This is a following list of the MTV Movie & TV Award winners and nominees for Best Performance in a Show. The category debuted in 2017 when the ceremony began jointly celebrating cinema and television under the name Best Actor in a Show.
Winners and nominees 2010s
Year Nominee Character Show Ref 2017 Millie Bobby Brown Eleven Stranger Things Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones Donald Glover Earnest "Earn" Marks Atlanta Jeffrey Dean Morgan Negan The Walking Dead Mandy Moore Rebecca Pearson This Is Us Gina Rodriguez Jane Gloriana Villanueva Jane the Virgin 2018 Millie Bobby Brown Eleven Stranger Things Darren Criss Andrew Cunanan The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Katherine Langford Hannah Baker 13 Reasons Why Issa Rae Issa Dee Insecure Maisie Williams Arya Stark Game of Thrones 2019 Elisabeth Moss June Osborne / Offred The Handmaid's Tale Emilia Clarke Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones Gina Rodriguez Jane Villanueva Jane the Virgin Kiernan Shipka Sabrina Spellman Chilling Adventures of Sabrina †Jason Mitchell Brandon Johnson The Chi
2020s
Year Nominee Character Show Ref 2021 Elizabeth Olsen Wanda Maximoff WandaVision Michaela Coel Arabella Essiedu I May Destroy You Emma Corrin Diana, Princess of Wales The Crown Elliot Page Vanya Hargreeves The Umbrella Academy Anya Taylor-Joy Beth Harmon The Queen's Gambit 2022 Zendaya Rue Bennett Euphoria Amanda Seyfried Elizabeth Holmes The Dropout Lily James Pamela Anderson Pam & Tommy Kelly Reilly Beth Dutton Yellowstone Sydney Sweeney Cassie Howard Euphoria 2023 Jenna Ortega Wednesday Addams Wednesday Aubrey Plaza Harper Spiller The White Lotus Christina Ricci Misty Quigley Yellowjackets Riley Keough Daisy Jones Daisy Jones and the Six Sadie Sink Max Mayfield Stranger Things
Multiple wins and nominations The following individuals received multiple wins: Winner Actor 2 Millie Bobby Brown
The following individuals received multiple nominations: Nominee Actor 2 Millie Bobby Brown Emilia Clarke Gina Rodriguez
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