The Last of Us made quite a splash since premiering on HBO this winter, and it’s finally getting credit where credit is due. The hit post-apocalyptic drama won big at this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards, taking home a total of three awards, including the best show.
The Last of Us defeated the likes of Stranger Things, The White Lotus, Wednesday, Wolf Pack, Yellowjackets, and Yellowstone to be crowned as the best show of the year. It was also a big night for its leading man Pedro Pascal, who won awards for best hero and best duo alongside his co-star Bella Ramsey.
There were no repeat winners in the movie field, but Scream VI was arguably the biggest winner of the night. It defeated some of the biggest 2022 blockbusters, including Avatar: The Way of Water, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and Top Gun: Maverick to be named the best movie of the year.
This year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards were supposed to take place at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, but eventually shifted to a virtual ceremony on May 7. The in-person show was canceled shortly after the host Drew Barrymore pulled out in solidarity with the WGA strike.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS:
Best Hero: Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us)
Best Performance in a Movie: Tom Cruise (Top Gun: Maverick)
Best Docu-Reality Series: The Kardashians
Breakthrough Performance: Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things)
Best Reality On-Screen Team: Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix, Scheana Shay and Lala Kent (Vanderpump Rules)
Best Comedic Performance: Adam Sandler (Murder Mystery 2)
Best Duo: Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us)
Best Fight: Gale Weathers vs. Ghostface (Scream VI)
Most Frightened Performance: Jennifer Coolidge (The White Lotus)
Best Competition Series: RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars
Best Kiss: Madison Bailey and Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks)
Best Music Documentary: Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me
Best Show: The Last of Us
Best Musical Moment: Purple Hearts, “Come Back Home”
Best Performance in a Show: Jenna Ortega (Wednesday)
Best Villain: Elisabeth Olsen (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
Best Kick-Ass Cast: Stranger Things
Best Song: “Carolina” by Taylor Swift (Where the Crawdads Sing)
Best Host: Drew Barrymore (The Drew Barrymore Show)
Best Movie: Scream VI
