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This is a following list of theMTV Movie Award winners and nominees forBest Breakthrough Performance, first awarded in 1992. In 2010 and 2011, it was renamedBest Breakout Star. In 2012, it returned to its original name but was turned into a non-voting category, where an academy of outstanding directors honors a silver screen newcomer with extraordinary talent. In 2017, it was renamedNext Generation, and was converted to a voting category.
From 1999 to 2005, and in 2009, it was split into two categories:Best Male Breakthrough Performance andBest Female Breakthrough Performance.
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| Year | Winners and nominees | Film/Show | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ceremony not held due toCOVID-19 pandemic;Greatest of All Time special aired instead | ||
| 2021 | Regé-Jean Page | Bridgerton | Simon, Duke of Hastings |
| Maria Bakalova | Borat Subsequent Moviefilm | Tutar | |
| Antonia Gentry | Ginny & Georgia | Ginny Miller | |
| Paul Mescal | Normal People | Connell Waldren | |
| Ashley Park | Emily in Paris | Mindy Chen | |
| 2022 | Sophia Di Martino | Loki | Sylvie |
| Ariana DeBose | West Side Story | Anita | |
| Hannah Einbinder | Hacks | Ava Daniels | |
| Alana Haim | Licorice Pizza | Alana Kane | |
| Jung Ho-yeon | Squid Game | Kang Sae-byeok | |
| 2023 | Joseph Quinn | Stranger Things | Eddie Munson |
| Bad Bunny | Bullet Train | The Wolf | |
| Bella Ramsey | The Last of Us | Ellie | |
| Emma D'Arcy | House of the Dragon | Rhaenyra Targaryen | |
| Rachel Sennott | Bodies Bodies Bodies | Alice | |