The time has finally come for a most unusual .
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.
, 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 害羞草研究所� 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害羞草研究所檛 a thing anymore in this business.
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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 from beloved shows including 害羞草研究所淐heers,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淕ame of Thrones,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淕rey害羞草研究所檚 Anatomy害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淢artin.害羞草研究所�
The nominations themselves provide one big link to Emmys past 害羞草研究所� the continuation of the decades-long dominance of HBO, which this year has the three most nominated shows with 害羞草研究所淪uccession,害羞草研究所� 害羞草研究所淭he White Lotus害羞草研究所� and 害羞草研究所淭he Last of Us.害羞草研究所�
Anderson has been tasked with hosting at a time when emceeing awards shows is hardly a coveted job, especially after comic for his performance last weekend.
But Anderson said he害羞草研究所檚 actually coming in relaxed and relieved, because for the first time in nearly a decade, he害羞草研究所檚 not a nominee. He never won an Emmy despite 11 nominations as a producer and actor for his former show, 害羞草研究所渂lack-ish.害羞草研究所�
害羞草研究所淎ll the pressure is off of me now,害羞草研究所� Anderson, now the host of Fox害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淲e Are Family,害羞草研究所� said during ceremony preparations. 害羞草研究所淚 don害羞草研究所檛 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.害羞草研究所�
HOW TO WATCH
The Emmys will air live on Fox starting at 8 p.m. Eastern, and available to stream starting Tuesday on Hulu.
The ceremony is watchable in dozens of countries. The Television Academy website has a and in some instances, air times.
There are also many ways to watch the Emmys red carpet, which begins at 5 p.m., when E! kicks off its coverage. and are also hosting a red carpet show that will stream on their websites and pages.
THE NOMINEES
害羞草研究所淪uccession害羞草研究所� got a leading 27 nominations. It害羞草研究所檚 the probable favorite to win its third best drama series Emmy and it has three men 害羞草研究所� , and 害羞草研究所� up for best actor with four more nominated for best supporting actor.
But it won害羞草研究所檛 come away with the most wins. That害羞草研究所檚 because 害羞草研究所淭he Last of Us,害羞草研究所� second with 24 nominations, is coming in with eight via last weekend害羞草研究所檚 Creative Arts Emmys, where 害羞草研究所淪uccession害羞草研究所� won none. Those include best guest acting awards for Offerman and Storm Reid, suggesting that voters may also favor its lead actors and . 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 害羞草研究所淭he White Lotus害羞草研究所� is all over the supporting categories. It has five women up for best supporting actress in a drama, including and .
On the comedy side, the night could become a victory lap for the third and final season of 害羞草研究所� ,害羞草研究所� the soccer-themed series that won best comedy for its first two seasons.
Its main challenger comes from the kitchen. ,害羞草研究所� about a chef struggling with his family害羞草研究所檚 legacy, will vie for best comedy, and its lead Jeremy Allen White could challenge Jason Sudeikis of 害羞草研究所淭ed Lasso害羞草研究所� for best actor in a comedy.
THE CANADIANS
Several Canadians are vying for Emmy awards tonight, including actor Martin Short and producer Susan Coyne.
Hamilton-born Short is nominated once again for his leading role in Disney Plus/CTV害羞草研究所檚 murder-mystery comedy 害羞草研究所淥nly Murders in the Building.害羞草研究所�
The Emmys veteran 害羞草研究所� who now has a total of 15 primetime Emmy nominations and two wins 害羞草研究所� earned a nod for his turn as disgraced Broadway director-turned podcast host Oliver Putnam.
Short is competing for the best lead actor in a comedy series award against Bill Hader, Jason Segel, Jason Sudeikis, and Jeremy Allen White.
Toronto-based producer Coyne is up for an Emmy in the best limited series category for her work on Prime Video害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淒aisy Jones & the Six.害羞草研究所�
Other nominees in that category include Toronto害羞草研究所檚 Deborah Chow for her work on Disney Plus害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淥bi-Wan Kenobi.害羞草研究所�
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THE LONG WAIT
Last year害羞草研究所檚 two strikes meant the Emmys, normally held in September, made an unprecedented move to January, putting it in the heart of Hollywood害羞草研究所檚 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. 害羞草研究所淭he Bear害羞草研究所� is up for Emmys for its first season, after having already won key Golden Globes for its second.
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