The effects of the Writers Guild of America strike were felt during the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards, which aired on MTV Sunday night (May 7th). After Drew Barrymore dropped out of hosting the event "in solidarity with the strike," the executive producer announced they were moving to a pre-taped show instead. With no live show and two hours of airtime to fill, the awards show featured a significant amount of "flashback" footage, including Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, P!nk, and Mya performing "Lady Marmalade" from the Moulin Rogue! Soundtrack in 2001, NSYNC performing "It's Gonna Be Me" in 2000, and TLC performing "Waterfalls" from the 1995 show. Viewers took to Twitter to express their confusion about the show's format this year. "Is this not the typical mtv movie awards lmao ? I'm so lost #MTVAwards," one person wrote. Another commented, "This is giving 2020 everyone at home because of covid vibes #MTVAwards." The Last of Us was the big winner of the evening, taking home three awards in total, including Best Show. Pedro Pascal won Best Hero and Best Duo as well. He accepted Best Duo alongside Bella Ramsey. Stranger Things followed close behind with two awards in total, including Best Kick-Ass Cast, while Joseph Quinn won the award for Breakthrough Performance. Jenna Ortega took home the golden popcorn for Best Performance in a Show for her role in Wednesday. As for film, Scream VI had the most wins, taking home Best Movie and Best Fight. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise won Best Performance in a Movie for his role in Top Gun: Maverick. He accepted this award in the exact same way that he honored King Charles III — through a video recording of him flying a plane. It was a big night for Jennifer Coolidge as well, for she was honored with the Comedic Genius Award and took home Most Frightened Performance for her role in The White Lotus. A montage highlighted her numerous roles over the years, including in Best in Show, Legally Blonde, and American Pie. Many made sure to mention the WGA strike in their acceptance speeches, including Coolidge, Quinn, and Pascal. Barrymore reprised her role as Josie Keller from Never Been Kissed in a pre-taped segment. She also played Barbie's "super supportive sister" Skipper, who was inserted into the trailer for the new movie. The Drew Barrymore Show host took home the golden popcorn for Best Host as well. See the full list of winners below: Best MovieScream VI Best ShowThe Last of Us Best Performance in a Movie Tom Cruise — Top Gun: Maverick Best Performance in a Show Jenna Ortega — Wednesday Best Hero Pedro Pascal — The Last of Us Best Villain Elizabeth Olsen — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Best Kiss Madison Bailey + Rudy Pankow — Outer Banks Best Comedic Performance Adam Sandler — Murder Mystery 2 Breakthrough Performance Joseph Quinn — Stranger Things Best Fight Courteney Cox (Gale Weathers) vs. Ghostface — Scream VI Most Frightened Performance Jennifer Coolidge — The White Lotus Best Duo Pedro Pascal + Bella Ramsey — The Last of Us Best Kick-Ass CastStranger Things Best Song Taylor Swift — "Carolina" (Where the Crawdads Sing) Best Docu-Reality SeriesThe Kardashians Best Competition SeriesRuPaul's Drag Race: All-Stars Best Host Drew Barrymore – The Drew Barrymore Show Best Reality Onscreen Team Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent — Vanderpump Rules Best Music DocumentarySelena Gomez: My Mind & Me Best Musical MomentPurple Hearts — "Come Back Home" AUDIO CAPTURE Pedro Pascal Accepts the Award for Best Hero "I want to say thank you, MYV movie and TV awards. I am a child of mtv. I grew up on MTV. This means the absolute world to me. The people at mtv told me that 77.5 million people voted this year. Which blows my mind and just makes it such an honor. I wish he could all be together so that I can look into your eyes and tell you that all young people in the world are my heroes and I wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. I want to say that you deserve a world that serves your interests. You deserve to be healthy. You deserve to be safe. You deserve for your individual rights to be fought for and protected. You deserve real heroes in this world because you are real heroes to me. And I love you. Thank you. Thank you." 1:01 OC....you thank you Tom Cruise Accepts the Award for Best Performance in a Movie "Hi, everyone. Thank you so much for this award. I make these films for you. I love you. I love entertaining you. How much you enjoy it, how much you appreciate it. There is no better feeling and I hope you enjoy this. Dead reckoning coming out in July. It's a wild ride. Have a wonderful summer. Thank you again for letting me entertain you. It's an absolute privilege. We'll see you at the movies." :49 OC...at the movies Jennifer Coolidge Accepts the Comedic Genius Award "Thank you. Thank you, mtv. Thank you for honoring me with this incredible comedic genius award. Wow. It's even more special. Because I was in the growings with Melissa Mccarthy and will Ferrell. Now I get to be in the club with them and Sacha baron Cohen and Kevin hart and Jack Black. My god. What a fun night. I am sure you know this. Actually you probably don't. The reason why I'm so thrilled, it's ironic that this award would be made of my favorite food, popcorn. Almost all great comedy starts with great writers. I just think as a proud member of S.A.G., I stand here before you tonight side-by-side with my sisters and brothers from the WGA that are fighting right now, fighting for the rights of artists everywhere. I think of the words of Shakespeare where he once said, you know, the play is the thing. Well, I don't want to put words in his mouth or anything but I think what he really meant was it's everything!" 1:30 OC...was it's everything Joseph Quinn Accepts the Award for Breakthrough Performance "Hello, everyone. Hope are you well having a nice time. Sorry can't be there. Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who voted for me. It's a sweet thing. The fact that these awards are voted for by fans makes it feel especially sweet. An I owe a lot to you all. I had some amazing experiences over the last year, none of which would've happened without your support so I'm incredibly grateful for you. Little bit scared of you.Ultimately I am utterly, utterly indebted to you. Thank you. I don't think people would connect with a character like this in the universe without compassion, intelligent, quality writing. Being a writer is a hard job. I think the more we respect each other we can cultivate a Kinder, more inclusive environment for everyone. Wouldn't that be nice? Thanks again to everyone who voted. I'm very, very, very appreciative. Thank you." 1:02 OC...appreciative thank you Ariana Madix, Katie Maloney, Scheana Shay, LaLa Kent Accept the Award for Best Reality Onscreen Team "Wow. Best on-screen team. Thank you so much, MTV, and especially to everyone that voted for us. The team isn't just us. I mean, we have an entire production team behind us that makes the show possible. This is just so exciting. We won best team all because of you guys, the fans. Thank you so much for voting. Thank you, thank you, thank you. We have been through so many ups and downs. A tumultuous time in all of our lives. We are truly at our best when we come together as a team. So thank you! We did it. Hello, my loves. Thank you all for voting for me and my most favorite girls. Sheen Katie, Ariana, We are beyond grateful. This is crazy. Again, thank you guys so much." 1:04 OC...guys so much Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey Accept the Award for Best Duo "Bella, if you want your golden popcorn, you have to come and get it. That way I can see you again. I miss you. I love you. You are the duo. Yo