How to watch the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022

Paris Hilton at the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted 2021
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The MTV Movie & TV Awards are a big Hollywood party and this year’s awards will be twice the size and twice the fun. MTV announced in May that the 2022 event will combine the MTV Movie & TV Awards with the Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted, creating one big celebration of movies, television and reality TV. 

The show has always been popular for its eclectic categories like Best Kiss and Best Villain, as well as new categories like Best Song and Here for the Hookup. It's also known for surprise appearances and memorable performances that have everyone talking. Needless to say, the MTV Movie & TV Awards have always been must-watch television. Now that the awards shows have been combined, it’ll be twice the fun.

Here’s what you need to know about the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022.

When is the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022? 

The MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 are taking place at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 5, at 8 pm ET. The night kicks off with the MTV Movie & TV Awards at 8 pm ET/PT and will be followed by the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Unscripted awards at 10 pm ET/PT.

How to watch the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022

In addition to airing on MTV, the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 will also air on several networks in the Paramount family including VH1, MTV2, Comedy Central and BET. The awards show will also air internationally on MTV.

If you're a traditional US cable subscriber you'll be able to watch the MTV Movies & TV Awards on these channels. In addition, live TV streaming services like FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV.

The ceremony will also be available to stream on Paramount Plus. In order to watch, you must be a Paramount Plus subscriber. 

Who is hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022?

Thanks to the combined format there will be two hosts. Vanessa Hudgens (High School Musical) will host the MTV Movie & TV Awards portion of the night and Tayshia Adams (The Bachelorette) will host the Unscripted portion, which immediately follows the first half of the ceremony. 

This will be Hudgens’ second foray as a host; she previously hosted the MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special in 2020. 

MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 presenters and performers

Let’s face it, awards shows aren’t just about the nominees. The presenters and performers are also a big reason to watch and the MTV Movie & TV Awards will play host to a whole galaxy of Hollywood and reality stars who will be in attendance to present the awards. 

On the scripted side, some of the notable presenters include Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame), Awkwafina (Ocean’s Eight), Pablo Schreiber (Halo) and Rebel Wilson (Senior Year). Riley Keough, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter and star of 2020’s hit Zola, will also be on hand to present an award ahead of the release of Baz Luhrmann’s highly anticipated movie Elvis.

Nicole Ritchie, Kathy Hilton and Kristin Cavallari will be on hand to present awards for the Unscripted show, along with cast members from several Bravo franchises.

Snoop Dogg and DJ D-Nice are scheduled to perform. 

MTV Movie & TV Awards 2022 winners

This year Tom Holland and Zendaya cleaned up, with Holland taking home the popcorn for Best Performance in a Movie while Zendaya won Best Performance in a Show. Spider-Man: No Way Home and Euphoria each won for Best Movie and Best Show, respectively.  

Jack Black was the recipient of the prestigious Comedic Genius Award during the scripted ceremony and reality star Bethenny Frankel the Reality Royalty Award in honor of her reality TV career and philanthropic endeavors. 

Let’s take a look at some of this year’s unique categories and all of the nominees. Head to MTV for a complete list of winners from the MTV Movies & TV Awards and the Unscripted Awards.

MOVIE & TV AWARDS WINNERS

Best Kiss
Hunter Schafer & Dominic Fike, Euphoria
Lily Collins & Lucien Laviscount, Emily in Paris
WINNER: Poopies & the snake, Jackass Forever
Robert Pattinson & Zoe Kravitz, The Batman
Tom Holland & Zendaya, Spider-Man: No Way Home

Here for the Hookup
WINNER:
Euphoria
Never Have I Ever
Pam & Tommy
Sex/Life
Sex Lives of College Girls 

MOVIE & TV AWARDS: UNSCRIPTED WINNERS

Best Reality Star
Chris "CT" Tamburello, The Challenge
WINNER: Chrishell Stause, Selling Sunset
Lindsay Hubbard, Summer House
Teresa Giuduce, The Real Housewives of New Jersey
Willow Pill, RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 

Best Docu-Reality Series
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta
WINNER: Selling Sunset
Summer House
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Best Competition Series
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
WINNER: RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Challenge: Spies, Lies & Allies
The Masked Singer

Best Host
Charlamagne Tha God, Tha God’s Honest Truth
Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef
WINNER: Kelly Clarkson, The Kelly Clarkson Show
Rob Dyrdek, Ridiculousness
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race 

Sarabeth Pollock
Editorial Content Producer

 

Sarabeth joined the What to Watch team in May 2022. An avid TV and movie fan, her perennial favorites are The Walking Dead, American Horror Story, true crime documentaries on Netflix and anything from Passionflix. You’ve Got Mail, Ocean's Eleven and Signs are movies that she can watch all day long. She's also a huge baseball fan, and hockey is a new favorite.  


When she's not working, Sarabeth hosts the My Nights Are Booked Podcast and a blog dedicated to books and interviews with authors and actors. She also published her first novel, Once Upon an Interview, in 2022.