All you need to know about this year’s Emmy Awards

The time has finally come for a most unusual Emmys.

The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards are arriving four months past their due date on Monday night US time, coming after a year of historic Hollywood turbulence.

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Strikes by both actors and writers, seismic shifts toward streaming, and the dismantling of the traditional TV calendar mean the envelopes opened will display winners decided months ago for shows that in some cases were completed years ago.

But for actors and others taking part in the ceremony, norms just aren’t a thing anymore.

“Since the pandemic it’s been really strange, you shoot something, then sometimes it’s another couple years until you see it, and a while longer until something like this,” actor Nick Offerman said after winning an early Emmy for The Last Of Us, a show that is among the top nominees along with Succession, Ted Lasso and The Bear.

The Emmys will provide some respite and celebration after the strike and the troubles that spurred it.

With its 75th edition, it will attempt to pay homage to its past and to TV history, including a series of cast reunions and scene recreations from beloved shows such as Cheers, Game of Thrones and Grey’s Anatomy.

The nominations reveal the continuation of the decades-long dominance of HBO, which this year has the three most-nominated shows with Succession, The White Lotus and The Last of Us.

Host Anthony Anderson has been tasked with the job at a time when MCing awards shows is hardly a coveted job, especially after comic Jo Koy was widely roasted for his recent Golden Globes performance.

But Anderson said he’s actually coming in relaxed and relieved because for the first time in nearly a decade, he’s not a nominee.

He never won an Emmy despite 11 nominations as a producer and actor for his show, black-ish.

“All the pressure is off me now,” Anderson said during ceremony preparations.

“I don’t have to sit there and wonder, am I going to win? Am I going to get it? What time are they going to get to this category?

“I just get to come up here and be myself.”

How to watch the Emmys red carpet on Channel 7

Live From E!: Emmys Red Carpet will air on Tuesday from 5.30pm AEDT on 7plus and 7Bravo, providing exclusive access and every must-see moment from the red carpet.

Laverne Cox is back to host Live From E!: Emmys Red Carpet and interview the night’s biggest nominees.

Expect to see stars from 2023’s most nominated shows including Succession, The Bear, Abbott Elementary, The White Lotus and many more.

Joined by stand-up comedian Heather McMahan, Cox will get exclusive fashion scoops from the night’s most stylish attendees during her signature segments “How It Started vs. How It’s Going” and “What Story Are You Telling?”

The nominees

Succession is out front, leading the Emmys pack with a whopping 27 nominations.

It’s the likely favourite to win its third best drama series Emmy and it has three men — Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin — up for best actor with four more nominated for best supporting actor.

But it won’t come away with the most wins.

That’s because The Last of Us, second with 24 nominations, is coming in with eight gongs from last weekend’s separate Creative Arts Emmys, where Succession won none.

The Last of Us could make history, with Pedro Pascal becoming the first Latino to win best actor in a drama and Bella Ramsey the youngest to win best actress.

The elite ensemble from The White Lotus is all over the supporting categories.

It has five women up for best supporting actress in a drama, including Jennifer Coolidge and Aubrey Plaza.

On the comedy side, the night could become a victory lap for the third and final season of Ted Lasso, the soccer-themed series that won best comedy for its first two seasons.

Its main challenger comes from the kitchen.

The Bear, about a chef struggling with his family’s legacy, will vie for best comedy, and its lead, Jeremy Strong could challenge Jason Sudeikis of Ted Lasso for best actor in a comedy.

The long wait

Last year’s two strikes meant the Emmys, normally held in September, made an unprecedented move to January, putting it in the heart of Hollywood’s awards season.

Academy voting took place on the normal timetable, however, meaning the winners have been determined since late August.

The wait and other quirks of the calendar make for some strange award circumstances.

The Bear is up for Emmys for its first season, after having already won key Golden Globes for its second.

For the full list of Emmy nominations, click here.

– with AP

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