| MTV MIAW Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current:2024 MTV MIAW Awards | |
 Trophy of the ceremony since 2013. | |
| Awarded for | the best of themillennial generation |
| Country | Mexico |
| Presented by | MTV Latin America |
| Formerly called | MTV Millennial Awards |
| First award | July 16, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-07-16) |
| Website | miaw.mtvla.com |
TheMTV MIAW Awards (formerlyMTV Millennial Awards) is an annual program ofLatin American music awards, presented by the cable channelMTV Latin America to honor the best ofLatin music and youth culture. Winners receive a statuette of a cat, in reference tocat memes as a symbol ofInternet culture. The ceremony has been held inMexico City since its first edition on July 16, 2013. In 2020 there was no ceremony due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
In February 2025,Bruce Gillmer ofParamount International Networks announced a one-year pause for a few selected events scheduled for 2025, including the MTV MIAW Awards, as Paramount seeks "to reimagine and optimize [our] events slate going forward".[1][2]
| Year | Date | Venue | Host city | Host(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | July 16 | Corona Forum | Mexico City | Karla Souza andWerevertumorro | [3][4] |
| 2014 | August 12 | Pepsi Center | Eiza González | [5] | |
| 2015 | June 10 | Tessa Ia and El Diablito | [6] | ||
| 2016 | June 12 | Maluma and YosStop | [7] | ||
| 2017 | June 3 | Palacio de los Deportes | Lele Pons andJuanpa Zurita | [8] | |
| 2018 | June 3 | Mexico City Arena | La Divaza andMon Laferte | [9] | |
| 2019 | June 23 | Palacio de los Deportes | Luis Gerardo Méndez and Calle y Poché | [10] | |
| 2020 | No ceremony held due to theCOVID-19 pandemic | [citation needed] | |||
| 2021 | July 13 | Quarry Studios | Mexico City | Kali Uchis andKenia Os | [11] |
| 2022 | July 10 | Pepsi Center | Becky G and Jimena Jiménez | [12] | |
| 2023 | August 6 | Guaynaa and Domelipa | [13] | ||
| 2024 | July 13 | Young Miko and Ricky Limón | [14] | ||
Current award categories[edit]
| Past award categories[edit]
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| Artist | Number of awards | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Kenia Os | 7 | Viral Anthem(2023); MIAW Artist(2023); Best Mexican Artist(2022); Best Fandom(2022); Coreo Crack(2022); MIAW Icon(2021); Instastories(2019) |
| Lali | Argentine + Flame of the Year(2019); Latin Video of the Year(2017); Argentine Artist of the Year(2017); Argentine Artist of the Year(2016); Argentine Instagramer of the Year(2015); Dubsmash Celebrity(2015); Argentine Twittstar of the Year(2014) | |
| Juanpa Zurita | 6 | Change Agent(2018); Digital Icon of the Year Best(2017); Performance in an App(2016); Mexican Snapchatter of the Year(2016); Viner of the Year(2015); Digital Icon of the Year(2015) |
| Sebastian Villalobos | 5 | Instagramer Nivel Dios Colombia(2018); Male Instagrammer of the Year(2017); Instacrack(2016); MIAW Icon of the Year(2015); Colombian Twitstar of the Year(2014) |
| Mon Laferte | 4 | Video of the Year(2019); Mexican Artist of the Year(2017); Buzz Artist(2016); Video of the Year(2016) |
| J Balvin | Collaboration of the Year(2018); Hit of the Year(2018); Colombian Artist of the Year(2018); Hit of the Year(2016) | |
| Mario Aguilar | Risadictos(2019); Parody(2018); Colombian Snapchatero of the Year(2016); Colombian IInstagrammer of the Year(2015) |
| Artist | Number of nominations | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| Kenia Os | 13 | Viral Anthem(2023); MIAW Artist(2023); Music Ship of the Year(2023); Best Mexican Artist(2022); Motomami of the Year(2022); Coreo Crack(2022); Best Fandom(2021-2022); MIAW Icon(2021); MIAW Stories(2021); Instastories(2019); Styler of the Year(2018); The Newest Face(2018) |
| J Balvin | 12 | Video of the Year(2017); Hit of the Year(2015–2016); Collaboration of the Year(2017); Colombian Artist of the Year(2014–2017); Best Colombian Instagrammer(2015, 2017); Best Colombian Snapchatter(2016); Best Performance in an App(2017) |
| Maluma | Hit of the Year(2016–2017); Colombian Artist of the Year(2014, 2016–2017); Best Latin Instagrammer(2014); Best Colombian Instagrammer(2015, 2017); Best Colombian Snapchatter(2016); Best Performance in an App(2016); Instacrack(2014); Perfect Match(2016) | |
| Lali | 11 | Video of the Year(2017); Best Pop Artist(2016–2017); Argentine Artist of the Year(2016–2017); Best Argentine Instagrammer(2015; 2017); Dubsmash Celebrity(2015); Best Performance in an App(2016); Argentine Twittstar of the Year(2014); Instacrush(2016) |
| Juanpa Zurita | 8 | MIAW Icon of the Year(2015–2017); Viner of the Year(2015); Best Mexican Instagrammer(2017); Mexican Snapchatter of the Year(2016); Best Performance in an App(2016); Supercolab(2017) |
| Maurio Bautista | Best Pop Artist(2016); MIAW Icon of the Year(2015–2016); Buzz Artist(2015); Viner of the Year(2015); Best Mexican Instagrammer(2017); Instacrack(2014); Celebrity Challenge(2017) | |
| Werevertumorro | 7 | MIAW Icon of the Year(2013–2014, 2016); Best Mexican Instagrammer(2017); Twitstar of the Year(2013); Best Parody(2 in 2017) |
| Belinda | 6 | Best Latin Instagrammer(2014); Best Mexican Instagrammer(2015); Twitstar of the Year(2013, 2015); Instacrush(2013–2014) |
| Dulce Maria | Hit of the Year(2015); Best Latin Instagrammer(2014); Best Mexican Instagrammer(2015); Twitstar of the Year(2013); Mexican Twitstar of the Year(2014); Best Fan Army(2013) | |
| Jesse & Joy | Hit of the Year(2013, 2016–2017); Collaboration of the Year(2016); Mexican Artist of the Year(2016–2017) | |
| Mon Laferte | Video of the Year(2016–2017); Collaboration of the Year(2017); Mexican Artist of the Year(2017); Buzz Artist(2016); Instacrush(2017) | |
| Sebastian Villalobos | MIAW Icon of the Year(2016); Best Colombian Instagrammer(2017); Colombian Twittstar of the Year(2014); Best Performance in an App(2017); Instacrack(2015); Perfect March(2017) |