After a four month delay, the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards will finally be held on Monday (January 15).
Although nominations were first announced back in July, the ceremony was postponed due to the Hollywood writer and actor strikes.
When the nominations for the Emmys were revealed last year, HBO came out as a clear winner: the top three most nominated series all belonged to the American network.
Succession received a whopping 27 nods, The Last of Us received 24 and The White Lotus wasn’t far behind with 23 nominations.
Incredibly, every single actor in the running for a Best Supporting Actor award is also from one of the two TV shows.
It’s a similarly picture in the Best Supporting Actress category; only The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki and Better Call Saul’s Rhea Seehorn have been invited into the otherwise Succession and White Lotus-crammed line-up.
Meanwhile, Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, the lead actors in the post-apocalyptic drama, The Last of Us, are also both in the running for a lead actor award.
While many Succession and The White Lotus fans were gleeful about their show’s apparent supremacy, many of those who had tuned in to Dead Ringers and The Patient felt understandably hard done by, with little recognition for those series at this year’s award ceremony.
With so much drama still yet to come, here we answer the big questions about the upcoming awards show.
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What are the Emmys?
The Emmy Awards are arguably the American television industry’s most prestigious awards. There are multiple Emmy ceremonies throughout the year, which categorise television shows into different groups according to airtimes and genre.
The Primetime Emmys and Daytime Emmys are by far the most popular, talked about ceremonies, but there are also specific events dedicated to excellence in the following categories: sports programming, news and documentaries, children’s and family orientated programming, technology and engineering, and primetime engineering.
When are the Primetime Emmy awards?
The Emmy awards will take place on Monday, January 15 at 8:00 p.m PT, which is 1:00â¯am on January 16 for those watching in the UK.
The Emmys were originally slated to take place last year, but were postponed due to the Hollywood strikes.
How can you watch the Emmys in the UK?
While the show is broadcast in the US live on Fox, unfortunately those in the UK will have to wait a little longer to see the spectacle.
The ceremony will be broadcast on Sky Max and Sky Showcase at 9pm on Tuesday January 16.
You’ll also be able to catch all the unfolding reactions on the YouTube and Facebook pages.
Who will host the Emmys?
The 75th Emmys are being hosted by Anthony Anderson, a producer and former actor known for his roles in the comedy series Black-ish and films such as The Departed.
Anderson himself has been nominated for 11 Emmy awards for in comedy categories over the years, for his role as Andre "Dre" Johnson on Black-ish.
The award show is usually hosted by a comedian, who helps to keep spirits high throughout the long evening.
Last year it was SNL star Kenan Thompson, and in 2021 it was stand-up comedian Cedric the Entertainer.
