Add MTV Movie & TV Awards to the checklist as the newest to be affected by the WGA strike.
Just at some point after Drew Barrymore pulled out as host of the awards present in help of hanging writers, MTV has pivoted away from a reside occasion and placing collectively a clip present for its annual awards.
“As we carefully navigate how best to deliver the fan first awards’ show we envisioned that our team has worked so hard to create, we’re pivoting away from a live event that still enables us to produce a memorable night full of exclusive sneak peaks, irreverent categories our audience has come to expect, and countless moments that will both surprise and delight as we honor the best of film and TV over the past year,” mentioned Bruce Gillmer, President of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Events at Paramount Global, and an govt producer of the MTV Movie & TV Awards
The present is the primary scheduled awards telecast for the reason that Writers Guild of America referred to as a strike on Monday evening.
The guild on Friday despatched out an advisory that it deliberate to picket the awards present, which is happening at 5 PM Sunday at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica.
It comes after a big proportion of expertise that was beforehand planning to attend, pulled out.
This 12 months’s nominees embody the celebs of a few of Hollywood’s largest films and TV collection of the final 12 months (each scripted and unscripted.)
The 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards will air Sunday, May 7 at 8PM ET on MTV with simulcasts on BET, BET Her, Comedy Central, CMT, Logo, MTV2, Nickelodeon, Paramount Network, Pop, TV Land, VH1, and MTV internationally in 150+ international locations.
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