MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Performance in a Show
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 | |
| 2017 | Emilia Clarke | Daenerys Targaryen | Game of Thrones | |
| 2017 | Donald Glover | Earnest "Earn" Marks | Atlanta | |
| 2017 | Jeffrey Dean Morgan | Negan | The Walking Dead | |
| 2017 | Mandy Moore | Rebecca Pearson | This Is Us | |
| 2017 | Gina Rodriguez | Jane Gloriana Villanueva | Jane the Virgin | |
| 2018 | Millie Bobby Brown | Eleven | Stranger Things | |
| 2018 | Darren Criss | Andrew Cunanan | ' | |
| 2018 | Katherine Langford | Hannah Baker | 13 Reasons Why | |
| 2018 | Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | |
| 2018 | Maisie Williams | Arya Stark | Game of Thrones | |
| 2019 | Elisabeth Moss | June Osborne / Offred | The Handmaid's Tale | |
| 2019 | Emilia Clarke | Daenerys Targaryen | Game of Thrones | |
| 2019 | Gina Rodriguez | Jane Villanueva | Jane the Virgin | |
| 2019 | Kiernan Shipka | Sabrina Spellman | Chilling Adventures of Sabrina | |
| 2019 | †' |
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received multiple wins:| Winner | Actor |
| 2 | Millie Bobby Brown |
| 2 | - |
| 2 | - |
The following individuals received multiple nominations:
| Nominee | Actor |
| 2 | Millie Bobby Brown |
| 2 | Emilia Clarke |
| 2 | Gina Rodriguez |