The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, MTV’s annual award ceremony honoring the previous year’s most entertaining, touching, and best-selling movies and shows, recently announced its list of nominations that make up this year’s honorees.
Until 2007, the event only covered feature films and the big screen; however, it now covers all areas of the entertainment industry, including the unscripted segment that brings viewers popcorn-worthy and unfiltered drama.
MTV stated about the award ceremony:
"Leading the unscripted categories are Jersey Shore Family Vacation, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and Vanderpump Rules. The ceremony will also debut two new categories this year — Best Reality On-Screen Team and Best Kick-Ass Cast — and fans can vote for their picks at vote.mtv.com through April 17."
The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards will be broadcast live from Los Angeles' Barker Hanger on Sunday, May 7, at 8 pm ET.
2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, list of reality shows nominated
The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards will feature four categories this year that will honor and mention reality shows and unscripted franchises. The categories are Best Docu-Reality Series, Best Competition Series, Best Host, and Best Reality On-Screen Team (presented by SONIC).
Best Docu-Reality Series
Jersey Shore Family Vacation
The MTV show is currently in its sixth installment and airs episodes every Thursday at 8 pm ET on the network.
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Bravo’s RHOBH’s latest season (12) wrapped up airing in October 2022 and showcased some of the biggest reality stars, including Kyle Richards, Sutton Stracke, and more.
Family Reunion: Love & Hip Hop Edition
The VH1 reality show, nominated for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards recently finished season 3 in February 2023 and featured stars such as Karlie Redd, Rich Dollaz, and more.
The Kardashians
The docu-series revolving around the famous Kardashian-Jenner clan will return to screens with season 3 on May 25, 2023.
Vanderpump Rules
The Bravo show is currently in season 10 and airs weekly on Wednesdays at 9 pm ET.
Best Competition Series
All-Star Shore
The Paramount+ original brings reality stars together in a beach house as they “battle it out for a cash prize and global bragging rights.” DJ Pauly D serves as the show's narrator, and season 1 ended in August 2022.
Big Brother
The long-running CBS show wrapped up season 24 in September 2022, where Taylor Hale took home the prize.
RuPaul’s Drag Race: All-Stars
The all-star spin-off of RuPaul’s Drag Race is nominated for the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards. The show features returning drag queens as they get a second or third chance to win the crown.
The Challenge: USA
There is yet another spin-off among this year's nominees. The show is a spin-off of the Challenge franchise. The winners of The Challenge: USA were Danny McCray and Sarah Lacina.
The Traitors
The Peacock show featured a mixed cast made up of celebrities and common people. The objective of the game for Faithful was to work together and increase the pot, while the Traitors aimed to claim the prize for themselves by killing the Faithful one by one.
Other categories in 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards for reality or unscripted shows
Best Host
- Drew Barrymore: The Drew Barrymore Show
- Joel Madden: Ink Master
- Nick Cannon: The Masked Singer
- RuPaul: RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Kelly Clarkson: The Kelly Clarkson Show
Best Reality On-Screen Team
- Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, Vinny Guadagnino, Pauly D (MVP): Jersey Shore Family Vacation
- Tori Deal and Devin Walker: The Challenge: Ride or Dies
- RuPaul Charles and Michelle Visage: RuPaul’s Drag Race
- Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent: Vanderpump Rules
- Garcelle Beauvais and Sutton Stracke: The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Tune in on May 7 to watch the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards air live from 8 pm ET.