The Night’s Best Looks: Jennifer Lopez, Olivia Rodrigo, Glen Powell
Sydney Sweeney, Sofia Carson and Riley Keough were among the best dressed stars attending MTV’s celebration of film and television, hosted by Vanessa Hudgens.

Jennifer Lopez, Riley Keough and Sofia Carson were among the stars who brought high-wattage style to the 2022 MTV Awards, which took place Sunday night at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The night was hosted by Vanessa Hudgens, who wore a parade of looks including a stunning blue dress from Vera Wang Haute on the red carpet.
Spider-Man: No Way Home took home the golden popcorn trophy for best movie, while the event’s 26 gender-neutral categories included House of Gucci‘s Lady Gaga, Spider-Man: No Way Home‘s Tom Holland (the winner) and Dune‘s Timothée Chalamet up against each other for best performance in a movie. Scarlett Johansson won for best hero for Black Widow. Among the television categories, Euphoria was the night’s winner for best show, with Zendaya accepting her trophy remotely for best performance in a show.
Jennifer Lopez, who accepted the Generation Award, was surprised to learn she also won the award for best song, from 2022’s Marry Me.


Fans cast their votes online for these and a variety of nontraditional categories, including best kiss, while new categories this year included best song and best music documentary.
Here’s a look at some of the night’s most talked-about fashion moments.
Olivia Rodrigo in Jean Paul Gaultier

The winner for best music documentary for driving home 2 u wore a sleek Jean Paul Gaultier corset dress with Outhouse Jewellery’s Oh Celeste Nova spiked earrings.
Jennifer Lopez in Monot

Leave it to Lopez accepted the night’s Generation Award (and also won a trophy for best song, for “On My Way” from Marry Me). Her leather vest with plunging neckline and long skirt were from Monot’s fall/winter 2022 collection. Lopez paired the look with jewelry by Candy Ice, a bag by Jimmy Choo and shoes from her collab with DSW.
Riley Keough in Gucci

Introducing a clip from Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis, the King’s granddaughter wore a look that was part of Gucci’s Love Parade collection.
Sydney Sweeney in Miu Miu

Accepting golden-popcorn trophies for both best fight and best show for her work on Euphoria, Sweeney wore a cropped shirt and crystal-beaded miniskirt with buckles by Miu Miu, paired with jewelry by Candy Ice and Le Vian.

As the night’s host, Hudgens wore a plethora of looks onstage from labels that included Versace and Valentino, but she kicked off the evening in a custom high-low dress in cobalt silk chiffon by Vera Wang Haute.
Sophia Di Martino

The Loki star picked up multiple trophies in a tailored red suit highlighted by a richly beaded jacket.
Jenna Ortega in Valentino

The winner for most frightened performance for her role in Scream, Ortega paired a sculpted minidress by Valentino with diamond jewelry by Tiffany & Co.
Sofia Carson in Iris van Herpen

The Descendants actress and singer loves a haute-couture moment, and that extended to Sunday night’s event, when Carson chose to wear a pleated gown with voluminous sleeves from Iris van Herpen’s Fall 2017 haute-couture collection, paired with tanzanite and diamond jewelry by Marli New York.
Maria Bakalova in Dolce & Gabbana

The co-star of Judd Apatow’s The Bubble wore a three-piece look that included an animal-print miniskirt, all by Dolce & Gabbana.
Glen Powell in Canali

Top Gun: Maverick co-star Glen Powell wore an ivory linen suit that was part of a head-to-toe look by Canali.
Jay Ellis in Dolce & Gabbana

Also among the Top Gun: Maverick stars in attendance, Ellis wore a red leather jacket over a sheer shirt and slim trousers with a side stripe, all by Dolce & Gabbana, paired with sneakers by Christian Louboutin and a watch by Omega.
Pablo Schreiber in Dzojchen

The star of Halo and Candy went for a tonal black look in a suit by Singapore-based label Dzojchen and shoes by Paul Smith.