MTV brings on Vanessa Hudgens to host Greatest of All Time special

MTV brings on Vanessa Hudgens to host Greatest of All Time special in lieu of traditional MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony

MTV announced on Thursday that they are essentially replacing their MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony with a new special entitled MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time, hosted by Vanessa Hudgens.

The 90-minute special will premiere Sunday, December 6 at 8 PM ET, which will, ‘honor the biggest and best moments in film and television from the 80s until now.’

The network also revealed that the traditional MTV Movie & TV Awards will have an, ‘epic return next year with a weekend event takeover.’

Host: MTV announced on Thursday that they are essentially replacing their MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony with a new special entitled MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time, hosted by Vanessa Hudgens

Special: The 90-minute special will premiere Sunday, December 6 at 8 PM ET, which will, 'honor the biggest and best moments in film and television from the 80s until now'

Special: The 90-minute special will premiere Sunday, December 6 at 8 PM ET, which will, ‘honor the biggest and best moments in film and television from the 80s until now’

The MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special will honor ‘the best of the best’ from the big screen and small.

Hudgens is said to, ‘guide fans through irreverent award categories, memorable presentations and performances from today’s hottest stars.’

The special will also offer a first look at some of 2021’s biggest movies with exclusive new footage that hasn’t been shown anywhere else.

Honor: The MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special will honor 'the best of the best' from the big screen and small

Honor: The MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special will honor ‘the best of the best’ from the big screen and small

There will also be performances during the special, with performers and other honorees set to be announced at a later date. 

The night will also feature exclusive footage of the most anticipated 2021 releases, though it isn’t clear what will be shown quite yet.  

The special will be executive produced by MTV’s Bruce Gillmer, Wendy Plaut, and Vanessa Whitewolf.

Performance: There will also be performances during the special, with performers and other honorees set to be announced at a later date

Performance: There will also be performances during the special, with performers and other honorees set to be announced at a later date

They will be joined by Den Of Thieves co-founder, Jesse Ignjatovic and Barb Bialkowski.

Jackie Barba and Alicia Portugal are Executives in Charge of Production, while Lisa Lauricella serves as the Music Talent Executive. 

The MTV Movie and TV Awards started as just the MTV Movie Awards back in 1992, with the show adding television awards in 2017.

Awards: The MTV Movie and TV Awards started as just the MTV Movie Awards back in 1992, with the show adding television awards in 2017

Awards: The MTV Movie and TV Awards started as just the MTV Movie Awards back in 1992, with the show adding television awards in 2017

That year also marked another distinct change, with both men and women competing together in the same acting categories.

While the awards ceremony typically takes place in the summer, there have been reports that MTV is discussing a permanent move to December, in the midst of awards season.

Hudgens will return as Stacy De Novo in The Princess Switch: Switched Again and she also stars in Tick Tick… Boom for director Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Coming soon: Hudgens will return as Stacy De Novo in The Princess Switch: Switched Again and she also stars in Tick Tick... Boom for director Lin-Manuel Miranda

Coming soon: Hudgens will return as Stacy De Novo in The Princess Switch: Switched Again and she also stars in Tick Tick… Boom for director Lin-Manuel Miranda