After losing Drew Barrymore as host, Paramount's trying to avoid acknowledging the strike by pre-taping the annual event.
, MTV’s elected to forgo its usual live airing of the annual awards show in favor of a pre-taped event. The WGA had reportedly planned to picket the awards, which would’ve meant setting up members where red carpets or interviews were being filmed and drawing attention to the strike. Despite the disruption, Paramount’s events president Bruce Gillmer seemed optimistic that the studio could “carefully navigate” the pivot to recording.
Speaking to Barrymore’s last minute withdrawal and the awards show’s fluctuating state, Gillmer told Variety that the focus continues to be on “delivering for the fans. [...] We’ve got backups to our backups, and we’re planning on keeping as many of the signature elements of the show intact.” By his own admission, though, he’s got no clue how things like award sequences will go: some accepted speeches will be pre-taped, and there’s other contingencies in place in case a star opts to not show.
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