Wednesday, June 10, 2020

MTV Movie & TV Awards Postponed

The MTV Movie & TV Awards are postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic. In March, COVID-19 concerns led to events around the globe being postponed or canceled, including South by Southwest, video game convention E3, and blockbuster film premieres. With the coronavirus pandemic causing Hollywood to go dark, the fate of movie and TV award shows, including the Oscars, remains uncertain. Now, it has been revealed that the 2020 MTV Movie & TV Awards is the latest event to be affected.

As reported by Variety, MTV is holding off on this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards for now. Though the network hadn't made an official announcement about a date for the 2020 awards show, MTV has aired the Movie & TV Awards in June for the past two years. In the event the MTV Movie & TV Awards are canceled for 2020, it will be the first time the awards show has not aired in 27 years. However, MTV is currently workshopping a plan to present the telecast later this year, likely in December. Reportedly, the network had been hoping to make that move even before the coronavirus hit.