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Despite Drew Barrymore dropping out as host and the red carpet being called off, the MTV Movie & TV Awards will go on this Sunday.
Originally scheduled to air live from Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, the awards show will instead be a pre-taped ceremony that will be broadcast at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. It is the first scheduled awards telecast since the Writers Guild of America called a strike on Monday night. Vanderpump Rules star and nominee Lala Kent will no longer attend the awards, and there’s no word on whether the scheduled presenters (including Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Gal Gadot, Halle Bailey and more) are planning on bowing out.
The White Lotus star Jennifer Coolidge will be awarded the Comedic Genius Award, and this year’s event features two new categories: best reality onscreen team and best kick-ass cast. Fans can vote until the end of today for the best musical moment winner, including performances and scenes from Daisy Jones & the Six, Stranger Things, Don’t Worry Darling, Elvis, RRR, The Last of Us, Wednesday and more.
Related: The Full 2023 MTV Movie & TV Award Nominees List
Among the films and TV series up for the most golden popcorn statues are Netflix’s Stranger Things (seven noms), followed by Top Gun: Maverick and HBO’s The Last of Us (with six nominations each). The best movie nominees are Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Elvis, Nope, Scream VI, Smile and Top Gun: Maverick, while the best show contenders are Stranger Things, The Last of Us, The White Lotus, Wednesday, Wolf Pack, Yellowstone and Yellowjackets.
Nominees for best performance in a movie include Austin Butler in Elvis, Florence Pugh in Don’t Worry Darling, Keke Palmer in Nope, Michael B. Jordan in Creed III and Tom Cruise in Top Gun: Maverick. Up for best performance in a show are Aubrey Plaza (The White Lotus), Christina Ricci (Yellowjackets), Jenna Ortega (Wednesday), Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six), Sadie Sink (Stranger Things) and Selena Gomez (Only Murders in the Building).
Other main show categories include best hero, best villain, best kiss, best comedic performance, breakthrough performance, best fight, most frightened performance, best team and more. Unscripted categories include best docu-reality series, best competition series, best lifestyle show, best unscripted series, best reality return, best reality star, best reality romance, best breakthrough social star, best host, best talk/topical show and best music documentary.
See the full list of nominees here, and keep reading for more on how to watch the MTV Movie & TV Awards with or without cable.
How to Watch the MTV Movie & TV Awards Online
Cable subscribers can watch the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards live on MTV or on MTV.com (by signing into a TV provider account) this Sunday starting at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. It will be simulcast across BET, BETHer, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land and VH1.
Cord cutters can stream the ceremony online on Paramount+ and on any live TV streaming service that carries the network, including DirecTV Stream ($65 and up per month), FuboTV ($75 and up per month), Hulu with Live TV ($70 and up monthly; includes Disney+ and ESPN+), Philo ($25 and up per month) or YouTube TV ($65 per month).
You can technically watch the MTV Movie & TV Awards for free by signing up for a 24-hour Viewing Pass on MTV.com, or by signing up for a free seven-day trial to Paramount+. See below for more details on the streaming options for watching the MTV Movie & TV Awards online.
DirecTV
Previously AT&T TV, DirecTV lets you watch more than 65 other channels under its Entertainment package ($65 monthly), including MTV, MTV2 and more. Other plans ($85 to $155 monthly) offer over 90 to 140 channels and subscribers can connect via DirecTV’s Gemini device (requires an existing internet connection) or satellite dish (Gemini device and HD DVR equipment included, existing internet connection required). For a limited time, new customers get a price guarantee for their first two years and a $200 Visa gift card.
FuboTV
FuboTV starts at $75 per month for access to MTV and more than 120 other news, entertainment and sports channels under the Pro Plan; you can also upgrade to the Elite package ($80 monthly), which includes more than 180 channels and over 130 events in 4K. Both plans let you record TV shows, movies, games and more and watch on unlimited screens.
Hulu with Live TV
Watch MTV more than 75 other major cable news, entertainment and sports channels on-demand with a Hulu with Live TV subscription, which comes bundled with Disney+ and ESPN+ and costs $70 for the ad-supported plan or $76 for the ad-free package. The bundle also lets you watch thousands of popular TV shows, movies and original content, and you can add Cinemax, HBO Max, Showtime, Starz and other channels for an extra monthly fee.
Paramount+
In addition to offering MTV, Paramount+ subscriptions include access to CBS, BET, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and the Smithsonian Channel. The streamer costs $5 per month for the ad-supported Essential plan or $10 monthly for the ad-free Premium option; save when you sign up for an annual package ($50 or $100 per year, respectively). Subscriptions come with access to thousands of hours of movies and TV series, including Sonic the Hedgehog 2, South Park: The Streaming Wars, the entire Star Trek franchise, Yellowstone prequel show 1883 and more.
Philo
Philo‘s live TV subscription costs $25 per month and includes MTV and more than 50 other classic TV, lifestyle and news channels. Subscribers can stream on up to three devices simultaneously, create up to 10 profiles and save unlimited live or future shows for up to one year. The streamer also offers a seven-day free trial.
YouTube
For $65 per month, YouTube TV‘s streaming subscription includes MTV and more than 85 other news, entertainment and live sports channels. New subscribers can get their first three months for $55 per month; after that, it costs $65 monthly. YouTube TV subscriptions include unlimited digital recording and up to six accounts.
May 5, 5:49 p.m. Updated with the announcement that the awards show will instead be a pre-taped ceremony.
