MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Performance in a TV Show
# MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Performance in a TV 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 | The Assassination of Gianni Versace |
| 2018 | Katherine Langford | Hannah Baker | 13 Reasons Why |
| 2018 | Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure |
| 2018 | Maisie Williams | Arya Stark | Game of Thrones |
