Penghargaan MAMA 2022, yang diselenggarakan oleh CJ E&M dan disiarkan melalui saluran musiknya Mnet, disiarkan langsung pada tanggal 29 dan 30 November 2022. Upacara diadakan di Kyocera Dome Osaka, Jepang.

Pada hari pertama yang berlangsung 29 November 2022 akan dipandu oleh host Jeon So Mi dengan sub tema 'The World We Build Together'. Dan untuk hari kedua pada 30 November akan diramaikan oleh aktor Park Bo Gum sebagai host, dengan sub tema 'We Are K-POP'.

• Dalam MAMA 2022 musik yang masuk merupakan yang dirilis pada 1 November 2021 hingga 21 Oktober 2022. Untuk Kriteria sebagai pemenang akhir dari tiap kategori memiliki standar penilaian masing-masing, seperti berikut:
• Artist of the Year dan Artist Category Awards, penilaian berdasarkan 40% evaluasi panel juri, 30% pengunduhan atau streaming lagu (20% Korea + 10% global) dan 30% dari penjualan album fisik.
• Song of the Year and Genre Category Awards, berdasarkan 40% evaluasi panel juri, 60% pengunduhan/streaming lagu (40% Korea + 20% global)
• Album of the Year, berdasarkan 40% evaluasi panel juri dan 60% penjualan album fisik.
• Worldwide Icon of the Year, dinilai dari 50% suara Mnet Plus, 30% suara dari Spotify, 10% suara dari Twitter, 10% skor video musik, (10% tambahan) suara Twitter siaran langsung.
• Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10, berdasarkan 50% suara Mnet Plus, 30% suara dari Spotify, 10% suara dari Twitter dan 10% skor video musik.

A. Kategori Best Artist dan Best Group
- Best New Female Artist

• IVE
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• Yena (Choi Ye Na)

- Best New Male Artist

• ATBO
• TEMPEST
• TNX
• Xdinary Heroes
  YOUNITE

- Best Female Artist

• IU
• Miyeon
• Nayeon
• Seulgi
• Taeyeon

- Best Male Artist

• J-Hope
• Kang Daniel
• Lim Young-woong
• PSY
• Zico

- Best Female Group

• (G)I-DLE
• aespa
• BLACKPINK
• ITZY
• Red Velvet
• TWICE

Best Male Group

BTS
ENHYPEN
NCT DREAM
SEVENTEEN
Stray Kids
TXT

B. Kategori Best Performance
- Best Vocal Performance Solo

• IU - Drama
• Kim Min-seok - Drunken Confession
• Lee Mujin - When it snows (feat. Heize)
• Lim Young-woong - Our Blues Our Life
• Taeyeon - INVU

- Best Vocal Performance Group

• BIGBANG - Still Life
• BTS - Yet To Come
• Davichi - Fanfare
• ENHYPEN - Polaroid Love
• WINNER - I LOVE U

- Best Band Performance

• JANNABI - GRIPPIN'THEGREEN
• Jaurim - STAY WITH ME
• LUCY - PLAY
• The Black Skirts - My Little Lambs
• Xdinary Heroes - Happy Death Day

- Best Dance Performance Solo

• Jessi - ZOOM
• Nayeon - POP!
• PSY - That That (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Sunmi - Heart Burn
• Yena - SMILEY (feat. BIBI)

- Best Dance Performance Male Group

• NCT 127 - 2 Baddies
• NCT DREAM - Glitch Mode
• SEVENTEEN - HOT
• Stray Kids - MANIAC
• TXT - Good Boy Gone Bad
• TREASURE - JIKJIN

- Best Dance Performance Female Group

• (G)I-DLE - TOMBOY
• BLACKPINK - Pink Venom
• IVE - LOVE DIVE
• LE SSERAFIM - FEARLESS
• NewJeans - Attention
• Red Velvet - Feel My Rhythm

- Best OST

• 10CM - Drawer (Our Beloved Summer OST)
• Jimin, Ha Sung-woon - With You (Our Blues OST)
• MeloMance - Love, Maybe (A Business Proposal OST)
• V - Christmas Tree (Our Beloved Summer OST)
• Wonstein - Your Existence (Twenty Five, Twenty One OST)

- Best Collaboration

• 10CM, BIG Naughty - Just 10 centimeters
• Crush - Rush Hour (feat. J-Hope)
• Loco, Hwasa - Somebody!
• PSY - That That (prod. & feat. Suga)
• Woo Won Jae, meenoi - Ghosting (prod. CODE KUNST)

- Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

• BE'O - Counting Stars (feat. Beenzino)
• BIG Naughty - Beyond Love (feat. 10CM)
• J-Hope - MORE
• Jay Park - GANADARA (feat. IU)
• Zico - Freak

C. Kategori of The Year
- Song of the Year

• 10CM - Drawer
• 10CM, BIG Naughty - Just 10 centimeters
• BE'O - Counting Stars (feat. Beenzino)
• BIGBANG - Still Life
• BIG Naughty - Beyond Love (feat. 10CM)
• BLACKPINK - Pink Venom
• BTS - Yet To Come
• Crush - Rush Hour (feat. J-Hope)
• Davichi - Fanfare
• ENHYPEN - Polaroid Love
• (G)I-DLE - TOMBOY
• IU - Drama
• IVE - LOVE DIVE
• JANNABI - GRIPPIN'THEGREEN
• Jaurim - STAY WITH ME
• Jay Park - GANADARA (feat. IU)
• Jessi - ZOOM
• J-Hope - MORE
• Jimin, Ha Sung-woon - With You
• Kim Min Seok - Drunken Confession
• LE SSERAFIM - FEARLESS
• Lee Mujin - When it snows (feat. Heize)
• Lim Young-woong - Our Blues Our Life
• Loco, Hwasa - Somebody!
• LUCY - PLAY
• MeloMance - Love, Maybe
• Nayeon - POP!
• NCT 127 - 2 Baddies
• NCT DREAM - Glitch Mode'NewJeans - Attention
• PSY - That That (prod. & Feat. Suga)
• Red Velvet - Feel My Rhythm
• SEVENTEEN - HOT
• Stray Kids - MANIAC
• Sunmi - Heart Burn
• Taeyeon - INVU
• The Black Skirts - My Little Lambs
• TREASURE - JIKJIN
• TXT - Good Boy Gone Bad
• V - Christmas Tree
• WINNER - I LOVE U
• Wonstein - Your Existence
• Woo Won Jae, meenoi - Ghosting (prod. CODE KUNST)
• Xdinary Heroes - Happy Death Day
• Yena - SMILEY (feat. BIBI)
• Zico - Freak

D. Artist of the Year

• Aespa
• ATBO
• BLACKPINK
• BTS
• ENHYPEN
• (G)I-DLE
• ITZY
• IU
• IVE
• J-Hope
• Kang Daniel
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• Lim Young Woong
• Miyeon
• Nayeon
• NCT DREAM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• PSY
• Red Velvet
• Seulgi
• SEVENTEEN
• Stray Kids
• Taeyeon
• TEMPEST
• TNX
• TWICE
• TXT
• Xdinary Heroes
• Yena
• YOUNITE
• Zico

E. Worldwide Fans' Choice Top 10

• Aespa
• ASTRO
• ATEEZ
• BIGBANG
• Billlie
• BLACKPINK
• Brave Girls
• BTOB
• BTS
• Chungha
• Crush
• Dreamcatcher
• ENHYPEN
• EVERGLOW
• fromis_9
• (G)I-DLE
• Girls' Generation
• GOT7
• ITZY
• IU
• IVE
• Jay Park
• Jessi
• Jo Yu Ri
• Kai
• Kang Daniel
• KARD
• Kep1er
• LE SSERAFIM
• LOONA
• MAMAMOO
• MONSTA X
• NCT 127
• NCT DREAM
• NewJeans
• NMIXX
• ONEUS
• PENTAGON
• PSY
• Red Velvet
• SEVENTEEN
• STAYC
• Stray Kids
• Sunmi
• THE BOYZ
• TREASURE
• TWICE
• TXT
• WINNER
• Yena