Key occasions
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Selena Gomez is right here! The Solely Murders within the Constructing star is using excessive together with her first solo appearing nom for the present’s third season, recent off a greatest actress award at Cannes (shared with costars Zoe Saldana and Karla Sofía Gascón) for Emilia Pérez.
Solely Murders’ nominations tonight additionally make Gomez, an govt producer, the most-nominated Latina producer for a comedy in Emmy historical past.
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Is The Bear a comedy? In keeping with the TV academy sure, sure it’s. In keeping with the Guardian’s Stuart Heritage (and most of Twitter) no, no it actually isn’t:
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Belief the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race to serve one thing attention-grabbing on the crimson carpet – Nymphia Wind sees Princess Poppy’s Inexperienced Goblin final 12 months and raises it a cunty banana.
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John Oliver is ready to win his gazillionth Emmy tonight for his late night time present (deserved) and has been speaking the opposite E-word on the crimson carpet:
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As traditional, the Emmys splits awards over two ceremonies (an actual blessing for these of us tuning in) which signifies that final weekend on the Artistic Arts Emmys, we began to get an thought of which reveals the academy appears to be favouring this 12 months.
It was a momentous night time for Shōgun, taking residence 14 awards, breaking the document for many wins on the pre-Emmys Emmys whereas there have been additionally appearing wins for stars similar to Michaela Coel and Jamie Lee Curtis. Listed here are among the highlights:
Excellent visitor actor in a comedy sequence: Jon Bernthal (The Bear)
Excellent visitor actress in a drama sequence: Michaela Coel (Mr & Mrs Smith)
Excellent TV film: Quiz Woman
Excellent host for a actuality or actuality competitors program: Alan Cumming (The Traitors)
Excellent visitor actress in a comedy sequence: Jamie Lee Curtis (The Bear)
Excellent narrator: Angela Bassett (Queens)
Excellent visitor actor in a drama sequence: Néstor Carbonell (Shōgun)
Excellent cinematography for a drama sequence (one hour): Shōgun
Excellent visible results in a season or film: Shōgun
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And the crimson carpet is underway! Listed here are among the celeb arrivals to date:
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Tonight’s ceremony can be hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy, the father-son duo whose comedy Schitt’s Creek lastly noticed some TV academy love for its last season, when it received 9 Emmys. Like that present, we are able to count on a fuzziness from the pair, who’ve mentioned they are going to be going for good over nasty.
In a Los Angeles Occasions profile, Eugene Levy mentioned: “It’s at all times hit me in a humorous means when jokes are performed on the expense of people who find themselves nominated – they’ve put within the work, and it’s their night time, actually, and you need to have sufficient respect for the awards present itself. In any other case, why are we right here?”
Dan Levy added: “Folks, from what I’ve been informed, are sort of excited that we’re not hard-edged comics, that there can be a sort of heat to the room.”
So look ahead to three hours of this:
Welcome (again) to the Emmys
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No, you’re not hallucinating – the Emmys are again! A mere 9 months after the 2023 ceremony, which was held in January, the Emmys return to its traditional September slot to have a good time the 2023-2024 season, with a (principally) new slate of nominees.
The top of Emmys juggernaut Succession (RIP) opens the door for a brand new drama heavyweight – Shōgun, FX’s bold historic epic set in 1600s Japan, enters the night time with 25 nominations, probably the most of any present. With 14 Artistic Arts Emmys already, Shōgun competes with The Morning Present, Mr and Mrs Smith, Sluggish Horses, 3 Physique Drawback, The Gilded Age, Fallout and former Emmys favourite The Crown.
One other FX manufacturing, The Bear, practically swept the comedy awards in January and leads the class with 23 nominations, regardless of its doubtful document as a comedy. It faces stiff competitors in fellow Emmys darling Abbott Elementary, Hacks, Solely Murders within the Constructing, Palm Royale, Reservation Canine, What We Do within the Shadows and the ultimate season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. On the restricted sequence aspect, HBO’s True Detective: Night time Nation leads the way in which with 19 nominations, although buzz is in favor of Netflix’s breakout hit Child Reindeer.
The night time guarantees loads of heartfelt speeches and one other spherical of TV nostalgia – stick to us for all of the highlights!