MTV Movie Awards: List of winners from last night’s show plus Tom Cruise’s acceptance speech from a plane

Last Updated on May 25, 2023

Last night saw the broadcast of the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. However, it would not be a usual broadcast with a live taping. Due to the current unrest of the Writer’s Guild strike, many attendees had chosen not to participate in solidarity with the ongoing protest. This prompted the once music-centric channel to air a pre-taped special.

Bruce Gillmer, the President of programming at Paramount Global and EP on the award show, stated, “As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards’ show we envisioned that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peeks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect, and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honor the best of film and TV over the past year.”

One of the big wins of the night went to the star of a generation, Tom Cruise, as he took home a trophy for Best Performance for Top Gun: Maverick. In usual Tom Cruise fashion, he accepted the award via a daredevil stunt. The Mission: Impossible star had taped his speech whilst flying his personal aircraft that was also featured in Top Gun: Maverick. “Thank you so much for the award,” Cruise says through his headset. “I make these films for you. I love you. I love entertaining you. To know how much you enjoy it, how much you appreciate it, there’s just no better feeling.” Cruise then ends with, “You have a wonderful summer. Thank you again for letting me entertain you. It’s an absolute privilege. We’ll see you at the movies.”

More notable winners are featured in the list below:

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”
“Yellowjackets”
“Yellowstone”

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 Comedic Performance
Adam Sandler, “Murder Mystery 2”
Dylan O’Brien, “Not Okay”
Jennifer Coolidge, “Shotgun Wedding”
Keke Palmer, “Nope”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”

Best Kick-Ass Cast
“Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Outer Banks”
“Stranger Things”
“Teen Wolf: The Movie”

Best Fight
Ladybug vs. The Wolf, “Bullet Train”
Gale Weathers vs. Ghostface, “Scream VI”
Vecna vs. Eleven, “Stranger Things”
John Wick vs. Everyone, “John Wick: Chapter 4”
Escape from Narkina 5, “Andor”

For more, check out the full list on Variety.