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1
- 2012: Jennifer Aniston as Dr. Julia Harris, Horrible Bosses
- 2013: Tom Hiddleston as Loki, The Avengers
- 2014: Mila Kunis as Theodora, Oz the Great and Powerful
- 2015: Meryl Streep as The Witch, Into the Woods
- 2016: Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- 2017: Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan, The Walking Dead
- 2018: Michael B. Jordan as Erik Killmonger, Black Panther
- 2019: Josh Brolin as Thanos, Avengers: Endgame
- 2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: Kathryn Hahn as Agatha Harkness, WandaVision
- 2022: Daniel Radcliffe as Abigail Fairfax, The Lost City
- 2023: Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Best Hero
- 2006: Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Batman Begins
- 2012: Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2
- 2013: Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- 2014: Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman, Man of Steel
- 2015: Dylan O'Brien as Thomas, The Maze Runner (2014)
- 2016: Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2
- 2017: Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Goble Johnson, Hidden Figures
- 2018: Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther, Black Panther
- 2019: Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Avengers: Endgame
- 2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- 2022: Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanov/Black Widow, Black Widow
- 2023: Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller, The Last of Us
Best Kiss
- 1992: Anna Chlumsky and Macaulay Culkin, My Girl
- 1993: Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei, Untamed Heart
- 1994: Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson, Indecent Proposal
- 1995: Jim Carrey and Lauren Holly, Dumb and Dumber
- 1996: Natasha Henstridge and Anthony Guidera, Species
- 1997: Will Smith and Vivica A. Fox, Independence Day
- 1998: Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, The Wedding Singer
- 1999: Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes, Shakespeare in Love
- 2000: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Selma Blair, Cruel Intentions
- 2001: Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas, Save the Last Dance
- 2002: Jason Biggs and Seann William Scott, American Pie 2
- 2003: Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, Spider-Man
- 2004: Owen Wilson, Carmen Electra and Amy Smart, Starsky & Hutch
- 2005: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, The Notebook
- 2006: Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain
- 2007: Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
- 2008: Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman, Step Up 2: The Streets
- 2009: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, Twilight
- 2010: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- 2011: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Eclispe
- 2012: Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
- 2013: Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
- 2014: Emma Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Will Poulter, We're the Millers
- 2015: Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, The Fault in Our Stars
- 2016: Rebel Wilson and Adam Devine, Pitch Perfect 2
- 2017: Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome, Moonlight
- 2018: Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale, Love, Simon
- 2019: Noah Centineo and Lana Condor, To All the Boys I've Loved Before
- 2020 *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline, Outer Banks
- 2022: Poopies and the snake, Jackass Forever
- 2023: Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow, Outer Banks
Best Fight
- 1996: Adam Sandler vs. Bob Barker, Happy Gilmore
- 1997: Fairuza Balk vs. Robin Tunney, The Craft
- 1998: Will Smith vs. the Edgar Bug, Men in Black
- 1999: Ben Stiller vs. Puffy the Dog, There's Something About Mary
- 2000: Keanu Reeves vs. Laurence Fishburne, The Matrix
- 2001: Zhang Ziyi vs. Entire bar, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
- 2002: Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker vs. Hong Kong gang, Rush Hour 2
- 2003: Yoda vs. Christopher Lee, Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- 2004: Uma Thurman vs. Chiaki Kuriyama, Kill Bill: Vol. 1
- 2005: Uma Thurman vs. Daryl Hannah, Kill Bill: Vol. 2
- 2006: Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt, Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
- 2007: Gerard Butler vs. Robert Maillet, 300
- 2008: Sean Faris vs. Cam Gigandet, Never Back Down
- 2009: Robert Pattinson vs. Cam Gigandet, Twilight
- 2010: Beyoncé vs. Ali Larter, Obsessed
- 2011: Robert Pattinson vs. Bryce Dallas Howard and Xavier Samuel, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- 2012: Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson vs. Alexander Ludwig, The Hunger Games
- 2013: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner vs. Tom Hiddleston, The Avengers
- 2014: Orlando Bloom and Evangeline Lilly vs. Orcs, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
- 2015: Dylan O'Brien vs. Will Poulter, The Maze Runner
- 2016: Ryan Reynolds vs. Ed Skrein, Deadpool
- 2017: *no award*
- 2018: Gal Gadot vs. German Soldiers, Wonder Woman (2017)
- 2019: Brie Larson vs. Gemma Chan, Captain Marvel (2019)
- 2020: *no award due to COVID-19 pandemic*
- 2021: Elizabeth Olsen vs Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision (Scripted); Kourtney Kardashian vs. Kim Kardashian, Keeping Up with the Kardashians (Unscripted)
- 2022: Sydney Sweeney vs. Alexa Demie, Euphoria (Scripted); Bosco vs. Lady Camden, RuPaul's Drag Race (Unscripted)
- 2023: Courteney Cox vs. Ghostface, Scream VI
Most Frightened Performance
Known as "Best Scared-As-Shit Performance" from 2005-2006 and 2013-2021, "Best Frightened Performance" from 2010-2011, and "Most Frightened Performance" since 2022
- 2005: Dakota Fanning, Hide and Seek
- 2006: Jennifer Carpenter, The Exorcism of Emily Rose
- 2010: Amanda Seyfried, Jennifer's Body
- 2011: Elliot Page, Inception
- 2013: Suraj Sharma, Life of Pi
- 2014: Brad Pitt, World War Z
- 2015: Jennifer Lopez, The Boy Next Door
- 2018: Noah Schnapp, Stranger Things
- 2019: Sandra Bullock, Bird Box
- 2021: Victoria Pedretti, The Haunting of Bly Manor
- 2022: Jenna Ortega, Scream (2022)
- 2023: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
