The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards are coming to the small screen this Sunday for a star-studded evening of comedy, awards, performances, and spectacular guests. Hosted by actress and singer Vanessa Hudgens with help from celebrities like The Avengers’ Chris Evans, actress Rebel Wilson, fashion icon Nicole Richie, and comedian Awkwafina, the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted will be available to watch live on Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. PT/ET from Barkar Hangar in Los Angeles.
• You can watch The MTV Movie & TV Awards live for FREE with DirecTV (free trial), on Sling (promotional offers), or with Paramount+ (free trial).
During this year’s ceremony, Vanessa Hudgens will host and be joined throughout the evening by presenters Awkwafina, Billy Eichner, Chase Sui Wonders, Chris Evans, Eduardo Franco, Glen Powell, Lana Condor, Jamie Campbell Bower, Nicole Richie, and others. Rap superstar Snoop Dogg aka DJ Snoopadelic and DJ D-Nice will be among the night’s performers while Grammy-winning musician, actor, and comedian Jack Black will receive the fifth-ever Comedic Genius award—previously given to comedians Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Melissa McCarthy, and Sacha Baron Cohen.
In honor of the upcoming awards, MTV has created a series of animations depicting past MTV Movie & TV Awards performances. For a look at the animated version of the iconic 2001 Lady Marmalade performance by Christina Aguilera, P!nk, Maya, and Lil Kim, take a look at the video provided above.
Who is nominated this year and what are the categories?
The following was released by MTV as a complete list of their 2022 categories and nominees:
BEST MOVIE
Dune
Scream
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Adam Project
The Batman
BEST SHOW
Euphoria
Inventing Anna
Loki
Squid Game
Ted Lasso
Yellowstone
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MOVIE
Lady Gaga: House of Gucci
Robert Pattinson: The Batman
Sandra Bullock: The Lost City
Timothée Chalamet: Dune
Tom Holland: Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SHOW
Amanda Seyfried: The Dropout
Kelly Reilly: Yellowstone
Lily James: Pam & Tommy
Sydney Sweeney: Euphoria
Zendaya: Euphoria
BEST HERO
Daniel Craig: No Time to Die
Oscar Isaac: Moon Knight
Scarlett Johansson: Black Widow
Simu Liu: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Tom Holland: Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST VILLAIN
Colin Farrell: The Batman
Daniel Radcliffe: The Lost City
James Jude Courtney: Halloween Kills
Victoria Pedretti: You
Willem Dafoe: Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST KISS
Hunter Schafer & Dominic Fike: Euphoria
Lily Collins & Lucien Laviscount: Emily in Paris
Poopies & the snake: Jackass Forever
Robert Pattinson & Zoë Kravitz: The Batman
Tom Holland & Zendaya: Spider-Man: No Way Home
BEST COMEDIC PERFORMANCE
Brett Goldstein: Ted Lasso
John Cena: Peacemaker
Johnny Knoxville: Jackass Forever
Megan Stalter: Hacks
Ryan Reynolds: Free Guy
BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE
Alana Haim: Licorice Pizza
Ariana DeBose: West Side Story
Hannah Einbinder: Hacks
Jung Ho-yeon: Squid Game
Sophia Di Martino: Loki
BEST FIGHT
Black Widow vs. Widows: Black Widow
Cassie vs. Maddy: Euphoria
Guy vs. Dude: Free Guy
Shang-Chi bus fight: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Spider-Men end battle: Spider-Man: No Way Home
MOST FRIGHTENED PERFORMANCE
Jenna Ortega: Scream
Kyle Richards: Halloween Kills
Mia Goth: X
Millicent Simmonds: A Quiet Place Part II
Sadie Sink: Fear Street: Part Two 1978
BEST TEAM
Loki: Tom Hiddleston, Sophia Di Martino, Owen Wilson
Only Murders in the Building: Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Short
Spider-Man: No Way Home: Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire
The Adam Project: Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell
The Lost City: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Brad Pitt
HERE FOR THE HOOKUP
Euphoria
Never Have I Ever
Pam & Tommy
Sex/Life
Sex Lives of College Girls
BEST SONG
“Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” Jennifer Hudson / Respect
“Just Look Up,” Ariana Grande & Kid Cudi / Don’t Look Up
“Little Star,” Dominic Fike / Euphoria
“On My Way (Marry Me),” Jennifer Lopez / Marry Me
“We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” Encanto cast / Encanto
BEST DOCU-REALITY SERIES
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
Selling Sunset
Summer House
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
BEST COMPETITION SERIES
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies
The Masked Singer
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW
Bar Rescue
Dr. Pimple Popper
Making It
Selena + Chef
Queer Eye
BEST NEW UNSCRIPTED SERIES
Hart to Heart
Teen Mom: Family Reunion
The D’Amelio Show
The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip
Queen of the Universe
BEST REALITY STAR (brought to you by SONIC® Drive-In)
Chris “CT” Tamburello: The Challenge
Chrishell Stause: Selling Sunset
Lindsay Hubbard: Summer House
Teresa Giudice: The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Willow Pill: RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14
BEST REALITY ROMANCE
Joe Amabile & Serena Pitt: Bachelor in Paradise
Loren & Alexei Brovarnik: Loren & Alexei: After the 90 Days
Nany Gonzalez & Kaycee Clark: The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies
Tom Sandoval & Ariana Madix: Vanderpump Rules
Yandy & Mendeecees: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
BEST TALK/TOPICAL SHOW
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Drew Barrymore Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
BEST HOST
Charlamagne Tha God: Tha God’s Honest Truth
Gordon Ramsay: MasterChef
Kelly Clarkson: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Rob Dyrdek: Ridiculousness
RuPaul: RuPaul’s Drag Race
BREAKTHROUGH SOCIAL STAR
Bella Poarch: @bellapoarch on TikTok
Benito Skinner: @bennydrama7 on Instagram
Caleb Hearon: @calebsaysthings on Twitter
Khaby Lame: @khabylame on TikTok
Megan Stalter: @megstalter on Instagram
BEST FIGHT
Bosco vs. Lady Camden: RuPaul’s Drag Race
Candiace Dillard Bassett vs. Mia Thornton – Salad toss fight: The Real Housewives of Potomac
Christine Quinn vs. Chrishell Stause: Selling Sunset
Danielle Olivera vs. Ciara Miller vs. Lindsay Hubbard: Summer House
Margaret Josephs vs. Teresa Giudice: The Real Housewives of New Jersey
BEST REALITY RETURN
Bethenny Frankel: The Big Shot with Bethenny
Kylie Sonique Love: RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars
Paris Hilton: Cooking with Paris & Paris in Love
Sher: Ex on the Beach
Tami Roman: The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles
BEST MUSIC DOCUMENTARY
JANET JACKSON.
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Oasis Knebworth 1996
Olivia Rodrigo: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
The Beatles: Get Back
HOW TO WATCH
What: The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted
When: Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. PT/ET
TV channel: MTV
Watch live stream online: You can watch the awards live for FREE with DirecTV (free trial) or with Paramount+ (free trial). If you are out of free trials from those services, you can also try and watch it live with Sling (promotional offers).
Channel finder and more ways to watch: Verizon Fios, AT&T U-verse, Comcast / Xfinity, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, Cox, DIRECTV, Dish.
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