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Emmy Awards 2020: Stars prepare to dial in for virtual ceremony


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Ozark is nominated yet again, soon after its stars Julia Garner and Jason Bateman received Emmys final 12 months

Television set stars are preparing to dial in to this year’s Emmy Awards, which will consider put as a virtual ceremony afterwards.

The standard star-studded event has been scrapped amid the coronavirus pandemic, so winners will settle for their awards at residence, or where ever they take place to be.

HBO’s superhero series Watchmen leads the nominations, even with strategies for a 2nd series currently being ditched.

Jimmy Kimmel will return to hosting duties soon after the Emmys opted to go devoid of a compere in 2019.

The discuss show host will oversee proceedings from Los Angeles on Sunday evening, with British isles nominees and enthusiasts learning the winners in the early several hours of Monday.

Here’s what to anticipate from this year’s Primetime Emmys:



A different wanting ceremony


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Jimmy Kimmel also hosted the A single Entire world: Jointly At Household live performance in April

This 12 months will mark Kimmel’s 3rd time hosting the Emmys, soon after he fronted the ceremony in 2012 and 2016.

In a letter to the nominees in July, ceremony organisers confirmed this year’s event would go digital.

“As you’ve got possibly guessed, we’re not heading to be inquiring you to arrive to the Microsoft Theatre in downtown LA on September twentieth,” they said.

“This 12 months, it is even now heading to be Television set industry’s most significant night time out… but we’ll arrive to you! We are assembling a top rated notch crew of specialists, producers and writers to work closely with Jimmy Kimmel and with you and your crew, to make sure that we can movie with you (and loved types or whomever else you decide on to be with) at your residence, or a different spot of your preference.”

Speaking to BBC Breakfast earlier this 7 days, Succession actor Brian Cox said nominees had been informed Emmy producers would deliver team to personally supply trophies to the winners in their houses.

“You will find heading to be a gentleman standing outside the house the doorway with an Emmy, which I could not acquire!” said the star, who is nominated for most effective drama actor. “Every Emmy nominee – there’ll be a gentleman standing outside the house their property.”



View out for Watchmen


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Oscar winner Regina King stars in HBO superhero series Watchmen

Watchmen, which has 26 nominations, is an ground breaking reimagining of a superhero graphic novel that tackled racism in America.

It received a faithful following and important acclaim final 12 months throughout its 9-episode operate.

But its creator Damon Lindelof did not want to develop a 2nd series. He gave his blessing for HBO to make a different one particular devoid of him, but the community made a decision not to.

The show’s nominations involve one particular for English actor Jeremy Irons for most effective direct actor in a constrained series.

In the performing groups this 12 months general, black actors have a report substantial 34% of nominations – quite a few of whom are from Watchmen.

The show’s diverse solid includes nominees Regina King, Jovan Adepo, Louis Gossett Jr and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.



The Brit pack


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Jodie Comer received final 12 months for her general performance as Villanelle in Killing Eve

Apart from Irons, British nominees this 12 months involve Killing Eve’s Jodie Comer and The Crown’s Olivia Colman – who are equally up for most effective actress in a drama series.

Two Brits are also nominated for most effective supporting actress in a drama – Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown) and Thandie Newton (Westworld), alongside Irish actress Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve).

Fleabag creator Phoebe Waller Bridge is shortlisted for most effective guest actress in a comedy series soon after hosting an episode of Saturday Night time Are living. Her former co-star Andrew Scott is in the operating for superb guest actor in a drama series, for an episode of Black Mirror.

Cox, who was born in Dundee, is recognised for his function in Succession – where he performs Logan Roy, a harsh and vindictive media baron. Fellow Brits Matthew Macfadyen and Harriet Walter are also recognised for their performances in the satirical drama, which was developed by British author Jesse Armstrong.

Irish actor Paul Mescal, star of BBC Three’s Regular men and women, is nominated for direct actor in a constrained series.



The demonstrates with the most nominations


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The solid of Succession, which has eighteen nominations

  • Watchmen – 26
  • The Great Mrs Maisel – twenty
  • Succession – eighteen
  • Ozark – eighteen
  • Schitt’s Creek – fifteen
  • The Mandalorian – fifteen

These involve nominations at the Innovative Arts Emmys, which took put around the earlier 7 days.

The Mandalorian and Watchmen have each received seven awards previously, with the winners of the remaining groups currently being declared on Sunday.

Emmy Awards 2020: The key nominations



Expanded groups


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There are now eight nominees, which includes Schitt’s Creek, for superb comedy series

The groups are the exact as standard – but quite a few have been expanded to involve additional nominations.

The Television Academy declared earlier this 12 months that awards would have different figures of nominees, dependent on how quite a few submissions were received in each class.

Some groups have been unaffected by the modify, but other people have viewed an elevated quantity of slots available.

For example, there are now eight nominees for such prizes as superb comedy series and supporting drama actress – which had seven and 6 nominations respectively final 12 months.

The growth was supposed to raise “inclusiveness in the recognition of excellence”, according to the Academy.



Other points to know


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Jennifer Aniston and Steve Carell are equally nominated for their performances in The Early morning Present

There are some huge Hollywood names in the operating this 12 months, which includes Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman, Mark Ruffalo, Meryl Streep and Jennifer Aniston (her initial nomination in 11 many years).

Netflix has the most nominations, with 160 in total. It can be the 2nd time the streaming services has crushed its rival HBO, which has 107 this 12 months.

HBO suffered from the absence of former Emmys favourite Video game of Thrones, which concluded in 2019 soon after its eighth period. Common broadcast networks ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and PBS have just 127 nominations combined this 12 months.

Extra than twenty five,000 users of the Television Academy vote for the awards, which were initial offered in 1949. The title Emmy derives from an early piece of Television set products identified as the impression orthicon digital camera tube – or the Immy.


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