The MTV Movie & TV Awards are on hiatus for 2024 as sources told that the show will return next year with a “reimagined” format.
The recent news comes after the last edition of the MTV Movie & TV Awards was impacted by the WGA strike and had to shift away from a live event to a pre-taped show after Drew Barrymore pulled out as host and the writers guild geared up to picket its venue.
Ratings were respectable, which extended the prospect for the MTV Movie & TV Awards to permanently tweak its format.
The award show last aired in May 2023 amid the Writers Guild of America strike meanwhile host Drew Barrymore dropped out in a show of solidarity with the writers.
The show aired but with multiple pretaped segments and acceptance speeches, clips from upcoming movies and TV shows, and previous editions of the MTV Movie & TV Awards.
Additionally, the show, awards categories nominees, and winners were announced via a voiceover, which initially referred to the event as the “2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards special.”
When Barrymore dropped out, it was announced that she’d agreed to host the 2024 awards. It’s unclear if she’s still attached to host the 2025 installment.
“I have listened to the writers, and in order to truly respect them, I will pivot from hosting the MTV Movie & TV Awards live in solidarity with the strike. Everything we celebrate and honor about movies and television is born out of their creation,” Barrymore said in a statement at the time.
“And until a solution is reached, I am choosing to wait but I’ll be watching from home and hope you will join me. I thank MTV, who has truly been some of the best partners I have ever worked with. And I can’t wait to be a part of this next year, when I can truly celebrate everything that MTV has created, which is a show that allows fans to choose who the awards go to and is truly inclusive.”
