LOS ANGELES (AP) — 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 at the Peacock Theater, coming after a year of historic Hollywood turbulence in an industry whose upheavals are evident everywhere.
Strikes by both actors and writers, seismic shifts toward streaming, and the dismantling of the traditional TV calendar mean the envelopes opened during the Fox telecast hosted by Anthony Anderson on Martin Luther King Jr. Day will display winners that were decided months ago for shows that in some cases were completed years ago — and have a fraction of the audience they had a few decades ago.
But for actors and others taking part in the ceremony, norms just aren’t a thing anymore in this business.
“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 told The Associated Press last week after winning an early Emmy for “The Last of Us.”
The Emmys will provide some respite and celebration after the strike and the troubles that spurred it, and with its 75th edition, will attempt to provide links to its past and to TV history. It will include a series of cast reunions and scene recreations from beloved shows including “Cheers,” “Game of Thrones,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Martin.”
The nominations themselves provide one big link to Emmys past — 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.”
Anderson has been tasked with hosting at a time when emceeing awards shows is hardly a coveted job, especially after comic Jo Koy was widely roasted for his Golden Globes performance last weekend. 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 former show, “black-ish.”
HOW TO WATCH
The Emmys will air live on Fox starting at 5 p.m. Pacific, and available to stream starting Tuesday on Hulu. There are also many ways to watch the Emmys red carpet, which begins at 2 p.m., when E! kicks off its coverage. People and Entertainment Weekly are also hosting a red carpet show that will stream on their websites and YouTube pages.
THE NOMINEES
“Succession” got a leading 27 nominations. It’s the probable favorite 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 via last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys, where “Succession” won none. Those include best guest acting awards for Offerman and Storm Reid, suggesting that voters may also favor its lead actors Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. Both could make history, with Pascal becoming the first Latino to win best actor in a drama and 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 challenge comes from “The Bear.”
Find the list of nominees in major categories here.
WHO ALREADY WON
The Creative Arts Emmys, handed out Jan. 6-7, cover a range of categories including casting, costumes, cinematography, editing and music. Among the acting categories were those for guest actors. Harriet Walter was nominated both in comedy nd drama, having played Rebecca’s mother in “Ted Lasso” and Logan Roy’s second wife in “Succession,” but she came up empty.
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Sam Richardson – Edwin Akufo, Ted Lasso
Jon Bernthal – Michael Berzatto, The Bear
Luke Kirby – Lenny Bruce, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Nathan Lane – Teddy Dimas, Only Murders in the Building
Pedro Pascal – host, Saturday Night Live
Oliver Platt – Uncle Jimmy, The Bear
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Judith Light – Irene Smothers, Poker Face
Becky Ann Baker – Dottie Lasso, Ted Lasso
Quinta Brunson – host, Saturday Night Live
Taraji P. Henson – Vanetta, Abbott Elementary
Sarah Niles – Dr. Sharon Fieldstone, Ted Lasso
Harriet Walter – Deborah Welton, Ted Lasso
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Nick Offerman – Bill, The Last of Us
Murray Bartlett – Frank, The Last of Us
James Cromwell – Ewan Roy, Succession
Lamar Johnson – Henry Burrell, The Last of Us
Arian Moayed – Stewy Hosseini, Succession
Keivonn Montreal Woodard – Sam Burrell, The Last of Us
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Storm Reid – Riley Abel, The Last of Us
Hiam Abbass – Marcia Roy, Succession
Cherry Jones – Nan Pierce, Succession
Melanie Lynskey – Kathleen Coghlan, The Last of Us
Anna Torv – Tess, The Last of Us
Harriet Walter – Lady Caroline Collingwood, Succession
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