MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony to voice for the ongoing writers strike. Coolidge appeared on screen as part of a pre-taped acceptance speech video, during which she shared her gratitude to MTV. “Thank you, MTV. Thank you for honoring me with this incredible Comedic Genius Award,” Coolidge said, before uttering what has now become known as her catchphrase: “Wow. Wow.”
Will Ferrell. She also revelled in the fact that the statue itself is modelled around “my favorite food, popcorn,” and addressed the WGA strike towards the end of her speech.
“Almost all great comedy starts with great writers,” Coolidge said. “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.” She finished the tribute by hilariously misquoting Shakespeare, saying: “I think of the words of Shakespeare where he once said, ‘The play is the thing.’ Well, I don’t wanna put words in his mouth or anything, but I think what he really meant was, it’s everything.”
Coolidge collected two trophies throughout the ceremony, having also won Most Frightened Performance for her role as billionaire heiress Tanya McQuoid in The White Lotus. Other took home the trophy for Best Hero.
This year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards ceremony as a whole was affected by the strike, having Pete Davidson, Patricia Arquette and Amanda Seyfriend also championing the cause.
Published: May 7, 2023 10:55 pm